Person
Theodore Gottlieb
Acting · 1906–2001 · Düsseldorf, Germany
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
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Third Man
Man on Street (uncredited)
The Last Unicorn
Ruhk (voice)
The 'Burbs
Uncle Reuben Klopek
The Hobbit
Gollum (voice)
The Stranger
Fairbright (uncredited)
The Return of the King
Gollum (voice)
Gums
Carl Clitoris
Horror of the Blood Monsters
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Filmography
- 2007To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother TheodoreSelf
- 1989The 'BurbsUncle Reuben Klopek
- 1989That's AdequateDoctor Dismal
- 1988The Invisible KidDr. Theodore
- 1984The Soldier's TaleThe Drill Sergeant / The Herald (voice)
- 1982The Last UnicornRuhk (voice)
- 1980The Return of the KingGollum (voice)
- 1979NocturnaTheodore
- 1977The HobbitGollum (voice)
- 1976GumsCarl Clitoris
- 1976Devil's Express
- 1976Apple PiePapa
- 1973Massage Parlor MurdersTheodore
- 1970Horror of the Blood MonstersOpening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1966A NoseNarrator / Barber / Nathan / Police Captain (voice)
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1949The Third ManMan on Street (uncredited)
- 1947The Black WidowHitomu
- 1946So Dark the NightGeorges
- 1946The StrangerFairbright (uncredited)
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