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Holmes Herbert

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 30, 1882 (Died at 74)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthMansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Career Span1920 – 1956
Known Credits190 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.9

Holmes Herbert

Also known as:Horace Edward JennerHolmes E. HerbertH.E. HerbertH.J. Herbert+1 more
Total Works

190

190 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Invisible Man
7.5
The Invisible Man
1933•movie
as Chief of Police
Foreign Correspondent
7.0
as Asst. Commissioner
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
7.2
as Dr. John Lanyon
Captain Blood
7.3
Captain Blood
1935•movie
as Capt. Gardner

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 190 titles featuring Holmes Herbert

The Invisible Man
7.5
The Invisible Man
1933•movie

as Chief of Police

Foreign Correspondent
7.0

as Asst. Commissioner

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
7.2

as Dr. John Lanyon

Captain Blood
7.3
Captain Blood
1935•movie

as Capt. Gardner

The Letter
7.3
The Letter
1940•movie

as Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)

The Uninvited
6.9
The Uninvited
1944•movie

as Charlie Jessup

Sorry, Wrong Number
6.8

as Wilkins (uncredited)

The Ghost of Frankenstein
5.8

as Magistrate

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
6.9

as Justice of the Court

Mystery of the Wax Museum
6.5

as Dr. Rasmussen

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
6.4

as Sir Reginald

Mark of the Vampire
6.2

as Sir Karell Borotyn

Dressed to Kill
6.7
Dressed to Kill
1946•movie

as Ebenezer Crabtree

Man Hunt
6.9
Man Hunt
1941•movie

as Saul Farnsworthy

The Little Princess
6.6

as Doctor

The House of Fear
6.9
The House of Fear
1945•movie

as Alan Cosgrave

The Pearl of Death
7.1
The Pearl of Death
1944•movie

as James Goodram, courier

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
6.3

as Majordomo (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes in Washington
6.8

as Mr. Ahrens

The Mummy's Curse
5.5
The Mummy's Curse
1944•movie

as Dr. Cooper

Johnny Belinda
6.9
Johnny Belinda
1948•movie

as Judge (uncredited)

Invisible Agent
5.8
Invisible Agent
1942•movie

as Sir Alfred Spencer

Boom Town
7.0
Boom Town
1940•movie

as Doctor (uncredited)

Wife vs. Secretary
6.7
Wife vs. Secretary
1936•movie

as Frawley (uncredited)

Tower of London
6.2
Tower of London
1939•movie

as Councilman (uncredited)

The Verdict
6.5
The Verdict
1946•movie

as Sir William Dawson

Anne of the Indies
6.4
Anne of the Indies
1951•movie

as English Sea Captain

Intermezzo: A Love Story
6.7

as Doctor (Uncredited)

The Prince and the Pauper
6.8

as First Doctor

The Undying Monster
5.7

as Chief Constable (uncredited)

Calling Dr. Death
6.4
Calling Dr. Death
1943•movie

as Bryant, the Butler

Three Strangers
6.4
Three Strangers
1946•movie

as Sir Robert (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette
6.6
Marie Antoinette
1938•movie

as Herald (uncredited)

Canadian Pacific
5.2
Canadian Pacific
1949•movie

as Head of Canadian Parliament (uncredited)

Mr. Moto's Last Warning
5.7

as Bentham (uncredited)

Ivy
6.6
Ivy
1947•movie

as Mulloy (uncredited)

The Kiss
6.4
The Kiss
1929•movie

as Lassalle

Confidential Agent
5.5
Confidential Agent
1945•movie

as Lord Benditch

British Intelligence
5.8

as Arthur Bennett

Juarez
6.5
Juarez
1939•movie

as Marshal Randon (uncredited)

Lloyd's of London
7.3
Lloyd's of London
1936•movie

as Spokesman

The Mystery of Mr. Wong
5.9

as Prof. Ed Janney

Stanley and Livingstone
6.4

as Frederick Holcomb

Daughter of the Dragon
5.3

as Sir John Petrie

The House of Rothschild
6.2

as Rowerth

Singapore
6.1
Singapore
1947•movie

as Rev. Barnes

Mr. Wu
5.8
Mr. Wu
1927•movie

as Mr. Gregory

A Woman's Vengeance
6.3

as Warder (uncredited)

South of St. Louis
5.8
South of St. Louis
1949•movie
This Above All
6.8
This Above All
1942•movie

as Dr. Mathias

A Dispatch from Reuters
6.3

as Member of Parliament (uncredited)

Phantom Raiders
6.1
Phantom Raiders
1940•movie

as Sir Edward

The Thirteenth Chair
5.5

as Sir Roscoe Crosby

At Sword's Point
5.1
At Sword's Point
1952•movie
Jealousy
5.4
Jealousy
1945•movie

as Melvyn Russell

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
5.9

as Dr. White (uncredited)

The Unknown Man
5.1
The Unknown Man
1951•movie

as (uncredited)

The House of Secrets
5.5

as Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary

Corvette K-225
6.2
Corvette K-225
1943•movie

as Commodore Ramsay

Lady in a Jam
5.6
Lady in a Jam
1942•movie

as Man at Auction (uncredited)

