- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJohn Norman Hulbert
- Nickname
- England's Fred Astaire
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Jack Hulbert--the brother of actor Claude Hulbert--began his acting career at Cambridge, where he worked in various plays and variety revues. He later had a very successful career on the stage in comedies and musicals. His film debut was in Elstree Calling (1930), in which he appeared with his wife, Cicely Courtneidge. His success on stage carried over into films, and one of his most fondly remembered pictures is Alias Bulldog Drummond (1935), a light-hearted tribute to the popular "Bulldog Drummond" detective series of the era. However, his film career began to fade somewhat in the late 1930s, and by the time World War II ended he and his wife had pretty much left films and returned to the stage.
- IMDb mini biography by: frankfob2@yahoo.com
- SpouseCicely Courtneidge(February 14, 1916 - March 25, 1978) (his death)
- Chiselled chin
- Older brother of Claude Hulbert.
- During the 1940s was a Commandant in the Metropolitan Special Constabulary, stationed at Vine Street police station in London's West End.
- His marriage to Cicely Courtneidge lasted for 62 years until his death. Their relationship is mentioned in the British television series Dad's Army in the episode Ring Dem Bells when Hulbert pulls out of shooting a Home Guard training film to spend time with his wife.
- Hulbert made his film debut in Elstree Calling (1930); appearing opposite his wife and frequent stage and screen co-star Cicely Courtneidge.
- [on his career as a dancer] Everything was going splendidly until some chap called Fred Astaire suddenly appeared on the screen.
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