--- name: "Herbert Rudley" canonical: "https://film.one/person/herbert-rudley" fi1m_id: "herbert-rudley" imdb_id: "nm0748822" tmdb_id: 50573 wikidata_id: "Q534064" roles: ["Actor"] born: "22 March 1910" died: "9 September 2006" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-25T07:04:37.658470+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." --- # Herbert Rudley ## Identity Herbert Rudley - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/herbert-rudley - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** herbert-rudley - **IMDb ID:** nm0748822 - **TMDB ID:** 50573 - **Wikidata ID:** Q534064 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Rudley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q534064, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0748822/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/50573 Actor. Born 22 March 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 9 September 2006. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 22 March 1910, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - **Died:** 9 September 2006 - **Also known as:** Herb Rudley - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Rudley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q534064, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0748822/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/50573 ## Biography Herbert Rudley (also credited as Herb Rudley) was an American character actor who appeared in stage productions, films and on television. Born in Philadelphia, he attended Temple University before winning a scholarship to Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theatre. He made his stage debut in 1926 and his Broadway debut in 1931 in *Did I Say No*, later appearing in productions including *Macbeth* (as Macduff), *Abe Lincoln in Illinois* and *The Threepenny Opera*. Rudley recreated his stage role in the 1940 film version of *Abe Lincoln in Illinois*. Over the following decades he took supporting parts in films such as *The Seventh Cross* (1944), *Rhapsody in Blue* (1945, as Ira Gershwin), *Artists and Models* (1955), *The Court Jester* (1955), *The Young Lions* (1958) and *The Bravados* (1958). On television he had a regular role as Herb Hubbard in *The Mothers-in-Law* (1967–1969) and guest appearances in series including *Perry Mason*, *Gunsmoke*, *The Beverly Hillbillies* and *Dallas* (1981). He died in Los Angeles in 2006. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Artists and Models* (1955), Fi1m 72, as Secret Service Chief Samuels — [page](https://film.one/film/artists-and-models.md) ## Complete filmography (88) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Legends of the West* (1992), as Capt. Benteen in 'Tonka' (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Forever and Beyond* (1983), as Robert - *Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother* (1981), as (voice) - *Falling in Love Again* (1980), as Mr. Wellington (1940's) - *The Case of the Baltimore Girls* (1978), as Gerald Llewellyn - *Temperatures Rising* (1972), series, as Hanson - *Call Her Mom* (1972), as Mr. Guiness - *The Partridge Family* (1970), series, as Mr. L. J. Belson - *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as Barney - *The Debbie Reynolds Show* (1969), series, Actor - *The Mothers-in-Law* (1967), series, as Herb Hubbard - *That Girl* (1966), series, Actor - *I Dream of Jeannie* (1965), series, as Senator Martino - *Mona McCluskey* (1965), series, as Gen. Crone - *Green Acres* (1965), series, as General Sloat - *The Munsters* (1964), series, Actor - *My Favorite Martian* (1963), series, as Col. Whitehead - *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1962), series, as Dr. Twombly - *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Mark Gates - *Follow That Dream* (1962), as Mr. Endicott - *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor - *Cain's Hundred* (1961), series, as Howard Arneg - *The Great Impostor* (1960), as Senior Officer - *Michael Shayne* (1960), series, as Will Gentry - *Thriller* (1960), series, as Max Quinke - *Hell Bent for Leather* (1960), as Nate Perrick - *Beloved Infidel* (1959), as Stan Harris - *Mr. Lucky* (1959), series, Actor - *The Jayhawkers!* (1959), as Gov. William Clayton - *Hawaiian Eye* (1959), series, Actor - *The Third Man* (1959), series, as Omsberg - *Men Into Space* (1959), series, Actor - *Wichita Town* (1959), series, Actor - *Laramie* (1959), series, Actor - *The Big Fisherman* (1959), as Emperor Tiberius - *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Jeremiah Breen - *Tonka* (1958), as Captain Benteen - *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, as Henry Lane, Gerald Anderson - *Lawman* (1958), series, as Clint Baker - *The Rifleman* (1958), series, as Gorman - *The Texan* (1958), series, Actor - *Bronco* (1958), series, Actor - *Peter Gunn* (1958), series, Actor - *The Bravados* (1958), as Sheriff Sanchez - *The Young Lions* (1958), as Capt. Colclough - *Casey Jones* (1957), series, as Selkirk - *Leave It to Beaver* (1957), series, Actor - *The Californians* (1957), series, Actor - *Maverick* (1957), series, Actor - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as George Durell, Edward Nelson, Ben Farraday, Charles Noymann - *M Squad* (1957), series, as Fred - State's Attorney - *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, as Henry Ritchie - *The Country Husband* (1956), as Clay Farrell Sr. - *Wire Service* (1956), series, as Lt. Stanley - *The Black Sleep* (1956), as Dr. Gordon Ramsay - *That Certain Feeling* (1956), as Doctor - *Telephone Time* (1956), series, Actor - *Raw Edge* (1956), as Gerald Montgomery - *The Count of Monte Cristo* (1956), series, Actor - *The Court Jester* (1955), as Captain of the Guard - *Artists and Models* (1955), as Secret Service Chief Samuels — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/artists-and-models.md) - *Matinee Theater* (1955), series, Actor - *Navy Log* (1955), series, Actor - *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Capt. Starr, Emmett Egan - *The Bob Cummings Show* (1955), series, as Dr. Chandler - *The Silver Chalice* (1954), as Linus - *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Judge - *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as Judge, Granville - *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Captain Donovan - *You Are There* (1953), series, as Sam Adams, Samuel Adams - *Cavalcade of America* (1952), series, as Lt. Folson - *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Reverend Joseph Cotton, Edward Livingston, Tobias Raile - *The Jack Benny Program* (1950), series, as Dr. Johnson - *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Doctor Carson, Gage - *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, Actor - *Joan of Arc* (1948), as Isambard de la Pierre - *Studio One* (1948), series, Actor - *Hollow Triumph* (1948), as Marcy - *Casbah* (1948), as Claude - *Decoy* (1946), as Dr. Craig - *A Walk in the Sun* (1945), as Sgt. Eddie Porter - *Rhapsody in Blue* (1945), as Ira Gershwin - *Brewster's Millions* (1945), as Nopper Harrison - *The Master Race* (1944), as John - *Marriage Is a Private Affair* (1944), as Theodore "Ted" Mortimer - *The Seventh Cross* (1944), as Franz Marnet - *Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men* (1940), Actor - *Abe Lincoln in Illinois* (1940), as Seth Gale ## Gallery - ![Herbert Rudley](https://film.one/media/person/3730181/gallery-2152439472d0.jpg) Herbert Rudley — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Herbert_Rudley.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Herbert Rudley and Gregory Peck in American western film The Bravados (1958). See also film still. No copyright notice](https://film.one/media/person/3730181/gallery-d39a8bbb10a2.jpg) Herbert Rudley and Gregory Peck in American western film The Bravados (1958). See also film still. No copyright notice — Unknown authorUnknown author, distributed by: 20th Century Fox, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/The_Bravados_promotional_film_still.jpg/1280px-The_Bravados_promotional_film_still.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Herbert Rudley](https://film.one/media/person/3730181/gallery-8e98f502713a.jpg) Herbert Rudley — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/herbert-rudley