- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRoland Herbert Totheroh
- Nickname
- Rollie
- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Silas Mayfield
- SpousesMarie Ione Shipman Totheroh(1935 - September 13, 1943) (her death)Ida Totheroh(1914 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)
- Brother of writer Dan Totheroh.
- Met Charles Chaplin while working with the Essanay company in Niles, California, where he was appearing in westerns with Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson.
- Father of Jack Totheroh.
- Member of The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).
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