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Theodore Gottlieb

Nov 11, 1906 - Apr 05, 2001 (94 years old) in Düsseldorf, Germany

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

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The Third Man
Man on Street (uncredited)
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The Stranger
Fairbright (uncredited)
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The Hobbit
Gollum (voice)
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That's Adequate
Doctor Dismal
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The Last Unicorn
Ruhk (voice)
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The 'Burbs
Uncle Reuben Klopek
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Nocturna
Theodore
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The Invisible Kid
Dr. Theodore
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Horror of the Blood Monsters
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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