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Tim Herbert

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Years active
  
1936–1986

Movies
  
Duel, Earthquake

Parents
  
Herman Timberg

Born
  
June 22, 1914 (
1914-06-22
)
New York City, New York, U.S.

Occupation
  
Actor, comedian, vaudevillian

Died
  
20 June 1986, Los Angeles, California, United States

Cousins
  
Robert Timberg, Rosemarie Eisenberg Shaw, Patricia Timberg

Similar
  
Mark Robson, Steven Spielberg, Robert Timberg

Tim Herbert (born Herbert Timberg; June 22, 1914 – June 20, 1986) was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian.

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Biography

Tim Herbert was born as Herbert Timberg in New York, the son of the vaudevillian, actor and songwriter Herman Timberg. Herbert started his career along with Pat Rooney Jr. in 1936 working in vaudeville and co-starring in 10 short subjects for New York-based Educational Pictures. Timberg left the movies in 1937 to produce stage revues.

In the 1940s, Timberg was featured in Broadway productions, including the revenue Follow the Girls. By that time, he was using the stage name Tim Herbert, which he retained for the rest of his career. During the 1960s Herbert began his acting career in film and television acting in films like Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Duel, Win, Place or Steal and The Jazz Singer and in sitcoms like Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You, Goodnight, My Love and Terror on the 40th floor. Herbert died on June 20, 1986 in Los Angeles.

Filmography

  • Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966)
  • They Shoot Horses, Don't They (1970)
  • Duel (1971)
  • Win, Place or Steal (1975)
  • The Jazz Singer (1980)
  • Songs

    Flower Drum Song - Act 2: Sunday
    Flower Drum Song - Act 1: Don't Marry Me
    Don't Marry Me

    References

    Tim Herbert Wikipedia