Holmes Herbert

Holmes Herbert

Date of Birth:

Jul 30, 1882

Place of Birth:

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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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.

filmography:

The Honeymoon Express The Honeymoon Express

1926

The Iroquois Trail The Iroquois Trail

1950

Accent on Youth Accent on Youth

1935

Over the Santa Fe Trail Over the Santa Fe Trail

1947

The Wreck of the Hesperus The Wreck of the Hesperus

1948

The Mummy's Curse The Mummy's Curse

1944

Phantom Raiders Phantom Raiders

1940

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

1944

An Angel from Texas An Angel from Texas

1940

The Enchanted Cottage The Enchanted Cottage

1924

The Charlatan The Charlatan

1929

Up the Ladder Up the Ladder

1925

Sorry, Wrong Number Sorry, Wrong Number

1948

Daughter of the Dragon Daughter of the Dragon

1931

The Careless Age The Careless Age

1929

On with the Dance On with the Dance

1920

Careers Careers

1929

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942

On Trial On Trial

1928

The Terror The Terror

1928

A Dispatch from Reuters A Dispatch from Reuters

1940

20,000 Men a Year 20,000 Men a Year

1939

Juarez Juarez

1939

The Sun Never Sets The Sun Never Sets

1939

We Are Not Alone We Are Not Alone

1939

The House of Fear The House of Fear

1939

The Little Princess The Little Princess

1939

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

1947

The White Angel The White Angel

1936

Champagne Charlie Champagne Charlie

1936

Mr. Moto's Last Warning Mr. Moto's Last Warning

1939

Everything Happens at Night Everything Happens at Night

1939

The Swordsman The Swordsman

1948

Boom Town Boom Town

1940

Wife vs. Secretary Wife vs. Secretary

1936

The Letter The Letter

1940

Foreign Correspondent Foreign Correspondent

1940

When a Man Loves When a Man Loves

1927

15 Maiden Lane 15 Maiden Lane

1936

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939

Kidnapped Kidnapped

1938

The Earl of Chicago The Earl of Chicago

1940

Mystery of the White Room Mystery of the White Room

1939

The Wanderer The Wanderer

1925

Swingin' on a Rainbow Swingin' on a Rainbow

1945

Central Park Central Park

1932

Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette

1938

A Woman's Woman A Woman's Woman

1922

Through the Breakers Through the Breakers

1928

The Heart of Salome The Heart of Salome

1927

Intermezzo: A Love Story Intermezzo: A Love Story

1939

The Death Dance The Death Dance

1918

Her Private Life Her Private Life

1929

The Silver Slave The Silver Slave

1927

Sinners in Heaven Sinners in Heaven

1924

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

1945

Canadian Pacific Canadian Pacific

1949

The Gay Retreat The Gay Retreat

1927

Divorce Coupons Divorce Coupons

1922

The Son of Dr. Jekyll The Son of Dr. Jekyll

1951

A Doll's House A Doll's House

1918

Beloved Beloved

1934

Strictly in the Groove Strictly in the Groove

1942

The Wild Goose The Wild Goose

1921

The Undying Monster The Undying Monster

1942

Barbary Pirate Barbary Pirate

1949

Sherlock Holmes in Washington Sherlock Holmes in Washington

1943

Danger in the Pacific Danger in the Pacific

1942

Corvette K-225 Corvette K-225

1943

The Man Without a Country The Man Without a Country

1937

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1928

Anne of the Indies Anne of the Indies

1951

Bulldog Drummond at Bay Bulldog Drummond at Bay

1947

The Buccaneer The Buccaneer

1938

Jungle Jim Jungle Jim

1948

Three Strangers Three Strangers

1946

Lloyd's of London Lloyd's of London

1936

The Truth About Husbands The Truth About Husbands

1920

Rulers of the Sea Rulers of the Sea

1939

Johnny Belinda Johnny Belinda

1948

Josselyn's Wife Josselyn's Wife

1926

