Holmes Herbert
Age: 74 | From: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday: 1882-07-30 16:07:01
Death: 1956-12-26 16:07:01
Aliases: Horace Edward Jenner , Holmes E. Herbert , H.E. Herbert , H.J. Herbert , Холмс Херберт
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 136
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Invisible Man
(1933) Chief of Police
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1931) Dr. John Lanyon
Foreign Correspondent
(1940) Asst. Commissioner
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
(1942) Sir Reginald
The Ghost of Frankenstein
(1942) Magistrate of Vasaria
Captain Blood
(1935) Capt. Gardner
Sorry, Wrong Number
(1948) Wilkins (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
(1946) Ebenezer CrabtreeActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Archbishop | |
| Magistrate (uncredited) | ||
| 1951 | N/A | |
| Constable (Uncredited) | ||
| English Sea Captain | ||
| 1950 | Gen. Johnson | |
| 1949 | Thomas Jefferson | |
| James Seeley | ||
| Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 1948 | Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden | |
| Rev. Miller (uncredited) | ||
| Wilkins (uncredited) | ||
| Judge (uncredited) | ||
| Warder (uncredited) | ||
| Pastor West | ||
| Lord Glowan | ||
| 1947 | Inspector McIver | |
| Rev. Barnes | ||
| Judge | ||
| Scotland Yard Inspector McIvar | ||
| Doc Henderson | ||
| 1946 | Dr. White, Minister | |
| Sir William Dawson | ||
| Ebenezer Crabtree | ||
| Sir Robert | ||
| 1945 | Lord Benditch | |
| Butler (uncredited) | ||
| Melvyn Russell | ||
| Alan Cosgrave | ||
| 1944 | Dr. Cooper | |
| Jobson | ||
| McDowell (uncredited) | ||
| James Goodram, courier | ||
| Charlie Jessup | ||
| 1943 | Bryant, the Butler | |
| Commodore Ramsay | ||
| Kilgallen | ||
| Mr. Ahrens | ||
| 1942 | Sir Reginald | |
| Chief Constable (uncredited) | ||
| Commissioner | ||
| Sir Alfred Spencer | ||
| Commissioner | ||
| Dr. Mathias | ||
| Magistrate | ||
| 1941 | Saul Farnsworthy | |
| 1940 | Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited) | |
| Member of Parliament (uncredited) | ||
| Doctor (uncredited) | ||
| Asst. Commissioner | ||
| Sir Edward | ||
| Second Banker | ||
| Sergeant-at-Arms (uncredited) | ||
| 1939 | Featherstone | |
| Police Inspector | ||
| Councilman (uncredited) | ||
| Majordomo (uncredited) | ||
| Arthur Bennett | ||
| Member of Naval Company (Uncredited) | ||
| Dean Norris | ||
| Doctor (Uncredited) | ||
| Dr. Morley | ||
| Justice of the Court | ||
| Frederick Holcomb | ||
| Mr. McNeil | ||
| Minor Role | ||
| Marshal Randon (uncredited) | ||
| Fielding | ||
| Colonial Official | ||
| J.L. Winton | ||
| Hospital Administrator | ||
| Doctor | ||
| Prof. Ed Janney | ||
| Bentham (uncredited) | ||
| 1938 | Richard Carrington Sr. | |
| Herald (uncredited) | ||
| Judge | ||
| Captain McWilliams | ||
| Dr. Giddings | ||
| Maj. Addison | ||
| 1937 | Aaron Burr | |
| Charles Dillon (scenes deleted) | ||
| Commander | ||
| Roscoe Crosby | ||
| First Doctor | ||
| 1936 | Spokesman | |
| Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary | ||
| Harold Anderson | ||
| Chief Steward | ||
| War Minister (uncredited) | ||
| Captain Dell | ||
| Mr. Rodney Allison | ||
| Frawley (uncredited) | ||
| 1935 | Capt. Gardner | |
| Frank Galloway | ||
| Sir Karell Borotyn | ||
| Noble | ||
| Donald Cabot Sr. | ||
| 1934 | Curtis Chadburne | |
| John Scorsby | ||
| Gen. Sir Henry Clinton | ||
| Lord Landslake | ||
| 1933 | Chief of Police | |
| Dr. Rasmussen | ||
| 1932 | Bruce Rogers | |
| Benefit Emcee (uncredited) | ||
| Arthur Glenn | ||
| 1931 | Dr. John Lanyon | |
| Sir John Petrie | ||
| John J. Hackett Sr. | ||
| Maj. Bradford | ||
| Mr. Hunter | ||
| Roger Van Dorn | ||
| 1930 | Paul Thorpe | |
| 1929 | Howard Presley | |
| Lassalle | ||
| Sir Roscoe Crosby | ||
| Sir John | ||
| Rudolph Solomon | ||
| Noel | ||
| Dr. Robert Merrill | ||
| Carouge | ||
| Peter "Count Merlin" Dwight | ||
| 1928 | Gerald Trask | |
| Eustis Hobbs | ||
| Goodman (as Holmes E. Herbert) | ||
| James Driscoll | ||
| Henry Spoffard | ||
| 1927 | Tom Richards | |
| Gilbert Van Horn | ||
| Jean Tiberge | ||
| Leonard Jones | ||
| Sir Humphrey | ||
| Mr. Gregory | ||
| Charles Paris | ||
| 1926 | James Corwin | |
| Thomas Josselyn | ||
| Jim Donaldson | ||
| 1925 | Richard Granger | |
| Prophet | ||
| Robert Newhall | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1924 | Hugh Rochedale | |
| Major Hillgrove | ||
| 1922 | John Plummer (as Holmes E. Herbert) | |
| Dr. Martin | ||
| Judge Rowland | ||
| Philip Gray | ||
| 1921 | Frank Manners (as Holmes E. Herbert) | |
| 1920 | N/A | |
| Lord Falkland | ||
| Jacob Delafield | ||
| Jim Brood (as Holmes E. Herbert) | ||
| Filmer Jesson | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1919 | Harry Bryant | |
| Sir Paradine Fuldes | ||
| 1918 | Arnold Maitland | |
| Thorvald Helmar | ||
| 1917 | Lt. Philip Nolan | |
| 1915 | The Son | |
| John Dennys | ||
| Lord Angus Cameron | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
