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Holmes Herbert
Born · July 30, 1882
Died · December 26, 1956 (74 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Bio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Holmes Herbert (born Horace Edward Jenner; 30 July 1882 – 26 December 1956) was an English character actor who appeared in Hollywood films from 1915 to 1952. Herbert immigrated to the United States in 1912. He never made a film in his native country, but appeared in 228 films during his career in the U.S., beginning with stalwart leading roles during the silent era, then numerous supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the sound era, including Captain Blood (1935), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), The Life of Emile Zola (1937), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), and Foreign Correspondent (1940). He is perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Jekyll's friend Dr. Lanyon in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), and made something of a career in horror films of the period, appearing in The Terror (1928), The Thirteenth Chair (1929 and 1937), The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933), The Invisible Man (1933), Mark of the Vampire (1935), Tower of London (1939), The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), The Undying Monster (1942), The Mummy's Curse (1944), and The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951). He also played in several of Universal's cycle of Sherlock Holmes films during the 1940s. Holmes Herbert was married three times. His first wife was actress Beryl Mercer, and his second was Elinor Kershaw Ince, widow of film mogul Thomas H. Ince. Both marriages ended in divorce. Third wife Agnes Bartholomew died, leaving Herbert a widower, in 1955. He died in 1956 at age 74.
The Brigand
Archbishop
5.5
1952
The Wild North
Magistrate (uncredited)
6.9
1952
The Unknown Man
4.8
1951
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Constable (uncredited)
4.0
1951
Anne of the Indies
English Sea Captain
6.4
1951
The Iroquois Trail
Gen. Johnson
5.8
1950
Barbary Pirate
Thomas Jefferson
6.0
1949
Post Office Investigator
James Seeley
6.0
1949
Canadian Pacific
Head of Canadian Parliament (uncredited)
5.3
1949
The Lost Tribe
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
5.0
1949
South of St. Louis
5.6
1949
Jungle Jim
Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden
5.3
1948
Family Honeymoon
Rev. Miller (uncredited)
5.7
1948
Sorry, Wrong Number
Wilkins (uncredited)
6.7
1948
Johnny Belinda
Judge (uncredited)
6.8
1948
A Woman's Vengeance
Warder (uncredited)
6.3
1948
The Wreck of the Hesperus
Pastor West
6.3
1948
The Swordsman
Lord Glowan
0.0
1948
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Inspector McIver
5.8
1947
Singapore
Rev. Barnes
5.9
1947
The Ghost Goes Wild
Judge
5.0
1947
Ivy
Mulloy (uncredited)
6.8
1947
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Scotland Yard Inspector McIvar
6.0
1947
Over the Santa Fe Trail
Doc Henderson
0.0
1947
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Dr. White, Minister
5.3
1946
The Verdict
Sir William Dawson
6.6
1946
Dressed to Kill
Ebenezer Crabtree
6.5
1946
Three Strangers
Sir Robert
6.4
1946
Confidential Agent
Lord Benditch
5.6
1945
Swingin' on a Rainbow
Butler (uncredited)
0.0
1945
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
6.3
1945
Jealousy
Melvyn Russell
5.4
1945
The House of Fear
Alan Cosgrave
6.9
1945
The Mummy's Curse
Dr. Cooper
5.5
1944
Enter Arsène Lupin
Jobson
6.0
1944
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Captain (uncredited)
7.3
1944
The Unwritten Code
McDowell (uncredited)
5.2
1944
The Pearl of Death
James Goodram, courier
7.1
1944
The Uninvited
Charlie Jessup
6.9
1944
Calling Dr. Death
