Education
He was educated at Cambridge and appeared in many shows and revues, mainly with the Cambridge Footlights.
He was educated at Cambridge and appeared in many shows and revues, mainly with the Cambridge Footlights.
Born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, he was the elder and more successful brother of actor Claude Hulbert. He was one of the earliest famous alumni of the comedy club After Cambridge, he earned recognition and fame performing in musicals and light comedies.
However the First World War delayed his rise to fame.
He joined the army for the remainder of the conflict. After the war he resumed his career in the theatre
He had a hit record in 1932 "The Flies Crawled Up the Window", which originally sung in the film Jack"s the Boy.
In 1934 he was voted the most popular male British star at the box office. In 1936 exhibitors voted him the third most popular British film star.
In 1962 he appeared in the British Broadcasting Corporation radio sitcom Discord in Three Flats, along with Courtneidge and Vic Oliver.
In 1975, Hulbert published his autobiography, The Little Woman"s Always Right. Hulbert died, at the age of 85, at his home in Westminster, London on 25 March 1978.