Holmes Herbert
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.
The Pursuit of Happiness
(Gen. Sir Henry Clinton)
A Woman's Vengeance
(Warder (uncredited))
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(Dr. John Lanyon)
The Ghost of Frankenstein
(Magistrate)
The Invisible Man
(Chief of Police)
Dressed to Kill
(Ebenezer Crabtree)
The Kiss
(Lassalle)
The Lost Tribe
(Narrator (voice) (uncredited))
The Wild North
(Magistrate (uncredited))
Mystery of the Wax Museum
(Dr. Rasmussen)
The House of Fear
(Alan Cosgrave)
The Pearl of Death
(James Goodram, courier)
The Divorcee
(Sir Paradine Fuldes)
Hidden Power
(Dr. Morley)
Trapped in the Sky
(Fielding)
Tower of London
(Councilman (uncredited))
The Verdict
(Sir William Dawson)
Invisible Agent
(Sir Alfred Spencer)
Mark of the Vampire
(Sir Karell Borotyn)
The Prince and the Pauper
(First Doctor)
Jealousy
(Melvyn Russell)
Calling Dr. Death
(Bryant, the Butler)
The Uninvited
(Charlie Jessup)
Captain Blood
(Capt. Gardner)
Madame X
(Noel)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
(Justice of the Court)
Moonshine Valley
(Dr. Martin)
British Intelligence
(Arthur Bennett)
The Ghost Goes Wild
(Judge)
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
(Dr. White, Minister)
Singapore
(Rev. Barnes)
His Wife
(John Dennys)
The Fisherwoman
(The Son)
Dead Men Tell No Tales
(Squire John Rattray)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
(Prof. Ed Janney)
The House of Secrets
(Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary)
The Unwritten Code
(McDowell (uncredited))
The Thirteenth Chair
(Sir Roscoe Crosby)
Post Office Investigator
(James Seeley)
Confidential Agent
(Lord Benditch)
East Side, West Side
(Gilbert Van Horn)
The Thirteenth Chair
(Roscoe Crosby)
Untamed
(Howard Presley)
Enter Arsène Lupin
(Jobson)
Miss Pinkerton
(Arthur Glenn)
The Fire Brigade
(James Corwin)
Chances
(Maj. Bradford)
Say It with Songs
(Dr. Robert Merrill)
The White Heather
(Lord Angus Cameron)
Broadminded
(John J. Hackett Sr.)
The Brigand
(Archbishop)
The Hot Heiress
(Mr. Hunter)
His House in Order
(Filmer Jesson)
Lady Rose's Daughter
(Jacob Delafield)
Here's Flash Casey
(Maj. Addison)
The Girl Said No
(Charles Dillon (scenes deleted))
Sister to Judas
(Bruce Rogers)
South of St. Louis
The Unknown Man
One in a Million
(Donald Cabot Sr.)
The Ship from Shanghai
(Paul Thorpe)
Two Tickets to London
(Kilgallen)
A Woman of the World
(Richard Granger)
Family Honeymoon
(Rev. Miller (uncredited))
Bad Boy
(Mr. McNeil)
Shop Angel
(James Walton Kennedy)
The Black Doll
(Dr. Giddings)
The Man Without a Country
(Lt. Philip Nolan)
Sons of Steel
(Curtis Chadburne)
Evidence
(Judge Rowland)
The Single Sin
(Roger Van Dorn)
Ivy
(Mulloy (uncredited))
Say It in French
(Richard Carrington Sr.)