Bryant, the Butler
6.5
1943
Corvette K-225
Commodore Ramsay
6.2
1943
Two Tickets to London
Kilgallen
6.0
1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Mr. Ahrens
6.7
1943
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sir Reginald
6.3
1942
The Undying Monster
Chief Constable (uncredited)
5.7
1942
Strictly in the Groove
Commissioner
0.0
1942
Invisible Agent
Sir Alfred Spencer
5.8
1942
Lady in a Jam
Man at Auction (uncredited)
5.5
1942
Danger in the Pacific
Commissioner
6.0
1942
This Above All
Dr. Mathias
6.6
1942
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Magistrate
5.8
1942
Man Hunt
Saul Farnsworthy
7.0
1941
The Letter
Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
7.3
1940
A Dispatch from Reuters
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
5.7
1940
Boom Town
Doctor (uncredited)
6.9
1940
Foreign Correspondent
Asst. Commissioner
7.0
1940
Phantom Raiders
Sir Edward
6.1
1940
An Angel from Texas
Second Banker
4.8
1940
The Earl of Chicago
Sergeant-at-Arms (uncredited)
5.6
1940
Everything Happens at Night
Featherstone
4.1
1939
We Are Not Alone
Police Inspector
6.1
1939
Tower of London
Councilman (uncredited)
6.0
1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Majordomo (uncredited)
6.3
1939
British Intelligence
Arthur Bennett
6.0
1939
Rulers of the Sea
Member of Naval Company (Uncredited)
6.5
1939
20,000 Men a Year
Dean Norris
5.5
1939
Intermezzo: A Love Story
Doctor (Uncredited)
6.7
1939
Hidden Power
Dr. Morley
0.0
1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Justice of the Court
6.9
1939
Stanley and Livingstone
Frederick Holcomb
6.4
1939
Bad Boy
Mr. McNeil
3.7
1939
The House of Fear
Minor Role
6.5
1939
Juarez
Marshal Randon (uncredited)
6.5
1939
Trapped in the Sky
Fielding
0.0
1939
The Sun Never Sets
Colonial Official
4.8
1939
Wolf Call
J.L. Winton
4.5
1939
The Little Princess
Doctor
6.7
1939
Mystery of the White Room
Hospital Administrator
0.0
1939
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
Prof. Ed Janney
6.0
1939
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Bentham (uncredited)
5.8
1939
Say It in French
Richard Carrington Sr.
0.0
1938
Marie Antoinette
Herald (uncredited)
6.6
1938
Kidnapped
Judge
4.7
1938
The Buccaneer
Captain McWilliams
6.4
1938
The Black Doll
Dr. Giddings
5.3
1938
Here's Flash Casey
Maj. Addison
5.5
1938
The Man Without a Country
Aaron Burr
5.6
1937
The Girl Said No
Charles Dillon (scenes deleted)
5.5
1937
Slave Ship
Commander
4.8
1937
The Thirteenth Chair
Roscoe Crosby
5.8
1937
The Prince and the Pauper
First Doctor
6.7
1937
Lloyd's of London
Spokesman
7.2
1936
The House of Secrets
Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary
5.6
1936
15 Maiden Lane
Harold Anderson
6.0
1936
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Chief Steward
0.0
1936
The White Angel
War Minister (uncredited)
8.0
1936
Champagne Charlie
Captain Dell
4.8
1936
Brilliant Marriage
Mr. Rodney Allison
4.5
1936
Wife vs. Secretary
Frawley (uncredited)
6.8
1936
Captain Blood
Capt. Gardner
7.2
1935
Accent on Youth
Frank Galloway
5.5
1935
Mark of the Vampire
Sir Karell Borotyn
6.1
1935
Cardinal Richelieu
Noble
7.4
1935
One in a Million
Donald Cabot Sr.
5.0
1935
Sons of Steel
Curtis Chadburne
5.0
1934
The Curtain Falls
John Scorsby
5.0
1934
The Pursuit of Happiness
Gen. Sir Henry Clinton
5.8
1934
The House of Rothschild
Rowerth
6.2
1934
Beloved
Lord Landslake
0.0
1934
The Invisible Man
Chief of Police
7.5
1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Dr. Rasmussen
6.5
1933
Sister to Judas
Bruce Rogers
0.0
1932
Central Park
Benefit Emcee (uncredited)
5.2
1932
Miss Pinkerton
Arthur Glenn
5.7
1932
Shop Angel
James Walton Kennedy
0.0
1932
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. John Lanyon
7.3
1931
Daughter of the Dragon
Sir John Petrie
5.1
1931
Broadminded
John J. Hackett Sr.
