Acting · Düsseldorf, Germany · Born November 11, 1906
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".
To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore
2007
as Self
MovieThe 'Burbs
1989
as Uncle Reuben Klopek
MovieThat's Adequate
1989
as Doctor Dismal
MovieThe Invisible Kid
1988
as Dr. Theodore
MovieThe Soldier's Tale
1984
as The Drill Sergeant / The Herald (voice)
MovieThe Last Unicorn
1982
as Ruhk (voice)
MovieThe Return of the King
1980
as Gollum (voice)
MovieNocturna
1979
as Theodore
MovieThe Hobbit
1977
as Gollum (voice)
MovieGums
1976
as Carl Clitoris
MovieDevil's Express
1976
MovieApple Pie
1976
as Papa
MovieMassage Parlor Murders
1973
as Theodore
MovieHorror of the Blood Monsters
1970
as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
A Nose
1966
as Narrator / Barber / Nathan / Police Captain (voice)
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
MovieThe Third Man
1949
as Man on Street (uncredited)
MovieThe Black Widow
1947
as Hitomu
MovieSo Dark the Night
1946
as Georges
MovieThe Stranger
1946
as Fairbright (uncredited)
