Theodore Gottlieb
- Acting
- November 11, 1906 · Düsseldorf, Germany
- April 5, 2001
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".
Known for
Filmography
- To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore · Self
- The 'Burbs · Uncle Reuben Klopek
- That's Adequate · Doctor Dismal
- The Invisible Kid · Dr. Theodore
- The Soldier's Tale · The Drill Sergeant / The Herald (Voice)
- The Last Unicorn · Ruhk (Voice)
- The Return of the King · Gollum (Voice)
- Nocturna · Theodore
- The Hobbit · Gollum (Voice)
- Gums · Carl Clitoris
- Devil's Express
- Apple Pie · Papa
- Massage Parlor Murders · Theodore
- Horror of the Blood Monsters · Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- The Dick Cavett Show · Self
- A Nose · Narrator / Barber / Nathan / Police Captain (Voice)
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- The Third Man · Man on Street (uncredited)
- The Black Widow · Hitomu
- So Dark the Night · Georges
- The Stranger · Fairbright (uncredited)