Black Is White Black Is White

1920

One Increasing Purpose One Increasing Purpose

1927

The Sporting Age The Sporting Age

1928

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

1925

The Gentleman from Louisiana The Gentleman from Louisiana

1936

The Right to Love The Right to Love

1920

British Intelligence British Intelligence

1939

The Ghost Goes Wild The Ghost Goes Wild

1947

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

1946

Singapore Singapore

1947

Moonshine Valley Moonshine Valley

1922

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939

The Uninvited The Uninvited

1944

Captain Blood Captain Blood

1935

Madame X Madame X

1929

His Wife His Wife

1915

The Fisherwoman The Fisherwoman

1915

Post Office Investigator Post Office Investigator

1949

Confidential Agent Confidential Agent

1945

East Side, West Side East Side, West Side

1927

The Thirteenth Chair The Thirteenth Chair

1937

The Thirteenth Chair The Thirteenth Chair

1929

The Unwritten Code The Unwritten Code

1944

Dead Men Tell No Tales Dead Men Tell No Tales

1920

The Mystery of Mr. Wong The Mystery of Mr. Wong

1939

The House of Secrets The House of Secrets

1936

Calling Dr. Death Calling Dr. Death

1943

Jealousy Jealousy

1945

The Kiss The Kiss

1929

The Lost Tribe The Lost Tribe

1949

The Wild North The Wild North

1952

Mystery of the Wax Museum Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933

Dressed to Kill Dressed to Kill

1946

The Invisible Man The Invisible Man

1933

A Woman's Vengeance A Woman's Vengeance

1948

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

The Ghost of Frankenstein The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942

The House of Fear The House of Fear

1945

The Pearl of Death The Pearl of Death

1944

Invisible Agent Invisible Agent

1942

Mark of the Vampire Mark of the Vampire

1935

The Prince and the Pauper The Prince and the Pauper

1937

The Verdict The Verdict

1946

Tower of London Tower of London

1939

The Divorcee The Divorcee

1919

Hidden Power Hidden Power

1939

Trapped in the Sky Trapped in the Sky

1939

Untamed Untamed

1929

Enter Arsène Lupin Enter Arsène Lupin

1944

The Single Sin The Single Sin

1931

Ivy Ivy

1947

Say It in French Say It in French

1938

Mr. Wu Mr. Wu

1927

Evidence Evidence

1922

Sons of Steel Sons of Steel

1934

Shop Angel Shop Angel

1932

The Black Doll The Black Doll

1938

The Man Without a Country The Man Without a Country

1917

Slave Ship Slave Ship

1937

Brilliant Marriage Brilliant Marriage

1936

The Curtain Falls The Curtain Falls

1934

Any Wife Any Wife

1922

Slaves of Beauty Slaves of Beauty

1927

Cardinal Richelieu Cardinal Richelieu

1935

This Above All This Above All

1942

Man Hunt Man Hunt

1941

The ABC of Love The ABC of Love

1919

Stanley and Livingstone Stanley and Livingstone

1939

Wolf Call Wolf Call

1939

Bad Boy Bad Boy

1939

Family Honeymoon Family Honeymoon

1948

Broadminded Broadminded

1931

The Brigand The Brigand

1952

The Hot Heiress The Hot Heiress

1931

His House in Order His House in Order

1920

The White Heather The White Heather

1919

Say It with Songs Say It with Songs

1929

Miss Pinkerton Miss Pinkerton

1932

The Fire Brigade The Fire Brigade

1926

Chances Chances

1931

Lady Rose's Daughter Lady Rose's Daughter

1920

Here's Flash Casey Here's Flash Casey

1938

The Ship from Shanghai The Ship from Shanghai

1930

Two Tickets to London Two Tickets to London

1943

A Woman of the World A Woman of the World

1925

One in a Million One in a Million

1935

The Unknown Man The Unknown Man

1951

The Girl Said No The Girl Said No

1937

Sister to Judas Sister to Judas

1932

South of St. Louis South of St. Louis

1949

The Pursuit of Happiness The Pursuit of Happiness

1934

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