Acting · Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Born July 30, 1882
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. He died in 1956 at age 74.
MovieThe Brigand
1952
as Archbishop
MovieAt Sword's Point
1952
MovieThe Wild North
1952
as Magistrate (uncredited)
MovieThe Unknown Man
1951
as (uncredited)
MovieThe Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951
as Constable (uncredited)
MovieAnne of the Indies
1951
as English Sea Captain
MovieThe Iroquois Trail
1950
as Gen. Johnson
MovieBarbary Pirate
1949
as Thomas Jefferson
MoviePost Office Investigator
1949
as James Seeley
MovieCanadian Pacific
1949
as Head of Canadian Parliament (uncredited)
MovieThe Lost Tribe
1949
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
MovieSouth of St. Louis
1949
MovieJungle Jim
1948
as Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden
MovieFamily Honeymoon
1948
as Rev. Miller (uncredited)
MovieSorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Wilkins (uncredited)
MovieJohnny Belinda
1948
as Judge (uncredited)
MovieA Woman's Vengeance
1948
as Warder (uncredited)
MovieThe Wreck of the Hesperus
1948
as Pastor West
MovieThe Swordsman
1948
as Lord Glowan
MovieBulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1947
as Inspector McIver
MovieSingapore
1947
as Rev. Barnes
MovieThe Ghost Goes Wild
1947
as Judge
MovieIvy
1947
as Mulloy (uncredited)
MovieBulldog Drummond at Bay
1947
as Scotland Yard Inspector McIvar
MovieOver the Santa Fe Trail
1947
as Doc Henderson
MovieLove Laughs at Andy Hardy
1946
as Dr. White (uncredited)
MovieThe Verdict
1946
as Sir William Dawson
MovieDressed to Kill
1946
as Ebenezer Crabtree
MovieThree Strangers
1946
as Sir Robert (uncredited)
MovieConfidential Agent
1945
as Lord Benditch
MovieSwingin' on a Rainbow
1945
as Butler (uncredited)
MovieThe Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
MovieJealousy
1945
as Melvyn Russell
MovieThe House of Fear
1945
as Alan Cosgrave
MovieThe Mummy's Curse
1944
as Dr. Cooper
MovieEnter Arsène Lupin
1944
as Jobson
MovieOur Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
as Captain (uncredited)
MovieThe Unwritten Code
1944
as McDowell (uncredited)
MovieThe Pearl of Death
1944
as James Goodram, courier
MovieThe Uninvited
1944
as Charlie Jessup
MovieCalling Dr. Death
1943
as Bryant, the Butler
MovieCorvette K-225
1943
as Commodore Ramsay
MovieTwo Tickets to London
1943
as Kilgallen
MovieSherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Mr. Ahrens
MovieSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
as Sir Reginald
MovieThe Undying Monster
1942
as Chief Constable (uncredited)
MovieStrictly in the Groove
1942
as Commissioner
MovieInvisible Agent
1942
as Sir Alfred Spencer
MovieLady in a Jam
1942
as Man at Auction (uncredited)
MovieDanger in the Pacific
1942
as Commissioner
MovieThis Above All
1942
as Dr. Mathias
MovieThe Ghost of Frankenstein
1942
as Magistrate
MovieMan Hunt
1941
as Saul Farnsworthy
MovieThe Letter
1940
as Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
MovieSouth of Suez
1940
as Simpson
MovieA Dispatch from Reuters
1940
as Member of Parliament (uncredited)
MovieBoom Town
1940
as Doctor (uncredited)
MovieForeign Correspondent
1940
as Asst. Commissioner
MoviePhantom Raiders
1940
as Sir Edward
MovieAn Angel from Texas
1940
as Second Banker
MovieThe Earl of Chicago
1940
as Sergeant-at-Arms (uncredited)
MovieEverything Happens at Night
1939
as Featherstone
MovieWe Are Not Alone
1939
as Police Inspector
MovieTower of London
1939
as Councilman (uncredited)
MovieThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
as Majordomo (uncredited)
MovieBritish Intelligence
1939
as Arthur Bennett
MovieRulers of the Sea
1939
as Member of Naval Company (Uncredited)
Movie20,000 Men a Year
1939
as Dean Norris
MovieIntermezzo: A Love Story
1939
as Doctor (Uncredited)
MovieHidden Power
1939
as Dr. Morley
MovieThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Justice of the Court
MovieStanley and Livingstone
1939
as Frederick Holcomb
MovieBad Boy
1939
as Mr. McNeil
MovieThe House of Fear
1939
as Minor Role
MovieJuarez
1939
as Marshal Randon (uncredited)
MovieTrapped in the Sky
1939
as Fielding
MovieThe Sun Never Sets
1939
as Colonial Official
MovieWolf Call
1939
as J.L. Winton
MovieThe Little Princess
1939
as Doctor
MovieMystery of the White Room
1939
as Hospital Administrator
MovieThe Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
as Prof. Ed Janney
MovieMr. Moto's Last Warning
1939
as Bentham (uncredited)
MovieSay It in French
1938
as Richard Carrington Sr.
