Theodore von Eltz

Theodore von Eltz

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Biography by Hal Erickson

The son of a Yale language professor, actor Theodore Von Eltz was all geared up for a medical career when he succumbed to the siren song of the theatre. Starting his New York stage career at age 19, Von Eltz became a popular silent film leading man in the '20s. He eased into character roles in the talkie era, and also began appearing with regularity on radio. From 1954 through 1955, Von Eltz played Father Barbour on the TV version of the long-running radio soap opera One Man's Family. One of Theodore Von Eltz' last assignments was as narrator of the 1956 documentary film, Animal World.

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Theodore von Eltz was born on Sunday, 5 November 1893 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. His full name at birth was Julius Theodore von Eltz. He was best known as an actor. Eltz's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Tuesday, 6 October 1964 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, at the age of 70. He was 5' 11" (180 cm) tall. His zodiac star sign was Scorpio.

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Julius Theodore von Eltz
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5 November 1893
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New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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6 October 1964
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Woodland Hills, Los Angeles,
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Emphysema
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Theodore von Eltz is known for his role in the film Love Among the Millionaires (1930) as William Jordan.

He is also known for his role in the film The Divorcee (1930) as Ivan (uncredited).

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