Ted Otis

Ted Otis is a documentarian preservationist actor and publisher He has performed with Malcolm McDowell Paul Rudd Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson and worked on productions featuring Jennifer Lawrence Jeremy Irons and director Francis Lawrence From Santa Monica California Otis relocated to Prague for over a decade working as an actor voice actor location manager and teacher across Iceland Germany Hungary Slovakia Poland Ukraine and the Czech Republic A member of SAGAFTRA and ASCAP Otis has composed original scores and sound effects for various productions His documentary credits include The Power of Peace hosted by Uma Thurman and Harry Belafonte and Secrets of the CIA for Turner Broadcasting System both airing internationally Otiss industry roots run deep His stepfather Clifford Davidan Academy member and Broadway veteran mentored by Lee Strasbergintroduced him to Hollywood sound stages in the 1970s His godfather Lewis Milestone won Oscars for directing All Quiet on the Western Front and Two Arabian Knights His father Ted Otis Sr appeared in Maverick The Rifleman and a firstseason Twilight Zone episode adapted by Rod Serling into Planet of the Apes His stepgrandfather Gordon Oliver was an RKO contract player and producer of hits like Peter Gunn and Mr Lucky frequently attending premieres at Graumans Chinese Theatre and the Cocoanut Grove A conservationist Otis has renovated celebrity estates in Bel Air Beverly Hills Los Feliz Oaks and Silverlake He is a longtime Hollywood Heritage member with a passion for preserving Hollywoods historic infrastructure and film history Additional information is available on his LinkedIn profile