Filmography
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Known For
Sh! The Octopus Kelly (1937) -
The Black Cat Mr. Penny (1941) -
He Knew Women Writer (1930) -
Known For
The Great Waltz Hofbauer (1938) -
Actor
The Gink at the Sink Hugh (1952) -
Trouble in-Laws Hugh Herbert (1951)
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Havana Rose Filbert Fillmore (1951) -
Woo-Woo Blues Hugh Herbert (1951)
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Hollywood Theatre Time (1950) -
A Slip and a Miss Hugh Herbert (1950)
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One Shivery Night Hugh (1950)
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Super Wolf Aunt Fanny / Dave McGurk alias Dave the Drip (1949) -
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend Doctor (1949) -
Trapped by a Blonde Hugh (1949) -
![A Pinch in Time]( "A Pinch in Time")
A Pinch in Time Hugh Herbert (1948) -
![A Song Is Born]( "A Song Is Born")
A Song Is Born Professor Twingle (1948) -
![The Girl from Manhattan]( "The Girl from Manhattan")
The Girl from Manhattan Aaron Goss (1948) -
![One Touch of Venus]( "One Touch of Venus")
One Touch of Venus Mercury (1948) -
![So This Is New York]( "So This Is New York")
So This Is New York Mr. Trumbult (1948) -
Tall, Dark and Gruesome Hugh Sherlock, playwright (1948)
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![On Our Merry Way]( "On Our Merry Way")
On Our Merry Way Eli Hobbs (1948) -
Should Husbands Marry? Hugh (1947)
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![Blondie in the Dough]( "Blondie in the Dough")
Blondie in the Dough Llewellyn Simmons (1947) -
![Nervous Shakedown]( "Nervous Shakedown")
Nervous Shakedown Mr. Penn (1947) -
![Hot Heir]( "Hot Heir")
Hot Heir Hugh Herbert (1947) -
![Honeymoon Blues]( "Honeymoon Blues")
Honeymoon Blues Hugh 'Hughie' Herbert (1946) -
![Get Along Little Zombie]( "Get Along Little Zombie")
Get Along Little Zombie Hugh (1946) -
When the Wife's Away Hugh (1946)
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![One Way to Love]( "One Way to Love")
One Way to Love Eustace P. Trumble (1946) -
![The Mayor's Husband]( "The Mayor's Husband")
The Mayor's Husband Hugh Herbert (1945) -
Wife Decoy Hughie Hawkins (1945)
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![Woo, Woo!]( "Woo, Woo!")
Woo, Woo! Hugh (1945) -
![Music for Millions]( "Music for Millions")
Music for Millions Uncle Ferdinand (1944) -
![A Knight and a Blonde]( "A Knight and a Blonde")
A Knight and a Blonde Hugh (1944) -
![Ever Since Venus]( "Ever Since Venus")
Ever Since Venus P.G. Grimble (1944) -
![Kismet]( "Kismet")
Kismet Feisal (1944) -
His Hotel Sweet Hugh 'Hughie' Herbert (1944)
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Oh, Baby! Elmer 'Picklepuss' Burns (1944)
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![Who's Hugh?]( "Who's Hugh?")
Who's Hugh? Hugh Herbert (1943) -
![Pitchin' in the Kitchen]( "Pitchin' in the Kitchen")
Pitchin' in the Kitchen Adam Spiggott (1943) -
![Stage Door Canteen]( "Stage Door Canteen")
Stage Door Canteen Hugh Herbert (1943) -
![It's a Great Life]( "It's a Great Life")
It's a Great Life Timothy Brewster (1943) -
![Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch]( "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch")
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Marcus Throckmorton (1942) -
![There's One Born Every Minute]( "There's One Born Every Minute")
There's One Born Every Minute Lemuel P. Twine / Abner Twine (1942) -
![You're Telling Me]( "You're Telling Me")
You're Telling Me Hubert Abercrombie Gumm (1942) -
![Don't Get Personal]( "Don't Get Personal")
Don't Get Personal Elmer Whippet / Oscar Whippet (1942) -
![Hellzapoppin']( "Hellzapoppin'")
Hellzapoppin' Quimby (1941) -
![Badlands of Dakota]( "Badlands of Dakota")
Badlands of Dakota Rocky Plummer (1941) -
![Hello, Sucker]( "Hello, Sucker")
Hello, Sucker Hubert Worthington Clippe (1941) -
![The Black Cat]( "The Black Cat")
