Harold Huber

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Harold Huber
Huber in 1951.
Born
Harold Joseph Huberman

(1909-12-05)December 5, 1909
New York City, U.S.
DiedSeptember 29, 1959(1959-09-29) (aged 49)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placeMount Hebron Cemetery in Queens
Alma materNew York University
Columbia Law School[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1930–1959
SpouseEthel Huber
Children1

Harold Huber (born Harold Joseph Huberman, December 5, 1909 – September 29, 1959) was an American actor who appeared on film, radio and television.

Early life

Huber was born in the

Imperial Russia, who had arrived in the United States as infants.[2] His father was the manager of an optical firm. Harold Huberman entered New York University in the fall of 1925 at age sixteen. He was a member of the university debate team, and by his third year had become editor of a school magazine called The Medley.[3] His tenure at that post was marked by an incident, reported in the newspapers, when the administration suspended publication of The Medley in May 1928 for printing "low humor...not fit to bear the name of New York University".[4]

After graduating from NYU in 1929, Huberman attended Columbia University for a short time, reportedly in the School of Law, but apparently dropped out after getting his first acting job in 1930.[5]

Career

Stage

On September 22, 1930, Harold Huberman became Harold Huber, for a Broadway adaption of A Farewell to Arms. This first acting job lasted a month. He also appeared in the Broadway productions The Assassin (1945), Merry-Go-Round (1932), Two Seconds (1931), and First Night (1930)[6] before landing roles in some Warner Bros. films shot on location in New York.

Film

Huber made his film debut in

Charlie Chan in City in Darkness (1939), and a Brazilian in Charlie Chan in Rio (1941). He played a supporting role as a member of the French Foreign Legion in Beau Geste (1939). He also played roles in films featuring Mr. Moto and Charlie McCarthy
.

Radio

Huber starred as Hercule Poirot in The Adventures of M. Hercule Poirot in a weekly half-hour program from February to October, 1945 (the program is also cited as being titled simply Hercule Poirot or Agatha Christie's Poirot).[7] Agatha Christie introduced the initial broadcast of the series via shortwave radio.[8] In October 1946, Huber began a year-long run on radio as Poirot in a daily fifteen-minute program on CBS, called Mystery of the Week, with scripts by Alfred Bester.[9] Huber also portrayed Fu Manchu on radio in an eponymous program.[10]

Television

Huber's television debut came in 1950, as the star of a weekly half-hour drama, I Cover Times Square, on ABC. He played Johnny Warren, a nationally known newspaper and radio columnist. Huber also produced the New York-made show, which lasted only one season.[11]

Final role

In September 1958, Huber co-starred with Eva Gabor in a short-lived off-Broadway revival of Frank Wedekind's play Lulu, his last professional credit.

Personal life

Huber died during surgery at Jewish Memorial Hospital on September 29, 1959, leaving behind his wife Ethel and daughter Margaret.[5] He was buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery in Queens.[12]

Selected filmography

Radio appearances

Year Program Episode/source
1952 The FBI in Peace and War The Trouble Shooter[13]

References

  1. ^ "Movies". The New York Times.
  2. ^ The New York Times, "Obituary (Huberman, Mammie)", March 1, 1958, pg 17
  3. ^ The New York Times, "M.I.T. Wins Debate on Debt Cancellation", March 20, 1927, pg 7
  4. ^ The New York Times, "N.Y.U. Paper Restored", November 4, 1928, pg 27
  5. ^ a b The New York Times, "Harold Huber, Actor, Dies at 49", October 1, 1959, pg 40
  6. ^ "("Harold Huber" search results)". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  7. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4
    .
  8. ISBN 0-7864-1390-5
  9. ^ The New York Times, "One Thing and Another", August 18, 1946, pg 55
  10. ISBN 0-7864-1390-5
  11. ISBN 9780307483201
    . Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  12. ^ Resting Places
  13. Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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External links
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