Trivia

His face was scarred in an amateur fencing match.

Died during surgery at Jewish Memorial Hospital on September 29, 1959, leaving behind his wife Ethel and daughter, Margaret. He was buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery in Queens, NY.

Attended New York University in 1925 (age 16) and was both a member of the university debate team and editor of the university's school magazine. Also attended Columbia University with the intent of pursuing law but left after beginning to find acting work in 1930.

Spoke several languages.

Appeared in four Best Picture Oscar nominees The Thin Man (1934), Naughty Marietta (1935), San Francisco (1936) and The Good Earth (1937), which were released in consecutive years from 1934-37.

Held degrees from New York University and Columbia Law School but did not pursue a career as a lawyer.

Known for his ability to imitate different accents. This earned Huber the role of Hercule Poirot in a regular radio broadcast in the 1940s. His inaugural performance included an introduction by Agatha Christie herself.

American character actor born in the Bronx who played a plethora of gangsters, detectives and ethnic characters on the '30s and '40s screen.

His father, Joseph Huberman, was a Russian-Jewish immigrant who managed an optical company.