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 Verdict
1946
as Sir William Dawson
The Invisible Man
1933
as Chief of Police
Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Asst. Commissioner
Sons of Steel
1934
as Curtis Chadburne
The Letter
1940
as Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
The Buccaneer
1938
as Captain McWilliams
Invisible Agent
1942
as Sir Alfred Spencer
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Herald (uncredited)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Justice of the Court
Man Hunt
1941
as Saul Farnsworthy
Slave Ship
1937
as Commander
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Wilkins (uncredited)
Singapore
1947
as Rev. Barnes
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931
as Dr. John Lanyon
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
as Sir Reginald
Johnny Belinda
1948
as Judge (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
1946
as Ebenezer Crabtree
Confidential Agent
1945
as Lord Benditch
Juarez
1939
as Marshal Randon (uncredited)
Captain Blood
1935
as Capt. Gardner
The Kiss
1929
as Lassalle
Boom Town
1940
as Doctor (uncredited)
Hidden Power
1939
as Dr. Morley
The Wanderer
1925
as Prophet
Canadian Pacific
1949
as Head of Canadian Parliament (uncredited)
The Uninvited
1944
as Charlie Jessup
Mr. Wu
1927
as Mr. Gregory
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942
as Magistrate
The Little Princess
1939
as Doctor
Three Strangers
1946
as Sir Robert (uncredited)
The Iroquois Trail
1950
as Gen. Johnson
Madame X
1929
as Noel
Kidnapped
1938
as Judge
Careers
1929
as Carouge
The House of Fear
1945
as Alan Cosgrave
Ivy
1947
as Mulloy (uncredited)
Say It in French
1938
as Richard Carrington Sr.
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
as Dr. Rasmussen
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
The Terror
1928
as Goodman
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
as Majordomo (uncredited)
The Prince and the Pauper
1937
as First Doctor
The Unknown Man
1951
as (uncredited)
The House of Rothschild
1934
as Rowerth
At Sword's Point
1952
The Mummy's Curse
1944
as Dr. Cooper
Mark of the Vampire
1935
as Sir Karell Borotyn
A Woman's Vengeance
1948
as Warder (uncredited)
The Pearl of Death
1944
as James Goodram, courier
Wife vs. Secretary
1936
as Frawley (uncredited)
This Above All
1942
as Dr. Mathias
The White Angel
1936
as War Minister (uncredited)
Lloyd's of London
1936
as Spokesman
The Swordsman
1948
as Lord Glowan
The Wild North
1952
as Magistrate (uncredited)
Intermezzo: A Love Story
1939
as Doctor (Uncredited)
Jungle Jim
1948
as Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden
Cardinal Richelieu
1935
as Noble
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Rev. Miller (uncredited)
British Intelligence
1939
as Arthur Bennett
Broadminded
1931
as John J. Hackett Sr.
The House of Fear
1939
as Minor Role
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Man at Auction (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders
1940
as Sir Edward
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
as Captain (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940
as Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Tower of London
1939
as Councilman (uncredited)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951
as Constable (uncredited)
The Charlatan
1929
as Peter "Count Merlin" Dwight
Josselyn's Wife
1926
as Thomas Josselyn
Calling Dr. Death
1943
as Bryant, the Butler
Wolf Call
1939
as J.L. Winton
Beloved
1934
as Lord Landslake
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939
as Bentham (uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year
1939
as Dean Norris
Miss Pinkerton
1932
as Arthur Glenn
An Angel from Texas
1940
as Second Banker
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Frederick Holcomb
Two Tickets to London
1943
as Kilgallen
15 Maiden Lane
1936
as Harold Anderson
Everything Happens at Night
1939
as Featherstone
Corvette K-225
1943
as Commodore Ramsay
Anne of the Indies
1951
as English Sea Captain
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
as Prof. Ed Janney
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Mr. Ahrens
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Sergeant-at-Arms (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Chair
1929
as Sir Roscoe Crosby
Untamed
1929
as Howard Presley
The Unwritten Code
1944
as McDowell (uncredited)
Post Office Investigator
1949
as James Seeley
The Enchanted Cottage
1924
as Major Hillgrove
Barbary Pirate
1949
as Thomas Jefferson
Enter Arsène Lupin
1944
as Jobson
The Sun Never Sets
1939
as Colonial Official
The Single Sin
1931
as Roger Van Dorn
South of St. Louis
1949
Through the Breakers
1928
as Eustis Hobbs
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
1946
as Dr. White, Minister
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928
as Henry Spoffard
When a Man Loves
1927
as Jean Tiberge
Central Park
1932
as Benefit Emcee (uncredited)
The Undying Monster
1942
as Chief Constable (uncredited)
The Girl Said No
1937
as Charles Dillon (scenes deleted)
Chances
1931
as Maj. Bradford
The Ship from Shanghai
1930
as Paul Thorpe
Daughter of the Dragon
1931
as Sir John Petrie
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947
as Judge
The Nest
as Richard Elliot
The Careless Age
1929
as Sir John
Mystery of the White Room
1939
as Hospital Administrator
Champagne Charlie
1936
as Captain Dell
On Trial
1928
as Gerald Trask
The Pursuit of Happiness
1934
as Gen. Sir Henry Clinton
Trapped in the Sky
1939
as Fielding
Jealousy
1945
as Melvyn Russell
Accent on Youth
1935
as Frank Galloway
Say It with Songs
1929
as Dr. Robert Merrill
Rulers of the Sea
1939
as Member of Naval Company (Uncredited)
East Side, West Side
1927
as Gilbert Van Horn
The Gentleman from Louisiana
1936
as Chief Steward
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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- Foreign Correspondent (1940) — as Asst. Commissioner
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- The Letter (1940) — as Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
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