The Great Dane was one of only three (with Mabel Normand and Roscoe Arbuckle) of the studio's stars whose name appeared in the title of a film (Teddy at the Throttle).
He performed chiefly in Sennett comedies, but he also appeared in dramatic films including Stella Maris (1918), The Strangers' Banquet (1922) and A Boy of Flanders (1924).
[1]: 549 According to film crews and fellow cast members, Teddy behaved on set as professionally as any human actor.
[4][5] Owned and trained by Joseph E. Simkins, Teddy weighed 145 pounds (66 kg) and stood 42 inches (110 cm) tall.
[1]: 76, 549 He died May 17, 1925, aged 14, at Simkins's home in Hollywood.