Roland Totheroh
Roland "Rollie" Totheroh (born November 29, 1890 in San Francisco , California , † June 18, 1967 in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California) was an American cameraman .
Life
Prior to his film career, he was a cartoonist for a San Francisco newspaper and an amateur baseball player. In 1910 he was hired by the production company Essanay as a cameraman.
Roland Totheroh was Charlie Chaplin's cameraman for his films for over 35 years . Their collaboration began in 1915 and ended in 1952 when Chaplin left Hollywood and the United States. Then Totheroh retired.
His brother Dan Totheroh (1894-1976) was a screenwriter and his son Jack Totheroh (1914-2011) played in several films as a child and later worked as a teacher.
Filmography (selection)
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literature
- Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 8: T - Z. David Tomlinson - Theo Zwierski. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 19.
- David Robinson: Chaplin. His life His art. Diogenes, Zurich 1989, ISBN 3-257-01801-1 .
Web links
- Roland Totheroh in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Totheroh, Roland |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Totheroh, Rollie; Totheroh, Roland H. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco , California , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1967 |
| Place of death | Hollywood , Los Angeles , California |