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