MovieMarie Antoinette
1938
as Herald (uncredited)
MovieKidnapped
1938
as Judge
MovieThe Buccaneer
1938
as Captain McWilliams
MovieThe Black Doll
1938
as Dr. Giddings
MovieHere's Flash Casey
1938
as Maj. Addison
MovieThe Man Without a Country
1937
as Aaron Burr
MovieThe Girl Said No
1937
as Charles Dillon (scenes deleted)
MovieSlave Ship
1937
as Commander
MovieThe Thirteenth Chair
1937
as Governor Sir Roscoe Crosby
MovieThe Prince and the Pauper
1937
as First Doctor
MovieLloyd's of London
1936
as Spokesman
MovieThe House of Secrets
1936
as Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary
Movie15 Maiden Lane
1936
as Harold Anderson
MovieThe Gentleman from Louisiana
1936
as Chief Steward
MovieThe White Angel
1936
as War Minister (uncredited)
MovieChampagne Charlie
1936
as Captain Dell
MovieBrilliant Marriage
1936
as Mr. Rodney Allison
MovieWife vs. Secretary
1936
as Frawley (uncredited)
MovieCaptain Blood
1935
as Capt. Gardner
MovieAccent on Youth
1935
as Frank Galloway
MovieMark of the Vampire
1935
as Sir Karell Borotyn
MovieCardinal Richelieu
1935
as Noble
MovieOne in a Million
1935
as Donald Cabot Sr.
MovieSons of Steel
1934
as Curtis Chadburne
MovieThe Curtain Falls
1934
as John Scorsby
MovieThe Pursuit of Happiness
1934
as Gen. Sir Henry Clinton
MovieThe House of Rothschild
1934
as Rowerth
MovieBeloved
1934
as Lord Landslake
MovieThe Invisible Man
1933
as Chief of Police
MovieMystery of the Wax Museum
1933
as Dr. Rasmussen
MovieSister to Judas
1932
as Bruce Rogers
MovieCentral Park
1932
as Benefit Emcee (uncredited)
MovieMiss Pinkerton
1932
as Arthur Glenn
MovieShop Angel
1932
as James Walton Kennedy
MovieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931
as Dr. John Lanyon
MovieDaughter of the Dragon
1931
as Sir John Petrie
MovieBroadminded
1931
as John J. Hackett Sr.
