7.5
7.5
The Invisible Man
1933
as Chief of Police
Holmes Herbert
Acting
Born:July 30, 1882
Died:December 26, 1956(aged 74)
Birthplace:Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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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.
Filmography (156 movies)
7.2
7.2
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931
as Dr. John Lanyon
7.2
7.2
East Side, West Side
1927
as Gilbert Van Horn
7.2
7.2
Captain Blood
1935
as Capt. Gardner
7.1
7.1
The Pearl of Death
1944
as James Goodram, courier
7.0
7.0
Chances
1931
as Maj. Bradford
6.9
6.9
Man Hunt
1941
as Saul Farnsworthy
6.9
6.9
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Justice of the Court
6.9
6.9
The Wild North
1952
as Magistrate (uncredited)
6.9
6.9
The House of Fear
1945
as Alan Cosgrave
6.9
6.9
The Uninvited
1944
as Charlie Jessup
6.8
6.8
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Wilkins (uncredited)
6.7
6.7
This Above All
1942
as Dr. Mathias
6.7
6.7
Wife vs. Secretary
1936
as Frawley (uncredited)
6.7
6.7
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Mr. Ahrens
6.7
6.7
The Enchanted Cottage
1924
as Major Hillgrove
6.6
6.6
The Little Princess
1939
as Doctor
6.6
6.6
Intermezzo: A Love Story
1939
as Doctor (Uncredited)
6.5
6.5
Dressed to Kill
1946
as Ebenezer Crabtree
6.5
6.5
The House of Fear
1939
as Minor Role
6.5
6.5
The Verdict
1946
as Sir William Dawson
6.4
6.4
The Buccaneer
1938
as Captain McWilliams
6.4
6.4
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
as Dr. Rasmussen
6.3
6.3
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
as Sir Reginald
6.3
6.3
Anne of the Indies
1951
as English Sea Captain
6.3
6.3
Calling Dr. Death
1943
as Bryant, the Butler
6.3
6.3
The Kiss
1929
as Lassalle
6.3
6.3
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Frederick Holcomb
6.2
6.2
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
as Majordomo (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
The House of Rothschild
1934
as Rowerth
6.2
6.2
The Wreck of the Hesperus
1948
as Pastor West
6.1
6.1
We Are Not Alone
1939
as Police Inspector
6.1
6.1
The Thirteenth Chair
1937
as Roscoe Crosby
6.1
6.1
Madame X
1929
as Noel
6.1
6.1
Mark of the Vampire
1935
as Sir Karell Borotyn
6.0
6.0
Post Office Investigator
1949
as James Seeley
6.0
6.0
Barbary Pirate
1949
as Thomas Jefferson
6.0
6.0
Dead Men Tell No Tales
1920
as Squire John Rattray
6.0
6.0
15 Maiden Lane
1936
as Harold Anderson
6.0
6.0
The Terror
1928
as Goodman
6.0
6.0
Enter Arsène Lupin
1944
as Jobson
6.0
6.0
Danger in the Pacific
1942
as Commissioner
6.0
6.0
On Trial
1928
as Gerald Trask
6.0
6.0
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
1947
as Scotland Yard Inspector McIvar
6.0
6.0
Two Tickets to London
1943
as Kilgallen
5.9
5.9
Singapore
1947
as Rev. Barnes
5.9
5.9
Untamed
1929
as Howard Presley
5.9
5.9
When a Man Loves
1927
as Jean Tiberge
5.8
5.8
The Pursuit of Happiness
1934
as Gen. Sir Henry Clinton
5.8
5.8
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1947
as Inspector McIver
5.8
5.8
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942
as Magistrate
5.8
5.8
The Iroquois Trail
1950
as Gen. Johnson
5.8
5.8
Invisible Agent
1942
as Sir Alfred Spencer
5.7
5.7
Mr. Wu
1927
as Mr. Gregory
5.7
5.7
British Intelligence
1939
as Arthur Bennett
5.7
5.7
The Ship from Shanghai
1930
as Paul Thorpe
5.7
5.7
The Undying Monster
1942
as Chief Constable (uncredited)
5.7
5.7
The Man Without a Country
1937
as Aaron Burr
5.7
5.7
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Rev. Miller (uncredited)
5.7
5.7
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
as Prof. Ed Janney
5.7
5.7
Miss Pinkerton
1932
as Arthur Glenn
5.6
5.6
The ABC of Love
1919
as Harry Bryant
5.6
5.6
The Unwritten Code
1944
as McDowell (uncredited)
5.6
5.6
South of St. Louis
1949
5.5
5.5
Accent on Youth
1935
as Frank Galloway
5.5
5.5
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
1946
as Dr. White, Minister
5.5
5.5
20,000 Men a Year
1939
as Dean Norris
5.5
5.5
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939
as Bentham (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
The Mummy's Curse
1944
as Dr. Cooper
5.5
5.5
The Brigand
1952
as Archbishop
5.5
5.5
Confidential Agent
1945
as Lord Benditch
5.4
5.4
The Girl Said No
1937
as Charles Dillon (scenes deleted)
5.4
5.4
Jealousy
1945
as Melvyn Russell
5.3
5.3
The Hot Heiress
1931
as Mr. Hunter
5.3
5.3
The Black Doll
1938
as Dr. Giddings
5.3
5.3
Jungle Jim
1948
as Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden
5.2
5.2
The House of Secrets
1936
as Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary
5.2
5.2
Central Park
1932
as Benefit Emcee (uncredited)
5.1
5.1
Daughter of the Dragon
1931
as Sir John Petrie
5.1
5.1
A Woman of the World
1925
as Richard Granger
5.0
5.0
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1925
5.0
5.0
One in a Million
1935
as Donald Cabot Sr.
