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Theodore von Eltz (1893–1964)

Born in New Haven, Connecticut on November 5, 1893, silent screen lead Theodore Von Eltz was the son of a Yale professor and educated at Hill School at Pottstown Pennsylvania. Originally prepped to become a doctor, he decided instead to pursue acting. At age 19 he made his New York debut and soon was hitting the Broadway boards with performances in "Children of Earth" (1915)... See full bio »

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1957 The Unholy Wife
McNeil, Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
 
1956-1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
Henry Corfield
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1957) (as Theodor Von Eltz)
She Also Ran (1956) … Henry Corfield (as Theodor von Eltz)
 
1954-1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Craig Landor / Dr. Harris
Behind the Mask (1956) … Dr. Craig Landor (as Theodor von Eltz)
Twelve to Eternity (1955)
The Happiest Day (1954) … Dr. Harris (as Theodor Von Eltz)
 
1953 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Vincent
Hotel Irritant (1953) … Vincent
 
1953 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
The Right of Way (1953)
 
1953 Affair with a Stranger
Mr. Culpepper (scenes deleted)
 
1953 Raiders of the Seven Seas
Sultan's Aide (uncredited)
 
1953 The Abbott and Costello Show (TV series)
Henry Dunn
Efficiency Experts (1953) … Henry Dunn
 
1952 Mark Saber (TV series)
Mr. Gaunt
The Case of the Midnight Murder (1952) … Mr. Gaunt (as Theo Van Eltz)
 
1952 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
Mr. Ackerman
Jack Benny Steals George's Joke (1952) … Mr. Ackerman
 
1952 The Cases of Eddie Drake (TV series)
Lt. Walsh
Shoot the Works (1952) … Lt. Walsh
 
1952 Racket Squad (TV series)
Lawrence Miller
Big Trap (1952) … Lawrence Miller
 
1951 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Whiteside (uncredited)
 
1950 Trial Without Jury
Philip Mannings
 
1950 The Reformer and the Redhead
KWHE Radio Program Director (uncredited)
 
1948 Devil's Cargo
Thomas Mallon
 
1947 The Hucksters
Radio Voice (uncredited)
 
1946 The Big Sleep
Arthur Gwynn Geiger (uncredited)
 
1945 Saratoga Trunk
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
 
1945 Rhapsody in Blue
Foley
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen
Canteen Director (uncredited)
 
1944 The Unwritten Code
Major Spencer (uncredited)
 
1944 Since You Went Away
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
 
1944 Bermuda Mystery
Mr. Cooper (as Theodore Von Eltz)
 
1944 Follow the Boys
William Barrett (as Theodore Von Eltz)
 
1944 The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Officer (uncredited)
 
1943 Flight for Freedom
Cmdr. George (uncredited)
 
1943 Air Force
First Lieutenant (uncredited)
 
1942 Stand by for Action
'Commander' (uncredited)
 
1942 Quiet Please: Murder
Lucas (uncredited)
 
1942 The Man in the Trunk
Theodore Swann (uncredited)
 
1942 Lady in a Jam
Dr. Elsworth (uncredited)
 
1942 The Great Man's Lady
Hank Allen (uncredited)
 
1942 A Tragedy at Midnight
Third Charles Miller (uncredited)
 
1941 Sergeant York
Prison Camp Commander (uncredited)
 
1941 I'll Wait for You
Cassell (as Theodore Von Eltz)
 
1941 A Shot in the Dark
George Kilpatrick (as Theodore Von Eltz)
 
1941 Play Girl
Mr. Hunter (uncredited)
 
1941 Life with Henry
Mr. Rappaport (uncredited)
 
1940 Kitty Foyle
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
 
1940 The Great Plane Robbery
Rod Brothers
 
1940 The Son of Monte Cristo
Captain
 
1940 The Old Swimmin' Hole
Baker, Grandpa's Lawyer
 
1940 A Dispatch from Reuter's
Actor in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
 
1940 The Saint Takes Over
Shipboard Card Cheat (uncredited)
 
1940 Teddy the Rough Rider (short)
William Loeb
 
1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Kraus (as Theodore Von Eltz)
 
1940 Little Old New York
Washington Irving (as Theodore Von Eltz)
 
1939 The Night of Nights
John (uncredited)
 
1939 Legion of Lost Flyers
Bill Desert
 
1939 Full Confession
Prosecutor (uncredited)
 
1939 5th Ave Girl
Terwilliger (as Theodor Von Eltz)
 
1939 The Sun Never Sets
Delafons, chief henchman
 
1939 They Made Her a Spy
Col. Page (as Theodor Von Eltz)
 
1939 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1939 Inside Story
Whitey
 