Miss Pinkerton
5.9
Miss Pinkerton
1932•movie

as Arthur Glenn

The Buccaneer
6.4
The Buccaneer
1938•movie

as Captain McWilliams

The Man Without a Country
6.1

as Aaron Burr

The Son of Dr. Jekyll
4.9

as Constable (uncredited)

Untamed
6.3
Untamed
1929•movie

as Howard Presley

When a Man Loves
6.3
When a Man Loves
1927•movie

as Jean Tiberge

Madame X
6.3
Madame X
1929•movie

as Noel

The Thirteenth Chair
6.5

as Governor Sir Roscoe Crosby

Jungle Jim
5.8
Jungle Jim
1948•movie

as Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden

The Wild North
6.9
The Wild North
1952•movie

as Magistrate (uncredited)

The Girl Said No
6.0
The Girl Said No
1937•movie

as Charles Dillon (scenes deleted)

A Woman of the World
5.5

as Richard Granger

The Man Without a Country
4.8

as Lt. Philip Nolan

The Pursuit of Happiness
5.8

as Gen. Sir Henry Clinton

Slave Ship
5.1
Slave Ship
1937•movie

as Commander

The Enchanted Cottage
7.2

as Major Hillgrove

Central Park
5.8
Central Park
1932•movie

as Benefit Emcee (uncredited)

Chances
7.4
Chances
1931•movie

as Maj. Bradford

Broadminded
4.1
Broadminded
1931•movie

as John J. Hackett Sr.

The Brigand
5.9
The Brigand
1952•movie

as Archbishop

Here's Flash Casey
5.6
Here's Flash Casey
1938•movie

as Maj. Addison

The Black Doll
6.4
The Black Doll
1938•movie

as Dr. Giddings

The White Angel
7.3
The White Angel
1936•movie

as War Minister (uncredited)

The Earl of Chicago
6.3

as Sergeant-at-Arms (uncredited)

The Lost Tribe
5.8
The Lost Tribe
1949•movie

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

East Side, West Side
7.2

as Gilbert Van Horn

Say It with Songs
5.5
Say It with Songs
1929•movie

as Dr. Robert Merrill

Cardinal Richelieu
7.3
Cardinal Richelieu
1935•movie

as Noble

We Are Not Alone
6.9
We Are Not Alone
1939•movie

as Police Inspector

An Angel from Texas
5.3

as Second Banker

Up the Ladder
5.2
Up the Ladder
1925•movie

as Robert Newhall

The Unwritten Code
5.6
The Unwritten Code
1944•movie

as McDowell (uncredited)

Enter Arsène Lupin
6.2

as Jobson

Bad Boy
4.2
Bad Boy
1939•movie

as Mr. McNeil

The ABC of Love
5.6
The ABC of Love
1919•movie

as Harry Bryant

Wolf Call
4.4
Wolf Call
1939•movie

as J.L. Winton

Champagne Charlie
5.4
Champagne Charlie
1936•movie

as Captain Dell

Everything Happens at Night
5.3

as Featherstone

20,000 Men a Year
6.2
20,000 Men a Year
1939•movie

as Dean Norris

The Wreck of the Hesperus
7.0

as Pastor West

The Iroquois Trail
6.6
The Iroquois Trail
1950•movie

as Gen. Johnson

The Charlatan
4.6
The Charlatan
1929•movie

as Peter "Count Merlin" Dwight

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
5.4
Through the Breakers
4.0

as Eustis Hobbs

South of Suez
4.6
South of Suez
1940•movie

as Simpson

The Hot Heiress
6.2
The Hot Heiress
1931•movie

as Mr. Hunter

The Ship from Shanghai
6.8

as Paul Thorpe

Family Honeymoon
6.2
Family Honeymoon
1948•movie

as Rev. Miller (uncredited)

Brilliant Marriage
5.8
Brilliant Marriage
1936•movie

as Mr. Rodney Allison

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
6.4

as Inspector McIver

Kidnapped
6.0
Kidnapped
1938•movie

as Judge

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
7.5

as Captain (uncredited)

The Sporting Age
4.0
The Sporting Age
1928•movie

as James Driscoll

The Ghost Goes Wild
6.0

as Judge

The Fire Brigade
5.0
The Fire Brigade
1926•movie

as James Corwin

His House in Order
3.7
His House in Order
1920•movie

as Filmer Jesson

One in a Million
5.7
One in a Million
1935•movie

as Donald Cabot Sr.

Any Wife
4.0
Any Wife
1922•movie

as Philip Gray

The Sun Never Sets
5.5
The Sun Never Sets
1939•movie

as Colonial Official

The House of Fear
7.7
The House of Fear
1939•movie

as Minor Role

The Swordsman
7.3
The Swordsman
1948•movie

as Lord Glowan

Accent on Youth
6.7
Accent on Youth
1935•movie

as Frank Galloway

On with the Dance
4.0
On with the Dance
1920•movie
The Wanderer
3.0
The Wanderer
1925•movie

as Prophet

Rulers of the Sea
6.7
Rulers of the Sea
1939•movie

as Member of Naval Company (Uncredited)

Her Private Life
3.0
Her Private Life
1929•movie

as Rudolph Solomon

The Wild Goose
3.7
The Wild Goose
1921•movie

as Frank Manners (as Holmes E. Herbert)

Dead Men Tell No Tales
6.5

as Squire John Rattray

Post Office Investigator
7.0

as James Seeley

Two Tickets to London
7.5

as Kilgallen

Sons of Steel
7.0
Sons of Steel
1934•movie

as Curtis Chadburne

Say It in French
7.5
Say It in French
1938•movie

as Richard Carrington Sr.

