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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.
Known For
The Invisible Man
(1933)
Chief of Police
Foreign Correspondent
(1940)
Asst. Commissioner
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
(1942)
Sir Reginald
The Ghost of Frankenstein
(1942)
Magistrate
The Letter
(1940)
Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
(1946)
Ebenezer Crabtree
Mark of the Vampire
(1935)
Sir Karell Borotyn
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1931)
Dr. John Lanyon
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
(1943)
Mr. Ahrens
Sorry, Wrong Number
(1948)
Wilkins (uncredited)
The Prince and the Pauper
(1937)
First Doctor
Captain Blood
(1935)
Capt. Gardner
The Uninvited
(1944)
Charlie Jessup
The Little Princess
(1939)
Doctor
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
(1939)
Justice of the Court
The Mummy's Curse
(1944)
Dr. Cooper
Full Filmography
Acting
His Wife
(1915)
John Dennys
The Fisherwoman
(1915)
The Son
The Man Without a Country
(1917)
Lt. Philip Nolan
The Death Dance
(1918)
Arnold Maitland
A Doll's House
(1918)
Thorvald Helmar
The ABC of Love
(1919)
Harry Bryant
The Divorcee
(1919)
Sir Paradine Fuldes
The White Heather
(1919)
Lord Angus Cameron
The Right to Love
(1920)
Lord Falkland
On with the Dance
(1920)
Black Is White
(1920)
Jim Brood (as Holmes E. Herbert)
The Truth About Husbands
(1920)
His House in Order
(1920)
Filmer Jesson
Lady Rose's Daughter
(1920)
Jacob Delafield
Dead Men Tell No Tales
(1920)
The Wild Goose
(1921)
Frank Manners (as Holmes E. Herbert)
Any Wife
(1922)
Philip Gray
A Woman's Woman
(1922)
John Plummer (as Holmes E. Herbert)
Moonshine Valley
(1922)
Dr. Martin
Evidence
(1922)
Judge Rowland
The Enchanted Cottage
(1924)
Major Hillgrove
Sinners in Heaven
(1924)
Hugh Rochedale
A Woman of the World
(1925)
Richard Granger
Up the Ladder
(1925)
Robert Newhall
The Wanderer
(1925)
Prophet
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
(1925)
The Fire Brigade
(1926)
James Corwin
The Honeymoon Express
(1926)
Jim Donaldson
Josselyn's Wife
(1926)
Thomas Josselyn
East Side, West Side
(1927)
Gilbert Van Horn
Mr. Wu
(1927)
Mr. Gregory
Slaves of Beauty
(1927)
Leonard Jones
When a Man Loves
(1927)
Jean Tiberge
One Increasing Purpose
(1927)
Charles Paris
The Heart of Salome
(1927)
Sir Humphrey
The Silver Slave
(1927)
Tom Richards
The Terror
(1928)
Goodman (as Holmes E. Herbert)
On Trial
(1928)
Gerald Trask
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(1928)
Henry Spoffard
The Sporting Age
(1928)
James Driscoll
Through the Breakers
(1928)
Eustis Hobbs
The Kiss
(1929)
Lassalle
Madame X
(1929)
Noel
The Thirteenth Chair
(1929)
Sir Roscoe Crosby
Untamed
(1929)
Howard Presley
Say It with Songs
(1929)
Dr. Robert Merrill
The Charlatan
(1929)
Peter "Count Merlin" Dwight
Careers
(1929)
Carouge
The Careless Age
(1929)
Sir John
Her Private Life
(1929)
Rudolph Solomon
The Ship from Shanghai
(1930)
Paul Thorpe
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1931)
Dr. John Lanyon
Chances
(1931)
Maj. Bradford
Broadminded
(1931)
John J. Hackett Sr.
The Hot Heiress
(1931)
Mr. Hunter
The Single Sin
(1931)
Roger Van Dorn
Daughter of the Dragon
(1931)
Sir John Petrie
Miss Pinkerton
(1932)
Arthur Glenn
Sister to Judas
(1932)
Bruce Rogers
Central Park
(1932)
Benefit Emcee (uncredited)
Shop Angel
(1932)
James Walton Kennedy
The Invisible Man
(1933)
Chief of Police
Mystery of the Wax Museum
(1933)
Dr. Rasmussen
Sons of Steel
(1934)
Curtis Chadburne
The Curtain Falls
(1934)
John Scorsby
Beloved
(1934)
Lord Landslake
The Pursuit of Happiness
(1934)
Gen. Sir Henry Clinton
Mark of the Vampire
(1935)
Sir Karell Borotyn
Captain Blood
(1935)
Capt. Gardner
One in a Million
(1935)
Donald Cabot Sr.
