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