Theodore Gottlieb

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1906-11-11 (95 years old)

Deathday

2001-04-05

Place of Birth

Düsseldorf, Germany

Theodore Gottlieb

Biography

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".

Acting

1977

The Hobbit

as Gollum (voice)

1980

The Return of the King

as Gollum (voice)

1982

The Last Unicorn

as Ruhk (voice)

1989

The 'Burbs

as Uncle Reuben Klopek

1988

The Invisible Kid

as Dr. Theodore

1970

Horror of the Blood Monsters

as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1973

1989

That's Adequate

as Doctor Dismal

1984

The Soldier's Tale

as The Drill Sergeant / The Herald (voice)

1976

Apple Pie

as Papa

1947

1979

Nocturna

as Theodore

1976

Gums

as Carl Clitoris

1949

The Third Man

as Man on Street (uncredited)

1946

The Stranger

as Fairbright (uncredited)

1946

1966

A Nose

as Narrator / Barber / Nathan / Police Captain (voice)

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