Holmes Herbert
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 30, 1882
- Died
- Dec 26, 1956 (aged 74)
- Place of birth
- Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Credits
- 197
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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.
Known for
The Invisible Man
1933Movie
Chief of Police
Foreign Correspondent
1940Movie
Asst. Commissioner
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931Movie
Dr. John Lanyon
Captain Blood
1935Movie
Capt. Gardner
The Letter
1940Movie
Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
The Uninvited
1944Movie
Charlie Jessup
Filmography
The Brigand
1952Movie
Archbishop
At Sword's Point
1952Movie
The Wild North
1952Movie
Magistrate (uncredited)
The Unknown Man
1951Movie
(uncredited)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951Movie
Constable (uncredited)
Anne of the Indies
1951Movie
English Sea Captain
The Iroquois Trail
1950Movie
Gen. Johnson
Barbary Pirate
1949Movie
Thomas Jefferson
Post Office Investigator
1949Movie
James Seeley
Canadian Pacific
1949Movie
Head of Canadian Parliament (uncredited)
The Lost Tribe
1949Movie
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
South of St. Louis
1949Movie
Jungle Jim
1948Movie
Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden
Family Honeymoon
1948Movie
Rev. Miller (uncredited)
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948Movie
Wilkins (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
1948Movie
Judge (uncredited)
A Woman's Vengeance
1948Movie
Warder (uncredited)
The Wreck of the Hesperus
1948Movie
Pastor West
The Swordsman
1948Movie
Lord Glowan
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1947Movie
Inspector McIver
Singapore
1947Movie
Rev. Barnes
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947Movie
Judge
Ivy
1947Movie
Mulloy (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
1947Movie
Scotland Yard Inspector McIvar
Over the Santa Fe Trail
1947Movie
Doc Henderson
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
1946Movie
Dr. White (uncredited)
The Verdict
1946Movie
Sir William Dawson
Dressed to Kill
1946Movie
Ebenezer Crabtree
Three Strangers
1946Movie
Sir Robert (uncredited)
Confidential Agent
1945Movie
Lord Benditch
Swingin' on a Rainbow
1945Movie
Butler (uncredited)
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945Movie
Jealousy
1945Movie
Melvyn Russell
The House of Fear
1945Movie
Alan Cosgrave
The Mummy's Curse
1944Movie
Dr. Cooper
Enter Arsène Lupin
1944Movie
Jobson
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944Movie
Captain (uncredited)
The Unwritten Code
1944Movie
McDowell (uncredited)
The Pearl of Death
1944Movie
James Goodram, courier
The Uninvited
1944Movie
Charlie Jessup
Calling Dr. Death
1943Movie
Bryant, the Butler
Corvette K-225
1943Movie
Commodore Ramsay
Two Tickets to London
1943Movie
Kilgallen
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943Movie
Mr. Ahrens
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942Movie
Sir Reginald
The Undying Monster
1942Movie
Chief Constable (uncredited)
Strictly in the Groove
1942Movie
Commissioner
Invisible Agent
1942Movie
Sir Alfred Spencer
Lady in a Jam
1942Movie
Man at Auction (uncredited)
Danger in the Pacific
1942Movie
Commissioner
This Above All
1942Movie
Dr. Mathias
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942Movie
Magistrate
Man Hunt
1941Movie
Saul Farnsworthy
The Letter
1940Movie
Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
South of Suez
1940Movie
Simpson
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940Movie
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Boom Town
1940Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
1940Movie
Asst. Commissioner
Phantom Raiders
1940Movie
Sir Edward
An Angel from Texas
1940Movie
Second Banker
The Earl of Chicago
1940Movie
Sergeant-at-Arms (uncredited)
Everything Happens at Night
1939Movie
Featherstone
We Are Not Alone
1939Movie
Police Inspector
Tower of London
1939Movie
Councilman (uncredited)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939Movie
Majordomo (uncredited)
British Intelligence
1939Movie
Arthur Bennett
Rulers of the Sea
1939Movie
Member of Naval Company (Uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year
1939Movie
Dean Norris
Intermezzo: A Love Story
1939Movie
Doctor (Uncredited)
Hidden Power
1939Movie
Dr. Morley
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939Movie
Justice of the Court
Stanley and Livingstone
1939Movie
Frederick Holcomb
Bad Boy
1939Movie
Mr. McNeil
The House of Fear
1939Movie
Minor Role
Juarez
1939Movie
Marshal Randon (uncredited)
Trapped in the Sky
1939Movie
Fielding
The Sun Never Sets
1939Movie
Colonial Official
Wolf Call
1939Movie
J.L. Winton
The Little Princess
1939Movie
Doctor
Mystery of the White Room
1939Movie
Hospital Administrator
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939Movie
Prof. Ed Janney
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939Movie
Bentham (uncredited)
Say It in French
1938Movie
Richard Carrington Sr.
Marie Antoinette
1938Movie
Herald (uncredited)
Kidnapped
1938Movie
Judge
The Buccaneer
1938Movie
Captain McWilliams
The Black Doll
1938Movie
Dr. Giddings
Here's Flash Casey
1938Movie
Maj. Addison
The Man Without a Country
1937Movie
Aaron Burr
The Girl Said No
1937Movie
Charles Dillon (scenes deleted)
Slave Ship
1937Movie
Commander
The Thirteenth Chair
1937Movie
Governor Sir Roscoe Crosby
The Prince and the Pauper
1937Movie
First Doctor
Lloyd's of London
1936Movie
Spokesman
The House of Secrets
1936Movie
Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary
15 Maiden Lane
1936Movie
Harold Anderson
The Gentleman from Louisiana
1936Movie
Chief Steward
The White Angel
1936Movie
War Minister (uncredited)
Champagne Charlie
1936Movie
Captain Dell
Brilliant Marriage
1936Movie
Mr. Rodney Allison
Wife vs. Secretary
1936Movie
Frawley (uncredited)
Captain Blood
1935Movie
Capt. Gardner
Accent on Youth
1935Movie
Frank Galloway
Mark of the Vampire
1935Movie
Sir Karell Borotyn
Cardinal Richelieu
1935Movie
Noble
One in a Million
1935Movie
Donald Cabot Sr.
