- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHerbert David Shapiro
- Height5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
- A former Philadelphian, Herbert Rudley left Temple University at the end of his second year, journeyed to New York and won a scholarship with Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theatre. He made his first stage appearance in 1928 and went on to appear in many more plays, including the Judith Anderson-Maurice Evans "Macbeth" (with Rudley as Macduff). He repeated his stage role in "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" in the 1940 Hollywood version, appeared in twenty-one theatrical films and some made-for-TV ones, and also appeared on many TV programs beginning in 1950, including a two-year stint as husband to Eve Arden on NBC's "The Mothers-in-Law").- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tom Weaver <TomWeavr@aol.com>
- SpousesMarilyn M. Perl(December 22, 1958 - September 9, 2006) (his death)Sarett Tobias(August 24, 1948 - ?) (divorced)Ann Loring(October 9, 1940 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- Interviewed in the Tom Weaver books "Attack of the Monster Movie Makers" (McFarland & Co., 1994) and "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010).
- Took his mother's maiden name of Rudley in the 1950s.
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