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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
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Movies 173
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The Brigand (1952)
The Wild North (1952)
The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951)
Anne of the Indies (1951)
The Iroquois Trail (1950)
Barbary Pirate (1949)
Post Office Investigator (1949)
The Lost Tribe (1949)
Jungle Jim (1948)
Family Honeymoon (1948)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Johnny Belinda (1948)
A Woman's Vengeance (1948)
The Wreck of the Hesperus (1948)
The Swordsman (1948)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947)
Singapore (1947)
Ivy (1947)
Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947)
Over the Santa Fe Trail (1947)
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)
The Verdict (1946)
Dressed to Kill (1946)
Three Strangers (1946)
Confidential Agent (1945)
Swingin' on a Rainbow (1945)
Jealousy (1945)
The House of Fear (1945)
The Mummy's Curse (1944)
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)
The Unwritten Code (1944)
The Pearl of Death (1944)
The Uninvited (1944)
Calling Dr. Death (1943)
Corvette K-225 (1943)
Two Tickets to London (1943)
The Undying Monster (1942)
Strictly in the Groove (1942)
Invisible Agent (1942)
Danger in the Pacific (1942)
This Above All (1942)
Man Hunt (1941)
The Letter (1940)
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
Boom Town (1940)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Phantom Raiders (1940)
An Angel from Texas (1940)
The Earl of Chicago (1940)
Everything Happens at Night (1939)
We Are Not Alone (1939)
Tower of London (1939)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
British Intelligence (1939)
Rulers of the Sea (1939)
20,000 Men a Year (1939)
Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)
Hidden Power (1939)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
Bad Boy (1939)
The House of Fear (1939)
Juarez (1939)
Trapped in the Sky (1939)
The Sun Never Sets (1939)
Wolf Call (1939)
Mystery of the White Room (1939)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)
Say It in French (1938)
Marie Antoinette (1938)
The Buccaneer (1938)
The Black Doll (1938)
Here's Flash Casey (1938)
The Man Without a Country (1937)
The Girl Said No (1937)
Slave Ship (1937)
The Thirteenth Chair (1937)
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
Lloyd's of London (1936)
The House of Secrets (1936)
15 Maiden Lane (1936)
The Gentleman from Louisiana (1936)
The White Angel (1936)
Champagne Charlie (1936)
The Country Beyond (1936)
Brilliant Marriage (1936)
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
Captain Blood (1935)
Accent on Youth (1935)
Mark of the Vampire (1935)
One in a Million (1935)
Sons of Steel (1934)
The Curtain Falls (1934)
The Pursuit of Happiness (1934)
Beloved (1934)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
Sister to Judas (1932)
Central Park (1932)
Miss Pinkerton (1932)
Shop Angel (1932)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Daughter of the Dragon (1931)
Broadminded (1931)
Chances (1931)
The Hot Heiress (1931)
The Single Sin (1931)
The Ship from Shanghai (1930)
Untamed (1929)
The Kiss (1929)
The Thirteenth Chair (1929)
The Careless Age (1929)
Her Private Life (1929)
Say It with Songs (1929)
Careers (1929)
The Charlatan (1929)
On Trial (1928)
Through the Breakers (1928)
The Terror (1928)
The Sporting Age (1928)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928)
The Silver Slave (1927)
East Side, West Side (1927)
The Gay Retreat (1927)
When a Man Loves (1927)
Slaves of Beauty (1927)
The Heart of Salome (1927)
Lovers (1927)
Mr. Wu (1927)
One Increasing Purpose (1927)
The Fire Brigade (1926)
Josselyn's Wife (1926)
The Honeymoon Express (1926)
A Woman of the World (1925)
The Wanderer (1925)
Up the Ladder (1925)
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1925)
Sinners in Heaven (1924)
The Enchanted Cottage (1924)
A Woman's Woman (1922)
Moonshine Valley (1922)
Evidence (1922)
Any Wife (1922)
The Wild Goose (1921)
The Truth About Husbands (1920)
The Right to Love (1920)
Lady Rose's Daughter (1920)
My Lady's Garter (1920)
His House in Order (1920)
Black Is White (1920)
On with the Dance (1920)
Dead Men Tell No Tales (1920)
The ABC of Love (1919)
The White Heather (1919)
The Divorcee (1919)
The Death Dance (1918)
A Doll's House (1918)
The Man Without a Country (1917)
The Fisherwoman (1915)
His Wife (1915)
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GenderMale
Birthday1882-07-30
Deathday1956-12-26 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceMansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsHorace Edward Jenner, Holmes E. Herbert, H.E. Herbert, H.J. Herbert, Холмс Херберт
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