Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
October 8, 1861
Died
December 14, 1928 (age 67)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
Theodore Nowlin Roberts
The Grand Duke of Hollywood
Theodore Roberts
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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Theodore Roberts in The Ten Commandments: A Classic Performance #ClassicPerformance #OldHollywood
VideoKnown For
Film
Grumpy
Grumpy
1923
Film
The Ten Commandments
Moses - The Lawgiver
1923
Film
Love Insurance
Spencer Meyrick
1919
Film
We Can't Have Everything
The Sultan
1918
Film
Forbidden Fruit
James Harrington Mallory
1921
Film
The Sowers
Boris Dolokhof
1916
Film
Noisy Neighbors
Colonel Carstairs
1929
Film
The Varmint
A Roman
1917
Film
Male and Female
Lord Loam
1919
Film
Miss Lulu Bett
Dwight Deacon
1921
Film
The Affairs of Anatol - Promo Reel
As himself
1921
Film
The Affairs of Anatol
Gordon Bronson
1921
Film
Joan the Woman
Cauchon
1916
Film
Such a Little Pirate
Obadiah Wolf
1918
Film
The Poor Boob
Henry Platt
1919
Film
What Every Woman Learns
Peter Fortesque
1919
Film
Suds
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1920
Film
Old Wives for New
Tom Berkeley
1918
Film
The Secret Orchard
Favereau
1915
Film
Anton the Terrible
Anton Kazoff
1916
Filmography
1942FilmScreen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)as Self (archive footage)1929FilmUncle's Visitas Uncle1929FilmNoisy Neighborsas Colonel Carstairs1928FilmNed McCobb's Daughteras Ned McCobb1928FilmThe Masks of the Devilas Count Palester1926FilmThe Cat's Pajamas1925FilmForty Winksas Adam Butterworth1925FilmLocked Doorsas Mr. Reid1924FilmTo the Ladiesas John Kincaid1923FilmStephen Steps Outas Stephen Harlow Sr.1923FilmThe Ten Commandmentsas Moses - The Lawgiver1923FilmRacing Heartsas John Kent1923FilmProdigal Daughtersas J.D. Forbes1923FilmGrumpyas Grumpy1922FilmThe Man Who Saw Tomorrowas Captain Morgan Pring1922FilmThe Old Homesteadas Uncle Joshua Whitcomb1922FilmA Trip to Paramountownas Self1922FilmIf You Believe It, It's Soas Sky Blue1922FilmOur Leading Citizenas Colonel Sam De Mott - Politician1922FilmAcross the Continentas John Dent1922FilmSaturday Nightas Uncle1921FilmHail the Womanas Oliver Beresford1921FilmExit the Vampas Old Man Shipley1921FilmMiss Lulu Bettas Dwight Deacon1921FilmThe Affairs of Anatolas Gordon Bronson1921FilmToo Much Speedas Pat MacMurran1921FilmShamas Jeriamiah Buck1921FilmThe Love Specialas Railroad President Gage1921FilmForbidden Fruitas James Harrington Mallory1921FilmThe Affairs of Anatol - Promo Reelas As himself1920FilmThe Furnaceas General Archibald Foulkes-Brent1920FilmSomething to Think Aboutas Luke Anderson1920FilmSweet Lavenderas Professor Phenyl1920FilmExcuse My Dustas J.D. Ward1920FilmJudy of Rogues' Harboras Grandpap Ketchel1920FilmDouble Speedas John Ogden1920FilmSudsas Undetermined Role (uncredited)1919FilmEverywomanas Wealth1919FilmHawthorne of the U.S.A.as Sen. Ballard1919FilmMale and Femaleas Lord Loam1919FilmWhat Every Woman Learnsas Peter Fortesque1919FilmLove Insuranceas Spencer Meyrick1919FilmFires of Faithas Salvationist1919FilmSecret Serviceas General Harrison Randolph1919FilmYou're Firedas Gordon Rogers1919FilmThe Woman Thou Gavest Meas Daniel MacNeill1919FilmThe Roaring Roadas J.D. Ward, the Bear1919FilmFor Better, for Worseas Hospital Head1919FilmThe Poor Boobas Henry Platt1919FilmThe Winning Girlas Major Milligan1919FilmDon't Change Your Husbandas The Bishop, Rt. Rev. Thomas Thornby1919FilmThe Only Way1919FilmPeg o' My Heart1918FilmThe Squaw Manas Big Bill1918FilmArizonaas Canby1918FilmSuch a Little Pirateas Obadiah Wolf1918FilmThe Sourceas Big John Beaumont1918FilmWe Can't Have Everythingas The Sultan1918FilmOld Wives for Newas Tom Berkeley1918FilmM'Lissas John Benson 'Bummer' Smith1918FilmHidden Pearlsas John Garvin1918FilmA Petticoat Pilotas 'Cap'n Shad' Gould1917FilmThe Devil Stone1917FilmNan of Music Mountainas Duke Morgan1917FilmA Little Princessas Cassim1917FilmAll-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan1917FilmThe Varmintas A Roman1917FilmWhat Money Can't Buyas Madison Hale1917FilmThe Cost of Hatredas Justus Graves1917FilmThe American Consulas Abel Manning1916FilmJoan the Womanas Cauchon1916FilmThe Plow Girlas Varney1916FilmThe Stormas Prof. Octavius Raydon1916FilmAnton the Terribleas Anton Kazoff1916FilmCommon Groundas James Mordant1916FilmThe Dream Girlas Jim Dugan1916FilmThe Thousand-Dollar Husbandas Uncle Sven Johnson1916FilmThe Sowersas Boris Dolokhof1916FilmThe Trail of the Lonesome Pineas Judd Tolliver1916FilmPudd'nhead Wilsonas Pudd'nhead Wilson1915FilmThe Immigrantas J.J. Walton1915FilmTemptationas Otto Mueller1915FilmThe Unknownas Capt. Destinn1915FilmMr. Grex of Monte Carloas Mr. Grex, alias of Grand Duke Augustus Peter1915FilmThe Case of Beckyas Balzamo1915FilmThe Womanas The Hononorable Jim Blake1915FilmThe Marriage of Kitty1915FilmThe Secret Orchardas Favereau1915FilmThe Wild Goose Chaseas Horatio Brutus Bangs1915FilmStolen Goodsas German surgeon major1915FilmThe Captiveas The burgomaster1915FilmThe Unafraidas Dual Empire Secret Agent1915FilmAfter Fiveas Bruno Schwartz1915FilmThe Girl of the Golden Westas Jack Rance1914FilmThe Ghost Breakeras Prince of Aragon1914FilmThe Circus Manas Thomas Braddock1914FilmThe Man From Homeas The Grand Duke Vaseill1914FilmReady Moneyas Mike Reardon1914FilmWhat's His Nameas Character Man1914FilmWhere the Trail Dividesas Colonel William Landor1914FilmThe Making of Bobby Burnitas Sam Stone1914FilmThe Call of the Northas Galen Albert