1939 Pardon Our Nerve
Lucky Carson
 
1939 Persons in Hiding
Attorney Jenson (uncredited)
 
1938 I Am the Law
Martin - Club Owner (uncredited)
 
1938 Smashing the Rackets
Howard Ellis (uncredited)
 
1938 Letter of Introduction
1st Doctor - Midtown Hospital (uncredited)
 
1938 Delinquent Parents
Carson
 
1938 Marie Antoinette
Officer in Entrance Hall (uncredited)
 
1938 The Adventures of Marco Polo
Venetian Business Man (uncredited)
 
1938 Blondes at Work
District Attorney (as Theodor Von Eltz)
 
1937 Fight for Your Lady
Wrestling Spectator (uncredited)
 
1937 Stand-In
Sir Geoffrey in 'Sex and Satan' (uncredited)
 
1937 The Westland Case
Robert Westland
 
1937 Stage Door
Elsworth (uncredited)
 
1937 Youth on Parole
Public Defender
 
1937 The Firefly
Captain Pierlot (uncredited)
 
1937 Topper
Hotel Manager
 
1937 The Emperor's Candlesticks
Adjutant to Prince Johann (uncredited)
 
1937 Jim Hanvey, Detective
Dunn (as Theodor Von Eltz)
 
1937 Sea Devils
Court Martial Prosecutor (uncredited)
 
1937 Clarence
Tobias
 
1937 Criminal Lawyer
Larkin's Attorney (uncredited)
 
1937 Under Cover of Night
John Lamont
 
1936 A Man Betrayed
Burns (as Theodore Von Eltz)
 
1936 Beloved Enemy
Sean O'Brian
 
1936 Sinner Take All
David (as Theodore Von Eltz)
 
1936 Mind Your Own Business
District Attorney Adams
 
1936 Under Your Spell
Cynthia's Lawyer (uncredited)
 
1936 Adventure in Manhattan
Henchman John Ridley (uncredited)
 
1936 I Cover Chinatown
Clark Duryea
 
1936 High Tension
Noble Harrison
 
1936 Suzy
Revue Producer
 
1936 Ticket to Paradise
George Small
 
1936 Below the Deadline
Flash Ackroyd (as Theodor Von Eltz)
 
1936 The Road to Glory
Major
 
1936 Love Before Breakfast
Clerk (uncredited)
 
1935 Magnificent Obsession
Dr. Preston
 
1935 Rendezvous
Desk Clerk Assistant (uncredited)
 
1935 Three Kids and a Queen
Federal Man (uncredited)
 
1935 Confidential
Mr. Walsh
 
1935 His Night Out
Parsons
 
1935 Streamline Express
Freddy Arnold (uncredited)
 
1935 Trails of the Wild
Inspector Kincaid, RCMP
 
1935 Smart Girl
Fred Barton (uncredited)
 
1935 The Murder Man
James Spencer Halford (uncredited)
 
1935 The Headline Woman
Johnny 'Full House' Corinti
 
1935 Behind the Green Lights
John C. Owen
 
1935 Private Worlds
Dr. Harding
 
1935 Grand Old Girl
Mr. George S. Webster (uncredited)
 
1934 Bright Eyes
J. Wellington Smythe (as Theodor von Eltz)
 
1934 The Silver Streak
Tyler (as Theodor Von Eltz)
 
1934 Elinor Norton
Army Officer (uncredited)
 
1934 Call It Luck
Nat Underwood
 
1934 Change of Heart
Gerald Mockby (as Theodor von Eltz)
 
1934 Love Past Thirty
Charles Browne
 
1934 This Side of Heaven
Doctor (uncredited)
 
1933 Master of Men
Grenaker
 
1933 Gigolettes of Paris
Albert Valraine
 
1933 Dance, Girl, Dance
Phil Norton (as Theodore Von Eltz)
 
1933 Arizona to Broadway
Hubert Wayne
 
1933 Jennie Gerhardt
Robert Kane (uncredited)
 
1933 Bondage
Member of Review Board (uncredited)
 
1933 Kiss of Araby
Capt. J.G. Randall (as Theodor von Eltz)
 
1933 Pleasure Cruise
Murchison
 
1933 The Eleventh Commandment
Wayne Winters
 
1933 High Gear
Larry 'Keyhole' Winston
 
1933 Luxury Liner
Exl
 
1933 Her Splendid Folly
Wallace Morley/John Ebbetts
 
1933 No Other Woman
Sutherland (as Theodore Von Eltz)
 
1932 Self Defense
Tim Reed
 
1932 The Unwritten Law
Val Lewis
 
1932 Breach of Promise
District Attorney
 
1932 Red Haired Alibi
Trent Travers
 
1932 A Scarlet Week-End
The Husband
 
1932 Drifting
Joe Robson
 
1932 Strangers of the Evening
Dr. Raymond Everette (as Theodor Von Eltz)
 