3.7
1931
Chances
Maj. Bradford
7.0
1931
The Hot Heiress
Mr. Hunter
5.3
1931
The Single Sin
Roger Van Dorn
0.0
1931
The Ship from Shanghai
Paul Thorpe
5.7
1930
Untamed
Howard Presley
5.8
1929
The Kiss
Lassalle
6.2
1929
The Thirteenth Chair
Sir Roscoe Crosby
4.9
1929
The Careless Age
Sir John
0.0
1929
Her Private Life
Rudolph Solomon
1.0
1929
Madame X
Noel
6.0
1929
Say It with Songs
Dr. Robert Merrill
5.3
1929
Careers
Carouge
0.0
1929
The Charlatan
Peter "Count Merlin" Dwight
4.3
1929
On Trial
Gerald Trask
6.0
1928
Through the Breakers
Eustis Hobbs
3.0
1928
The Terror
Goodman (as Holmes E. Herbert)
6.0
1928
The Sporting Age
James Driscoll
3.5
1928
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Henry Spoffard
0.0
1928
The Silver Slave
Tom Richards
0.0
1927
East Side, West Side
Gilbert Van Horn
7.2
1927
The Gay Retreat
Charles Wright
0.0
1927
When a Man Loves
Jean Tiberge
6.4
1927
Slaves of Beauty
Leonard Jones
0.0
1927
The Heart of Salome
Sir Humphrey
0.0
1927
Mr. Wu
Mr. Gregory
5.5
1927
One Increasing Purpose
Charles Paris
0.0
1927
The Fire Brigade
James Corwin
3.5
1926
Josselyn's Wife
Thomas Josselyn
0.0
1926
The Honeymoon Express
Jim Donaldson
0.0
1926
A Woman of the World
Richard Granger
5.6
1925
The Wanderer
Prophet
1.0
1925
Up the Ladder
Robert Newhall
5.0
1925
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
5.0
1925
Sinners in Heaven
Hugh Rochedale
0.0
1924
Her Own Free Will
Peter Craddock
0.0
1924
Another Scandal
Pelham Franklin
0.0
1924
The Enchanted Cottage
Major Hillgrove
6.5
1924
I Will Repay
Sir Percy Blakeney
0.0
1924
A Woman's Woman
John Plummer (as Holmes E. Herbert)
0.0
1922
Moonshine Valley
Dr. Martin
0.0
1922
Divorce Coupons
Roland Bland
0.0
1922
Evidence
Judge Rowland
0.0
1922
A Stage Romance
Prince of Wales
0.0
1922
Any Wife
Philip Gray
1.0
1922
The Family Closet
Alfred Dinsmore
0.0
1921
The Wild Goose
Frank Manners (as Holmes E. Herbert)
1.0
1921
Her Lord and Master
R. Honorable Thurston Ralph, Viscount Canning
0.0
1921
The Truth About Husbands
Dustan Renshaw
0.0
1920
Dead Men Tell No Tales
Squire John Rattray
6.0
1920
The Right to Love
Lord Falkland
0.0
1920
Lady Rose's Daughter
Jacob Delafield
0.0
1920
His House in Order
Filmer Jesson
1.0
1920
Black Is White
Jim Brood (as Holmes E. Herbert)
0.0
1920
On with the Dance
1.0
1920
The ABC of Love
Harry Bryant
5.6
1919
The White Heather
Lord Angus Cameron
0.0
1919
Other Men's Wives
Fenwick Flint
0.0
1919
Greater Than Love
James Bruton
0.0
1919
The Divorcee
Sir Paradine Fuldes
0.0
1919
The Death Dance
Arnold Maitland
1.0
1918
A Doll's House
Thorvald Helmar
0.0
1918
The Man Without a Country
Lt. Philip Nolan
4.8
1917
The Fisherwoman
The Son
0.0
1915
His Wife
John Dennys
0.0
1915