Holmes Herbert
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 30, 1882
- Died
- December 26, 1956 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Biography
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.
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Filmography
The Nest
Movie · as Richard Elliot
The Wild North
Movie · as Magistrate (uncredited)
The Brigand
Movie · as Archbishop
At Sword's Point
Movie
The Unknown Man
Movie · as (uncredited)
Anne of the Indies
Movie · as English Sea Captain
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Movie · as Constable (uncredited)
The Iroquois Trail
Movie · as Gen. Johnson
The Lost Tribe
Movie · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Post Office Investigator
Movie · as James Seeley
South of St. Louis
Movie
Barbary Pirate
Movie · as Thomas Jefferson
Canadian Pacific
Movie · as Head of Canadian Parliament (uncredited)
A Woman's Vengeance
Movie · as Warder (uncredited)
Family Honeymoon
Movie · as Rev. Miller (uncredited)
The Swordsman
Movie · as Lord Glowan
The Wreck of the Hesperus
Movie · as Pastor West
Sorry, Wrong Number
Movie · as Wilkins (uncredited)
Jungle Jim
Movie · as Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden
Johnny Belinda
Movie · as Judge (uncredited)
The Ghost Goes Wild
Movie · as Judge
Singapore
Movie · as Rev. Barnes
Ivy
Movie · as Mulloy (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Movie · as Inspector McIver
Over the Santa Fe Trail
Movie · as Doc Henderson
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Movie · as Scotland Yard Inspector McIvar
Dressed to Kill
Movie · as Ebenezer Crabtree
The Verdict
Movie · as Sir William Dawson
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Movie · as Dr. White (uncredited)
Three Strangers
Movie · as Sir Robert (uncredited)
The House of Fear
Movie · as Alan Cosgrave
Jealousy
Movie · as Melvyn Russell
Confidential Agent
Movie · as Lord Benditch
Swingin' on a Rainbow
Movie · as Butler (uncredited)
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Movie
The Pearl of Death
Movie · as James Goodram, courier
The Uninvited
Movie · as Charlie Jessup
The Unwritten Code
Movie · as McDowell (uncredited)
Enter Arsène Lupin
Movie · as Jobson
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Movie · as Captain (uncredited)
The Mummy's Curse
Movie · as Dr. Cooper
Calling Dr. Death
Movie · as Bryant, the Butler
Two Tickets to London
Movie · as Kilgallen
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Movie · as Mr. Ahrens
Corvette K-225
Movie · as Commodore Ramsay
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Movie · as Magistrate
Invisible Agent
Movie · as Sir Alfred Spencer
This Above All
Movie · as Dr. Mathias
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Movie · as Sir Reginald
Danger in the Pacific
Movie · as Commissioner
The Undying Monster
Movie · as Chief Constable (uncredited)
Strictly in the Groove
Movie · as Commissioner
Lady in a Jam
Movie · as Man at Auction (uncredited)
Man Hunt
Movie · as Saul Farnsworthy
The Earl of Chicago
Movie · as Sergeant-at-Arms (uncredited)
Boom Town
Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)
The Letter
Movie · as Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
Movie · as Asst. Commissioner
A Dispatch from Reuters
Movie · as Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders
Movie · as Sir Edward
An Angel from Texas
Movie · as Second Banker
South of Suez
Movie · as Simpson
Hidden Power
Movie · as Dr. Morley
Trapped in the Sky
Movie · as Fielding
Tower of London
Movie · as Councilman (uncredited)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Movie · as Justice of the Court
British Intelligence
Movie · as Arthur Bennett
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
Movie · as Prof. Ed Janney
Bad Boy
Movie · as Mr. McNeil
Stanley and Livingstone
Movie · as Frederick Holcomb
Wolf Call
Movie · as J.L. Winton
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Movie · as Bentham (uncredited)
The Little Princess
Movie · as Doctor
Juarez
Movie · as Marshal Randon (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
Movie · as Colonial Official
We Are Not Alone
Movie · as Police Inspector
The House of Fear
Movie · as Minor Role
Everything Happens at Night
Movie · as Featherstone
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Movie · as Majordomo (uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year
Movie · as Dean Norris
Mystery of the White Room
Movie · as Hospital Administrator
Rulers of the Sea
Movie · as Member of Naval Company (Uncredited)
Intermezzo: A Love Story
Movie · as Doctor (Uncredited)
Here's Flash Casey
Movie · as Maj. Addison
The Black Doll
Movie · as Dr. Giddings
Say It in French
Movie · as Richard Carrington Sr.
Kidnapped
Movie · as Judge
The Buccaneer
Movie · as Captain McWilliams
Marie Antoinette
Movie · as Herald (uncredited)
The Prince and the Pauper
Movie · as First Doctor
The 13th Chair
Movie · as Governor Sir Roscoe Crosby
The Girl Said No
Movie · as Charles Dillon (scenes deleted)
Slave Ship
Movie · as Commander
The Man Without a Country
Movie · as Aaron Burr
The House of Secrets
Movie · as Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary
Brilliant Marriage
Movie · as Mr. Rodney Allison
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Movie · as Chief Steward
The White Angel
Movie · as War Minister (uncredited)
Champagne Charlie
Movie · as Captain Dell
15 Maiden Lane
Movie · as Harold Anderson
Wife vs. Secretary
Movie · as Frawley (uncredited)
Lloyd's of London
Movie · as Spokesman
Mark of the Vampire
Movie · as Sir Karell Borotyn
Captain Blood
Movie · as Capt. Gardner
One in a Million
Movie · as Donald Cabot Sr.
