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.
Acted in 189
1950s
- 1952
The Brigand
Archbishop
At Sword's Point
Movie
- 1951
The Unknown Man
(uncredited)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Constable (uncredited)
Anne of the Indies
English Sea Captain
- 1950
The Iroquois Trail
Gen. Johnson
1940s
- 1949
Barbary Pirate
Thomas Jefferson
Post Office Investigator
James Seeley
- 1948
Family Honeymoon
Rev. Miller (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
Judge (uncredited)
A Woman's Vengeance
Warder (uncredited)
The Wreck of the Hesperus
Pastor West
The Swordsman
Lord Glowan
- 1947
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
- 1946
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Dr. White (uncredited)
- 1945
Confidential Agent
Lord Benditch
Swingin' on a Rainbow
Butler (uncredited)
Jealousy
Melvyn Russell
The House of Fear
Alan Cosgrave
- 1944
The Mummy's Curse
Dr. Cooper
Enter Arsène Lupin
Jobson
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Captain (uncredited)
The Unwritten Code
McDowell (uncredited)
The Uninvited
Charlie Jessup
- 1943
Calling Dr. Death
Bryant, the Butler
Corvette K-225
Commodore Ramsay
Two Tickets to London
Kilgallen
- 1942
The Undying Monster
Chief Constable (uncredited)
Strictly in the Groove
Commissioner
Lady in a Jam
Man at Auction (uncredited)
Danger in the Pacific
Commissioner
This Above All
Dr. Mathias
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Magistrate
- 1941
Man Hunt
Saul Farnsworthy
- 1940
South of Suez
Simpson
A Dispatch from Reuters
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders
Sir Edward
An Angel from Texas
Second Banker
1930s
- 1939
Everything Happens at Night
Featherstone
We Are Not Alone
Police Inspector
Tower of London
Councilman (uncredited)
British Intelligence
Arthur Bennett
Rulers of the Sea
Member of Naval Company (Uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year
Dean Norris
Hidden Power
Dr. Morley
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Justice of the Court
Stanley and Livingstone
Frederick Holcomb
Bad Boy
Mr. McNeil
The House of Fear
Minor Role
Trapped in the Sky
Fielding
The Sun Never Sets
Colonial Official
Wolf Call
J.L. Winton
Mystery of the White Room
Hospital Administrator
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Bentham (uncredited)
- 1938
Say It in French
Richard Carrington Sr.
The Buccaneer
Captain McWilliams
The Black Doll
Dr. Giddings
Here's Flash Casey
Maj. Addison
- 1937
The Man Without a Country
Aaron Burr
The Girl Said No
Charles Dillon (scenes deleted)
Slave Ship
Commander
The 13th Chair
Governor Sir Roscoe Crosby
The Prince and the Pauper
First Doctor
- 1936
Lloyd's of London
Spokesman
15 Maiden Lane
Harold Anderson
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Chief Steward
The White Angel
War Minister (uncredited)
Champagne Charlie
Captain Dell
- 1935
Captain Blood
Capt. Gardner
Accent on Youth
Frank Galloway
Cardinal Richelieu
Noble
One in a Million
Donald Cabot Sr.
- 1934
Sons of Steel
Curtis Chadburne
The Curtain Falls
John Scorsby
The Pursuit of Happiness
Gen. Sir Henry Clinton
The House of Rothschild
Rowerth
Beloved
Lord Landslake
- 1933
- 1932
Sister to Judas
Bruce Rogers
Central Park
Benefit Emcee (uncredited)
Shop Angel
James Walton Kennedy
- 1931
Daughter of the Dragon
Sir John Petrie
Broadminded
John J. Hackett Sr.
Chances
Maj. Bradford
The Hot Heiress
Mr. Hunter
The Single Sin
Roger Van Dorn
- 1930
The Ship from Shanghai
Paul Thorpe
1920s
- 1929
Untamed
Howard Presley
The Kiss
Lassalle
The Thirteenth Chair
Sir Roscoe Crosby
The Careless Age
Sir John
Her Private Life
Rudolph Solomon
Say It with Songs
Dr. Robert Merrill
The Charlatan
Peter "Count Merlin" Dwight
- 1928
On Trial
Gerald Trask
Through the Breakers
Eustis Hobbs
The Terror
Goodman
The Sporting Age
James Driscoll
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Henry Spoffard
- 1927
The Silver Slave
Tom Richards
East Side, West Side
Gilbert Van Horn
The Gay Retreat
Charles Wright
When a Man Loves
Jean Tiberge
The Heart of Salome
Sir Humphrey
Lovers
Milton
Mr. Wu
Mr. Gregory
One Increasing Purpose
Charles Paris
- 1926
The Fire Brigade
James Corwin
Josselyn's Wife
Thomas Josselyn
The Honeymoon Express
Jim Donaldson
- 1925
A Woman of the World
Richard Granger
Wreckage
Stuart Ames
The Wanderer
Prophet
Up the Ladder
Robert Newhall
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Movie
- 1924
Love's Wilderness
David Tennant
Sinners in Heaven
Hugh Rochedale
Her Own Free Will
Peter Craddock
Another Scandal
Pelham Franklin
The Enchanted Cottage
Major Hillgrove
I Will Repay
Sir Percy Blakeney
Week End Husbands
William Randall
- 1923
Toilers of the Sea
Sandro
- 1922
A Woman's Woman
John Plummer (as Holmes E. Herbert)
Moonshine Valley
Dr. Martin
Divorce Coupons
Roland Bland
A Stage Romance
Prince of Wales
Any Wife
Philip Gray
- 1921
The Family Closet
Alfred Dinsmore
The Wild Goose
Frank Manners (as Holmes E. Herbert)
Heedless Moths
The Sculptor
- 1920
The Truth About Husbands
Dustan Renshaw
Dead Men Tell No Tales
Squire John Rattray
The Right to Love
Lord Falkland
Lady Rose's Daughter
Jacob Delafield
My Lady's Garter
Henry Van Derp, aka The Hawk
His House in Order
Filmer Jesson
Black Is White
Jim Brood (as Holmes E. Herbert)
On with the Dance
Movie
1910s
- 1919
The ABC of Love
Harry Bryant
The Market of Souls
Temple Bane
The White Heather
Lord Angus Cameron
Other Men's Wives
Fenwick Flint
Greater Than Love
James Bruton
The Rough Neck
A Half-Breed Indian
The Divorcee
Sir Paradine Fuldes
- 1918
The Death Dance
Arnold Maitland
A Doll's House
Thorvald Helmar
- 1917
The Man Without a Country
Lt. Philip Nolan
- 1915
His Wife
John Dennys
