Portrait of Otto Kruger

Acting

Otto Kruger

Career

Active from 1923 to 1964, busiest in 1945 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
42
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for High Noon
High Noon
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Otto Kruger Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Classic Film Noir 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Femme Fatale 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Romance 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

98
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 59
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dr. Anderson

Della
Della (1964)
GoodWatch score 63

as Walter Garrick

Sam Benedict
Sam Benedict (1962)

TV show

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

as The King (segment "The Singing Bone")

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Louis Conrad

The Investigators
The Investigators (1961)

TV show ยท as Karl

Cash McCall
Cash McCall (1960)
GoodWatch score 58

as Will Atherson

Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Bert Farrington

Checkmate
Checkmate (1960)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show ยท as George Emery

1950s

16 titles ยท average score 64
The Rebel
The Rebel (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Ben Tully

The Colossus of New York
The Colossus of New York (1958)
GoodWatch score 50

as Dr. William Spensser

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Judge Norris / August Dalgran

The Desert Song
The Desert Song (1955)

as General Birabeau

Magnificent Obsession
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
GoodWatch score 67

as Edward Randolph

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Walter Farrington / Judge Mitchell

Black Widow
Black Widow (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gordon Ling

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Charles / Boss

High Noon
High Noon (1952)
GoodWatch score 86

as Judge Percy Mettrick

Valentino
Valentino (1951)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mark Towers

711 Ocean Drive
711 Ocean Drive (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

as Carl Stephans

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Self - Host / Walter Travis

1940s

39 titles ยท average score 62
Lulu Belle
Lulu Belle (1948)
GoodWatch score 54

as Harry Randolph

Escape in the Fog
Escape in the Fog (1945)
GoodWatch score 48

as Paul Devon

The Jungle Captive
The Jungle Captive (1945)
GoodWatch score 46

as Dr. Stendahl

Woman Who Came Back
Woman Who Came Back (1945)
GoodWatch score 49

as Rev. Jim Stevens

Allotment Wives
Allotment Wives (1945)
GoodWatch score 52

as Whitey Colton

Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
GoodWatch score 85

as Jules Amthor

Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Paul Hendrix

Corregidor
Corregidor (1943)
GoodWatch score 44

as Dr. Jan Stockman

Saboteur
Saboteur (1942)
GoodWatch score 71

as Charles Tobin

Secrets of a Co-Ed
Secrets of a Co-Ed (1942)

as James Reynolds

The Big Boss
The Big Boss (1941)

as Jim Maloney

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Emil Von Behring

1930s

33 titles ยท average score 64
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

as Van Slack

Exposed
Exposed (1938)

as William Reardon

Dracula's Daughter
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jeffrey Garth

Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1934)
GoodWatch score 84

as Doctor Livesey

Chained
Chained (1934)
GoodWatch score 67

as Richard I. Field

The Crime Doctor
The Crime Doctor (1934)

as Dan Gifford

Paris Interlude
Paris Interlude (1934)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sam

Gallant Lady
Gallant Lady (1933)
GoodWatch score 71

as Phillip Lawrence

Ever in My Heart
Ever in My Heart (1933)
GoodWatch score 54

as Hugo Wilbrandt

Beauty for Sale
Beauty for Sale (1933)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mr. Sherwood

Turn Back the Clock
Turn Back the Clock (1933)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ted Wright

The Women in His Life
The Women in His Life (1933)
GoodWatch score 53

as Kent 'Barry' Barringer

1920s

1 title
Under the Red Robe
Under the Red Robe (1923)

as Henri de Cocheforet