Theodore Gottlieb
Acting
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".
Filmography 21
Movies (19)
- To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore2007Self
The 'Burbs1989Uncle Reuben Klopek
That's Adequate1989Doctor Dismal
The Invisible Kid1988Dr. Theodore
The Soldier's Tale1984The Drill Sergeant / The Herald (voice)
The Last Unicorn1982Ruhk (voice)
The Return of the King1980Gollum (voice)
Nocturna1979Theodore
The Hobbit1977Gollum (voice)
Gums1976Carl Clitoris
Devil's Express1976
Apple Pie1976Papa
Massage Parlor Murders1973Theodore
Horror of the Blood Monsters1970Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)- A Nose1966Narrator / Barber / Nathan / Police Captain (voice)
The Third Man1949Man on Street (uncredited)
The Black Widow1947Hitomu
So Dark the Night1946Georges
The Stranger1946Fairbright (uncredited)
