Oskar Höcker (13 June 1840 – 8 April 1894) was a German author of historical novels for children and a stage actor.
Porth, a well-established actor for the royal court in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony.
He performed in Bremen, Rostock, Reichenberg, Stettin, Meiningen, and from 1866 to 1882 at the court in Karlsruhe.
In 1883 his career shifted to Berlin, where he played on all the big stages and was a member of the Deutsches Theater.
[1] Oscar Blumenthal referred to him as one of the company's most players, and critic Otto Brahm praised his "discrete art," comparing him to Josef Kainz.