Theodore Gottlieb

Actor

Born: November 11, 1906
Died: April 5, 2001 (age 94)
From: Düsseldorf, Germany

Theodore Isidore Gottlieb (November 11, 1906 – April 5, 2001), mostly known as Brother Theodore, was a German-born American actor and comedian known for rambling, stream-of-consciousness monologues which he called "stand-up tragedy". He was described as "Boris Karloff, surrealist Salvador Dalí, Nijinsky and Red Skelton…simultaneously".

Filmography (19)

To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore
To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore (2007)
Self
The 'Burbs (1989)
Uncle Reuben Klopek
That's Adequate (1989)
Doctor Dismal
The Invisible Kid (1988)
Dr. Theodore
The Soldier's Tale (1984)
The Drill Sergeant / The Herald (voice)
The Last Unicorn (1982)
Ruhk (voice)
The Return of the King (1980)
Gollum (voice)
Nocturna (1979)
Theodore
The Hobbit (1977)
Gollum (voice)
Gums (1976)
Carl Clitoris
Devil's Express (1976)
Apple Pie (1976)
Papa
Massage Parlor Murders (1973)
Theodore
Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970)
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A Nose
A Nose (1966)
Narrator / Barber / Nathan / Police Captain (voice)
The Third Man (1949)
Man on Street (uncredited)
The Black Widow (1947)
Hitomu
So Dark the Night (1946)
Georges
The Stranger (1946)
Fairbright (uncredited)