Theodore von Eltz: movies and TV shows
Theodore von Eltz has 203 credits in the archive: 200 films and 3 TV series, from 1915 to 1957. Highest rated: The Big Sleep (7.6/10).
Career timeline
1915 – 1957 · busiest year: 1933 (14 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | The Unholy Wife | McNeil (uncredited) | Film | 4.7 | 63 |
| 1956 | Telephone Time | TV | 6.5 | 62 | |
| 1956 | The Animal World | Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1953 | Raiders of the Seven Seas | Sultan's Chancellor | Film | 6.1 | 59 |
| 1953 | The Sea Around Us | Commentator (voice) (as Theodor Von Eltz) | Film | 6.1 | 59 |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Henry Dunn | TV | 7.2 | 58 |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | TV | 5.3 | 57 | |
| 1951 | Painting the Clouds with Sunshine | Whiteside (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1950 | Trial Without Jury | Philip Mannings (as Theodor von Eltz) | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1948 | Devil's Cargo | Thomas Mallon | Film | 5.9 | 54 |
| 1947 | The Hucksters | Radio Voice (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1946 | The Big Sleep | Arthur Gwynn Geiger (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 52 |
| 1945 | Rhapsody in Blue | Foley | Film | 6.6 | 51 |
| 1945 | Saratoga Trunk | Hotel Manager (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1944 | Since You Went Away | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1944 | The Unwritten Code | Major Spencer (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 50 |
| 1944 | Hollywood Canteen | Canteen Director (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 50 |
| 1944 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Officer (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1944 | Bermuda Mystery | Lee Cooper | Film | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1944 | Follow the Boys | William Barrett (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 50 |
| 1943 | Air Force | First Lieutenant (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1943 | Flight for Freedom | Cmdr. George (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 1943 | Quiet Please, Murder | Lucas | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1942 | Stand by for Action | Commander (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam | Dr. Elsworth (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 48 |
| 1942 | A Tragedy at Midnight | Third Charles Miller (uncredited) | Film | 5.2 | 48 |
| 1942 | The Man in the Trunk | Theodore Swann | Film | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1941 | Sergeant York | Prison Camp Commander (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 47 |
| 1941 | I'll Wait for You | Cassell | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery | Jim Ritter | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1941 | A Shot in the Dark | George Kilpatrick | Film | 5.7 | 47 |
| 1941 | The Great Man's Lady | Hank Allen (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1941 | Play Girl | Mr. Hunter (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1941 | Life with Henry | Mr. Rappaport (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1940 | Kitty Foyle | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1940 | Little Old New York | Washington Irving | Film | 5.3 | 46 |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Dr. Kraus | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1940 | The Saint Takes Over | Shipboard Card Cheat | Film | 6.7 | 46 |
| 1940 | A Dispatch from Reuters | Actor in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1940 | The Son of Monte Cristo | Captain | Film | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1940 | The Great Plane Robbery | Rod Brothers | Film | 9.0 | 46 |
| 1940 | Teddy the Rough Rider | William Loeb | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1940 | The Old Swimmin' Hole | William Baker, Grandpa's Lawyer | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1939 | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1939 | Fifth Avenue Girl | Terwilliger | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1939 | They Made Her a Spy | Col. Marvin Page | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1939 | The Sun Never Sets | Delafons | Film | 5.5 | 45 |
| 1939 | The Night of Nights | John (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1939 | Legion of Lost Flyers | Bill Desert | Film | 5.0 | 45 |
| 1939 | Full Confession | Prosecutor (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1939 | Inside Story | Whitey | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1939 | Pardon Our Nerve | Lucky Carson | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1939 | Persons in Hiding | Attorney Jenson (uncredited) | Film | 3.8 | 45 |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette | Officer in Entrance Hall (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 44 |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Marco Polo | Venetian Business Man (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1938 | I Am the Law | Martin - Club Owner (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 44 |
| 1938 | Letter of Introduction | First Doctor (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1938 | Smashing the Rackets | Howard Ellis | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1938 | Blondes at Work | District Attorney | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1938 | Delinquent Parents | Carson | Film | 7.3 | 44 |
| 1937 | Topper | Hotel Manager | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1937 | Stage Door | Elsworth (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1937 | The Emperor's Candlesticks | Adjutant to Prince Johann (uncredited) | Film | 4.9 | 43 |
