- Herbert Rudley
infobox actor|
birthdate=birth date|1910|3|22
birthplace=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
deathdate=death date and age|2006|9|9|1910|3|22
deathplace=Los Angeles, California
restingplace=Unknown
occupation=Stage,film ,television actor Herbert Rudley, (
March 22 1910 -September 9 2006 ), was a prolific character actor who appeared on stage, in films and on television.Rudley was born in 1910 (some sources say 1911) in
Philadelphia , and attendedTemple University . He left Temple after winning a scholarship toEva Le Gallienne 'sCivic Repertory Theatre .He began appearing on stage in 1926. His Broadway debut was in Did I Say No in 1931. He also appeared in stage productions of
The Threepenny Opera ,Abe Lincoln in Illinois andMacbeth .In 1940 he appeared in the film version of Abe Lincoln in Illinois. For the next four decades he appeared in dozens of supporting film roles, including The Seventh Cross and Rhapsody in Blue, the film biography of
George Gershwin in which he portrayedIra Gershwin . He also appeared inA Walk in the Sun ,Joan of Arc , andThe Young Lions , in which he played an unsympathetic army officer.On TV he had frequent assignments in the early medium's dramatic programs,then took on recurring roles on several comedies, often playingirascible bosses or stern military types. He was best known for his role as
Eve Arden 's husband inThe Mothers-in-Law .External links
* [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117950616.html?categoryid=25&cs=1&query=herbert+and+rudley&display=herbert+rudley Variety.com obituary]
*imdb|0748822
*ibdb|6275
*findagrave|15846966
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