Cast & creator
Theodore Gottlieb
Best known for The Merv Griffin Show, The Dick Cavett Show, The Third Man
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".
Also known as: Brother Theodore
19
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1946–2007 · acting roles
5.7
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (21)
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The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
The Third Man
Man on Street (uncredited)
1949
The 'Burbs
Uncle Reuben Klopek
1989
The Last Unicorn
Ruhk (voice)
1982
The Hobbit
Gollum (voice)
1977
The Return of the King
Gollum (voice)
1980
The Stranger
Fairbright (uncredited)
1946
Nocturna
Theodore
1979
Horror of the Blood Monsters
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1970
Gums
Carl Clitoris
1976To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore
Self
2007
So Dark the Night
Georges
1946
That's Adequate
Doctor Dismal
1989
The Invisible Kid
Dr. Theodore
1988
The Soldier's Tale
The Drill Sergeant / The Herald (voice)
1984
Massage Parlor Murders
Theodore
1973A Nose
Narrator / Barber / Nathan / Police Captain (voice)
1966
The Black Widow
Hitomu
1947
Devil's Express
1976
Apple Pie
Papa
1976