| 1937 | Clarence | Tobias | Film | 9.0 | 43 |
| 1937 | Fight for Your Lady | Wrestling Spectator (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 43 |
| 1937 | Criminal Lawyer | Larkin's Attorney (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1937 | Under Cover of Night | John Lamont | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1937 | Jim Hanvey, Detective | Dunn | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1937 | Stand-In | Studio Actor in "Sex and Satan" Movie | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1937 | The Firefly | Captain Pierlot (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1937 | The Westland Case | Robert Westland | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1937 | Sea Devils | Court Martial Prosecutor (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1937 | Youth on Parole | Public Defender | Film | 3.9 | 43 |
| 1937 | California Straight Ahead | James Gifford | Film | 5.8 | 43 |
| 1936 | The Road to Glory | Major | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1936 | Suzy | Revue Producer | Film | 5.9 | 42 |
| 1936 | Mind Your Own Business | District Attorney Adams | Film | 10.0 | 42 |
| 1936 | Beloved Enemy | Sean O'Brian | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1936 | Under Your Spell | Cynthia's Lawyer (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1936 | Adventure in Manhattan | John Ridley - Henchman (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1936 | High Tension | Noble Harrison | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| 1936 | Sinner Take All | David Lampier | Film | 4.9 | 42 |
| 1936 | Below the Deadline | Flash Ackroyd | Film | 4.9 | 42 |
| 1936 | Ticket to Paradise | George Small | Film | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1936 | Love Before Breakfast | Clerk (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1936 | A Man Betrayed | Burns | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1936 | I Cover Chinatown | Clark Duryea | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1935 | 3 Kids and a Queen | Federal Man | Film | 6.8 | 41 |
| 1935 | The Murder Man | James Spencer Halford (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 41 |
| 1935 | Behind the Green Lights | John C. Owen | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1935 | Magnificent Obsession | Dr. Preston | Film | 7.4 | 41 |
| 1935 | Trails of the Wild | Inspector Kincaid, RCMP | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1935 | Rendezvous | Desk Clerk Assistant (uncredited) | Film | 4.9 | 41 |
| 1935 | Private Worlds | Dr. Harding | Film | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1935 | His Night Out | Parsons | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1935 | Confidential | Mr. Walsh | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1935 | Grand Old Girl | Mr. George S. Webster | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1935 | Smart Girl | Fred Barton (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1935 | The Headline Woman | Johnny 'Full House' Corinti | Film | 4.6 | 41 |
| 1935 | Streamline Express | Film | 6.0 | 41 | |
| 1934 | Bright Eyes | J. Wellington Smythe | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1934 | This Side of Heaven | Doctor (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1934 | Change of Heart | Gerald Mockby | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1934 | Call It Luck | Nat Underwood | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1934 | Elinor Norton | Army Officer | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1934 | The Silver Streak | Tyler | Film | 6.9 | 40 |
| 1934 | Love Past Thirty | Charles Brown | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1933 | Luxury Liner | Exl | Film | 7.2 | 39 |
| 1933 | Bondage | Member of Review Board (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1933 | Secrets | Robert Carlton | Film | 5.2 | 39 |
| 1933 | Arizona to Broadway | Hubert Wayne | Film | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1933 | Gigolettes of Paris | Albert Valraine | Film | 5.7 | 39 |
| 1933 | Her Splendid Folly | Wallace Morley / John Ebbetts | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1933 | Jennie Gerhardt | Robert Kane | Film | 5.7 | 39 |
| 1933 | Pleasure Cruise | Murchison | Film | 6.2 | 39 |
| 1933 | The Eleventh Commandment | Wayne Winters | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1933 | Kiss of Araby | Capt. J. G. Randall | Film | 4.0 | 39 |
| 1933 | Master of Men | Grenaker | Film | 9.0 | 39 |
| 1933 | No Other Woman | Sutherland | Film | 5.1 | 39 |
| 1933 | Dance, Girl, Dance | Phil Norton | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1933 | High Gear | Larry 'Keyhole' Winston | Film | 5.8 | 39 |
| 1932 | Huddle | Mr. Pearson (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1932 | The Wet Parade | Night Club Patron (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 38 |
| 1932 | Strangers of the Evening | Dr. Ray Everette | Film | 5.1 | 38 |
| 1932 | Red Haired Alibi | Trent Travers | Film | 4.8 | 38 |
| 1932 | A Scarlet Week-End | The Husband | Film | 3.7 | 38 |
| 1932 | The Midnight Lady | Byron Crosby | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1932 | Hotel Continental | Jim Bennett | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1932 | The Unwritten Law | Val Lewis | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1932 | Breach of Promise | District Attorney | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1932 | Self Defense | Tim Reed | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1932 | Drifting Souls | Joe Robson | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1931 | Susan Lenox | Kemper (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 37 |
