Holmes Herbert
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: July 30, 1882
Day of Death: December 26, 1956 (74 years old)
Place of Birth: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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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Actor Magistrate
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Actor Sir Alfred Spencer
Invisible Agent
Actor Dr. Mathias
This Above All
Actor Sir Reginald
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Actor Commissioner
Danger in the Pacific
Actor Chief Constable (uncredited)
The Undying Monster
Actor Commissioner
Strictly in the Groove
Actor Man at Auction (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
1941
1940
Actor Sergeant-at-Arms (uncredited)
The Earl of Chicago
Actor Doctor (uncredited)
Boom Town
Actor Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
The Letter
Actor Asst. Commissioner
Foreign Correspondent
Actor Member of Parliament (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
Actor Sir Edward
Phantom Raiders
Actor Second Banker
An Angel from Texas
1939
Actor Dr. Morley
Hidden Power
Actor Fielding
Trapped in the Sky
Actor Councilman (uncredited)
Tower of London
Actor Justice of the Court
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Actor Arthur Bennett
British Intelligence
Actor Prof. Ed Janney
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
Actor Mr. McNeil
Bad Boy
Actor Frederick Holcomb
Stanley and Livingstone
Actor J.L. Winton
Wolf Call
Actor Bentham (uncredited)
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Actor Doctor
The Little Princess
Actor Marshal Randon (uncredited)
Juarez
Actor Colonial Official
The Sun Never Sets
Actor Police Inspector
We Are Not Alone
Actor Minor Role
The House of Fear
Actor Featherstone
Everything Happens at Night
Actor Majordomo (uncredited)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Actor Dean Norris
20,000 Men a Year
Actor Hospital Administrator
Mystery of the White Room
Actor Member of Naval Company (Uncredited)
Rulers of the Sea
Actor Doctor (Uncredited)
Intermezzo: A Love Story
1938
1937
1936
Actor Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary
The House of Secrets
Actor Mr. Rodney Allison
Brilliant Marriage
Actor Chief Steward
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Actor War Minister (uncredited)
The White Angel
Actor Captain Dell
Champagne Charlie
Actor Harold Anderson
15 Maiden Lane
Actor Frawley (uncredited)
Wife vs. Secretary
Actor Spokesman
Lloyd's of London