1932 The Midnight Lady
Byron Crosby (as Theodor von Eltz)
 
1932 Huddle
Mr. Pearson - Professor of English (uncredited)
 
1932 The Wet Parade
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
 
1932 Hotel Continental
Jim Bennett
 
1931 A Private Scandal
Matthew Gray
 
1931 Ladies of the Big House
Frazer
 
1931 West of Broadway
Tony (uncredited)
 
1931 Heartbreak
Military Prosecutor
 
1931 Once a Lady
Harry Cosden
 
1931 Wicked
Tony Rande
 
1931 Five and Ten
Ramon (uncredited)
 
1931 Up Pops the Devil
Gilbert Morrell
 
1931 The Secret Six
District Attorney (as Theodore Von Eltz)
 
1931 Beyond Victory
Maj. Sparks
 
1931 The Prodigal
Carter Jerome
 
1931 Inspiration
Normand (uncredited)
 
1930 Kismet
The Guide Nazir
 
1930 The Arizona Kid
Dick Hoyt
 
1930 The Divorcee
Ivan (uncredited)
 
1930 The Furies
Lwen McDonald
 
1929 The Very Idea
George Green
 
1929 The Awful Truth
Edgar Trent
 
1929 The Four Feathers
Lt. Castleton
 
1929 The Voice of the Storm
Franklin Wells
 
1929 The Rescue
Carter
 
1928 Nothing to Wear
Phil Stanndish
 
1928 Life's Mockery
Wade Fullerton
 
1928 The Way of the Strong
Dan (as Theodor Von Eltz)
 
1928 Should Tall Men Marry? (short)
Teddy (as Teddy von Eltz)
 
1927 One Woman to Another
John Bruce
 
1927 Great Mail Robbery
Lieutenant Donald Macready
 
1927 No Man's Law
Spider O'Day (as Theodore Von Eltz)
 
1927 Perch of the Devil
Lord Mobray
 
1927 Anything Once! (short)
Prince Chevalier
 
1926 The Nickel-Hopper (short)
Jimmy Jessop, Paddy's Rich Beau
 
1926 Redheads Preferred
John Morgan
 
1926 Raggedy Rose
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1926 His New York Wife
Philip Thorne
 
1926 Fools of Fashion
Matthew Young
 
1926 Bardelys the Magnificent
Lesperon
 
1926 Laddie
Robert Paget
 
1926 The Last Alarm
 
1926 Queen o'Diamonds
Daniel Hammon
 
1926 A Desperate Moment
Captain John Reynolds
 
1925 The Red Kimona
Freddy - the Chauffeur (as Theodore Von Eltz)
 
1925 Broadway Lady
Bob Westbrook
 
1925 Paint and Powder
Jimmy Evarts
 
1925 The Thoroughbred
Robert Bemis
 
1925 The Sporting Chance
Robert Selby
 
1925 On Thin Ice
Dr. Paul Jackson
 
1925 Locked Doors
John Talbot
 
1924 That French Lady
John Hemmingway
 
1924 Being Respectable
Stephen O'Connell
 
1924 The Breaking Point
Fred Gregory (as Theodor Von Eltz)
 
1923 Tiger Rose
Bruce Norton
 
1923 Lights Out
'Eggs' (Egbert Winslow)
 
1923 The Woman with Four Faces
Jim Hartigan
 
1923 Can a Woman Love Twice?
Thomas Jefferson Grant
 
1922 Manslaughter (uncredited)
 
1922 Sherlock Brown
Frank Morton
 
1922 Extra! Extra!
Fordney Stowe
 
1922 The Girl from Rocky Point
Robert Giffing
 
1922 Fourteenth Lover
Clyde Van Ness
 
1922 The Glorious Fool
Senior Surgical Interne
 
1921 The Speed Girl
Tom Manley
 
1921 The Old Nest
Stephen McLeod
 
1921 Extravagance
Dick Vane
 
1920 The Man Who Had Everything
Master of Ceremonies at Party (uncredited)
 
1916 The Traffic Cop
Casey's Brother
 
1915 His Wife
Harry Dennys
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1956 The Animal World (documentary)
Narrator
 
1953 The Sea Around Us (documentary)
Commentator (voice) (as Theodor von Eltz)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1939 Land of Liberty
 

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Alternate Names:

Theo Van Eltz | Theodore Von Eltz | Theodor Von Eltz | Ted van Eltz | Teddy von Eltz | Theodor von Eltz

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Trivia:

Father of actress Lori March. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio