Herbert is Princess Coo-Coo's lover, described as a garbage collector from Mortville. His elopement with Princess Coo-Coo provokes Queen Carlotta's anger and leads to his banishment-related persecution. The queen's guards later shoot Herbert to death, and Princess Coo-Coo hides with his dead body in Peggy Gravel and Grizelda Brown's house.
As an asylum inmate, this character belongs to the group held in the violent asylum with Divine and The Bombshell. After witnessing the miracle involving The Virgin Mary, the inmates break out and flee happily into Baltimore, linking this role to the asylum's collective escape.
George Figgs has 14 screen credits in a career dating back to 1968. Signature works include Cinevangelist: A Life in Revival Film, Dorothy, the Kansas City Pot Head, Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble". Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
