Biography
He was born in San Francisco, California on November 29, 1890 to John Edgar Totheroh and Emma Gertrude Ashman. His brother was the writer Dan Totheroh (1894-1976). He began his film career at the Essanay Studios, Essanay Film Manufacturing Company. He married and had a son, actor Jack Totheroh (1914-2011). He died on June 18, 1967 in Los Angeles, California.Legacy
Totheroh was portrayed in the film ''Chaplin (film), Chaplin'' by David Duchovny.Selected filmography
: ''* indicates a non-Chaplin film.'' * ''The Floorwalker'' (1916 short) (with William C. Foster) * ''The Fireman (1916 film), The Fireman'' (1916 short) (with William C. Foster) * ''The Vagabond (1916 film), The Vagabond'' (1916 short) (with William C. Foster) * ''One A.M. (1916 film), One A.M.'' (1916 short) (with William C. Foster) * ''The Count (film), The Count'' (1916 short) (with George C. Zalibra) * ''The Pawnshop'' (1916 short) (with William C. Foster) * ''Behind the Screen'' (1916 short) (with George C. Zalibra) * ''The Rink (film), The Rink'' (1916 short) (with George C. Zalibra) * ''Easy Street (1917 film), Easy Street'' (1917 short) (with George C. Zalibra) * ''The Cure (1917 film), The Cure'' (1917 short) (with George C. Zalibra) * ''The Immigrant (1917 film), The Immigrant'' (1917 short) (with George C. Zalibra) * ''The Adventurer (1917 film), The Adventurer'' (1917 short) (with George C. Zalibra) * ''A Dog's Life'' (1918 short) * ''Shoulder Arms'' (1918 short) * ''Sunnyside (film), Sunnyside'' (1919 short) * ''The Professor (1919 film), The Professor'' (1919 unfinished short) * ''A Day's Pleasure'' (1919 short) * ''The Kid (1921 film), The Kid'' (1921) * ''The Idle Class'' (1921 short) * ''Pay Day (1922 film), Pay Day'' (1922 short) * ''A Woman of Paris'' (1923) (with Jack Wilson) * ''The Gold Rush'' (1925) * ''The Circus (1928 film), The Circus'' (1928) * ''City Lights'' (1931) (with Gordon Pollock) * ''Modern Times (film), Modern Times'' (1936) (with Ira H. Morgan) * ''The Great Dictator'' (1940) (with Karl Struss) * ''Monsieur Verdoux'' (1947) (with an uncredited Curt Courant) * ''Song of My Heart''* (1948) * ''Limelight (1952 film), Limelight'' (1952) (credited to Karl Struss; "photographic consultant" only)References
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