Biography for
Brother Theodore

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Date of Birth

11 November 1906, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date of Death

5 April 2001, New York City, New York, USA (pneumonia)

Birth Name

Theodore Gottlieb

Trivia

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy", by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 66-67. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387

He and Peter Woodthorpe have both played Gollum twice. Theodore played the role in The Hobbit (1977) (TV), while Woodthorpe played him in The Lord of the Rings (1978). This incomplete adaptation sparked two other adaptations: the animated The Return of the King (1980) (TV), in which Theodore reprised the role; and the BBC radio production, in which Woodthorpe reprised the role. Theodore played the role opposite Orson Bean, who played Frodo, but had previously played Bilbo in The Hobbit. Woodthorpe played the role opposite Ian Holm, who played Frodo, and would go on to play Bilbo in Peter Jackson's films.

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