John Hubbard

John Hubbard (April 14, 1914 – November 6, 1988) was an American television and film actor.

Career MGM changed Hubbard's professional name to Anthony Allen and cast him in modest feature films and short subjects for one year.

In 1939, Hal Roach signed John Hubbard (under his given name) as one of five promising young actors with "star" potential (the other four were Lon Chaney Jr., Victor Mature, Carole Landis, and William Bendix). Roach saw something in Hubbard, whose handsome features lent themselves to romantic roles while his dialogue skills allowed him to play farce comedy. He was showcased in The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939) and Turnabout (1940), but when Roach abandoned full-length features for shorter featurettes, Hubbard found roles elsewhere.

During World War II Hubbard was busily engaged as a "male lead for hire" at several studios, substituting for established male stars who had joined the armed forces. With no single studio guiding his career, Hubbard never advanced to important roles in major productions, and wound up in roles in romances, mysteries, and musical comedies produced on lower budget. Hubbard himself joined the military in 1944, and resumed his movie career in 1947 at smaller, independent studios.

Television Hubbard found additional opportunities in the new field of television, as a supporting actor. He played "Brown" in The Mickey Rooney Show (12 episodes), "Bill Bronson" in My Little Margie (four episodes), "Col. U. Charles Barker" in the military comedy Don't Call Me Charlie! (18 episodes) and "Ted Gaynor" in Family Affair (eight episodes). However, most of his television assignments were single appearances in popular network series like Perry Mason, The Green Hornet, Mr. Novak and Adam-12. He was frequently cast by Warner Bros. for such series as Maverick, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset Strip, Lawman, Cheyenne, and Surfside 6.

Other media In 1951 Hubbard starred on stage with Mary Brian in a comedy, Mary Had a Little, in Melbourne, Australia. Hubbard also worked in network radio, replacing Robert North as Alice Faye's brother Willy starting in the 1953–54 season of The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show. 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 television movie in 1980.

Personal life and death Hubbard was married to his high school sweetheart, Lois, for nearly 50 years. The couple had three children: Lois, Jane, and John. On November 6, 1988, Hubbard died at the age of 74 in a convalescent home in Camarillo, California.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1937 Hold 'Em Navy Midshipman Hopkins Alternative title: That Navy Spirit 1938 The Buccaneer Charles The Big Broadcast of 1938 Officer Uncredited College Swing Student Uncredited Cocoanut Grove Radio Station Attendant Uncredited You and Me Salesman Uncredited Prison Farm Guard Uncredited Men with Wings Attendant Uncredited Give Me a Sailor Rodney Weatherwax Uncredited Out West with the Hardys Cliff Thomas Dramatic School Fleury 1939 Fast and Loose Phil Sergeant The Kid from Texas Bertie Thomas credited as Anthony Allan Maisie Richard "Ray" Raymond credited as Anthony Allan The Housekeeper's Daughter Robert Randall leading role 1940 One Million B.C. Ohtao Turnabout Tim Willows leading role Who Killed Aunt Maggie? Kirk Pierce 1941 Road Show Drogo Gaines Murder Among Friends Dr. Thomas Wilson You'll Never Get Rich Captain Tom Barton Our Wife Tom Drake You'll Never Get Rich Captain Tom Barton 1942 Canal Zone Harley Ames The Mummy's Tomb Dr. John Banning Youth on Parade Prof. Gerald Payne Secrets of the Underground P. Cadwallader Jones 1943 Chatterbox Sebastian Smart What's Buzzin', Cousin? Jimmy Ross Dangerous Blondes Kirk Fenley There's Something About a Soldier Michael Crocker Whispering Footsteps Marcus Aureus 'Mark' Borne 1944 Beautiful But Broke Bill Drake Up in Mabel's Room Jimmy Larchmont Cowboy and the Senorita Craig Allen 1947 Linda Be Good Roger Prentiss 1948 Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad Charles Kennedy Mexican Hayride David Winthrop, American Embassy 1949 An Old-Fashioned Girl Mr. Sydney And Baby Makes Three Harold York Uncredited 1950 Second Chance Ed Dean 1951 Bullfighter and the Lady Barney Flood Alternative title: Torero The Cimarron Kid George Weber 1952 Big Jim McLain Lt. Cmdr. Clint Grey Horizons West Sam Hunter 1953 Walking My Baby Back Home Rodney Millard 1957 The Tall T Willard Mims Pal Joey Stanley Uncredited 1958 The Buccaneer Dragoon Capt. Wilkes Escort West Lt. Weeks 1963 Gunfight at Comanche Creek Marshal Dan Shearer Soldier in the Rain Battalion Major 1964 Fate Is the Hunter Al Robbins Uncredited 1965 The Satan Bug Guard Uncredited 1966 The Family Jewels Second Pilot Duel at Diablo Major Novak - CO, Fort Creel 1969 The Love God? Craig Frazier Uncredited 1972 Justin Morgan Had a Horse Wellington 1974 Herbie Rides Again Announcer at Chicken Run Television Year Title Role Notes 1950 The Magnavox Theatre Athos 1 episode 1953 The Ford Television Theatre Peter Blakely 1 episode 1954 Four Star Playhouse Haskell Beecher 1 episode1955 The Lone Ranger Major Trask 1 episode The Danny Thomas Show 1st Baseball Coach 1 episode1956 The Bob Cummings Show Wally Seawell 1 episode Circus Boy Arthur 1 episode1957 Whirlybirds Ben Davis 1 episode How to Marry a Millionaire Quinby 1 episode Navy Log Skipper 1 episode1958 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Tim Maxwell 1 episode Bronco Aaron Lake 1 episode Frontier Doctor Ralph Courtwright 1 episode 1959 Five Fingers Major Kane 1 episode1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson Bill 1 episode Rescue 8 Randolph 1 episode Hawaiian Eye Gordon McLaren 1 episode Lock-Up John Van Der Berg 1 episode1961 Cheyenne John Mercer 1 episode Lassie Dr. Hank Simms 1 episode Pete and Gladys Dr. Bill 1 episode 1962 Shannon Dr. Fiske 1 episode1963 Petticoat Junction Max Thornton 1 episode Mr. Novak Mr Belney 1 episode1964 Mister Ed Major Collins 1 episode Rawhide Smitty 1 episode Karen Tolliver 1 episode The Munsters Duke Ramsey 1 episode Wendy and Me Maitre D' 2 episodes1965 McHale's Navy Dr. Halifert 1 episode The Virginian Dr. Wagner 1 episode Burke's Law Mr. Farrell the Manicurist 1 episode Kraft Suspense Theatre Dwight Hardy 1 episode Hank Kingston 1 episode 1967 The Wild Wild West Clive Finsbury 1 episode 1968 Green Acres Mr. Carter 1 episode 1969 Then Came Bronson Walt 1 episode1970 Adam-12 Dr. Vince Packard 1 episode That Girl Passenger 1 episode