
Theodore Gottlieb
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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
Credits

The 'Burbs (1989)
as Uncle Reuben Klopek

The Third Man (1949)
as Man on Street (uncredited)

Nocturna (1979)
as Theodore

The Last Unicorn (1982)
as Ruhk (voice)

The Stranger (1946)
as Fairbright (uncredited)

The Hobbit (1977)
as Gollum (voice)

The Return of the King (1980)
as Gollum (voice)

Gums (1976)
as Carl Clitoris

Massage Parlor Murders (1973)
as Theodore

Devil's Express (1976)
Actor

Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970)
as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A Nose (1966)
as Narrator / Barber / Nathan / Police Captain (voice)

The Invisible Kid (1988)
as Dr. Theodore

So Dark the Night (1946)
as Georges

That's Adequate (1989)
as Doctor Dismal

The Soldier's Tale (1984)
as The Drill Sergeant / The Herald (voice)

The Black Widow (1947)
as Hitomu

Apple Pie (1976)
as Papa

The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947)
as Watchman
To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore (2007)
as Self





