Theodore Gottlieb
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 3.605 |
Birthday | 1906-11-11 |
Place of Birth | Düsseldorf, Germany |
Also Known As | Brother Theodore, |
1980
The Return of the King
6.393/197
Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.
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The Return of the King
1977
The Hobbit
6.534/311
Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor Gandalf the Wizard drops in one night. One by one, a whole gro...
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The Hobbit
1982
The Last Unicorn
7.1/490
From a riddle-speaking butterfly, a unicorn learns that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the Red Bull...
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The Last Unicorn
1989
The 'Burbs
6.752/1216
When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to susp...
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The 'Burbs
1988
The Invisible Kid
4.9/22
A nerdy teenage scientist discovers a formula for invisibility, and uses it to take revenge on all those who have wronged him--and also to spy on the...
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The Invisible Kid
1970
Horror of the Blood Monsters
3.3/34
Astronauts land on a planet with prehistoric creatures and a war between a human-like tribe and a race of vampires.
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Horror of the Blood Monsters
1973
Massage Parlor Murders
4.2/15
A vicious serial killer is stalking the streets of New York City, murdering Times Square massage girls in a variety of brutal ways. It's up to a rogue...
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Massage Parlor Murders
1989
That's Adequate
4.2/4
This mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast. Tony Randall hosts, and James CoCo (practically on his de...
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That's Adequate
1984
The Soldier's Tale
6.4/7
A soldier, returning home from war, chances upon a stranger who offers to buy his violin. The stranger is none other than the devil.
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The Soldier's Tale
1976
Apple Pie
8/1
Gangster Jacques Blinbaum spins the tale of how he began his life of crime, beginning when he faked his own kidnapping in order to scam his father out...
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Apple Pie
1947
The Black Widow
4.9/4
The Daily Clarion hires detective story writer Steve Colt to investigate the deaths of a group of scientists working on an atomic rocket development p...
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The Black Widow
1979
Nocturna
4.5/13
Hard times have fallen on the Transylvanian House of Dracula. To help pay the taxes, Castle Dracula has been converted into the Hotel Transylvania. Dr...
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Nocturna
2007
To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore
0/0
He is considered to be one of the most significant links in the history of comedy, admired by such people as Eric Bogosian and Woody Allen. His televi...
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To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore
1976
Gums
4.3/6
A killer nympho mermaid with an oral fixation prowls the ocean waters, devouring – up to a point – any man unlucky enough to be swimming naked.
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Gums
1949
The Third Man
7.9/1850
In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he...
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The Third Man
1946
The Stranger
7.2/573
An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of...
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The Stranger
1946
So Dark the Night
6/29
Inspector Cassin, a renowned Paris detective, departs to the country for a much-needed break. There he falls in love with the innkeeper’s daughter, Na...
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So Dark the Night
1976
Devil's Express
4.6/11
Luke and his friend Rodan take a break from the city streets to train in kung fu in China. Whilst there, Rodan steals an ancient amulet which prevents...
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Devil's Express
1966
A Nose
0/0
Brother Theodore narrates and appears in this surreal hybrid animated/live action short film based on the Nikolai Gogol short story of the same name.
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