15 Facts About Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert was an American motion picture comedian.

Hugh Herbert began his career in vaudeville and wrote more than 150 plays and sketches.

The advent of talking pictures brought stage-trained actors to Hollywood, and Herbert soon became a popular movie comedian.

Hugh Herbert developed his own unique screen personality, complete with a silly giggle, and this new character caught on quickly.

Hugh Herbert was frequently featured in Warner Brothers films of the 1930s, including Bureau of Missing Persons, Footlight Parade, Dames, Fog Over Frisco, Fashions of 1934, and Gold Diggers of 1935, as well as A Midsummer Night's Dream, a film adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

In 1939, Hugh Herbert signed with Universal Pictures, where, as at Warners, he played supporting roles in major films and leading roles in minor ones.

Hugh Herbert joined Columbia Pictures in 1943 and became a familiar face in short subjects, with the same actors and directors who made the Stooges shorts.

Hugh Herbert continued to star in these comedies for the remainder of his life.

Hugh Herbert wrote six screenplays, co-wrote the screenplays for the films Lights of New York and Second Wife, and contributed to The Great Gabbo and others.

Hugh Herbert acted in three films co-written by the much more prolific screenwriter F Hugh Herbert: Fashions of 1934, We're in the Money and Colleen.

Hugh Herbert directed one film, Hugh Herbert Knew Women.

Hugh Herbert has a star at 6251 Hollywood Boulevard on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Hugh Herbert was married to Rose Epstein, who was known by the name Anita Pam.

Hugh Herbert died on March 12,1952, at age 66 from cardiovascular disease in North Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Hugh Herbert is featured in the Warner Brothers short subject Double or Nothing as his brother Hugh's movie double.