Holmes Herbert
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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.
Acting
Movie
The Invisible Man
as Chief of Police
1933
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Foreign Correspondent
as Asst. Commissioner
1940
Movie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. John Lanyon
1931
Movie
Captain Blood
as Capt. Gardner
1935
Movie
The Letter
as Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
1940
Movie
The Uninvited
as Charlie Jessup
1944
Movie
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Wilkins (uncredited)
1948
Movie
The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Magistrate
1942
Movie
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Justice of the Court
1939
Movie
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Dr. Rasmussen
1933
Movie
Mark of the Vampire
as Sir Karell Borotyn
1935
Movie
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Sir Reginald
1942
Movie
Dressed to Kill
as Ebenezer Crabtree
1946
Movie
Man Hunt
as Saul Farnsworthy
1941
Movie
The Little Princess
as Doctor
1939
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The House of Fear
as Alan Cosgrave
1945
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The Pearl of Death
as James Goodram, courier
1944
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
as Majordomo (uncredited)
1939
Movie
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Mr. Ahrens
1943
Movie
The Mummy's Curse
as Dr. Cooper
1944
Movie
Johnny Belinda
as Judge (uncredited)
1948
Movie
Invisible Agent
as Sir Alfred Spencer
1942
Movie
Boom Town
as Doctor (uncredited)
1940
Movie
Wife vs. Secretary
as Frawley (uncredited)
1936