Roland Herbert Totheroh (November 29, 1890 – June 18, 1967) was an American

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

most notable for being the regular cameraman on the films of

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered o ...

. He worked with Chaplin from 1915 until the 1940s in over 30 films. He was often billed as Rollie Totheroh.

Biography

He was born in

San Francisco, California San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...

, 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 Essanay Studios, officially the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, was an early American film, motion picture movie studio, studio. The studio was founded in 1907 in Chicago by George Kirke Spoor and Broncho Billy Anderson, Gilbert M. Anderson, ...

Film Manufacturing Company. He married and had a son, actor Jack Totheroh (1914-2011). He died on June 18, 1967, in

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

Legacy

Totheroh was portrayed in the film ''

Chaplin Chaplin may refer to: People * Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977), English comedy film actor and director * Chaplin (name), other people named Chaplin Films * ''Unknown Chaplin'' (1983) * Chaplin (film), ''Chaplin'' (film) (1992) * Chaplin (2011 fi ...

'' by

David Duchovny David William Duchovny ( ; born ) is an American actor, writer, and musician. He received his breakthrough with the role of Fox Mulder in The X-Files franchise, earning Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards a ...

Selected filmography

: ''* indicates a non-Chaplin film.'' * ''

The Floorwalker ''The Floorwalker'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film, Charlie Chaplin's first Mutual Film Corporation film. The film stars Chaplin, in his traditional Tramp persona, as a customer who creates chaos in a department store and becomes ina ...

'' (1916 short) (with William C. Foster) * '' The Fireman'' (1916 short) (with William C. Foster) * '' The Vagabond'' (1916 short) (with William C. Foster) * '' One A.M.'' (1916 short) (with William C. Foster) * '' 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'' (1916 short) (with George C. Zalibra) * '' Easy Street'' (1917 short) (with George C. Zalibra) * ''

The Cure The Cure are an English Rock music, rock band formed in Crawley in 1976 by Robert Smith (musician), Robert Smith (vocals, guitar) and Lol Tolhurst (drums). The band's current line-up comprises Smith, Perry Bamonte (guitar and keyboards), Reev ...

'' (1917 short) (with George C. Zalibra) * '' The Immigrant'' (1917 short) (with George C. Zalibra) * '' The Adventurer'' (1917 short) (with George C. Zalibra) * ''

A Dog's Life '' Dog's Life'' is a 2003 video game for the Sony PlayStation 2. Dog's Life or A Dog's Life may refer to: Music *"A Dog's Life", a song by Nina Nastasia, from the album ''Dogs'' *"Dog's Life", a song by eels from the '' Welcome to Woop Woop'' so ...

'' (1918 short) * '' Shoulder Arms'' (1918 short) * '' Sunnyside'' (1919 short) * '' The Professor'' (1919 unfinished short) * '' A Day's Pleasure'' (1919 short) * '' The Kid'' (1921) * '' The Idle Class'' (1921 short) * '' Pay Day'' (1922 short) * '' A Woman of Paris'' (1923) (with Jack Wilson) * ''

The Gold Rush ''The Gold Rush'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The film also stars Chaplin in his The Tramp, Little Tramp persona, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray (actor), Tom Murray, Henry Ber ...

'' (1925) * '' The Circus'' (1928) * ''

City Lights ''City Lights'' is a 1931 American synchronized sound film, sound romance film, romantic comedy drama, comedy-drama film written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a ...

'' (1931) (with Gordon Pollock) * '' Modern Times'' (1936) (with Ira H. Morgan) * ''

The Great Dictator ''The Great Dictator'' is a 1940 American political satire black comedy film written, directed, produced by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. Having been the only Hollywood filmmaker to continue to make silent films well into the period of sound f ...

'' (1940) (with Karl Struss) * ''

Monsieur Verdoux ''Monsieur Verdoux'' is a 1947 American black comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, who plays a bigamist wife killer inspired by serial killer Henri Désiré Landru. The supporting cast includes Martha Raye, William Frawley, and ...

'' (1947) (with an uncredited Curt Courant) * '' Song of My Heart''* (1948) * ''

Limelight Limelight (also known as Drummond light or calcium light)James R. Smith (2004). ''San Francisco's Lost Landmarks'', Quill Driver Books. is a non-electric type of stage lighting that was once used in theatres and music halls. An intense illum ...

'' (1952) (credited to Karl Struss; "photographic consultant" only)

References

External links

*
Roland Totheroh
at Find a Grave {{DEFAULTSORT:Totheroh, Roland 1890 births 1967 deaths American cinematographers Burials at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery People from San Francisco