- Was the bread winner of his family at age 5. His father had a heart condition and could not work and his mother was her husband's caregiver.
- He was spotted by a talent scout while on a shopping trip with his mother in 1952 when he was only four years old. He made his TV debut on the USA show "Half Pint Panel" shortly thereafter.
- Is deeply appreciative of the work Paul Petersen has done for assisting present and former child actors both financially and emotionally. He and Petersen played brothers in the film Houseboat (1958) starring Cary Grant and Sophia Loren.
- By 1959, Herbert was at the peak of his career, earning nearly USD 1,650 per week (the equivalent to USD 14,760 in 2020), being among the most-desired and highest-paid child actors of his time.
- According to Tom Weaver in his 2006 article on Charles in "Classic Images," a sad Jackie Coogan-like chain of events happened to him. The only money put away for him until age 21 from his TV and film earnings was $1,700. It seems that if you signed a long-term contract (i.e., a TV show), they would put away part (approximately 5%) of your savings. Charles, however, never had a long-term contract so all his money went directly to his guardians/parents.
- Like many in the industry at that time, he altered or changed his family name to hide his ethnicity. He completely dropped his family name so that Charles Herbert Saperstein was billed as simply "Charles Herbert".
- Was friends with frequent co-star, Susan Gordon.
- Interviewed in Tom Weaver's book, "I Talked with a Zombie" (McFarland & Co., 2008).
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