Otto Fries
born: 28 October 1887
St. Louis, Missouri,
United States of America		 died: 15 September 1938
Los Angeles, California,
United States of America
(age 50)
American actor who was a regular support for Charley Chase, Laurel & Hardy and the like. He was married to Vivian A. Marshall.  He appeared in many films with Lige Conley in the early 1920s. He was married to Vivian Marshall from 1914 to his death in 1938.
Real name: Otto Hugo Fries
Height: 6'0½"		 Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

31
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1918		 Beat It
[unidentified character]		  

1918		 Let's Go
Policeman

1922		 The Timber Queen (serial)
[unidentified character]		  

1927		 Call Of The Cuckoo
[unidentified character] ** according to the IMDb		  

1927		 The Second Hundred Years
Lecoque

1928		 Leave 'Em Laughing
Burly dentist

1928		 Dumb Daddies
Policeman

1928		 From Soup To Nuts
Chef

1929		 Railroadin'
Joe's father		 DVD screencapture - Lord Heath - Laurel & Hardy - Another Nice Mess - http://www.lordheath.com/

1930		 The First Seven Years
Speck's father

1930		 Los pequeños papas
Peco's father		  

1930		 Spuk um Mitternacht
Conductor

1930		 The Shrimp
Burly orderly

1930		 The King
Guard

1930		 High C's
Otto, the German singing soldier

1930		 Una Cana Al Aire
Nightclub patron

1931		 Little Daddy
Orphan asylum agent		  

1931		 Rough Seas
Private Otto Fries

1931		 Bargain Day
Policeman out of uniform		 DVD screencapture - Lord Heath - Laurel & Hardy - Another Nice Mess - http://www.lordheath.com/

1931		 Pardon Us
Prison dentist

1931		 On The Loose
Belligerent bully

1932		 Readin' And Writin'
Blacksmith

1932		 Free Eats
Detective

1932		 Choo-Choo!
Inebriated novelties salesman

1932		 The Old Bull
Mr. Bailey, the farmer

1932		 Show Business
Policeman

1932		 Pack Up Your Troubles
German officer

1932		 Alum And Eve
Doctor		 DVD screencapture - Lord Heath - Laurel & Hardy - Another Nice Mess - http://www.lordheath.com/

1933		 Taxi Barons
Banquet waiter

1933		 The Kid From Borneo
Father

1937		 Pick A Star
Contest judge
▼ NON-HAL ROACH FILMS

1920		 April Fool
Nasty Harold
(a.k.a. 'The Sea Lion')

1921		 Moonshine
Merciless Milton

1922		 A Weak-End Party
The overseer

1923		 The Handy Man
The overseer

Acknowledgements:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-26181-44670-46?cc=1968530 (WWI Draft Registration Card)
https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturenew1929moti#page/96/mode/1up/search/fries (1929 Blue Book, pt 1)
https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturenew1929moti#page/98/mode/1up/search/fries (1929 Blue Book, pt 2)
https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturenew1930moti#page/84/mode/1up/search/fries (1930 Blue Book)
https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturealm00quig_0#page/n171/mode/1up/search/fries (1931 Almanac, height miswritten as "6½ feet")
https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturealm00quig#page/n154/mode/1up/search/fries (1932 Almanac, same height typo)
https://archive.org/stream/international193738quig#page/366/mode/1up/search/fries (1937-38 Almanac, same height typo)
Jesse Brisson (help and information)
Matthew Lydick (help with identification in Pack Up Your Troubles)
Steve Massa (identification in The Shrimp)
His appearance in Dumb Daddies is my own observation, backed up by Richard W. Bann

This page was last updated on: 22 July 2024