Holmes Herbert
Known for Acting · 197 credits
- Born
- 1882-07-30
- Died
- 1956-12-26
- Place of birth
- Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Horace Edward Jenner · Holmes E. Herbert · H.E. Herbert · H.J. Herbert · Холмс Херберт
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.
Known For
Movies (197)
The Invisible Man
1933
as Chief of Police
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Wilkins (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Asst. Commissioner
Evidence
1922
as Judge Rowland
Brilliant Marriage
1936
as Mr. Rodney Allison
Captain Blood
1935
as Capt. Gardner
The Nest
as Richard Elliot
His Wife
1915
as John Dennys
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Frederick Holcomb
Juarez
1939
as Marshal Randon (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931
as Dr. John Lanyon
Careers
1929
as Carouge
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Rev. Miller (uncredited)
Canadian Pacific
1949
as Head of Canadian Parliament (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928
as Henry Spoffard
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
as Dr. Rasmussen
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942
as Magistrate
Wreckage
1925
as Stuart Ames
Wife vs. Secretary
1936
as Frawley (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Herald (uncredited)
The Little Princess
1939
as Doctor
Wildfire
1925
as Garrison
The Thirteenth Chair
1929
as Sir Roscoe Crosby
The Prince and the Pauper
1937
as First Doctor
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Justice of the Court
The Letter
1940
as Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
as Sir Reginald
The Pearl of Death
1944
as James Goodram, courier
The Uninvited
1944
as Charlie Jessup
Lovers
1927
as Milton
The Mummy's Curse
1944
as Dr. Cooper
The Fire Brigade
1926
as James Corwin
Johnny Belinda
1948
as Judge (uncredited)
At Sword's Point
1952
Dressed to Kill
1946
as Ebenezer Crabtree
Anne of the Indies
1951
as English Sea Captain
The Buccaneer
1938
as Captain McWilliams
The House of Secrets
1936
as Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary
This Above All
1942
as Dr. Mathias
The House of Fear
1945
as Alan Cosgrave
Her Private Life
1929
as Rudolph Solomon
The Girl Said No
1937
as Charles Dillon (scenes deleted)
Mark of the Vampire
1935
as Sir Karell Borotyn
Post Office Investigator
1949
as James Seeley
Invisible Agent
1942
as Sir Alfred Spencer
Man Hunt
1941
as Saul Farnsworthy
The Wild North
1952
as Magistrate (uncredited)
Confidential Agent
1945
as Lord Benditch
Boom Town
1940
as Doctor (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Mr. Ahrens
The House of Rothschild
1934
as Rowerth
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
as Majordomo (uncredited)
15 Maiden Lane
1936
as Harold Anderson
When a Man Loves
1927
as Jean Tiberge
Daughter of the Dragon
1931
as Sir John Petrie
Intermezzo: A Love Story
1939
as Doctor (Uncredited)
Divorce Coupons
1922
as Roland Bland
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939
as Bentham (uncredited)
Greater Than Love
1919
as James Bruton
Mystery of the White Room
1939
as Hospital Administrator
Three Strangers
1946
as Sir Robert (uncredited)
Shop Angel
1932
as James Walton Kennedy
The Honeymoon Express
1926
as Jim Donaldson
A Doll's House
1918
as Thorvald Helmar
Lloyd's of London
1936
as Spokesman
The Kiss
1929
as Lassalle
Singapore
1947
as Rev. Barnes
Through the Breakers
1928
as Eustis Hobbs
Tower of London
1939
as Councilman (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940
as Member of Parliament (uncredited)
The Silver Slave
1927
as Tom Richards
The Undying Monster
1942
as Chief Constable (uncredited)
The Death Dance
1918
as Arnold Maitland
Love's Wilderness
1924
as David Tennant
Their Hour
1928
as Cora's Father
British Intelligence
1939
as Arthur Bennett
A Woman's Vengeance
1948
as Warder (uncredited)
The Verdict
1946
as Sir William Dawson
Slave Ship
1937
as Commander
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Sergeant-at-Arms (uncredited)
Josselyn's Wife
1926
as Thomas Josselyn
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
The White Angel
1936
as War Minister (uncredited)
Toilers of the Sea
1923
as Sandro
My Lady's Garter
1920
as Henry Van Derp, aka The Hawk
The Market of Souls
1919
as Temple Bane
I Will Repay
1924
as Sir Percy Blakeney
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951
as Constable (uncredited)
Her Life and His
1917
as Ralph Howard
Other Men's Wives
1919
as Fenwick Flint
The Unknown Man
1951
as (uncredited)
The Terror
1928
as Goodman
Up the Ladder
1925
as Robert Newhall
Phantom Raiders
1940
as Sir Edward
The House of Fear
1939
as Minor Role
Untamed
1929
as Howard Presley
East Side, West Side
1927
as Gilbert Van Horn
The Rough Neck
1919
as A Half-Breed Indian
Ivy
1947
as Mulloy (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
1943
as Commodore Ramsay
The Thirteenth Chair
1937
as Governor Sir Roscoe Crosby
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
as Prof. Ed Janney
Sinners in Heaven
1924
as Hugh Rochedale
The Brigand
1952
as Archbishop
The White Heather
1919
as Lord Angus Cameron
The Wreck of the Hesperus
1948
as Pastor West
Heedless Moths
1921
as The Sculptor
South of St. Louis
1949
Madame X
1929
as Noel
Everything Happens at Night
1939
as Featherstone
Calling Dr. Death
1943
as Bryant, the Butler
The Man Without a Country
1937
as Aaron Burr
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947
as Judge
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
as Captain (uncredited)
Kidnapped
1938
as Judge
Cardinal Richelieu
1935
as Noble
The Unwritten Code
1944
as McDowell (uncredited)
Mr. Wu
1927
as Mr. Gregory
Two Tickets to London
1943
as Kilgallen
We Are Not Alone
1939
as Police Inspector
About Holmes Herbert
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 (1… With 197 credits spanning from 1915 to 1952, Holmes Herbert has appeared in 197 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Brilliant Marriage (1936) — as Mr. Rodney Allison
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