The Curtain Falls
6.0
The Curtain Falls
1934•movie

as John Scorsby

15 Maiden Lane
8.0
15 Maiden Lane
1936•movie

as Harold Anderson

On Trial
7.0
On Trial
1928•movie

as Gerald Trask

The Terror
7.5
The Terror
1928•movie

as Goodman

Bulldog Drummond at Bay
6.5

as Scotland Yard Inspector McIvar

Danger in the Pacific
7.0

as Commissioner

Barbary Pirate
6.5
Barbary Pirate
1949•movie

as Thomas Jefferson

The Death Dance
1.0
The Death Dance
1918•movie

as Arnold Maitland

Greater Than Love
4.0
Greater Than Love
1919•movie

as James Bruton

The Divorcee
9.0
The Divorcee
1919•movie

as Sir Paradine Fuldes

Hidden Power
10.0
Hidden Power
1939•movie

as Dr. Morley

Trapped in the Sky
8.0
Trapped in the Sky
1939•movie

as Fielding

Moonshine Valley
8.0
Moonshine Valley
1922•movie

as Dr. Martin

The White Heather
7.0
The White Heather
1919•movie

as Lord Angus Cameron

Lady Rose's Daughter
10.0

as Jacob Delafield

Sister to Judas
9.0
Sister to Judas
1932•movie

as Bruce Rogers

Shop Angel
7.0
Shop Angel
1932•movie

as James Walton Kennedy

Evidence
8.0
Evidence
1922•movie

as Judge Rowland

The Single Sin
7.0
The Single Sin
1931•movie

as Roger Van Dorn

The Right to Love
9.0
The Right to Love
1920•movie

as Lord Falkland

The Gentleman from Louisiana
8.0

as Chief Steward

The Honeymoon Express
8.0

as Jim Donaldson

Over the Santa Fe Trail

as Doc Henderson

Careers
10.0
Careers
1929•movie

as Carouge

The Careless Age
8.0
The Careless Age
1929•movie

as Sir John

Mystery of the White Room
9.0

as Hospital Administrator

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
10.0

as Henry Spoffard

One Increasing Purpose
10.0

as Charles Paris

Black Is White
10.0
Black Is White
1920•movie

as Jim Brood (as Holmes E. Herbert)

Josselyn's Wife
7.0
Josselyn's Wife
1926•movie

as Thomas Josselyn

The Truth About Husbands
7.0

as Dustan Renshaw

The Heart of Salome
8.0

as Sir Humphrey

Swingin' on a Rainbow
7.0

as Butler (uncredited)

The Silver Slave
9.0
The Silver Slave
1927•movie

as Tom Richards

Sinners in Heaven
8.0
Sinners in Heaven
1924•movie

as Hugh Rochedale

Beloved
9.0
Beloved
1934•movie

as Lord Landslake

Strictly in the Groove
9.0

as Commissioner

The Gay Retreat
8.0
The Gay Retreat
1927•movie

as Charles Wright

Divorce Coupons
8.0
Divorce Coupons
1922•movie

as Roland Bland

I Will Repay
7.0
I Will Repay
1924•movie

as Sir Percy Blakeney

Another Scandal
8.0
Another Scandal
1924•movie

as Pelham Franklin

Her Own Free Will
7.0
Her Own Free Will
1924•movie

as Peter Craddock

Other Men's Wives
8.0
Other Men's Wives
1919•movie

as Fenwick Flint

The Family Closet
7.0
The Family Closet
1921•movie

as Alfred Dinsmore

A Stage Romance
7.0
A Stage Romance
1922•movie

as Prince of Wales

My Lady's Garter
7.0
My Lady's Garter
1920•movie

as Henry Van Derp, aka The Hawk

Love's Wilderness
10.0
Love's Wilderness
1924•movie

as David Tennant

The Rough Neck
10.0
The Rough Neck
1919•movie

as A Half-Breed Indian

Toilers of the Sea
7.0
Toilers of the Sea
1923•movie

as Sandro

Wreckage
8.0
Wreckage
1925•movie

as Stuart Ames

Week End Husbands
9.0
Week End Husbands
1924•movie

as William Randall

The Market of Souls
10.0

as Temple Bane

Heedless Moths
8.0
Heedless Moths
1921•movie

as The Sculptor

Lovers
10.0
Lovers
1927•movie

as Milton

His Wife
His Wife
1915•movie

as John Dennys

A Woman's Woman
A Woman's Woman
1922•movie

as John Plummer (as Holmes E. Herbert)

A Doll's House
A Doll's House
1918•movie

as Thorvald Helmar