Cardinal Richelieu
Movie · as Noble
Accent on Youth
Movie · as Frank Galloway
The Pursuit of Happiness
Movie · as Gen. Sir Henry Clinton
Sons of Steel
Movie · as Curtis Chadburne
The Curtain Falls
Movie · as John Scorsby
Beloved
Movie · as Lord Landslake
The House of Rothschild
Movie · as Rowerth
The Invisible Man
Movie · as Chief of Police
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Movie · as Dr. Rasmussen
Miss Pinkerton
Movie · as Arthur Glenn
Sister to Judas
Movie · as Bruce Rogers
Shop Angel
Movie · as James Walton Kennedy
Central Park
Movie · as Benefit Emcee (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Movie · as Dr. John Lanyon
Chances
Movie · as Maj. Bradford
Broadminded
Movie · as John J. Hackett Sr.
The Hot Heiress
Movie · as Mr. Hunter
The Single Sin
Movie · as Roger Van Dorn
Daughter of the Dragon
Movie · as Sir John Petrie
The Ship from Shanghai
Movie · as Paul Thorpe
The Kiss
Movie · as Lassalle
Madame X
Movie · as Noel
The Thirteenth Chair
Movie · as Sir Roscoe Crosby
Untamed
Movie · as Howard Presley
Say It with Songs
Movie · as Dr. Robert Merrill
The Charlatan
Movie · as Peter "Count Merlin" Dwight
Careers
Movie · as Carouge
The Careless Age
Movie · as Sir John
Her Private Life
Movie · as Rudolph Solomon
On Trial
Movie · as Gerald Trask
The Terror
Movie · as Goodman
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Movie · as Henry Spoffard
The Sporting Age
Movie · as James Driscoll
Through the Breakers
Movie · as Eustis Hobbs
Their Hour
Movie · as Cora's Father
East Side, West Side
Movie · as Gilbert Van Horn
Mr. Wu
Movie · as Mr. Gregory
Slaves of Beauty
Movie · as Leonard Jones
When a Man Loves
Movie · as Jean Tiberge
One Increasing Purpose
Movie · as Charles Paris
The Heart of Salome
Movie · as Sir Humphrey
The Silver Slave
Movie · as Tom Richards
The Gay Retreat
Movie · as Charles Wright
Lovers
Movie · as Milton
The Fire Brigade
Movie · as James Corwin
The Honeymoon Express
Movie · as Jim Donaldson
Josselyn's Wife
Movie · as Thomas Josselyn
A Woman of the World
Movie · as Richard Granger
Up the Ladder
Movie · as Robert Newhall
The Wanderer
Movie · as Prophet
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Movie
Wreckage
Movie · as Stuart Ames
Wildfire
Movie · as Garrison
The Enchanted Cottage
Movie · as Major Hillgrove
Sinners in Heaven
Movie · as Hugh Rochedale
I Will Repay
Movie · as Sir Percy Blakeney
Another Scandal
Movie · as Pelham Franklin
Her Own Free Will
Movie · as Peter Craddock
Love's Wilderness
Movie · as David Tennant
Week End Husbands
Movie · as William Randall
Toilers of the Sea
Movie · as Sandro
Moonshine Valley
Movie · as Dr. Martin
Evidence
Movie · as Judge Rowland
Any Wife
Movie · as Philip Gray
A Woman's Woman
Movie · as John Plummer (as Holmes E. Herbert)
Divorce Coupons
Movie · as Roland Bland
A Stage Romance
Movie · as Prince of Wales
The Wild Goose
Movie · as Frank Manners (as Holmes E. Herbert)
Her Lord and Master
Movie · as R. Honorable Thurston Ralph, Viscount Canning
The Family Closet
Movie · as Alfred Dinsmore
Heedless Moths
Movie · as The Sculptor
Dead Men Tell No Tales
Movie · as Squire John Rattray
His House in Order
Movie · as Filmer Jesson
Lady Rose's Daughter
Movie · as Jacob Delafield
The Right to Love
Movie · as Lord Falkland
On with the Dance
Movie
Black Is White
Movie · as Jim Brood (as Holmes E. Herbert)
The Truth About Husbands
Movie · as Dustan Renshaw
My Lady's Garter
Movie · as Henry Van Derp, aka The Hawk
The Divorcee
Movie · as Sir Paradine Fuldes
The White Heather
Movie · as Lord Angus Cameron
The ABC of Love
Movie · as Harry Bryant
Greater Than Love
Movie · as James Bruton
Other Men's Wives
Movie · as Fenwick Flint
The Rough Neck
Movie · as A Half-Breed Indian
The Market of Souls
Movie · as Temple Bane
The Death Dance
Movie · as Arnold Maitland
A Doll's House
Movie · as Thorvald Helmar
The Man Without a Country
Movie · as Lt. Philip Nolan
Her Life and His
Movie · as Ralph Howard
The Fisherwoman
Movie · as The Son
His Wife
Movie · as John Dennys