Holmes Herbert
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieThe Brigand
1952
Archbishop
movieThe Wild North
1952
Magistrate (uncredited)
movieThe Unknown Man
1951
(uncredited)
movieThe Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951
Constable (uncredited)
movieAnne of the Indies
1951
English Sea Captain
movieThe Iroquois Trail
1950
Gen. Johnson
movieBarbary Pirate
1949
Thomas Jefferson
moviePost Office Investigator
1949
James Seeley
movieCanadian Pacific
1949
Head of Canadian Parliament (uncredited)
movieThe Lost Tribe
1949
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieJungle Jim
1948
Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden
movieFamily Honeymoon
1948
Rev. Miller (uncredited)
movieSorry, Wrong Number
1948
Wilkins (uncredited)
movieJohnny Belinda
1948
Judge (uncredited)
movieA Woman's Vengeance
1948
Warder (uncredited)
movieThe Wreck of the Hesperus
1948
Pastor West
movieThe Swordsman
1948
Lord Glowan
movieBulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1947
Inspector McIver
movieSingapore
1947
Rev. Barnes
movieIvy
1947
Mulloy (uncredited)
movieBulldog Drummond at Bay
1947
Scotland Yard Inspector McIvar
movieOver the Santa Fe Trail
1947
Doc Henderson
movieLove Laughs at Andy Hardy
1946
Dr. White (uncredited)
movieThe Verdict
1946
Sir William Dawson
movieDressed to Kill
1946
Ebenezer Crabtree
movieThree Strangers
1946
Sir Robert (uncredited)
movieConfidential Agent
1945
Lord Benditch
movieSwingin' on a Rainbow
1945
Butler (uncredited)
movieJealousy
1945
Melvyn Russell
movieThe House of Fear
1945
Alan Cosgrave
movieThe Mummy's Curse
1944
Dr. Cooper
movieOur Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
Captain (uncredited)
movieThe Unwritten Code
1944
McDowell (uncredited)
movieThe Pearl of Death
1944
James Goodram, courier
movieThe Uninvited
1944
Charlie Jessup
movieCalling Dr. Death
1943
Bryant, the Butler
movieCorvette K-225
1943
Commodore Ramsay
movieTwo Tickets to London
1943
Kilgallen
movieSherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
Mr. Ahrens
movieSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
Sir Reginald
movieThe Undying Monster
1942
Chief Constable (uncredited)
movieStrictly in the Groove
1942
Commissioner
movieInvisible Agent
1942
Sir Alfred Spencer
movieLady in a Jam
1942
Man at Auction (uncredited)
movieDanger in the Pacific
1942
Commissioner
movieThis Above All
1942
Dr. Mathias
movieThe Ghost of Frankenstein
1942
Magistrate
movieMan Hunt
1941
Saul Farnsworthy
movieThe Letter
1940
Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
movieSouth of Suez
1940
Simpson
movieA Dispatch from Reuters
1940
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
movieBoom Town
1940
Doctor (uncredited)
movieForeign Correspondent
1940
Asst. Commissioner
moviePhantom Raiders
1940
Sir Edward
movieAn Angel from Texas
1940
Second Banker
movieThe Earl of Chicago
1940
Sergeant-at-Arms (uncredited)
movieEverything Happens at Night
1939
Featherstone
movieWe Are Not Alone
1939
Police Inspector
movieTower of London
1939
Councilman (uncredited)
movieThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
Majordomo (uncredited)
movieBritish Intelligence
1939
Arthur Bennett
movieRulers of the Sea
1939
Member of Naval Company (Uncredited)
movie20,000 Men a Year
1939
Dean Norris
movieIntermezzo: A Love Story
1939
Doctor (Uncredited)
movieHidden Power
1939
Dr. Morley
movieThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
Justice of the Court
movieStanley and Livingstone
1939
Frederick Holcomb
movieBad Boy
1939
Mr. McNeil
movieThe House of Fear
1939
Minor Role
movieJuarez
1939
Marshal Randon (uncredited)
movieTrapped in the Sky
1939
Fielding
movieThe Sun Never Sets
1939
Colonial Official
movieWolf Call
1939
J.L. Winton
movieMystery of the White Room
1939
Hospital Administrator
movieThe Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
Prof. Ed Janney
movieMr. Moto's Last Warning
1939
Bentham (uncredited)
movieSay It in French
1938
Richard Carrington Sr.
movieMarie Antoinette
1938
Herald (uncredited)
movieKidnapped
1938
Judge
movieThe Buccaneer
1938
Captain McWilliams
movieThe Black Doll
1938
Dr. Giddings
movieHere's Flash Casey
1938
Maj. Addison
movieThe Man Without a Country
1937
Aaron Burr
movieThe Girl Said No
1937
Charles Dillon (scenes deleted)
movieSlave Ship
1937
Commander
movieThe Thirteenth Chair
1937
Governor Sir Roscoe Crosby
movieThe Prince and the Pauper
1937
First Doctor
movieLloyd's of London
1936
Spokesman
movieThe House of Secrets
1936
Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary
movie15 Maiden Lane
1936
Harold Anderson
movieThe Gentleman from Louisiana
1936
Chief Steward
movieThe White Angel
1936
War Minister (uncredited)
movieChampagne Charlie
1936
Captain Dell
movieBrilliant Marriage
1936
Mr. Rodney Allison
movieWife vs. Secretary
1936
Frawley (uncredited)
movieCaptain Blood
1935
Capt. Gardner
movieAccent on Youth
1935
Frank Galloway
movieMark of the Vampire
1935
Sir Karell Borotyn
movieOne in a Million
1935
Donald Cabot Sr.
