Biography
Theodore von Eltz (November 5, 1893 – October 6, 1964) was an American film actor, appearing in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1957. He was the father of actress Lori March.Von Eltz was a Yale University professor's son. After 12 years at an eastern private boarding school, he served in France for eight months during World War I. He followed his war experience with ventures into oil fields in Texas and on the stage in New York.In September 1921, von Eltz married Peggy Prior. They had a daughter, Lori, and a son, Theodore, Jr. In 1928, the couple separated, reconciled, and finally divorced on November 7.
Filmography
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Movies 194
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McNeil (uncredited)
The Unholy Wife (1957)
Movie
Narrator
The Animal World (1956)
Movie
Telephone Time (1956)
TV
Commentator
The Sea Around Us (1953)
Movie
Sultan's Chancellor
Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953)
Movie
Opening Narrator
Woodpecker in the Rough (1952)
Movie
Whiteside (uncredited)
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine (1951)
Movie
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
TV
Philip Mannings (as Theodor von Eltz)
Trial Without Jury (1950)
Movie
Thomas Mallon
Devil's Cargo (1948)
Movie
3.86
Radio Voice (uncredited)
The Hucksters (1947)
Movie
Arthur Gwynn Geiger (uncredited)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Movie
3.5
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
Movie
Foley
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Movie
Canteen Director (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
Movie
Major Spencer (uncredited)
The Unwritten Code (1944)
Movie
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Since You Went Away (1944)
Movie
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William Barrett (uncredited)
Follow the Boys (1944)
Movie
Lee Cooper
Bermuda Mystery (1944)
Movie
Officer (uncredited)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
Movie
Cmdr. George (uncredited)
Flight for Freedom (1943)
Movie
First Lieutenant (uncredited)
Air Force (1943)
Movie
Lucas
Quiet Please, Murder (1943)
Movie
Commander (uncredited)
Stand by for Action (1942)
Movie
Theodore Swann
The Man in the Trunk (1942)
Movie
Dr. Elsworth
Lady in a Jam (1942)
Movie
Hank Allen (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady (1942)
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Third Charles Miller (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)
Movie
Prison Camp Commander (uncredited)
Sergeant York (1941)
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Cassell
I'll Wait for You (1941)
Movie
George Kilpatrick
A Shot in the Dark (1941)
Movie
Jim Ritter
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941)
Movie
Mr. Hunter (uncredited)
Play Girl (1941)
Movie
Mr. Rappaport (uncredited)
Life with Henry (1941)
Movie
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle (1940)
Movie
5.6
Rod Brothers
The Great Plane Robbery (1940)
Movie
Captain
The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
Movie
William Baker, Grandpa's Lawyer
The Old Swimmin' Hole (1940)
Movie
Actor in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
Movie
Shipboard Card Cheat
The Saint Takes Over (1940)
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Dr. Kraus
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
Movie
William Loeb
Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)
Movie
Washington Irving
Little Old New York (1940)
Movie
John (uncredited)
The Night of Nights (1939)
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Bill Desert
Legion of Lost Flyers (1939)
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Terwilliger
5th Ave Girl (1939)
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Prosecutor (uncredited)
Full Confession (1939)
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Delafons
The Sun Never Sets (1939)
Movie
Col. Marvin Page
They Made Her a Spy (1939)
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(uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
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5.6
Whitey
Inside Story (1939)
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Lucky Carson
Pardon Our Nerve (1939)
Movie
Attorney Jenson (uncredited)
Persons in Hiding (1939)
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Officer in Entrance Hall (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette (1938)
Movie
Martin - Club Owner (uncredited)
I Am the Law (1938)
Movie
Howard Ellis
Smashing the Rackets (1938)
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First Doctor (uncredited)
Letter of Introduction (1938)
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Carson
Delinquent Parents (1938)
Movie
Venetian Business Man (uncredited)
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
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District Attorney
Blondes at Work (1938)
Movie
Wrestling Spectator (uncredited)
Fight for Your Lady (1937)
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Captain Pierlot (uncredited)
The Firefly (1937)
Movie
Robert Westland
