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Otis is the secondary antagonist in the 1978 film Superman and a minor antagonist in its 1980 sequel Superman II. The character was later introduced in the DC Comics universe.
Otis is the incompetent henchman of Lex Luthor. He is treated with very little (if any) respect by Luthor. Despite this, Otis is staunchly loyal to Luthor, always addressing him as "Mr. Luthor".
In his first appearance, Otis is followed by a detective wanting to find the hideout of Luthor. However, Luthor, who is hiding in an underground subway station, watches the detective on security camera and kills him by pushing him onto the railway tracks causing him to be hit by a train.
Luthor's diabolical plan was to destroy the entire West Coast of the US and replace it with a new one. To achieve this, Luthor was to direct a US nuclear missile to hit the San Andreas fault line and trigger a major earthquake. However, Otis got the calculation wrong, causing Luthor to direct a second missile. Luthor's plan goes away when Superman flies to prevent the detonation. Superman arrests Luthor and Otis and delivers them to prison.
While in prison, Otis shared a cell with Luthor. Otis unwittingly annoys a fellow inmate Fogelstein by calling him a "bedwetter". Luthor had arranged for his girlfriend Eve Teschmacher to break them out of prison in a hot air balloon. Unfortunately, Otis is too heavy for the rope ladder and Luthor abandons him. It's unknown what happened with Otis after this, but is likely that Otis was given an extended sentence and solitary confinement for his escape attempt.
DC Comics[]
Otis from Earth-0
Otis was introduced in the mainstream comics continuity in Forever Evil #2 during the New 52. He was as a LexCorp security guard who was killed by Bizarro/Subject B-0 during the Crime Syndicate invasion on Earth-0.
Otis also appears in Superman Family Adventures #5 and #7, where he was turned into a Parasite-creature by Luthor.
Dr. Otis Ford appears in the Smallville episode "Scare", portrayed by Malcolm Stewart. This version is a scientist employed by LuthorCorp. In the episode "Onyx", Otis is called Dr. Sinclair. As both Otis and Sinclair are played by the same actor and work at the same facility involved with Kryptonite research, they are presumably the same character.
In the Smallville Season 11 comic book tie-in, a character called Otis Berg appears as Lex's personal assistant and right-hand man at LexCorp after Lex rebuild his empire and changed the company name. Eventually, Otis was killed by the Monitor to save Lex's life.
Otis appears in the Young Justice: Invasion episode "Satisfaction", voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. This version is the commander of LexCorp security force. Otis also appears in the Young Justice tie-in comic book.
Otis Grisham appears in the third season of Superman & Lois, portrayed by Ryan Booth. This version met Lex Luthor when they were inmates at Stryker's Prison. After being released, Otis joined Lex's team with Gretchen Kelley and Hacksaw Kronick, assisting Luthor in his experiment to turn Bizarro into Doomsday.
Film[]
Otis appears in a flashback in Superman Returns: Prequel Comic #3, along with Eve Teschmacher.
Otis will appear in Superman (2025), portrayed by Terence Rosemore.
Otis and Eve Teschmacher in Superman Returns: Prequel #3
Trivia[]
A character based on Otis named Orville Gump appears in The World's Greatest Super Friends episode "Lex Luthor Strikes Back", voiced by William Callaway.
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