Cardinal Richelieu
(1935)
Noble
Accent on Youth
(1935)
Frank Galloway
The House of Secrets
(1936)
Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary
15 Maiden Lane
(1936)
Harold Anderson
Brilliant Marriage
(1936)
Mr. Rodney Allison
The Gentleman from Louisiana
(1936)
Chief Steward
The White Angel
(1936)
War Minister (uncredited)
Champagne Charlie
(1936)
Captain Dell
Wife vs. Secretary
(1936)
Frawley (uncredited)
Lloyd's of London
(1936)
Spokesman
The Prince and the Pauper
(1937)
First Doctor
The Thirteenth Chair
(1937)
Roscoe Crosby
The Girl Said No
(1937)
Charles Dillon (scenes deleted)
Slave Ship
(1937)
Commander
The Man Without a Country
(1937)
Aaron Burr
Here's Flash Casey
(1938)
Maj. Addison
The Black Doll
(1938)
Dr. Giddings
Say It in French
(1938)
Richard Carrington Sr.
Kidnapped
(1938)
Judge
The Buccaneer
(1938)
Captain McWilliams
Marie Antoinette
(1938)
Herald (uncredited)
Tower of London
(1939)
Councilman (uncredited)
British Intelligence
(1939)
Arthur Bennett
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
(1939)
Prof. Ed Janney
Bad Boy
(1939)
Mr. McNeil
Stanley and Livingstone
(1939)
Frederick Holcomb
Wolf Call
(1939)
J.L. Winton
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
(1939)
Bentham (uncredited)
The Little Princess
(1939)
Doctor
Juarez
(1939)
Marshal Randon (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
(1939)
Colonial Official
We Are Not Alone
(1939)
Police Inspector
The House of Fear
(1939)
Minor Role
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
(1939)
Majordomo (uncredited)
Everything Happens at Night
(1939)
Featherstone
20,000 Men a Year
(1939)
Dean Norris
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
(1939)
Justice of the Court
Mystery of the White Room
(1939)
Hospital Administrator
Rulers of the Sea
(1939)
Member of Naval Company (Uncredited)
Intermezzo: A Love Story
(1939)
Doctor (Uncredited)
Hidden Power
(1939)
Dr. Morley
Trapped in the Sky
(1939)
Fielding
The Earl of Chicago
(1940)
Sergeant-at-Arms (uncredited)
Boom Town
(1940)
Doctor (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
(1940)
Asst. Commissioner
The Letter
(1940)
Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
(1940)
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders
(1940)
Sir Edward
An Angel from Texas
(1940)
Second Banker
Man Hunt
(1941)
Saul Farnsworthy
Invisible Agent
(1942)
Sir Alfred Spencer
This Above All
(1942)
Dr. Mathias
The Ghost of Frankenstein
(1942)
Magistrate
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
(1942)
Sir Reginald
Danger in the Pacific
(1942)
Commissioner
The Undying Monster
(1942)
Chief Constable (uncredited)
Strictly in the Groove
(1942)
Commissioner
Calling Dr. Death
(1943)
Bryant, the Butler
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
(1943)
Mr. Ahrens
Corvette K-225
(1943)
Commodore Ramsay
Two Tickets to London
(1943)
Kilgallen
The Pearl of Death
(1944)
James Goodram, courier
The Uninvited
(1944)
Charlie Jessup
The Mummy's Curse
(1944)
Dr. Cooper
Enter Arsène Lupin
(1944)
Jobson
The Unwritten Code
(1944)
McDowell (uncredited)
The House of Fear
(1945)
Alan Cosgrave
Jealousy
(1945)
Melvyn Russell
Confidential Agent
(1945)
Lord Benditch
Swingin' on a Rainbow
(1945)
Butler (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
(1946)
Ebenezer Crabtree
The Verdict
(1946)
Sir William Dawson
Three Strangers
(1946)
Sir Robert
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
(1946)
Dr. White, Minister
The Ghost Goes Wild
(1947)
Judge
Singapore
(1947)
Rev. Barnes
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
(1947)
Inspector McIver
Over the Santa Fe Trail
(1947)
Doc Henderson
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
(1947)
Scotland Yard Inspector McIvar
Ivy
(1947)
Mulloy (uncredited)
Family Honeymoon
(1948)
Rev. Miller (uncredited)
The Swordsman
(1948)
Lord Glowan
The Wreck of the Hesperus
(1948)
Pastor West
Sorry, Wrong Number
(1948)
Wilkins (uncredited)
Jungle Jim
(1948)
Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden
Johnny Belinda
(1948)
Judge (uncredited)
A Woman's Vengeance
(1948)
Warder (uncredited)
Post Office Investigator
(1949)
James Seeley
Barbary Pirate
(1949)
Thomas Jefferson
The Lost Tribe
(1949)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
South of St. Louis
(1949)
The Iroquois Trail
(1950)
Gen. Johnson
Anne of the Indies
(1951)
English Sea Captain
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
(1951)
Constable (Uncredited)
The Unknown Man
(1951)
The Brigand
(1952)
Archbishop
The Wild North
(1952)
Magistrate (uncredited)