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Theodore Roberts

Theodore Roberts

Acting·1861–1928·94 films

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.

Filmography

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1923)Moses - The Lawgiver
Male and Female
Male and Female (1919)Lord Loam
Joan the Woman
Joan the Woman (1916)Cauchon
Don't Change Your Husband
Don't Change Your Husband (1919)The Bishop, Rt. Rev. Thomas Thornby
Miss Lulu Bett
Miss Lulu Bett (1921)Dwight Deacon
A Little Princess
A Little Princess (1917)Cassim
Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit (1921)James Harrington Mallory
The Affairs of Anatol
The Affairs of Anatol (1921)Gordon Bronson
For Better, for Worse
For Better, for Worse (1919)Hospital Head
The Roaring Road
The Roaring Road (1919)J.D. Ward, the Bear
Suds
Suds (1920)Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Old Wives for New
Old Wives for New (1918)Tom Berkeley
The Captive
The Captive (1915)The burgomaster
Excuse My Dust
Excuse My Dust (1920)J.D. Ward
Hawthorne of the U.S.A.
Hawthorne of the U.S.A. (1919)Sen. Ballard
M'Liss
M'Liss (1918)John Benson 'Bummer' Smith
Something to Think About
Something to Think About (1920)Luke Anderson
The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West (1915)Jack Rance
Saturday Night
Saturday Night (1922)Uncle
The Call of the North
The Call of the North (1914)Galen Albert
A Trip to Paramountown
A Trip to Paramountown (1922)Self
Locked Doors
Locked Doors (1925)Mr. Reid
Prodigal Daughters
Prodigal Daughters (1923)J.D. Forbes
The Squaw Man
The Squaw Man (1918)Big Bill
The Cost of Hatred
The Cost of Hatred (1917)Justus Graves
Noisy Neighbors
Noisy Neighbors (1929)Colonel Carstairs
What Money Can't Buy
What Money Can't Buy (1917)Madison Hale
You're Fired
You're Fired (1919)Gordon Rogers
The Poor Boob
The Poor Boob (1919)Henry Platt
Sham
Sham (1921)Jeriamiah Buck
Across the Continent
Across the Continent (1922)John Dent
To the Ladies
To the Ladies (1924)John Kincaid
Secret Service
Secret Service (1919)General Harrison Randolph
The Unknown
The Unknown (1915)Capt. Destinn
Grumpy
Grumpy (1923)Grumpy
The Furnace
The Furnace (1920)General Archibald Foulkes-Brent
Double Speed
Double Speed (1920)John Ogden
The Cat's Pajamas
The Cat's Pajamas (1926)
Stephen Steps Out
Stephen Steps Out (1923)Stephen Harlow Sr.
Fires of Faith
Fires of Faith (1919)Salvationist
The Woman Thou Gavest Me
The Woman Thou Gavest Me (1919)Daniel MacNeill
Exit the Vamp
Exit the Vamp (1921)Old Man Shipley
Sweet Lavender
Sweet Lavender (1920)Professor Phenyl
What Every Woman Learns
What Every Woman Learns (1919)Peter Fortesque
Judy of Rogues' Harbor
Judy of Rogues' Harbor (1920)Grandpap Ketchel
Racing Hearts
Racing Hearts (1923)John Kent
Forty Winks
Forty Winks (1925)Adam Butterworth
The Winning Girl
The Winning Girl (1919)Major Milligan
Ned McCobb's Daughter
Ned McCobb's Daughter (1928)Ned McCobb
The Love Special
The Love Special (1921)Railroad President Gage
Hail the Woman
Hail the Woman (1921)Oliver Beresford
Everywoman
Everywoman (1919)Wealth
Love Insurance
Love Insurance (1919)Spencer Meyrick
Too Much Speed
Too Much Speed (1921)Pat MacMurran
The Masks of the Devil
The Masks of the Devil (1928)Count Palester
The Man From Home
The Man From Home (1914)The Grand Duke Vaseill
Our Leading Citizen
Our Leading Citizen (1922)Colonel Sam De Mott - Politician
The Old Homestead
The Old Homestead (1922)Uncle Joshua Whitcomb
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1922)Captain Morgan Pring
If You Believe It, It's So
If You Believe It, It's So (1922)Sky Blue
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan (1917)
The Only Way
The Only Way (1919)
Temptation
Temptation (1915)Otto Mueller
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)Self (archive footage)
What's His Name
What's His Name (1914)Character Man
After Five
After Five (1915)Bruno Schwartz
Nan of Music Mountain
Nan of Music Mountain (1917)Duke Morgan
The Immigrant
The Immigrant (1915)J.J. Walton
The Sowers
The Sowers (1916)Boris Dolokhof
The Dream Girl
The Dream Girl (1916)Jim Dugan
The Unafraid
The Unafraid (1915)Dual Empire Secret Agent
The Ghost Breaker
The Ghost Breaker (1914)Prince of Aragon
Hidden Pearls
Hidden Pearls (1918)John Garvin
Arizona
Arizona (1918)Canby
The Storm
The Storm (1916)Prof. Octavius Raydon
Anton the Terrible
Anton the Terrible (1916)Anton Kazoff
A Petticoat Pilot
A Petticoat Pilot (1918)'Cap'n Shad' Gould
Ready Money
Ready Money (1914)Mike Reardon
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1916)Judd Tolliver
The Devil Stone
The Devil Stone (1917)
We Can't Have Everything
We Can't Have Everything (1918)The Sultan
Stolen Goods
Stolen Goods (1915)German surgeon major
The Circus Man
The Circus Man (1914)Thomas Braddock
The Woman
The Woman (1915)The Hononorable Jim Blake
The Marriage of Kitty
The Marriage of Kitty (1915)
The Secret Orchard
The Secret Orchard (1915)Favereau
The Wild Goose Chase
The Wild Goose Chase (1915)Horatio Brutus Bangs
Common Ground
Common Ground (1916)James Mordant
Such a Little Pirate
Such a Little Pirate (1918)Obadiah Wolf
Where the Trail Divides
Where the Trail Divides (1914)Colonel William Landor
The Source
The Source (1918)Big John Beaumont
The Varmint
The Varmint (1917)A Roman
The Plow Girl
The Plow Girl (1916)Varney
The Case of Becky
The Case of Becky (1915)Balzamo