Theodore Roberts
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Theodore Roberts (b. October 8, 1861 in San Francisco, California - d. December 14, 1928 in Hollywood, California) was a movie and stage actor.
Son of a sea captain and before going into movies, Roberts was a veteran stage actor since 1880. Often referred to as the "Grand Duke of Hollywood," Roberts was once a regular of the Cecil B. DeMille team and appeared in twenty-three DeMille films, and is best remembered, to the majority of audiences, in his role as Moses in the 1923 version of "The Ten Commandments." A well-loved actor, his funeral in Westlake Park was attended by nearly 2,000 people, including fans and family. However, Roberts felt so much bitterness in his heart for his near relatives that he bequeathed his estate to a nephew (a commercial illustrator) in New York. The estate was valued at almost $20,000, including a yacht, that was valued at $10,000. Several of Roberts' personal items were left to his brothers and friends William DeMille and Cecil B. DeMille. Roberts once claimed that during the worst times of his life, no one in his family offered a word of sympathy of any help. His only request was that he be laid to rest next to his wife Florence Smythe, who passed away in 1925. Roberts died from uremic poisoning.
