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Roland Totheroh(1890-1967)

  • Cinematographer
  • Actor
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Rollie Totheroh worked as cinematographer on Charles Chaplin's movies for over 30 years, right from the earliest shorts in 1915 to Monsieur Verdoux (1947), including all of Chaplin's masterpieces: The Kid (1921), The Gold Rush (1925), City Lights (1931), Modern Times (1936) and The Great Dictator (1940). Totheroh was the man with whom Chaplin had the longest working relationship, other than his brother Syd Chaplin.
BornNovember 29, 1890
DiedJune 18, 1967(76)
BornNovember 29, 1890
DiedJune 18, 1967(76)
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Charles Chaplin in The Gold Rush (1925)
The Gold Rush
8.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1925
Charles Chaplin in Modern Times (1936)
Modern Times
8.5
  • Cinematographer(as Rollie Totheroh)
  • 1936
Charles Chaplin in City Lights (1931)
City Lights
8.5
  • Cinematographer(as Rollie Totheroh)
  • 1931
Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard in The Great Dictator (1940)
The Great Dictator
8.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 1940

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • William Shakespeare, Roland Totheroh, Arthur Conan Doyle, Roland Joffé, Monteiro Lobato, Chris Menges, John Milton, Rex Steele, Karl Struss, André de la Varre, Luís Vaz de Camões, Dominique Mueller, Morten Rustad, Misti Bernard, Henrique Bouduard, Zarriah Rose, Emílio Goeldi, Monk Gaspar Carvajal, Master Pupunha, Santali Songs Tribal, Maíra Kellerman, Kanualú Kapaí Xingu, Wyrams Pantoja, Tanny Tissanee, Ogan Buda, Wang Zhecheng, Castro Alves, Brandon Li, and Bahai Tu in Voice of Land (2021)
    Voice of Land
    • cinematography
    • 2021
  • Audrey Long and Frank Sundström in Song of My Heart (1948)
    Song of My Heart
    3.7
    • director of photography
    • 1948
  • Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
    Monsieur Verdoux
    7.8
    • director of photography
    • 1947
  • The Chaplin Cavalcade (1941)
    The Chaplin Cavalcade
    7.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1941
  • Charles Chaplin in The Charlie Chaplin Festival (1941)
    The Charlie Chaplin Festival
    7.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1941
  • Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard in The Great Dictator (1940)
    The Great Dictator
    8.4
    • director of photography
    • 1940
  • Charlie Chaplin Carnival (1938)
    Charlie Chaplin Carnival
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1938
  • Charles Chaplin in Modern Times (1936)
    Modern Times
    8.5
    • photography (as Rollie Totheroh)
    • 1936
  • Charles Chaplin in City Lights (1931)
    City Lights
    8.5
    • photographer (as Rollie Totheroh)
    • 1931
  • Charles Chaplin in The Circus (1928)
    The Circus
    8.1
    • photography (as Rollie H. Totheroh)
    • 1928
  • Charles Chaplin in The Gold Rush (1925)
    The Gold Rush
    8.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925
  • Edna Purviance in A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
    A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
    6.9
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1923
  • The Pilgrim (1923)
    The Pilgrim
    7.2
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1923
  • Pay Day (1922)
    Pay Day
    7.4
    Short
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1922
  • Charles Chaplin in The Idle Class (1921)
    The Idle Class
    7.2
    Short
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1921

Actor

  • The Bachelor's Burglar
    Short
    • (as Rollie Totheroh)
    • 1915
  • Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson in The Making of Broncho Billy (1913)
    The Making of Broncho Billy
    6.6
    Short
    • (as Rollie Totheroh)
    • 1913
  • The Ranchman's Anniversary
    Short
    • (unconfirmed, as Rollie Totheroh)
    • 1912
  • The Tomboy on Bar Z
    4.6
    Short
    • Clerk (as Rollie Totheroh)
    • 1912

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Charles Chaplin and Claire Bloom in Limelight (1952)
    Limelight
    8.0
    • photographic consultant
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • R.H. Totheroh
  • Born
    • November 29, 1890
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • June 18, 1967
    • Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Marie Ione Shipman Totheroh1935 - September 13, 1943 (her death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother of writer Dan Totheroh.
  • Nickname
    • Rollie

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