Claude Hulbert
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Born | Claude Noel Hulbert 25 December 1900 Fulham, London, England |
Died | 23 January 1964 Sydney, Australia | (aged 63)
Occupation(s) | Actor and comic |
Years active | 1920–1961 |
Spouse | Enid Trevor (actress) |
Family | Jack Hulbert (brother) |
Claude Noel Hulbert (25 December 1900 – 23 January 1964) was a mid-20th century English stage, radio and cinema comic actor.
Early life
Claude Hulbert was born in Fulham in West London on Christmas Day 1900. He was the younger brother of Jack Hulbert. Like his brother he received his formal education at Westminster School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Footlights Comedy Club as an undergraduate.[1]
Career
He began his professional career on the English stage. His first theatrical credit was in the revue His Little Trip in the
Although popular, his motion picture career was less successful than his brother's. He began by supporting the Aldwych farceurs before being handed his first lead in a weak B-film with
He became a very capable partner for
In 1951 Hulbert starred in audio recording of the play The Ghost Train, which was commercially released by Decca Records (Release Catalogue No.LK4040). In 1952 he starred in the West End in the title role in Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, directed by his brother Jack.
Personal life
He was married to the actress Enid Trevor.[3][4]
Death
Hulbert died on 23 January 1964 aged 63 in a hospital at Sydney, Australia, after having been taken ill whilst ashore during a round-the-world health cruise with his family.[5]
Filmography
- Champagne (1928)
- Naughty Husbands (1930)
- A Night Like This (1932)
- The Mayor's Nest (1932)
- Thark (1932)
- The Face at the Window (1932)
- Let Me Explain, Dear (1932)
- Heads We Go (1933)
- The Song You Gave Me (1933)
- Their Night Out (1933)
- Radio Parade (1933)
- The Girl in Possession (1934)
- A Cup of Kindness (1934)
- Lilies of the Field (1934)
- Big Business (1934)
- Love at Second Sight (1934)
- Hello, Sweetheart (1935)
- Man of the Moment (1935)
- Bulldog Jack (1935)
- Wolf's Clothing (1936)
- Hail and Farewell (1936)
- Where's Sally? (1936)
- The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936)
- The Vulture (1937)
- It's Not Cricket (1937)
- You Live and Learn (1937)
- Ship's Concert (1937)
- Take a Chance (1937)
- Simply Terrific (1938)
- His Lordship Regrets (1938)
- The Viper (1938)
- It's in the Blood (1938)
- Many Tanks Mr. Atkins (1938)
- Olympic Honeymoon (1940)
- Sailors Three (1940)
- The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941)
- My Learned Friend (1943)
- The Dummy Talks (1943)
- London Town (1946)
- The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)
- Under the Frozen Falls (1948)
- Cardboard Cavalier (1949)
- Alice in Wonderland (1949)
- Fun at St. Fanny's (1956)
- Not a Hope in Hell (1960)
References
- ^ Obituary for Claude Hulbert, 'The Times', 24 January 1964.
- ^ Obituary for Claude Hulbert, 'The Times' 24 January 1964.
- ^ "Claude Hulbert & Enid Trevor - Airman / Raspberries (1930)". Archived from the original on 13 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Obituary for Claude Hulbert, The Times, 24 January 1964.
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004.
External links
- Media related to Claude Hulbert at Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Hulbert at IMDb