Hugh Herbert
actor, director, writer
- Born:
- 1884-08-10, Binghamton, New York, USA
- Died:
- 1952-03-12, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Professions:
- actor, director, writer
Biography
Former stage actor and playwright - he wrote over 150 plays and vaudeville sketches - Hugh Herbert went, in the early 1930s to Hollywood, as a comedian. In the 1930s he worked mostly for Warner Bros., impersonating often eccentric millionaires, tycoons and dimwitted professors. In a few movies he collaborated on the screenplays, e.g. on "Gold Diggers of 1935" and "Hit Parade of 1941".
Filmography
In the vault (46)
