Holmes Herbert
Biography
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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
Acting
1934
asGen. Sir Henry Clinton
1948
asWarder (uncredited)
1931
asDr. John Lanyon
1942
asMagistrate
1933
asChief of Police
1946
asEbenezer Crabtree
1929
asLassalle
1949
asNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1952
asMagistrate (uncredited)
1933
asDr. Rasmussen
1944
asJames Goodram, courier
1945
asAlan Cosgrave
1919
asSir Paradine Fuldes
1939
asFielding
1939
asDr. Morley
1939
asCouncilman (uncredited)
1946
asSir William Dawson
1942
asSir Alfred Spencer
1935
asSir Karell Borotyn
1937
asFirst Doctor
1945
asMelvyn Russell
1943
asBryant, the Butler
1944
asCharlie Jessup
1935
asCapt. Gardner
1929
asNoel
1939
asJustice of the Court
1922
asDr. Martin
1939
asArthur Bennett
1947
asJudge
1946
asDr. White, Minister
1947
asRev. Barnes
1915
asJohn Dennys
1915
asThe Son
1920
asSquire John Rattray
1939
asProf. Ed Janney
1936
asSir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary
1944
asMcDowell (uncredited)
1929
asSir Roscoe Crosby
1949
asJames Seeley
1945
asLord Benditch
1927
asGilbert Van Horn
1937
asRoscoe Crosby
1929
asHoward Presley
1944
asJobson
1932
asArthur Glenn
1926
asJames Corwin
1931
asMaj. Bradford
1929
asDr. Robert Merrill
1919
asLord Angus Cameron
1931
asJohn J. Hackett Sr.
1952
asArchbishop
1931
asMr. Hunter
1920
asFilmer Jesson
1920
asJacob Delafield
1938
asMaj. Addison
1937
asCharles Dillon (scenes deleted)
1932
asBruce Rogers
1949
as
1951
as
1935
asDonald Cabot Sr.
1930
asPaul Thorpe
1943
asKilgallen
1925
asRichard Granger
1948
asRev. Miller (uncredited)
1939
asMr. McNeil
1932
asJames Walton Kennedy
1938
asDr. Giddings
1917
asLt. Philip Nolan
1934
asCurtis Chadburne
1922
asJudge Rowland
1931
asRoger Van Dorn
1947
asMulloy (uncredited)
1938
asRichard Carrington Sr.
1927
asMr. Gregory
1937
asCommander
1936
asMr. Rodney Allison
1919
asHarry Bryant
1939
asFrederick Holcomb
1939
asJ.L. Winton
1941
asSaul Farnsworthy
1942
asDr. Mathias
1934
asJohn Scorsby
1922
asPhilip Gray
1927
asLeonard Jones
1935
asNoble
1920
asLord Falkland
1936
asChief Steward
1936
asWar Minister (uncredited)
1936
asCaptain Dell
1939
asBentham (uncredited)
1947
asInspector McIver
1939
asDoctor
1939
asMarshal Randon (uncredited)
1939
asColonial Official
1939
asPolice Inspector
1939
asMinor Role
1939
asFeatherstone
1948
asLord Glowan
1939
asMajordomo (uncredited)
1938
asJudge
1940
asSergeant-at-Arms (uncredited)
1936
asHarold Anderson
1927
asJean Tiberge
1940
asDoctor (uncredited)
1936
asFrawley (uncredited)
1940
asAsst. Commissioner
1940
asRobert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
1939
asDean Norris
1940
asMember of Parliament (uncredited)
1940
asSir Edward
1944
asCaptain (uncredited)
1940
asSecond Banker
1944
asDr. Cooper
1948
asPastor West
1926
asJim Donaldson
1950
asGen. Johnson
1935
asFrank Galloway
1947
asDoc Henderson
1924
asMajor Hillgrove
1929
asPeter "Count Merlin" Dwight
1942
asSir Reginald
1928
asGerald Trask
1928
asGoodman
1929
asCarouge
1920
as
1925
asRobert Newhall
1948
asWilkins (uncredited)
1931
asSir John Petrie
1929
asSir John
1939
asHospital Administrator
1925
asProphet
1947
asScotland Yard Inspector McIvar
1938
asCaptain McWilliams
1948
asCommissioner Geoffrey Marsden
1951
asEnglish Sea Captain
1928
asHenry Spoffard
1943
asMr. Ahrens
1942
asCommissioner
1943
asCommodore Ramsay
1937
asAaron Burr
1946
asSir Robert (uncredited)
1936
asSpokesman
1927
asCharles Paris
1928
asJames Driscoll
1925
as
1920
asJim Brood (as Holmes E. Herbert)
1926
asThomas Josselyn
1920
asDustan Renshaw
1939
asMember of Naval Company (Uncredited)
1948
asJudge (uncredited)
1949
asThomas Jefferson
1942
asChief Constable (uncredited)
1939
asDoctor (Uncredited)
1918
asArnold Maitland
1929
asRudolph Solomon
1927
asSir Humphrey
1928
asEustis Hobbs
1945
asButler (uncredited)
1932
asBenefit Emcee (uncredited)
1938
asHerald (uncredited)
1922
asJohn Plummer (as Holmes E. Herbert)
1927
asTom Richards
1924
asHugh Rochedale
1934
asLord Landslake
1942
asCommissioner
1921
asFrank Manners (as Holmes E. Herbert)
1918
asThorvald Helmar
1951
asConstable (uncredited)
1945
as
1949
asHead of Canadian Parliament (uncredited)
1927
asCharles Wright
1922
asRoland Bland
1924
asSir Percy Blakeney
1924
asPelham Franklin
1924
asPeter Craddock
1919
asJames Bruton
1942
asMan at Auction (uncredited)
1921
asR. Honorable Thurston Ralph, Viscount Canning
1919
asFenwick Flint
1921
asAlfred Dinsmore
1934
asRowerth
1922
asPrince of Wales
1920
asHenry Van Derp, aka The Hawk
1924
asDavid Tennant
1919
asA Half-Breed Indian
1923
asSandro
1925
asStuart Ames
1924
asWilliam Randall
1919
asTemple Bane
1921
asProduction
Crew
Directing