Sons of Steel
1934Movie
Curtis Chadburne
The Curtain Falls
1934Movie
John Scorsby
The Pursuit of Happiness
1934Movie
Gen. Sir Henry Clinton
The House of Rothschild
1934Movie
Rowerth
Beloved
1934Movie
Lord Landslake
The Invisible Man
1933Movie
Chief of Police
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933Movie
Dr. Rasmussen
Sister to Judas
1932Movie
Bruce Rogers
Central Park
1932Movie
Benefit Emcee (uncredited)
Miss Pinkerton
1932Movie
Arthur Glenn
Shop Angel
1932Movie
James Walton Kennedy
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931Movie
Dr. John Lanyon
Daughter of the Dragon
1931Movie
Sir John Petrie
Broadminded
1931Movie
John J. Hackett Sr.
Chances
1931Movie
Maj. Bradford
The Hot Heiress
1931Movie
Mr. Hunter
The Single Sin
1931Movie
Roger Van Dorn
The Ship from Shanghai
1930Movie
Paul Thorpe
Untamed
1929Movie
Howard Presley
The Kiss
1929Movie
Lassalle
The Thirteenth Chair
1929Movie
Sir Roscoe Crosby
The Careless Age
1929Movie
Sir John
Her Private Life
1929Movie
Rudolph Solomon
Madame X
1929Movie
Noel
Say It with Songs
1929Movie
Dr. Robert Merrill
Careers
1929Movie
Carouge
The Charlatan
1929Movie
Peter "Count Merlin" Dwight
On Trial
1928Movie
Gerald Trask
Through the Breakers
1928Movie
Eustis Hobbs
The Terror
1928Movie
Goodman
The Sporting Age
1928Movie
James Driscoll
Their Hour
1928Movie
Cora's Father
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928Movie
Henry Spoffard
The Silver Slave
1927Movie
Tom Richards
East Side, West Side
1927Movie
Gilbert Van Horn
The Gay Retreat
1927Movie
Charles Wright
When a Man Loves
1927Movie
Jean Tiberge
Slaves of Beauty
1927Movie
Leonard Jones
The Heart of Salome
1927Movie
Sir Humphrey
Lovers
1927Movie
Milton
Mr. Wu
1927Movie
Mr. Gregory
One Increasing Purpose
1927Movie
Charles Paris
The Fire Brigade
1926Movie
James Corwin
Josselyn's Wife
1926Movie
Thomas Josselyn
The Honeymoon Express
1926Movie
Jim Donaldson
A Woman of the World
1925Movie
Richard Granger
Wreckage
1925Movie
Stuart Ames
The Wanderer
1925Movie
Prophet
Wildfire
1925Movie
Garrison
Up the Ladder
1925Movie
Robert Newhall
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1925Movie
Love's Wilderness
1924Movie
David Tennant
Sinners in Heaven
1924Movie
Hugh Rochedale
Her Own Free Will
1924Movie
Peter Craddock
Another Scandal
1924Movie
Pelham Franklin
The Enchanted Cottage
1924Movie
Major Hillgrove
I Will Repay
1924Movie
Sir Percy Blakeney
Week End Husbands
1924Movie
William Randall
Toilers of the Sea
1923Movie
Sandro
A Woman's Woman
1922Movie
John Plummer (as Holmes E. Herbert)
Moonshine Valley
1922Movie
Dr. Martin
Divorce Coupons
1922Movie
Roland Bland
Evidence
1922Movie
Judge Rowland
A Stage Romance
1922Movie
Prince of Wales
Any Wife
1922Movie
Philip Gray
The Family Closet
1921Movie
Alfred Dinsmore
The Wild Goose
1921Movie
Frank Manners (as Holmes E. Herbert)
Heedless Moths
1921Movie
The Sculptor
Her Lord and Master
1921Movie
R. Honorable Thurston Ralph, Viscount Canning
The Truth About Husbands
1920Movie
Dustan Renshaw
Dead Men Tell No Tales
1920Movie
Squire John Rattray
The Right to Love
1920Movie
Lord Falkland
Lady Rose's Daughter
1920Movie
Jacob Delafield
My Lady's Garter
1920Movie
Henry Van Derp, aka The Hawk
His House in Order
1920Movie
Filmer Jesson
Black Is White
1920Movie
Jim Brood (as Holmes E. Herbert)
On with the Dance
1920Movie
The ABC of Love
1919Movie
Harry Bryant
The Market of Souls
1919Movie
Temple Bane
The White Heather
1919Movie
Lord Angus Cameron
Other Men's Wives
1919Movie
Fenwick Flint
Greater Than Love
1919Movie
James Bruton
The Rough Neck
1919Movie
A Half-Breed Indian
The Divorcee
1919Movie
Sir Paradine Fuldes
The Death Dance
1918Movie
Arnold Maitland
A Doll's House
1918Movie
Thorvald Helmar
The Man Without a Country
1917Movie
Lt. Philip Nolan
Her Life and His
1917Movie
Ralph Howard
The Fisherwoman
1915Movie
The Son
His Wife
1915Movie
John Dennys
The Nest
Movie
Richard Elliot