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.
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Movies (50)
The Brigand
as Archbishop
1952
The Wild North
as Magistrate (uncredited)
1952
The Unknown Man
1951
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
as Constable (uncredited)
1951
Anne of the Indies
as English Sea Captain
1951
The Iroquois Trail
as Gen. Johnson
1950
Barbary Pirate
as Thomas Jefferson
1949
Post Office Investigator
as James Seeley
1949
Canadian Pacific
as Head of Canadian Parliament (uncredited)
1949
The Lost Tribe
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1949
South of St. Louis
1949
Jungle Jim
as Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden
1948
Family Honeymoon
as Rev. Miller (uncredited)
1948
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Wilkins (uncredited)
1948
Johnny Belinda
as Judge (uncredited)
1948
A Woman's Vengeance
as Warder (uncredited)
1948
The Wreck of the Hesperus
as Pastor West
1948
The Swordsman
as Lord Glowan
1948
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
as Inspector McIver
1947
Singapore
as Rev. Barnes
1947
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Judge
1947
Ivy
as Mulloy (uncredited)
1947
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
as Scotland Yard Inspector McIvar
1947
Over the Santa Fe Trail
as Doc Henderson
1947
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
as Dr. White, Minister
1946
The Verdict
as Sir William Dawson
1946
Dressed to Kill
as Ebenezer Crabtree
1946
Three Strangers
as Sir Robert (uncredited)
1946
Confidential Agent
as Lord Benditch
1945
Swingin' on a Rainbow
as Butler (uncredited)
1945
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
Jealousy
as Melvyn Russell
1945
The House of Fear
as Alan Cosgrave
1945
The Mummy's Curse
as Dr. Cooper
1944
Enter Arsène Lupin
as Jobson
1944
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
as Captain (uncredited)
1944
The Unwritten Code
as McDowell (uncredited)
1944
The Pearl of Death
as James Goodram, courier
1944
The Uninvited
as Charlie Jessup
1944
Calling Dr. Death
as Bryant, the Butler
1943
Corvette K-225
as Commodore Ramsay
1943
Two Tickets to London
as Kilgallen
1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Mr. Ahrens
1943
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Sir Reginald
1943
The Undying Monster
as Chief Constable (uncredited)
1942
Strictly in the Groove
as Commissioner
1942
Invisible Agent
as Sir Alfred Spencer
1942
Lady in a Jam
as Man at Auction (uncredited)
1942
Danger in the Pacific
as Commissioner
1942
This Above All
as Dr. Mathias
1942