Hugh Herbert
ActorWriterDirector
- Born
- August 10, 1884
- Died
- March 12, 1952
- Awards
- 1 wins, 1 nominations
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…
Biography
Director
 He Knew Women(1930) |
Writer
 The Sin Ship(1931) |
| He Knew Women(1930) |
 Second Wife(1930) |
 The Great Gabbo(1929) |
| Mind Your Business(1928) |
Actor
| The Gink at the Sink(1952)as Hugh |
 Trouble in-Laws(1951)as Hugh Herbert |
 Havana Rose(1951)as Filbert Fillmore |
| Woo-Woo Blues(1951)as Hugh Herbert |
| Hollywood Theatre Time(1950) |
Script and Continuity Department
| The Great Gabbo(1929) |
Additional Crew
 Danger Lights(1930) |
Soundtrack
 The Villain Still Pursued Her(1940) |
 Marry the Girl(1937) |
 The Singing Marine(1937) |
 We Went to College(1936) |
 Colleen(1936) |
Self
 Four Star Revue(1950)as Self |
 The Ken Murray Show(1950)as Self |
 The Milton Berle Show(1948)as Self - Actor, Self - Comic Actor |
 The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter(1950)as Self - Comic Actor |
 Celebrity Time(1948)as Self - panelist |
Archive Footage
 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood(2008)as Chinaman, Bowers |
| Big Breakdowns: Hollywood Bloopers of the 1930s(1991)as Self |
 Bob Hope's World of Comedy(1976)as Tribute Montage |
 Hollywood and the Stars(1963)as Self |
 Columbia Laff Hour(1956) |
Known for
Photos 201
Credit Score: Hugh Herbert
| # | Name | Score | Year | Win | Nom | Known | ★ | Wins | Noms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Great Waltz | 6.50 | 1938 | • | 6.4 | 1 | 3 | 1468 | ||
| 2 | Hellzapoppin' | 4.88 | 1941 | • | 7.4 | 0 | 1 | 3920 | ||
| 3 | Hello, Sucker | 3.25 | 1941 | • | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 4 | The Black Cat | 3.25 | 1941 | • | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 2425 | ||
| 5 | Goodbye Again | 3.25 | 1933 | • | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 731 | ||
| 6 | There's One Born Every Minute | 3.09 | 1942 | • | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 212 | ||
| 7 | Sh! The Octopus | 3.09 | 1937 | • | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 754 | ||
| 8 | Dames | 2.50 | 1934 | • | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 2683 | ||
| 9 | Wonder Bar | 2.50 | 1934 | • | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 799 | ||
| 10 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | 2.00 | 1935 | 6.8 | 2 | 4 | 4188 |