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)
Evidence
1922
as Judge Rowland
Juarez
1939
as Marshal Randon (uncredited)
The Invisible Man
1933
as Chief of Police
Careers
1929
as Carouge
The Nest
as Richard Elliot
Wildfire
1925
as Garrison
Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Asst. Commissioner
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Rev. Miller (uncredited)
Her Private Life
1929
as Rudolph Solomon
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928
as Henry Spoffard
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931
as Dr. John Lanyon
Confidential Agent
1945
as Lord Benditch
Canadian Pacific
1949
as Head of Canadian Parliament (uncredited)
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Frederick Holcomb
Brilliant Marriage
1936
as Mr. Rodney Allison
The Thirteenth Chair
1929
as Sir Roscoe Crosby
Mystery of the White Room
1939
as Hospital Administrator
15 Maiden Lane
1936
as Harold Anderson
The Fire Brigade
1926
as James Corwin
Divorce Coupons
1922
as Roland Bland
The House of Secrets
1936
as Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Wilkins (uncredited)
The Buccaneer
1938
as Captain McWilliams
Johnny Belinda
1948
as Judge (uncredited)
Captain Blood
1935
as Capt. Gardner
Anne of the Indies
1951
as English Sea Captain
His Wife
1915
as John Dennys
Greater Than Love
1919
as James Bruton
The Girl Said No
1937
as Charles Dillon (scenes deleted)
Wife vs. Secretary
1936
as Frawley (uncredited)
The Brigand
1952
as Archbishop
This Above All
1942
as Dr. Mathias
Boom Town
1940
as Doctor (uncredited)
Post Office Investigator
1949
as James Seeley
The Letter
1940
as Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
The Verdict
1946
as Sir William Dawson
East Side, West Side
1927
as Gilbert Van Horn
The Unknown Man
1951
as (uncredited)
Up the Ladder
1925
as Robert Newhall
Through the Breakers
1928
as Eustis Hobbs
Lovers
1927
as Milton
The Uninvited
1944
as Charlie Jessup
Singapore
1947
as Rev. Barnes
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Sergeant-at-Arms (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940
as Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Rulers of the Sea
1939
as Member of Naval Company (Uncredited)
The Death Dance
1918
as Arnold Maitland
Her Life and His
1917
as Ralph Howard
The House of Rothschild
1934
as Rowerth
The Wreck of the Hesperus
1948
as Pastor West
The House of Fear
1939
as Minor Role
The Sun Never Sets
1939
as Colonial Official
The Wild North
1952
as Magistrate (uncredited)
Cardinal Richelieu
1935
as Noble
The Silver Slave
1927
as Tom Richards
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
as Dr. Rasmussen
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942
as Magistrate
A Woman's Vengeance
1948
as Warder (uncredited)
Josselyn's Wife
1926
as Thomas Josselyn
Their Hour
1928
as Cora's Father
At Sword's Point
1952
Man Hunt
1941
as Saul Farnsworthy
The Honeymoon Express
1926
as Jim Donaldson
The Pearl of Death
1944
as James Goodram, courier
Corvette K-225
1943
as Commodore Ramsay
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Justice of the Court
Mark of the Vampire
1935
as Sir Karell Borotyn
Untamed
1929
as Howard Presley
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Herald (uncredited)
Daughter of the Dragon
1931
as Sir John Petrie
Slave Ship
1937
as Commander
The White Angel
1936
as War Minister (uncredited)
Wreckage
1925
as Stuart Ames
The White Heather
1919
as Lord Angus Cameron
Say It in French
1938
as Richard Carrington Sr.
I Will Repay
1924
as Sir Percy Blakeney
Dressed to Kill
1946
as Ebenezer Crabtree
Invisible Agent
1942
as Sir Alfred Spencer
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
as Majordomo (uncredited)
Enter Arsène Lupin
1944
as Jobson
When a Man Loves
1927
as Jean Tiberge
Accent on Youth
1935
as Frank Galloway
A Woman of the World
1925
as Richard Granger
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
as Captain (uncredited)
Sinners in Heaven
1924
as Hugh Rochedale
Lloyd's of London
1936
as Spokesman
Central Park
1932
as Benefit Emcee (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Man at Auction (uncredited)
British Intelligence
1939
as Arthur Bennett
Miss Pinkerton
1932
as Arthur Glenn
Everything Happens at Night
1939
as Featherstone
Chances
1931
as Maj. Bradford
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939
as Bentham (uncredited)
The Little Princess
1939
as Doctor
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951
as Constable (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London
1943
as Kilgallen
An Angel from Texas
1940
as Second Banker
The Rough Neck
1919
as A Half-Breed Indian
Love's Wilderness
1924
as David Tennant
The Thirteenth Chair
1937
as Governor Sir Roscoe Crosby
The Prince and the Pauper
1937
as First Doctor
South of St. Louis
1949
South of Suez
1940
as Simpson
Three Strangers
1946
as Sir Robert (uncredited)
The Mummy's Curse
1944
as Dr. Cooper
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
as Sir Reginald
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Mr. Ahrens
Barbary Pirate
1949
as Thomas Jefferson
We Are Not Alone
1939
as Police Inspector
Intermezzo: A Love Story
1939
as Doctor (Uncredited)
The Terror
1928
as Goodman
Say It with Songs
1929
as Dr. Robert Merrill
Another Scandal
1924
as Pelham Franklin
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
as Prof. Ed Janney
The Enchanted Cottage
1924
as Major Hillgrove
The Man Without a Country
1917
as Lt. Philip Nolan
The Ship from Shanghai
1930
as Paul Thorpe
Jungle Jim
1948
as Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden
Tower of London
1939
as Councilman (uncredited)
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947
as Judge
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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- The Nest — as Richard Elliot
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