John Hubbard (actor)

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John Hubbard
John Hubbard in Turnabout 1940
Born	14 April 1914 East Chicago, Indiana
Died	6 November 1988 Camarillo, California
Other name(s)	Anthony Allan Jack Hubbard
Occupation	actor
Years active	1937-1980

John Hubbard was an American actor who was born in East Chicago, Indiana on 14 April 1914. As a teenager, he took acting lessons at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, where he attracted attention and movie offers. Hubbard was signed by Paramount in 1937, but his contract was sold to MGM a year later. At MGM, Hubbard played a leading role opposite Luise Rainer in 1938's Dramatic School, which lead to a four-picture deal with Hal Roach, who used Hubbard in comedies such as The Housekeeper's Daughter (1938), Road Show (1940) and Turnabout (1940). Hubbard did a dramatic turn in Whispering Footsteps in 1943, but returned to comedy afterwards, usually in supporting roles.

Hubbard's film career was interrupted between 1944 and 1947 by military service in World War II. He continued to make films afterwards, but after 1950 he turned up more often on television. As a supporting actor, he played "Brown" in The Mickey Rooney Show (12 episodes), "Bill Bronson" in My Little Margie (4 episodes), "Col. U. Charles Barker" in the military comedy Don't Call Me Charlie (18 episodes) and "Ted Gaynor" in Family Affair (8 episodes), but most of his television appearances were in one-off roles.

Between acting roles, Hubbard worked as an automobile salesman and the manager of a restaurant. He retired from acting in 1974 after a character role in Herbie Rides Again, although he made one more appearance in a made-for-television movie in 1980.

Hubbard died in Camarillo, California on 6 November 1988.^[1]^[2]