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His first role was in the 1937 movie Borderland, a Hopalong Cassidy "Old West" feature. He appeared in an uncredited role as Art Huck in The Big Sleep (1946). He made over 172 movies and 72 television appearances in his career, and was seen as a rustler, gangster, wartime collaborator.
Wavy-haired, articulate, quietly-spoken Bardette was one of Hollywood's archetypal villains of westerns and cliffhanger serials. He initially aspired to become a mechanical engineer after graduating from Oregon State University in June 1925.
- November 19, 1902
- November 28, 1977
Born Terva Gaston Hubbard, Bardette originally studied to be a mechanical engineer but entered an acting career on the East Coast stage. After moving to Hollywood in 1937, his stoney, deep-cut features brought him many roles as ruthless, sneaky, double-crossing characters.
May 21, 2013 · Trevor Bardette gives perhaps the serial’s strongest performance, and does much to offset the propaganda touches that diminish the villains. As the spy ring’s secret leader Jensen, he outlines plans with precision, snake-like coldness, and a calmly fanatical air that makes him extremely menacing.
Trevor Bardette. Actor: The Monolith Monsters. Wavy-haired, articulate, quietly-spoken Bardette was one of Hollywood's archetypal villains of westerns and cliffhanger serials. He initially aspired to become a mechanical engineer after graduating from Oregon State University in June 1925.
- January 1, 1
- Nashville, Arkansas, USA
- January 1, 1
- Green Valley, Arizona, USA
(1) A source on the Internet says that Hubbard also studied at Northwestern University and planned on a career in mechanical engineering. (2) However Hubbard might have spent his youth, by the early 1930s, he was going by the stage name Trevor Bardette and had begun acting on the East Coast. By 1936 or 1937, he had made the move to Hollywood.
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Trevor Bardette (November 19, 1902 - November 28, 1977) appeared in episodes of The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. He also played recurring characters on "Lassie" and "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp". He was in the classic films Gone with the Wind, The Grapes of Wrath and Papa's Delicate Condition.
