Biography
Otto Waldis was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Waldis's career in acting began with his roles in various films like the Douglas Fairbanks Jr. adventure "The Exile" (1947), "Call Northside 777" (1948) and "Berlin Express" (1948) with Merle Oberon. He also appeared in the Joan Fontaine drama "Letter From an Unknown Woman" (1948), the adventure "The Fighting O'Flynn" (1949) with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and the Maureen O'Hara adventure "Bagdad" (1949). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the fifties, appearing in the crime feature "Dark City" (1950) with Charlton Heston, "Night Into Morning" (1951) and the comedy "Anything Can Happen" (1952) with Jose Ferrer. He also appeared in "The Black Castle" (1952). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the adventure "Desert Sands" (1955) with Ralph Meeker, the dramatic adaptation "Sincerely Yours" (1955) with Liberace and the Dean Martin comedic adaptation "Artists and Models" (1955). He also appeared in the Anthony Quinn western "Man From Del Rio" (1956) and the horror movie "Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman" (1958) with Allison Hayes. Waldis last acted in "Judgment at Nuremberg" (1961). Waldis passed away in March 1974 at the age of 73.
