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.
As Actor/Actress
The Verdict
Sir William Dawson
El hombre invisible
Chief of Police
Careers
Carouge
Foreign Correspondent
Asst. Commissioner
La carta
Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)
María Antonieta
Herald (uncredited)
Invisible Agent
Sir Alfred Spencer
Juarez
Marshal Randon (uncredited)
Confidential Agent
Lord Benditch
The Buccaneer
Captain McWilliams
Singapore
Rev. Barnes
Dressed to Kill
Ebenezer Crabtree
El hombre y el monstruo
Dr. John Lanyon
Captain Blood
Capt. Gardner
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Dr. Rasmussen
Al filo de la noche
Wilkins (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
The Kiss
Lassalle
Mr. Wu
Mr. Gregory
The Uninvited
Charlie Jessup
Madame X
Noel
The House of Rothschild
Rowerth
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Justice of the Court
The Terror
Goodman
Johnny Belinda
Judge (uncredited)
The Wanderer
Prophet
Man Hunt
Saul Farnsworthy
Canadian Pacific
Head of Canadian Parliament (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sir Reginald
Cardinal Richelieu
Noble