movieSons of Steel
1934
Curtis Chadburne
movieThe Curtain Falls
1934
John Scorsby
movieThe Pursuit of Happiness
1934
Gen. Sir Henry Clinton
movieBeloved
1934
Lord Landslake
movieThe Invisible Man
1933
Chief of Police
movieMystery of the Wax Museum
1933
Dr. Rasmussen
movieSister to Judas
1932
Bruce Rogers
movieCentral Park
1932
Benefit Emcee (uncredited)
movieMiss Pinkerton
1932
Arthur Glenn
movieShop Angel
1932
James Walton Kennedy
movieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931
Dr. John Lanyon
movieDaughter of the Dragon
1931
Sir John Petrie
movieBroadminded
1931
John J. Hackett Sr.
movieChances
1931
Maj. Bradford
movieThe Hot Heiress
1931
Mr. Hunter
movieThe Single Sin
1931
Roger Van Dorn
movieThe Ship from Shanghai
1930
Paul Thorpe
movieUntamed
1929
Howard Presley
movieThe Kiss
1929
Lassalle
movieThe Thirteenth Chair
1929
Sir Roscoe Crosby
movieThe Careless Age
1929
Sir John
movieHer Private Life
1929
Rudolph Solomon
movieSay It with Songs
1929
Dr. Robert Merrill
movieCareers
1929
Carouge
movieThe Charlatan
1929
Peter "Count Merlin" Dwight
movieOn Trial
1928
Gerald Trask
movieThrough the Breakers
1928
Eustis Hobbs
movieThe Terror
1928
Goodman
movieThe Sporting Age
1928
James Driscoll
Their Hour
1928
Cora's Father
movieGentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928
Henry Spoffard
movieThe Silver Slave
1927
Tom Richards
movieEast Side, West Side
1927
Gilbert Van Horn
movieThe Gay Retreat
1927
Charles Wright
movieWhen a Man Loves
1927
Jean Tiberge
Slaves of Beauty
1927
Leonard Jones
movieThe Heart of Salome
1927
Sir Humphrey
movieLovers
1927
Milton
movieMr. Wu
1927
Mr. Gregory
movieOne Increasing Purpose
1927
Charles Paris
movieThe Fire Brigade
1926
James Corwin
movieJosselyn's Wife
1926
Thomas Josselyn
movieThe Honeymoon Express
1926
Jim Donaldson
movieA Woman of the World
1925
Richard Granger
movieWreckage
1925
Stuart Ames
movieThe Wanderer
1925
Prophet
Wildfire
1925
Garrison
movieUp the Ladder
1925
Robert Newhall
movieLove's Wilderness
1924
David Tennant
movieSinners in Heaven
1924
Hugh Rochedale
movieHer Own Free Will
1924
Peter Craddock
movieAnother Scandal
1924
Pelham Franklin
movieThe Enchanted Cottage
1924
Major Hillgrove
movieI Will Repay
1924
Sir Percy Blakeney
movieWeek End Husbands
1924
William Randall
movieA Woman's Woman
1922
John Plummer (as Holmes E. Herbert)
movieMoonshine Valley
1922
Dr. Martin
movieDivorce Coupons
1922
Roland Bland
movieEvidence
1922
Judge Rowland
movieA Stage Romance
1922
Prince of Wales
movieAny Wife
1922
Philip Gray
movieThe Family Closet
1921
Alfred Dinsmore
movieThe Wild Goose
1921
Frank Manners (as Holmes E. Herbert)
movieHeedless Moths
1921
The Sculptor
Her Lord and Master
1921
R. Honorable Thurston Ralph, Viscount Canning
movieThe Truth About Husbands
1920
Dustan Renshaw
movieDead Men Tell No Tales
1920
Squire John Rattray
movieThe Right to Love
1920
Lord Falkland
movieLady Rose's Daughter
1920
Jacob Delafield
movieMy Lady's Garter
1920
Henry Van Derp, aka The Hawk
movieHis House in Order
1920
Filmer Jesson
movieBlack Is White
1920
Jim Brood (as Holmes E. Herbert)
movieThe ABC of Love
1919
Harry Bryant
movieThe Market of Souls
1919
Temple Bane
movieThe White Heather
1919
Lord Angus Cameron
movieOther Men's Wives
1919
Fenwick Flint
movieGreater Than Love
1919
James Bruton
movieThe Rough Neck
1919
A Half-Breed Indian
movieThe Divorcee
1919
Sir Paradine Fuldes
movieThe Death Dance
1918
Arnold Maitland
movieA Doll's House
1918
Thorvald Helmar
movieThe Man Without a Country
1917
Lt. Philip Nolan
Her Life and His
1917
Ralph Howard
movieHis Wife
1915
John Dennys
The Nest
Richard Elliot