MovieChances
1931
as Maj. Bradford
MovieThe Hot Heiress
1931
as Mr. Hunter
MovieThe Single Sin
1931
as Roger Van Dorn
MovieThe Ship from Shanghai
1930
as Paul Thorpe
MovieUntamed
1929
as Howard Presley
MovieThe Kiss
1929
as Lassalle
MovieThe Thirteenth Chair
1929
as Sir Roscoe Crosby
MovieThe Careless Age
1929
as Sir John
MovieHer Private Life
1929
as Rudolph Solomon
MovieMadame X
1929
as Noel
MovieSay It with Songs
1929
as Dr. Robert Merrill
MovieCareers
1929
as Carouge
MovieThe Charlatan
1929
as Peter "Count Merlin" Dwight
MovieOn Trial
1928
as Gerald Trask
MovieThrough the Breakers
1928
as Eustis Hobbs
MovieThe Terror
1928
as Goodman
MovieThe Sporting Age
1928
as James Driscoll
Their Hour
1928
as Cora's Father
MovieGentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928
as Henry Spoffard
MovieThe Silver Slave
1927
as Tom Richards
MovieEast Side, West Side
1927
as Gilbert Van Horn
MovieThe Gay Retreat
1927
as Charles Wright
MovieWhen a Man Loves
1927
as Jean Tiberge
Slaves of Beauty
1927
as Leonard Jones
MovieThe Heart of Salome
1927
as Sir Humphrey
MovieLovers
1927
as Milton
MovieMr. Wu
1927
as Mr. Gregory
MovieOne Increasing Purpose
1927
as Charles Paris
MovieThe Fire Brigade
1926
as James Corwin
MovieJosselyn's Wife
1926
as Thomas Josselyn
MovieThe Honeymoon Express
1926
as Jim Donaldson
MovieA Woman of the World
1925
as Richard Granger
MovieWreckage
1925
as Stuart Ames
MovieThe Wanderer
1925
as Prophet
Wildfire
1925
as Garrison
MovieUp the Ladder
1925
as Robert Newhall
MovieDaddy's Gone A-Hunting
1925
MovieLove's Wilderness
1924
as David Tennant
MovieSinners in Heaven
1924
as Hugh Rochedale
MovieHer Own Free Will
1924
as Peter Craddock
MovieAnother Scandal
1924
as Pelham Franklin
MovieThe Enchanted Cottage
1924
as Major Hillgrove
MovieI Will Repay
1924
as Sir Percy Blakeney
MovieWeek End Husbands
1924
as William Randall
MovieToilers of the Sea
1923
as Sandro
MovieA Woman's Woman
1922
as John Plummer (as Holmes E. Herbert)
MovieMoonshine Valley
1922
as Dr. Martin
MovieDivorce Coupons
1922
as Roland Bland
MovieEvidence
1922
as Judge Rowland
MovieA Stage Romance
1922
as Prince of Wales
MovieAny Wife
1922
as Philip Gray
MovieThe Family Closet
1921
as Alfred Dinsmore
MovieThe Wild Goose
1921
as Frank Manners (as Holmes E. Herbert)
MovieHeedless Moths
1921
as The Sculptor
Her Lord and Master
1921
as R. Honorable Thurston Ralph, Viscount Canning
MovieThe Truth About Husbands
1920
as Dustan Renshaw
MovieDead Men Tell No Tales
1920
as Squire John Rattray
MovieThe Right to Love
1920
as Lord Falkland
MovieLady Rose's Daughter
1920
as Jacob Delafield
MovieMy Lady's Garter
1920
as Henry Van Derp, aka The Hawk
MovieHis House in Order
1920
as Filmer Jesson
MovieBlack Is White
1920
as Jim Brood (as Holmes E. Herbert)
MovieOn with the Dance
1920
MovieThe ABC of Love
1919
as Harry Bryant
MovieThe Market of Souls
1919
as Temple Bane
MovieThe White Heather
1919
as Lord Angus Cameron
MovieOther Men's Wives
1919
as Fenwick Flint
MovieGreater Than Love
1919
as James Bruton
MovieThe Rough Neck
1919
as A Half-Breed Indian
MovieThe Divorcee
1919
as Sir Paradine Fuldes
MovieThe Death Dance
1918
as Arnold Maitland
MovieA Doll's House
1918
as Thorvald Helmar
MovieThe Man Without a Country
1917
as Lt. Philip Nolan
Her Life and His
1917
as Ralph Howard
The Fisherwoman
1915
as The Son
MovieHis Wife
1915
as John Dennys
The Nest
as Richard Elliot
