Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 30, 1882
Died
Dec 26, 1956
Place of Birth
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Credits
197 titles
Holmes Herbert
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. He died in 1956 at age 74.
Known For
Filmography
The Brigand
Archbishop
At Sword's Point
The Wild North
Magistrate (uncredited)
The Unknown Man
(uncredited)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Constable (uncredited)
Anne of the Indies
English Sea Captain
The Iroquois Trail
Gen. Johnson
Barbary Pirate
Thomas Jefferson
Post Office Investigator
James Seeley
Canadian Pacific
Head of Canadian Parliament (uncredited)
The Lost Tribe
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
South of St. Louis
Jungle Jim
Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden
Family Honeymoon
Rev. Miller (uncredited)
Sorry, Wrong Number
Wilkins (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
Judge (uncredited)
A Woman's Vengeance
Warder (uncredited)
The Wreck of the Hesperus
Pastor West
The Swordsman
Lord Glowan
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Inspector McIver
Singapore
Rev. Barnes
The Ghost Goes Wild
Judge
Ivy
Mulloy (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Scotland Yard Inspector McIvar
Over the Santa Fe Trail
Doc Henderson
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Dr. White (uncredited)
The Verdict
Sir William Dawson
Dressed to Kill
Ebenezer Crabtree
Three Strangers
Sir Robert (uncredited)
Confidential Agent
Lord Benditch
Swingin' on a Rainbow
Butler (uncredited)
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Jealousy
Melvyn Russell
The House of Fear
Alan Cosgrave
The Mummy's Curse
Dr. Cooper
Enter Arsène Lupin
Jobson
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Captain (uncredited)
The Unwritten Code
McDowell (uncredited)
The Pearl of Death
James Goodram, courier
The Uninvited
Charlie Jessup
Calling Dr. Death
Bryant, the Butler
Corvette K-225
Commodore Ramsay
Two Tickets to London
Kilgallen
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Mr. Ahrens
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sir Reginald
The Undying Monster
Chief Constable (uncredited)
Strictly in the Groove
Commissioner
Invisible Agent
Sir Alfred Spencer
Lady in a Jam
Man at Auction (uncredited)
Danger in the Pacific
Commissioner