The Black Cat Mr. Penny (1941) -
![Meet the Chump]( "Meet the Chump")
Meet the Chump Hugh Mansfield (1941) -
![Slightly Tempted]( "Slightly Tempted")
Slightly Tempted Professor Ross (1940) -
![Hit Parade of 1941]( "Hit Parade of 1941")
Hit Parade of 1941 Ferdinand Farraday (1940) -
![The Villain Still Pursued Her]( "The Villain Still Pursued Her")
The Villain Still Pursued Her Frederick Healy (1940) -
![A Little Bit of Heaven]( "A Little Bit of Heaven")
A Little Bit of Heaven Pop Loring (1940) -
![Private Affairs]( "Private Affairs")
Private Affairs Angus McPherson (1940) -
![La Conga Nights]( "La Conga Nights")
La Conga Nights Henry I. Dibble Jr. / Faith Dibble (1940) -
![Little Accident]( "Little Accident")
Little Accident Herbert Pearson (1939) -
![Eternally Yours]( "Eternally Yours")
Eternally Yours Benton (1939) -
![The Lady's from Kentucky]( "The Lady's from Kentucky")
The Lady's from Kentucky Mousey Johnson (1939) -
![The Family Next Door]( "The Family Next Door")
The Family Next Door George Pierce (1939) -
![The Great Waltz]( "The Great Waltz")
The Great Waltz Hofbauer (1938) -
![Four's a Crowd]( "Four's a Crowd")
Four's a Crowd Jenkins (1938) -
![Men Are Such Fools]( "Men Are Such Fools")
Men Are Such Fools Harvey Bates (1938) -
![Gold Diggers in Paris]( "Gold Diggers in Paris")
Gold Diggers in Paris Maurice Giraud (1938) -
![Hollywood Hotel]( "Hollywood Hotel")
Hollywood Hotel Chester Marshall (1937) -
![Sh! The Octopus]( "Sh! The Octopus")
Sh! The Octopus Kelly (1937) -
![The Perfect Specimen]( "The Perfect Specimen")
The Perfect Specimen Killigrew Shaw (1937) -
![Marry the Girl]( "Marry the Girl")
Marry the Girl John B. Radway (1937) -
![The Singing Marine]( "The Singing Marine")
The Singing Marine Aeneas Phinney / Clarissa (1937) -
![A Day at Santa Anita]( "A Day at Santa Anita")
A Day at Santa Anita Hugh Herbert (1937) -
![That Man's Here Again]( "That Man's Here Again")
That Man's Here Again Thomas J. Jesse (1937) -
![Top of the Town]( "Top of the Town")
Top of the Town Hubert (1937) -
![Sing Me a Love Song]( "Sing Me a Love Song")
Sing Me a Love Song Siegfried Hammerschlag (1936) -
![Love Begins at 20]( "Love Begins at 20")
Love Begins at 20 Horatio Gillingwater (1936) -
![We Went to College]( "We Went to College")
We Went to College Professor Ellery Standish (1936) -
![One Rainy Afternoon]( "One Rainy Afternoon")
One Rainy Afternoon Toto (1936) -
![Colleen]( "Colleen")
Colleen Cedric Ames (1936) -
![Miss Pacific Fleet]( "Miss Pacific Fleet")
Miss Pacific Fleet Mr. J. August Freytag (1935) -
![To Beat the Band]( "To Beat the Band")
To Beat the Band Hugo Twist / Elizabeth Twist (1935) -
![A Midsummer Night's Dream]( "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
A Midsummer Night's Dream Snout - the Tinker (1935) -
![We're in the Money]( "We're in the Money")
We're in the Money Lawyer Homer Bronson (1935) -
![Traveling Saleslady]( "Traveling Saleslady")
Traveling Saleslady Elmer (1935) -
![Gold Diggers of 1935]( "Gold Diggers of 1935")
Gold Diggers of 1935 T. Mosley Thorpe (1935) -
![Sweet Adeline]( "Sweet Adeline")
Sweet Adeline Rupert Rockingham (1934) -
![Good Badminton]( "Good Badminton")
Good Badminton Hugh (1934) -
![Kansas City Princess]( "Kansas City Princess")
Kansas City Princess Junior Ashcraft (1934) -
![Dames]( "Dames")
Dames Ezra Ounce (1934) -
![Fog Over Frisco]( "Fog Over Frisco")
Fog Over Frisco Izzy Wright (1934) -
![The Merry Frinks]( "The Merry Frinks")
The Merry Frinks Joe 'Poppa' Frink (1934) -
![Merry Wives of Reno]( "Merry Wives of Reno")
Merry Wives of Reno Colonel Fitch (1934) -
![Harold Teen]( "Harold Teen")
Harold Teen Ed Rathburn (1934) -
![Wonder Bar]( "Wonder Bar")
Wonder Bar Corby Pratt (1934) -
![Fashions of 1934]( "Fashions of 1934")
Fashions of 1934 Joe Ward (1934) -
![Easy to Love]( "Easy to Love")
Easy to Love Detective (1934) -
![Convention City]( "Convention City")
Convention City Hotstetter (1933) -
![From Headquarters]( "From Headquarters")
From Headquarters Manny Wales (1933) -
