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Holmes Herbert
Actor
Died 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.
Filmography
| 1952 | The Wild North · as Magistrate |
| 1952 | At Sword's Point · as Mallard |
| 1951 | David and Bathsheba · as Jesse |
| 1951 | The Law and the Lady · as English Colonel |
| 1951 | Anne of the Indies · as English Sea Captain |
| 1950 | The Magnificent Yankee · as Justice McKenna |
| 1950 | To Please a Lady · as Benson - Regina's Butler |
| 1949 | The Stratton Story · as Doctor |
| 1949 | Canadian Pacific · as Head of Canadian Parliament |
| 1949 | South of St. Louis · as Sir Cecil |
| 1949 | Barbary Pirate · as Thomas Jefferson |
| 1948 | Sorry, Wrong Number · as Wilkins (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Command Decision · as Chairman |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda · as Judge (uncredited) |
| 1948 | A Woman's Vengeance · as Warder (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Hills of Home · as Hillocks |
| 1948 | The Swordsman · as Lord Glowan |
| 1947 | If Winter Comes · as Mr. Broadhurst |
| 1946 | Dressed to Kill · as Ebenezer Crabtree |
| 1946 | Three Strangers · as Sir Robert |
| 1946 | Love Laughs at Andy Hardy · as Dr. White - Minister |
| 1946 | Cloak and Dagger · as British Officer |
| 1945 | The House of Fear · as Alan Cosgrave |
| 1945 | The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry · as Warden |
| 1945 | Confidential Agent · as Lord Benditch |
| 1944 | The Pearl of Death · as James Goodram, courier |
| 1944 | The Mummy's Curse · as Dr. Cooper |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes in Washington · as Mr. Ahrens |
| 1943 | A Stranger in Town · as Supreme Court Justice |
| 1942 | The Ghost of Frankenstein · as Magistrate of Vasaria |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon · as Sir Reginald |
| 1942 | This Above All · as Dr. Mathias |
| 1941 | Rage in Heaven · as The Judge |
| 1941 | Scotland Yard · as Dr. Woodward |
| 1941 | Man Hunt · as Saul Farnsworthy |
| 1940 | The Letter · as Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent · as Asst. Commissioner |
| 1940 | Boom Town · as Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex · as Majordomo (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes · as Justice of the Court |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto's Last Warning · as Bentham |
| 1939 | The Little Princess · as Doctor |
| 1939 | Tower of London · as Councilman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Intermezzo · as Doctor (Uncredited) |
| 1939 | British Intelligence · as Arthur Bennett |
| 1939 | The Mystery of Mr. Wong · as Prof. Ed Janney |
| 1939 | Juarez · as Marshal Randon (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Bad Boy · as Mr. McNeil |
| 1939 | Wolf Call · as J.L. Winton |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette · as Herald (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Buccaneer · as Captain McWilliams |
| 1938 | Here's Flash Casey · as Maj. Addison |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Robin Hood · as Archery Referee |
| 1937 | The Life of Emile Zola · as Commander of Paris |
| 1937 | The Girl Said No · as Charles Dillon (scenes deleted) |
| 1937 | The Prince and the Pauper · as First Doctor |
| 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary · as Frawley (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Charge of the Light Brigade · as Gen. O'Neill |
| 1936 | The House of Secrets · as Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary |
| 1936 | Lloyd's of London · as Spokesman |
| 1936 | Champagne Charlie · as Captain Dell |
| 1936 | Brilliant Marriage · as Mr. Rodney Allison |
| 1936 | The Gentleman from Louisiana · as Chief Steward |
| 1935 | Captain Blood · as Capt. Gardner |
| 1935 | Mark of the Vampire · as Sir Karell Borotyn |
| 1935 | The Dark Angel · as Major in Dugout |
| 1934 | The Count of Monte Cristo · as Judge |
| 1934 | Beloved · as Lord Landslake |
| 1933 | The Invisible Man · as Chief of Police |
| 1933 | Mystery of the Wax Museum · as Dr. Rasmussen |
| 1932 | Miss Pinkerton · as Arthur Glenn |
| 1931 | Daughter of the Dragon · as Sir John Petrie |
| 1931 | The Hot Heiress · as Mr. Hunter |
| 1931 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · as Dr. John Lanyon |
| 1929 | Untamed · as Howard Presley |
| 1929 | Say It with Songs · as Dr. Robert Merrill |
| 1929 | The Kiss · as Lassalle |
| 1927 | Mr. Wu · as Mr. Gregory |
| 1927 | Lovers? · as Milton |
| 1925 | The Lost World · as Undetermined Secondary Role |
| 1925 | A Woman of the World · as Richard Granger |
| 1925 | Daddy's Gone A-Hunting · as Unknown |
| 1924 | Sinners in Heaven · as Hugh Rochedale |
| 1923 | Swords and the Woman · as Sir Percy Blakeney |