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Holmes Herbert
Actor
Born July 30, 1882Died December 26, 1956 (74 years)
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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.
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
| 1952 | The Brigand · as Archbishop |
| 1952 | The Wild North · as Magistrate (uncredited) |
| 1952 | At Sword's Point · as Mallard |
| 1951 | |
| 1951 | The Son of Dr. Jekyll · as Constable (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Anne of the Indies · as English Sea Captain |
| 1951 | David and Bathsheba · as Jesse |
| 1951 | The Law and the Lady · as English Colonel |
| 1950 | The Magnificent Yankee · as Justice Mckenna |
| 1950 | To Please a Lady · as Benson - Regina's Butler |
| 1950 | The Iroquois Trail · as Gen. Johnson |
| 1950 | Mark of the Gorilla · as Narrator |
| 1949 | Canadian Pacific · as Head Of Canadian Parliament (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Barbary Pirate · as Thomas Jefferson |
| 1949 | Post Office Investigator · as James Seeley |
| 1949 | The Stratton Story · as Doctor |
| 1949 | The Lost Tribe · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | |
| 1948 | Command Decision · as Chairman |
| 1948 | Jungle Jim · as Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden |
| 1948 | Family Honeymoon · as Rev. Miller (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Hills of Home · as Hillocks |
| 1948 | Sorry, Wrong Number · as Wilkins (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda · as Judge (uncredited) |
| 1948 | A Woman's Vengeance · as Warder (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Wreck of the Hesperus · as Pastor West |
| 1948 | The Swordsman · as Lord Glowan |
| 1947 | If Winter Comes · as Mr. Broadhurst |
| 1947 | Singapore · as Rev. Barnes |
| 1947 | This Time for Keeps · as Norman Randall |
| 1947 | Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back · as Inspector Mciver |
| 1947 | Ivy · as Mulloy (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Bulldog Drummond at Bay · as Scotland Yard Inspector Mcivar |
| 1947 | Mr. District Attorney · as Gallentyne |
| 1946 | Love Laughs at Andy Hardy · as Dr. White, Minister |
| 1946 | The Verdict · as Sir William Dawson |
| 1946 | Cloak and Dagger · as British Officer |
| 1946 | Dressed to Kill · as Ebenezer Crabtree |
| 1946 | The Bandit of Sherwood Forest · as Baron |
| 1946 | Three Strangers · as Sir Robert |
| 1945 | George White's Scandals · as Lord Michael Asbury |
| 1945 | Confidential Agent · as Lord Benditch |
| 1945 | |
| 1945 | Jealousy · as Melvyn Russell |
| 1945 | The House of Fear · as Alan Cosgrave |
| 1944 | The Mummy's Curse · as Dr. Cooper |
| 1944 | Enter Arsene Lupin · as Jobson |
| 1944 | The Unwritten Code · as Mcdowell (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay · as Captain (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Uninvited · as Charlie Jessup |
| 1944 | The Pearl of Death · as James Goodram, Courier |
| 1944 | Bermuda Mystery · as Judge |
| 1943 | Calling Dr. Death · as Bryant, The Butler |
| 1943 | A Stranger in Town · as Supreme Court Justice |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225 · as Commodore Ramsay |
| 1943 | The Man from Down Under · as Government Official At Train Station |
| 1943 | Two Tickets to London · as Kilgallen |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes in Washington · as Mr. Ahrens |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon · as Sir Reginald |
| 1942 | The Undying Monster · as Chief Constable (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Invisible Agent · as Sir Alfred Spencer |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam · as Man At Auction (uncredited) |
| 1942 | This Above All · as Dr. Mathias |
| 1942 | The Ghost of Frankenstein · as Magistrate |
| 1941 | The Men in Her Life · as Second Doctor |
| 1941 | International Squadron · as Sir Basil Wryxton |
| 1941 | Man Hunt · as Saul Farnsworthy |
| 1941 | Scotland Yard · as Dr. Woodward |
| 1941 | Rage in Heaven · as The Judge |
| 1940 | The Letter · as Robert's Friend At Bar At Party (uncredited) |
| 1940 | South of Suez · as Simpson |
| 1940 | A Dispatch from Reuters · as Member Of Parliament (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Boom Town · as Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent · as Asst. Commissioner |
| 1940 | Phantom Raiders · as Sir Edward |
| 1940 | Women in War · as Chief Justice |
| 1940 | An Angel from Texas · as Second Banker |
| 1940 | The Earl of Chicago · as Sergeant-At-Arms (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Everything Happens at Night · as Featherstone |
