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name: "Harold Huber"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/harold-huber"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 December 1909"
died: "29 September 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-19T23:27:09.904073+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Harold Huber

Actor. Born 5 December 1909 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 29 September 1959.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 December 1909, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 29 September 1959
- **Active:** 1934–1937
- **Also known as:** Harold Joseph Huberman
- **Frequently works with:** [W. S. Van Dyke](https://film.one/person/w-s-van-dyke.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Romance 3, Drama 2, Music 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $12m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Huber, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3127612, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0399346/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/32435

## Biography

Harold Huber (born Harold Joseph Huberman) was an American actor who appeared in films, on stage, radio and television. He was born in New York City on 5 December 1909 and died there on 29 September 1959.

Huber attended New York University and Columbia Law School before beginning his acting career. He made his Broadway debut in 1930 under the name Harold Huber and appeared in several stage productions before entering films. His screen debut came in 1932; he went on to play supporting roles in nearly 100 films through the 1940s, often in character parts requiring accents.

Notable film credits include *20,000 Years in Sing Sing* (1932), *The Thin Man* (1934) as Arthur Nunheim, *'G' Men* (1935), *San Francisco* (1936), *The Good Earth* (1937), *A Slight Case of Murder* (1938), *Beau Geste* (1939) and *Dance, Girl, Dance* (1940). He also appeared in several Charlie Chan films and later worked in television and radio, including a 1940s series as Hercule Poirot.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Good Earth* (1937), Fi1m 64, as Cousin — [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-earth.md)
- *San Francisco* (1936), Fi1m 71, as 'Babe' — [page](https://film.one/film/san-francisco.md)
- *Naughty Marietta* (1935), Fi1m 64, as Abe — [page](https://film.one/film/naughty-marietta.md)
- *The Thin Man* (1934), Fi1m 84, as Arthur Nunheim — [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-man.md)

## Complete filmography (89)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Joker is Wild* (1957), as Harry Bliss (uncredited)
- *Let's Dance* (1950), as Marcel
- *My Friend Irma Goes West* (1950), as Pete
- *Crime Doctor* (1943), as Joe Dylan
- *Ice Capades Revue* (1942), as Duke Baldwin
- *Lady from Chungking* (1942), as General Kaimura
- *Manila Calling* (1942), as Santoro
- *Little Tokyo, U.S.A.* (1942), as Ito Takimura
- *A Gentleman After Dark* (1942), as Stubby
- *Sleepytime Gal* (1942), as Honest Joe Kincaid
- *Pardon My Stripes* (1942), as Big George Kilraine
- *Down Mexico Way* (1941), as Pancho Grande
- *Charlie Chan in Rio* (1941), as Senior Souto, police chief
- *Country Fair* (1941), as Cash Nichols
- *A Man Betrayed* (1941), as Morris Slade
- *Dance, Girl, Dance* (1940), as Hoboken Gent
- *Kit Carson* (1940), as Lopez
- *The Ghost Comes Home* (1940), as Tony
- *Charlie McCarthy, Detective* (1939), as Tony Garcia
- *City in Darkness* (1939), as Police Inspector Marcel Spivak
- *Main Street Lawyer* (1939), as Tony Marco
- *Beau Geste* (1939), as Voisin
- *6,000 Enemies* (1939), as Joe Silenus
- *Chasing Danger* (1939), as Carlos Demitri
- *The Lady and the Mob* (1939), as Harry the Lug
- *You Can't Get Away with Murder* (1939), as Scappa
- *King of the Turf* (1939), as Santelli
- *Going Places* (1938), as Maxie
- *While New York Sleeps* (1938), as Joe Marco
- *Little Tough Guys in Society* (1938), as Uncle Buck
- *Mysterious Mr. Moto* (1938), as Ernst Litmar
- *Passport Husband* (1938), as Blackie Bennet
- *Gangs of New York* (1938), as Panatella
- *A Trip to Paris* (1938), as Willie Jones
- *Mr. Moto's Gamble* (1938), as Lieutenant Riggs
- *The Adventures of Marco Polo* (1938), as Toctai
- *A Slight Case of Murder* (1938), as Guiseppe
- *International Settlement* (1938), as Joseph Lang
- *Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo* (1937), as French Police Inspector
- *Charlie Chan on Broadway* (1937), as Chief Inspector James Nelson NYPD
- *Outlaws of the Orient* (1937), as Gen. Ho-Fang
- *Love Under Fire* (1937), as Lt. Chavez
- *Angel's Holiday* (1937), as Bat Regan
- *The Good Earth* (1937), as Cousin — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-earth.md)
- *Midnight Taxi* (1937), as Walter 'Lucky' Todd
- *Trouble in Morocco* (1937), as Palmo
- *The Gay Desperado* (1936), as Juan Campo
- *The Devil Is a Sissy* (1936), as Willie
- *Kelly the Second* (1936), as Spike
- *Women Are Trouble* (1936), as Pete the Pusher
- *San Francisco* (1936), as 'Babe' — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/san-francisco.md)
- *Klondike Annie* (1936), as Chan Lo
- *Muss 'em Up* (1936), as Maratti
- *We're Only Human* (1935), as Tony Ricci
- *I Live My Life* (1935), as Picture Hanger (Uncredited)
- *Pursuit* (1935), as Jake
- *'G' Men* (1935), as Venke
- *Reckless* (1935), as Nick Londos (uncredited)
- *Naughty Marietta* (1935), as Abe — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/naughty-marietta.md)
- *One New York Night* (1935), as Blake
- *Forsaking All Others* (1934), as Mr. Frankenstein (Uncredited)
- *The World Accuses* (1934), as 'Checkers' Fraley
- *Cheating Cheaters* (1934), as Edgar 'Legs' Finelli
- *Port of Lost Dreams* (1934), as Louis Constolos
- *Hide-Out* (1934), as Dr. Warner
- *The Defense Rests* (1934), as Castro
- *He Was Her Man* (1934), as J.C. Ward, Curly's Hitman
- *The Merry Frinks* (1934), as Benny Lopez
- *The Thin Man* (1934), as Arthur Nunheim — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-man.md)
- *A Very Honorable Guy* (1934), as Joe Ponzetti
- *The Line-Up* (1934), as 'Mile-a-Way' Miller
- *No More Women* (1934), as Iceberg
- *Hi, Nellie!* (1934), as Leo
- *Fury of the Jungle* (1933), as Gaston Labelle aka Frenchy
- *The Bowery* (1933), as Slick (uncredited)
- *Police Car 17* (1933), as Johnny Davis
- *Mary Stevens, M.D.* (1933), as Tony
- *Midnight Mary* (1933), as Puggy
- *The Mayor of Hell* (1933), as Joe
- *The Life of Jimmy Dolan* (1933), as Reggie Newman
- *The Silk Express* (1933), as Train Guard Craft
- *Girl Missing* (1933), as Jim Hendricks
- *Ladies They Talk About* (1933), as Lefty Simons
- *Parachute Jumper* (1933), as Steve Donovan
- *Frisco Jenny* (1933), as George Weaver
- *The Match King* (1932), as Scarlatti
- *20,000 Years in Sing Sing* (1932), as Death Row Convict Tony (uncredited)
- *Central Park* (1932), as Nick Sarno
- *The Criminal Code* (1931), as Convict in Yard

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