Theodore Newton was born on August 4, 1904 in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA. A wavy-haired actor, he was in second leads for Warner Brothers from 1933. He later appeared in B-pictures at Monogram and RKO, before resuming theatrical work in 1935. Prolific on Broadway from 1928, including the long-running hit plays "Dead End" (1935-1937) and "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (1939-1941). After ten years, returned to the screen in character parts, often as authority figures. He was known for Jalna (1935), The World Changes (1933) and Let's Try Again (1934). He was married to Emily Lawrence and Alexandrina (Drina) Hill. He died on February 28, 1963 in Hollywood, California.