| 1939 | Rulers of the Sea · as Member Of Naval Company (uncredited) |
| 1939 | We Are Not Alone · as Police Inspector |
| 1939 | Tower of London · as Councilman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex · as Majordomo (uncredited) |
| 1939 | British Intelligence · as Arthur Bennett |
| 1939 | 20,000 Men a Year · as Dean Norris |
| 1939 | Intermezzo · as Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes · as Justice Of The Court |
| 1939 | Stanley and Livingstone · as Frederick Holcomb |
| 1939 | The Sun Never Sets · as Colonial Official |
| 1939 | Bad Boy · as Mr. Mcneil |
| 1939 | The House of Fear · as Minor Role |
| 1939 | Juarez · as Marshal Randon (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Wolf Call · as J.l. Winton |
| 1939 | The Little Princess · as Doctor |
| 1939 | Mystery of the White Room · as Hospital Administrator |
| 1939 | The Mystery of Mr. Wong · as Prof. Ed Janney |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto's Last Warning · as Bentham (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Say It in French · as Richard Carrington Sr. |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette · as Herald (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Kidnapped · as Judge |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Robin Hood · as Archery Referee |
| 1938 | The Buccaneer · as Captain Mcwilliams |
| 1938 | The Black Doll · as Dr. Giddings |
| 1938 | Here's Flash Casey · as Maj. Addison |
| 1937 | The Girl Said No · as Charles Dillon (scenes Deleted) |
| 1937 | Lancer Spy · as Dr. Aldrich |
| 1937 | The Life of Emile Zola · as Commander Of Paris |
| 1937 | Love Under Fire · as Darnley |
| 1937 | Slave Ship · as Commander |
| 1937 | The Prince and the Pauper · as First Doctor |
| 1937 | The Thirteenth Chair · as Roscoe Crosby |
| 1937 | Stolen Holiday · as Nicole's Dance Partner At Party |
| 1936 | Lloyd's of London · as Spokesman |
| 1936 | 15 Maiden Lane · as Harold Anderson |
| 1936 | The House of Secrets · as Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary |
| 1936 | The Charge of the Light Brigade · as General O'neill |
| 1936 | The Gentleman from Louisiana · as Chief Steward |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan at the Race Track · as Chief Steward - Melbourne Cup |
| 1936 | The White Angel · as War Minister (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Champagne Charlie · as Captain Dell |
| 1936 | Brilliant Marriage · as Mr. Rodney Allison |
| 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary · as Frawley (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Captain Blood · as Capt. Gardner |
| 1935 | The Dark Angel · as Major In Dugout |
| 1935 | Accent on Youth · as Frank Galloway |
| 1935 | Mark of the Vampire · as Sir Karell Borotyn |
| 1935 | Cardinal Richelieu · as Noble |
| 1935 | One in a Million · as Donald Cabot Sr. |
| 1934 | The Pursuit of Happiness · as Gen. Sir Henry Clinton |
| 1934 | The Count of Monte Cristo · as Judge |
| 1934 | The House of Rothschild · as Rowerth |
| 1934 | Beloved · as Lord Landslake |
| 1933 | The Invisible Man · as Chief Of Police |
| 1933 | Mystery of the Wax Museum · as Dr. Rasmussen |
| 1932 | Central Park · as Benefit Emcee (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Miss Pinkerton · as Arthur Glenn |
| 1931 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · as Dr. John Lanyon |
| 1931 | Daughter of the Dragon · as Sir John Petrie |
| 1931 | Broadminded · as John J. Hackett Sr. |
| 1931 | Chances · as Maj. Bradford |
| 1931 | The Hot Heiress · as Mr. Hunter |
| 1930 | The Ship from Shanghai · as Paul Thorpe |
| 1929 | Untamed · as Howard Presley |
| 1929 | The Kiss · as Lassalle |
| 1929 | The Thirteenth Chair · as Sir Roscoe Crosby |
| 1929 | The Careless Age · as Sir John |
| 1929 | Madame X · as Noel |
| 1929 | Say It with Songs · as Dr. Robert Merrill |
| 1929 | The Charlatan · as Peter "count Merlin" Dwight |
| 1928 | The Terror · as Goodman (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1927 | East Side, West Side · as Gilbert Van Horn |
| 1927 | When a Man Loves · as Jean Tiberge |
| 1927 | Lovers? · as Milton |
| 1927 | Mr. Wu · as Mr. Gregory |
| 1926 | The Fire Brigade · as James Corwin |
| 1925 | A Woman of the World · as Richard Granger |
| 1925 | The Wanderer · as Prophet |
| 1925 | Up the Ladder · as Robert Newhall |
| 1925 | |
| 1925 | The Lost World · as Undetermined Secondary Role |
| 1924 | Sinners in Heaven · as Hugh Rochedale |
| 1924 | The Enchanted Cottage · as Major Hillgrove |
| 1924 | Swords and the Woman · as Sir Percy Blakeney |
| 1919 | The A.B.C. of Love · as Harry Bryant |
| 1917 | The Man Without a Country · as Lt. Philip Nolan |