5.0
5.0
The Curtain Falls
1934
as John Scorsby
5.0
5.0
The Lost Tribe
1949
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Sons of Steel
1934
as Curtis Chadburne
5.0
5.0
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947
as Judge
4.9
4.9
The Thirteenth Chair
1929
as Sir Roscoe Crosby
4.8
4.8
Here's Flash Casey
1938
as Maj. Addison
4.8
4.8
The Man Without a Country
1917
as Lt. Philip Nolan
4.8
4.8
Say It with Songs
1929
as Dr. Robert Merrill
4.5
4.5
Brilliant Marriage
1936
as Mr. Rodney Allison
4.5
4.5
Slave Ship
1937
as Commander
4.2
4.2
Up the Ladder
1925
as Robert Newhall
4.1
4.1
Everything Happens at Night
1939
as Featherstone
3.7
3.7
Broadminded
1931
as John J. Hackett Sr.
3.5
3.5
The Fire Brigade
1926
as James Corwin
3.5
3.5
The Charlatan
1929
as Peter "Count Merlin" Dwight
3.3
3.3
Wolf Call
1939
as J.L. Winton
3.3
3.3
Through the Breakers
1928
as Eustis Hobbs
3.0
3.0
Bad Boy
1939
as Mr. McNeil
2.7
2.7
The Sporting Age
1928
as James Driscoll
1.0
1.0
The Death Dance
1918
as Arnold Maitland
1.0
1.0
Greater Than Love
1919
as James Bruton
1.0
1.0
On with the Dance
1920
1.0
1.0
Any Wife
1922
as Philip Gray
1.0
1.0
Her Private Life
1929
as Rudolph Solomon
1.0
1.0
The Wanderer
1925
as Prophet
1.0
1.0
The Wild Goose
1921
as Frank Manners (as Holmes E. Herbert)
1.0
1.0
His House in Order
1920
as Filmer Jesson
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928
as Henry Spoffard
Say It in French
1938
as Richard Carrington Sr.
Sister to Judas
1932
as Bruce Rogers
The Honeymoon Express
1926
as Jim Donaldson
Over the Santa Fe Trail
1947
as Doc Henderson
The Family Closet
1921
as Alfred Dinsmore
A Stage Romance
1922
as Prince of Wales
Careers
1929
as Carouge
Black Is White
1920
as Jim Brood (as Holmes E. Herbert)
The Careless Age
1929
as Sir John
The Rough Neck
1919
as A Half-Breed Indian
Her Own Free Will
1924
as Peter Craddock
Beloved
1934
as Lord Landslake
Love's Wilderness
1924
as David Tennant
Strictly in the Groove
1942
as Commissioner
The Silver Slave
1927
as Tom Richards
Other Men's Wives
1919
as Fenwick Flint
Trapped in the Sky
1939
as Fielding
Hidden Power
1939
as Dr. Morley
The Truth About Husbands
1920
as Dustan Renshaw
Mystery of the White Room
1939
as Hospital Administrator
Evidence
1922
as Judge Rowland
Her Lord and Master
1921
as R. Honorable Thurston Ralph, Viscount Canning
The Heart of Salome
1927
as Sir Humphrey
A Woman's Woman
1922
as John Plummer (as Holmes E. Herbert)
Sinners in Heaven
1924
as Hugh Rochedale
The Single Sin
1931
as Roger Van Dorn
One Increasing Purpose
1927
as Charles Paris
My Lady's Garter
1920
as Henry Van Derp, aka The Hawk
Lady Rose's Daughter
1920
as Jacob Delafield
The Divorcee
1919
as Sir Paradine Fuldes
Moonshine Valley
1922
as Dr. Martin
His Wife
1915
as John Dennys
The Fisherwoman
1915
as The Son
The White Heather
1919
as Lord Angus Cameron
Shop Angel
1932
as James Walton Kennedy
Divorce Coupons
1922
as Roland Bland
I Will Repay
1924
as Sir Percy Blakeney
Another Scandal
1924
as Pelham Franklin
The Gay Retreat
1927
as Charles Wright
Swingin' on a Rainbow
1945
as Butler (uncredited)
Josselyn's Wife
1926
as Thomas Josselyn
A Doll's House
1918
as Thorvald Helmar
The Right to Love
1920
as Lord Falkland
The Gentleman from Louisiana
1936
as Chief Steward
Slaves of Beauty
1927
as Leonard Jones
The Swordsman
1948
as Lord Glowan
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