The Westland Case (1937)
Movie
Studio actor in 'Sex and Satan' movie
Stand-In (1937)
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Elsworth (uncredited)
Stage Door (1937)
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Public Defender
Youth on Parole (1937)
Movie
Hotel Manager
Topper (1937)
Movie
4.25
Adjutant to Prince Johann (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
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James Gifford
California Straight Ahead (1937)
Movie
Dunn
Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
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Court Martial Prosecutor (uncredited)
Sea Devils (1937)
Movie
Tobias
Clarence (1937)
Movie
Larkin's Attorney (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer (1937)
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John Lamont
Under Cover of Night (1937)
Movie
Burns
A Man Betrayed (1936)
Movie
Sean O'Brian
Beloved Enemy (1936)
Movie
District Attorney Adams
Mind Your Own Business (1936)
Movie
David Lampier
Sinner Take All (1936)
Movie
Cynthia's Lawyer (uncredited)
Under Your Spell (1936)
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John Ridley - Henchman (uncredited)
Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
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Clark Duryea
I Cover Chinatown (1936)
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Major
The Road to Glory (1936)
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Revue Producer
Suzy (1936)
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Noble Harrison
High Tension (1936)
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George Small
Ticket to Paradise (1936)
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Flash Ackroyd
Below the Deadline (1936)
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Clerk (uncredited)
Love Before Breakfast (1936)
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Dr. Preston
Magnificent Obsession (1935)
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Desk Clerk Assistant (uncredited)
Rendezvous (1935)
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Federal Man
3 Kids and a Queen (1935)
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Mr. Walsh
Confidential (1935)
Movie
Parsons
His Night Out (1935)
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Streamline Express (1935)
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Inspector Kincaid
Trails of the Wild (1935)
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Fred Barton (uncredited)
Smart Girl (1935)
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James Spencer Halford (uncredited)
The Murder Man (1935)
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Johnny 'Full House' Corinti
The Headline Woman (1935)
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Dr. Harding
Private Worlds (1935)
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John C. Owen
Behind the Green Lights (1935)
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Mr. George S. Webster
Grand Old Girl (1935)
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J. Wellington Smythe
Bright Eyes (1934)
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Tyler
The Silver Streak (1934)
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Army Officer
Elinor Norton (1934)
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Nat Underwood
Call It Luck (1934)
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Gerald Mockby
Change of Heart (1934)
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Charles Browne
Love Past Thirty (1934)
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Doctor (uncredited)
This Side of Heaven (1934)
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Grenaker
Master of Men (1933)
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Wallace Morley / John Ebbetts
Her Splendid Folly (1933)
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Albert Valraine
Gigolettes of Paris (1933)
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Phil Norton
Dance, Girl, Dance (1933)
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Hubert Wayne
Arizona to Broadway (1933)
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Robert Kane
Jennie Gerhardt (1933)
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Member of Review Board (uncredited)
Bondage (1933)
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Capt. J.G. Randall
Kiss of Araby (1933)
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Murchison
Pleasure Cruise (1933)
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Wayne Winters
The Eleventh Commandment (1933)
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Larry 'Keyhole' Winston
High Gear (1933)
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Robert Carlton
Secrets (1933)
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Exl
Luxury Liner (1933)
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Sutherland
No Other Woman (1933)
Movie
Tim Reed
Self Defense (1932)
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The Husband
A Scarlet Week-End (1932)
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Val Lewis
The Unwritten Law (1932)
