
Theodore Roberts
Known For
Acting
Born
1861-10-08 in San Francisco, California, USA
Died
1928-12-14
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Most Known For

The Ten Commandments
as Moses - The Lawgiver

Forbidden Fruit
as James Harrington Mallory

The Sowers
as Boris Dolokhof

M'Liss
as John Benson 'Bummer' Smith

The Affairs of Anatol
as Gordon Bronson

Male and Female
as Lord Loam

The Ghost Breaker
as Prince of Aragon

For Better, for Worse
as Hospital Head

Old Wives for New
as Tom Berkeley

The Girl of the Golden West
as Jack Rance

The Squaw Man
as Big Bill

Prodigal Daughters
as J.D. Forbes

Something to Think About
as Luke Anderson

The Dream Girl
as Jim Dugan

The Masks of the Devil
as Count Palester

Suds
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

A Trip to Paramountown
as Self

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)

The Poor Boob
as Henry Platt

The Source
as Big John Beaumont