![College Coach]( "College Coach")
College Coach J- Marvin Barnett (1933) -
'Tis Spring (1933)
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![Footlight Parade]( "Footlight Parade")
Footlight Parade Bowers (1933) -
![Bureau of Missing Persons]( "Bureau of Missing Persons")
Bureau of Missing Persons Hank Slade (1933) -
![Goodbye Again]( "Goodbye Again")
Goodbye Again Harvey Wilson (1933) -
![She Had to Say Yes]( "She Had to Say Yes")
She Had to Say Yes Luther Haines (1933) -
![Diplomaniacs]( "Diplomaniacs")
Diplomaniacs Chinaman (1933) -
![Strictly Personal]( "Strictly Personal")
Strictly Personal Wetzel (1933) -
![Sham Poo, the Magician]( "Sham Poo, the Magician")
Sham Poo, the Magician Sham Poo (1932) -
![Faithless]( "Faithless")
Faithless Peter M. Blainey (1932) -
![Million Dollar Legs]( "Million Dollar Legs")
Million Dollar Legs Secretary of the Treasury (1932) -
![The Lost Squadron]( "The Lost Squadron")
The Lost Squadron Fritz (1932) -
![Friends and Lovers]( "Friends and Lovers")
Friends and Lovers McNellis (1931) -
![Traveling Husbands]( "Traveling Husbands")
Traveling Husbands Hymie Schwartz (1931) -
![The Sin Ship]( "The Sin Ship")
The Sin Ship Charlie (1931) -
![Laugh and Get Rich]( "Laugh and Get Rich")
Laugh and Get Rich Joe Austin (1931) -
She Went for a Tramp (1931)
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![Hook, Line and Sinker]( "Hook, Line and Sinker")
Hook, Line and Sinker Hotel House Detective (1930) -
![Danger Lights]( "Danger Lights")
Danger Lights Professor - the Hobo (1930) -
Mind Your Business (1928)
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![Caught in the Fog]( "Caught in the Fog")
Caught in the Fog Detective Riley (1928) -
ActorHusbands for Rent Valet (1927)
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Soundtrack
![The Villain Still Pursued Her]( "The Villain Still Pursued Her")
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![Marry the Girl]( "Marry the Girl")
Marry the Girl (1937) -
![The Singing Marine]( "The Singing Marine")
The Singing Marine (1937) -
![We Went to College]( "We Went to College")
We Went to College (1936) -
![Colleen]( "Colleen")
Colleen (1936) -
![We're in the Money]( "We're in the Money")
We're in the Money (1935) -
![Traveling Saleslady]( "Traveling Saleslady")
Traveling Saleslady (1935) -
![Sweet Adeline]( "Sweet Adeline")
Sweet Adeline (1934) -
![The Merry Frinks]( "The Merry Frinks")
The Merry Frinks (1934) -
Soundtrack
![Laugh and Get Rich]( "Laugh and Get Rich")
Laugh and Get Rich (1931) -
Writer
![The Sin Ship]( "The Sin Ship")
The Sin Ship (1931) -
![He Knew Women]( "He Knew Women")
He Knew Women (1930) -
![Second Wife]( "Second Wife")
Second Wife (1930) -
![The Great Gabbo]( "The Great Gabbo")
The Great Gabbo (1929) -
Mind Your Business (1928)
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![Lights of New York]( "Lights of New York")
Lights of New York (1928) -
WriterSunny California (1928)
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Director
![He Knew Women]( "He Knew Women")
He Knew Women (1930) -
Archive footage
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![Bob Hope's World of Comedy]( "Bob Hope's World of Comedy")
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) -
Archive footage
![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1963) -
![Columbia Laff Hour]( "Columbia Laff Hour")
Columbia Laff Hour (1956) -
Additional Crew
![Danger Lights]( "Danger Lights")
Danger Lights (1930) -
Script and Continuity Department
![The Great Gabbo]( "The Great Gabbo")
The Great Gabbo (1929)
All Filmography
Videos
Awards
1 win.Did You Know
Trivia
Has a star for Motion Pictures on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6251 Hollywood Blvd. It was awarded 8 years posthumously on February 8, 1960.
Star Sign
Leo
Personal Details
Born
Binghamton, New York, USA
Died
(age 67)
North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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