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District Attorney
Breach of Promise (1932)
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Trent Travers
Red Haired Alibi (1932)
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Joe Robson
Drifting Souls (1932)
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Byron Crosby
The Midnight Lady (1932)
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Mr. Pearson (uncredited)
Huddle (1932)
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Dr. Ray Everette
Strangers of the Evening (1932)
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Night Club Patron (uncredited)
The Wet Parade (1932)
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Jim Bennett
Hotel Continental (1932)
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Matthew Gray
A Private Scandal (1931)
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Frazer
Ladies of the Big House (1931)
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Tony
West of Broadway (1931)
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Military Prosecutor
Heartbreak (1931)
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Harry Cosden
Once a Lady (1931)
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Kemper (uncredited)
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931)
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Tony Rande
Wicked (1931)
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Ramon (uncredited)
Five and Ten (1931)
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Gilbert Morrell
Up Pops the Devil (1931)
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District Attorney Keeler
The Secret Six (1931)
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Major Sparks
Beyond Victory (1931)
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Carter Jerome
The Prodigal (1931)
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Normand (uncredited)
Inspiration (1931)
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Harry Blythe
The Cat Creeps (1930)
Movie
The Guide Nazir
Kismet (1930)
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William Jordan
Love Among the Millionaires (1930)
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Actor
Sweeping Against the Winds (1930)
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Ivan (uncredited)
The Divorcee (1930)
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Dick Hoyt
The Arizona Kid (1930)
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Lwen McDonald
The Furies (1930)
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George Green
The Very Idea (1929)
Movie
Edgar Trent
The Awful Truth (1929)
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Lt. Castleton
The Four Feathers (1929)
Movie
Carter
The Rescue (1929)
Movie
Phil Stanndish
Nothing to Wear (1928)
Movie
Dan
The Way of the Strong (1928)
Movie
Teddy
Should Tall Men Marry? (1928)
Movie
John Bruce
One Woman to Another (1927)
Movie
Lieutenant Donald Macready
The Great Mail Robbery (1927)
Movie
Spider O'Day
No Man's Law (1927)
Movie
Lord Mobray
Perch of the Devil (1927)
Movie
Prince Chevalier
Anything Once! (1927)
Movie
Jimmy Jessop, Paddy's Rich Beau
The Nickel-Hopper (1926)
Movie
John Morgan
Redheads Preferred (1926)
Movie
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Raggedy Rose (1926)
Movie
Matthew Young
Fools of Fashion (1926)
Movie
René de Lesperon
Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)
Movie
Robert Paget
Laddie (1926)
Movie
Humphrey Van Weyden
The Sea Wolf (1926)
Movie
Joe - Tom's Pal - a Fireman
The Last Alarm (1926)
Movie
Daniel Hammon
Queen o'Diamonds (1926)
Movie
Freddy the Chauffeur
The Red Kimona (1925)
Movie
Bob Westbrook
A Broadway Lady (1925)
Movie
Jimmy Evarts
Paint and Powder (1925)
Movie
Weadon Scott
White Fang (1925)
Movie
Dr. Paul Jackson
On Thin Ice (1925)
Movie
John Talbot
Locked Doors (1925)
Movie
Ned Fairweather
Hearts of Oak (1924)
Movie
James Sheridan Jr.
The Turmoil (1924)
Movie
Stephen O'Connell
Being Respectable (1924)
Movie
Bruce Norton
Tiger Rose (1923)
Movie
'Eggs' (Egbert Winslow)
Lights Out (1923)
Movie
Jim Hartigan
The Woman with Four Faces (1923)
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(uncredited)
Manslaughter (1922)
Movie
Frank Morton
Sherlock Brown (1922)
Movie
Robert Giffing
The Girl from Rocky Point (1922)
Movie
Clyde Van Ness
The Fourteenth Lover (1922)
Movie
Senior Surgical Interne
The Glorious Fool (1922)
Movie
Tom Manley
The Speed Girl (1921)
Movie
Stephen McLeod
The Old Nest (1921)
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Dick Vane
Extravagance (1921)
Movie
Master of Ceremonies at Party
The Man Who Had Everything (1920)
Movie
Casey's Brother
The Traffic Cop (1916)
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Harry Dennys
His Wife (1915)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1893-11-05
Deathday1964-10-06 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceNew Haven, United States of America
ChildrenLori March
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsTheodor von Eltz, Teddy von Eltz, Ted van Eltz, Theorore Von Eltz, Theo. Von Eltz, Theo Van Eltz
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