Acting
Theodore Gottlieb
Also Known As: Brother Theodore
Birth Date
November 11, 1906
Death Date
April 5, 2001
(passed away at 94)
Place of Birth
Düsseldorf, Germany
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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".
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TV Show
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962 • 4 episodes
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TV Show
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968 • 1 episode
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Movie
The Third Man
Man on Street (uncredited)
1949
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Movie
The 'Burbs
Uncle Reuben Klopek
1989
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Movie
The Last Unicorn
Ruhk (voice)
1982
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Movie
The Hobbit
Gollum (voice)
1977
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Movie
The Return of the King
Gollum (voice)
1980
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Movie
The Stranger
Fairbright (uncredited)
1946
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Movie
Gums
Carl Clitoris
1976
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Movie
Horror of the Blood Monsters
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1970
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Movie
Nocturna
Theodore
1979
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Movie
That's Adequate
Doctor Dismal
1989
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Movie
Massage Parlor Murders
Theodore
1973
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Movie
To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore
Self
2007
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Movie
The Invisible Kid
Dr. Theodore
1988
Movie
A Nose
Narrator / Barber / Nathan / Police Captain (voice)
1966
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Movie
The Black Widow
Hitomu
1947
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Movie
So Dark the Night
Georges
1946
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Movie
Devil's Express
1976
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Movie
Apple Pie
Papa
1976