Mr. Wu
(Mr. Gregory)
Slave Ship
(Commander)
Brilliant Marriage
(Mr. Rodney Allison)
The ABC of Love
(Harry Bryant)
Stanley and Livingstone
(Frederick Holcomb)
Wolf Call
(J.L. Winton)
Man Hunt
(Saul Farnsworthy)
This Above All
(Dr. Mathias)
The Curtain Falls
(John Scorsby)
Any Wife
(Philip Gray)
Slaves of Beauty
(Leonard Jones)
Cardinal Richelieu
(Noble)
The Right to Love
(Lord Falkland)
The Gentleman from Louisiana
(Chief Steward)
The White Angel
(War Minister (uncredited))
Champagne Charlie
(Captain Dell)
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
(Bentham (uncredited))
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
(Inspector McIver)
The Little Princess
(Doctor)
Juarez
(Marshal Randon (uncredited))
The Sun Never Sets
(Colonial Official)
We Are Not Alone
(Police Inspector)
The House of Fear
(Minor Role)
Everything Happens at Night
(Featherstone)
The Swordsman
(Lord Glowan)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
(Majordomo (uncredited))
Kidnapped
(Judge)
The Earl of Chicago
(Sergeant-at-Arms (uncredited))
15 Maiden Lane
(Harold Anderson)
When a Man Loves
(Jean Tiberge)
Boom Town
(Doctor (uncredited))
Wife vs. Secretary
(Frawley (uncredited))
The Letter
(Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited))
Foreign Correspondent
(Asst. Commissioner)
20,000 Men a Year
(Dean Norris)
A Dispatch from Reuters
(Member of Parliament (uncredited))
Phantom Raiders
(Sir Edward)
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
(Captain (uncredited))
An Angel from Texas
(Second Banker)
The Mummy's Curse
(Dr. Cooper)
The Wreck of the Hesperus
(Pastor West)
The Honeymoon Express
(Jim Donaldson)
The Iroquois Trail
(Gen. Johnson)
Accent on Youth
(Frank Galloway)
Over the Santa Fe Trail
(Doc Henderson)
The Enchanted Cottage
(Major Hillgrove)
The Charlatan
(Peter "Count Merlin" Dwight)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
(Sir Reginald)
On Trial
(Gerald Trask)
The Terror
(Goodman (as Holmes E. Herbert))
Careers
(Carouge)
On with the Dance
Up the Ladder
(Robert Newhall)
Sorry, Wrong Number
(Wilkins (uncredited))
Daughter of the Dragon
(Sir John Petrie)
The Careless Age
(Sir John)
Mystery of the White Room
(Hospital Administrator)
The Wanderer
(Prophet)
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
(Scotland Yard Inspector McIvar)
The Buccaneer
(Captain McWilliams)
Jungle Jim
(Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden)
Anne of the Indies
(English Sea Captain)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(Henry Spoffard)
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
(Mr. Ahrens)
Danger in the Pacific
(Commissioner)
Corvette K-225
(Commodore Ramsay)
The Man Without a Country
(Aaron Burr)
Three Strangers
(Sir Robert)
Lloyd's of London
(Spokesman)
One Increasing Purpose
(Charles Paris)
The Sporting Age
(James Driscoll)
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Black Is White
(Jim Brood (as Holmes E. Herbert))
Josselyn's Wife
(Thomas Josselyn)
The Truth About Husbands
(Dustan Renshaw)
Rulers of the Sea
(Member of Naval Company (Uncredited))
Johnny Belinda
(Judge (uncredited))
Barbary Pirate
(Thomas Jefferson)
The Undying Monster
(Chief Constable (uncredited))
Intermezzo: A Love Story
(Doctor (Uncredited))
The Death Dance
(Arnold Maitland)
Her Private Life
(Rudolph Solomon)
The Heart of Salome
(Sir Humphrey)
Through the Breakers
(Eustis Hobbs)
Swingin' on a Rainbow
(Butler (uncredited))
Central Park
(Benefit Emcee (uncredited))
Marie Antoinette
(Herald (uncredited))
A Woman's Woman
(John Plummer (as Holmes E. Herbert))
The Silver Slave
(Tom Richards)
Sinners in Heaven
(Hugh Rochedale)
Beloved
(Lord Landslake)
Strictly in the Groove
(Commissioner)
The Wild Goose
(Frank Manners (as Holmes E. Herbert))
A Doll's House
(Thorvald Helmar)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
(Constable (uncredited))
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Canadian Pacific
(Head of Canadian Parliament (uncredited))
The Gay Retreat
(Charles Wright)
Divorce Coupons
(Roland Bland)
I Will Repay
(Sir Percy Blakeney)
Another Scandal
(Pelham Franklin)