Theodore Gottlieb
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 11, 1906, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Died
- April 5, 2001
- Movies
- 19
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".
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2007 | To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore | Self |
| 1989 | The 'Burbs | Uncle Reuben Klopek |
| 1989 | That's Adequate | Doctor Dismal |
| 1988 | The Invisible Kid | Dr. Theodore |
| 1984 | The Soldier's Tale | The Drill Sergeant / The Herald (voice) |
| 1982 | The Last Unicorn | Ruhk (voice) |
| 1980 | The Return of the King | Gollum (voice) |
| 1979 | Nocturna | Theodore |
| 1977 | The Hobbit | Gollum (voice) |
| 1976 | Gums | Carl Clitoris |
| 1976 | Devil's Express | |
| 1976 | Apple Pie | Papa |
| 1973 | Massage Parlor Murders | Theodore |
| 1970 | Horror of the Blood Monsters | Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1966 | A Nose | Narrator / Barber / Nathan / Police Captain (voice) |
| 1949 | The Third Man | Man on Street (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Black Widow | Hitomu |
| 1946 | So Dark the Night | Georges |
| 1946 | The Stranger | Fairbright (uncredited) |
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