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Holmes Herbert

Holmes Herbert

Birthday: 1882-07-30 | Place of Birth: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1951
Anne of the Indies

as    English Sea Captain

1950
The Iroquois Trail

as    Gen. Johnson

1947
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

as    Inspector McIver

1947
Singapore

as    Rev. Barnes

1946
Dressed to Kill

as    Ebenezer Crabtree

1945
The House of Fear

as    Alan Cosgrave

1945
Jealousy

as    Melvyn Russell

1944
The Mummy's Curse

as    Dr. Cooper

1944
The Pearl of Death

as    James Goodram, courier

1943
Calling Dr. Death

as    Bryant, the Butler

1942
Danger in the Pacific

as    Commissioner

1942
Invisible Agent

as    Sir Alfred Spencer

1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

as    Sir Reginald

1941
Man Hunt

as    Saul Farnsworthy

1940
British Intelligence

as    Arthur Bennett

1939
Wolf Call

as    J.L. Winton

1939
The Mystery of Mr. Wong

as    Prof. Ed Janney

1938
The Black Doll

as    Dr. Giddings

1938
Here's Flash Casey

as    Maj. Addison

1937
The Girl Said No

as    Charles Dillon (scenes deleted)

1936
The House of Secrets

as    Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary

1935
Accent on Youth

as    Frank Galloway

1933
The Invisible Man

as    Chief of Police

1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum

as    Dr. Rasmussen

1932
Miss Pinkerton

as    Arthur Glenn

1931
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as    Dr. John Lanyon

1931
Chances

as    Maj. Bradford

1930
The Ship from Shanghai

as    Paul Thorpe

1929
The Kiss

as    Lassalle

1929
The Thirteenth Chair

as    Sir Roscoe Crosby