Theodore Roberts

Acting

Theodore Roberts

Born
Died
(aged 67)
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
Credits
102 titles

Biography

Theodore Roberts (October 8, 1861 – December 14, 1928) was an American movie and stage actor. He was a stage actor decades before becoming lovable old man in silents. On stage in the 1890s he acted with Fanny Davenport in her play called Gismonda (1894) and later in The Bird of Paradise (1912) with actress Laurette Taylor. He started his film career in the 1910s in Hollywood, and was often was associated in the productions of Cecil B. DeMille. He was buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

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Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 102

YearTitleRole
1942 Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) Film Self (archive footage)
1929 Uncle's Visit Film Uncle
1929 Noisy Neighbors Film Colonel Carstairs
1928 Ned McCobb's Daughter Film Ned McCobb
1928 The Masks of the Devil Film Count Palester
1926 The Cat's Pajamas Film
1925 Forty Winks Film Adam Butterworth
1925 Locked Doors Film Mr. Reid
1924 To the Ladies Film John Kincaid
1923 Stephen Steps Out Film Stephen Harlow Sr.
1923 The Ten Commandments Film Moses - The Lawgiver
1923 Racing Hearts Film John Kent
1923 Prodigal Daughters Film J.D. Forbes
1923 Grumpy Film Grumpy
1922 The Man Who Saw Tomorrow Film Captain Morgan Pring
1922 The Old Homestead Film Uncle Joshua Whitcomb
1922 A Trip to Paramountown Film Self
1922 If You Believe It, It's So Film Sky Blue
1922 Our Leading Citizen Film Colonel Sam De Mott - Politician
1922 Across the Continent Film John Dent
1922 Saturday Night Film Uncle
1921 Hail the Woman Film Oliver Beresford
1921 Exit the Vamp Film Old Man Shipley
1921 Miss Lulu Bett Film Dwight Deacon
1921 The Affairs of Anatol Film Gordon Bronson
1921 Too Much Speed Film Pat MacMurran
1921 Sham Film Jeriamiah Buck
1921 The Love Special Film Railroad President Gage
1921 Forbidden Fruit Film James Harrington Mallory
1921 The Affairs of Anatol - Promo Reel Film As himself
1920 The Furnace Film General Archibald Foulkes-Brent
1920 Something to Think About Film Luke Anderson
1920 Sweet Lavender Film Professor Phenyl
1920 Excuse My Dust Film J.D. Ward
1920 Judy of Rogues' Harbor Film Grandpap Ketchel
1920 Double Speed Film John Ogden
1920 Suds Film Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1919 Everywoman Film Wealth
1919 Hawthorne of the U.S.A. Film Sen. Ballard
1919 Male and Female Film Lord Loam
1919 What Every Woman Learns Film Peter Fortesque
1919 Love Insurance Film Spencer Meyrick
1919 Fires of Faith Film Salvationist
1919 Secret Service Film General Harrison Randolph
1919 You're Fired Film Gordon Rogers
1919 The Woman Thou Gavest Me Film Daniel MacNeill
1919 The Roaring Road Film J.D. Ward, the Bear
1919 For Better, for Worse Film Hospital Head
1919 The Poor Boob Film Henry Platt
1919 The Winning Girl Film Major Milligan
1919 Don't Change Your Husband Film The Bishop, Rt. Rev. Thomas Thornby
1919 The Only Way Film
1919 Peg o' My Heart Film
1918 The Squaw Man Film Big Bill
1918 Arizona Film Canby
1918 Such a Little Pirate Film Obadiah Wolf
1918 The Source Film Big John Beaumont
1918 We Can't Have Everything Film The Sultan
1918 Old Wives for New Film Tom Berkeley
1918 M'Liss Film John Benson 'Bummer' Smith
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