| 1931 | Up Pops the Devil | Gilbert Morrell | Film | 5.0 | 37 |
| 1931 | The Secret Six | District Attorney Keeler | Film | 5.6 | 37 |
| 1931 | Ladies of the Big House | Frazer | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1931 | Five and Ten | Ramon (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 37 |
| 1931 | Heartbreak | Military Prosecutor | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1931 | Inspiration | Normand (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 37 |
| 1931 | West of Broadway | Tony (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 37 |
| 1931 | Beyond Victory | Major Sparks | Film | 9.0 | 37 |
| 1931 | Once a Lady | Harry Cosden | Film | 4.6 | 37 |
| 1931 | Wicked | Tony Rande | Film | 5.5 | 37 |
| 1931 | The Prodigal | Carter Jerome | Film | 4.0 | 37 |
| 1931 | A Private Scandal | Matthew Gray | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1930 | Love Among the Millionaires | William Jordan | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1930 | Kismet | The Guide Nazir | Film | 4.0 | 36 |
| 1930 | Sweeping Against the Winds | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1930 | The Cat Creeps | Harry Blythe | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1930 | The Arizona Kid | Dick Hoyt | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1930 | The Furies | Lwen McDonald | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1929 | The Voice of the Storm | Franklin Wells | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1929 | The Four Feathers | Lt. Castleton | Film | 5.0 | 35 |
| 1929 | The Very Idea | George Green | Film | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1929 | The Rescue | Carter | Film | 7.5 | 35 |
| 1929 | The Awful Truth | Edgar Trent | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1928 | Should Tall Men Marry? | Teddy | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1928 | The Way of the Strong | Dan | Film | 8.3 | 34 |
| 1928 | Life's Mockery | Wade Fullerton | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1928 | Nothing to Wear | Phil Standish | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1927 | One Woman to Another | John Bruce | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1927 | The Great Mail Robbery | Lieutenant Donald Macready | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1927 | No Man's Law | Spider O'Day | Film | 7.3 | 33 |
| 1927 | Perch of the Devil | Lord Mobray | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1927 | Anything Once! | Prince Chevalier | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1926 | His New York Wife | Philip Thorne | Film | 10.0 | 32 |
| 1926 | Bardelys the Magnificent | René de Lesperon | Film | 7.4 | 32 |
| 1926 | The Sea Wolf | Humphrey Van Weyden | Film | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1926 | The Last Alarm | Joe | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1926 | Raggedy Rose | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 32 |
| 1926 | A Desperate Moment | Captain John Reynolds | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1926 | Laddie | Robert Paget | Film | 9.0 | 32 |
| 1926 | The Nickel-Hopper | Jimmy Jessop | Film | 7.5 | 32 |
| 1926 | Queen o'Diamonds | Daniel Hammon | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1926 | Fools of Fashion | Matthew Young | Film | 9.0 | 32 |
| 1926 | Redheads Preferred | John Morgan | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1925 | The Thoroughbred | Robert Bemis | Film | 10.0 | 31 |
| 1925 | On Thin Ice | Dr. Paul Jackson | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1925 | The Red Kimona | Freddy the Chauffeur | Film | 5.8 | 31 |
| 1925 | The Sporting Chance | Robert Selby | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1925 | A Broadway Lady | Bob Westbrook | Film | 9.0 | 31 |
| 1925 | White Fang | Weadon Scott | Film | 9.0 | 31 |
| 1925 | Paint and Powder | Jimmy Evarts | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1925 | Locked Doors | John Talbot | Film | 3.3 | 31 |
| 1924 | Hearts of Oak | Ned Fairweather | Film | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1924 | The Turmoil | James Sheridan Jr. | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1924 | Being Respectable | Stephen O'Connell | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1924 | The Breaking Point | Fred Gregory | Film | — | 30 |
| 1923 | Can a Woman Love Twice? | Thomas Jefferson Grant | Film | 10.0 | 29 |
| 1923 | The Woman with Four Faces | Jim Hartigan | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1923 | Tiger Rose | Bruce Norton | Film | 5.4 | 29 |
| 1923 | Lights Out | 'Eggs' (Egbert Winslow) | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1922 | Sherlock Brown | Frank Morton | Film | 9.0 | 28 |
| 1922 | The Girl from Rocky Point | Robert Giffing | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1922 | Manslaughter | (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 28 |
| 1922 | The Fourteenth Lover | Clyde Van Ness | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1922 | The Glorious Fool | Senior Surgical Interne | Film | 10.0 | 28 |
| 1921 | Extravagance | Dick Vane | Film | 9.0 | 27 |
| 1921 | The Speed Girl | Tom Manley | Film | 10.0 | 27 |
| 1921 | The Old Nest | Stephen McLeod | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1920 | The Man Who Had Everything | Master of Ceremonies at Party | Film | 6.4 | 26 |
| 1916 | The Traffic Cop | Casey's Brother | Film | 9.0 | 22 |
| 1915 | His Wife | Harry Dennys | Film | — | 21 |