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Holmes Herbert
Actor · Crew· Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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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).
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
The Invisible Man
Chief of Police · 1933
Foreign Correspondent
Asst. Commissioner · 1940
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. John Lanyon · 1931
Captain Blood
Capt. Gardner · 1935
The Letter
Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited) · 1940
The Uninvited
Charlie Jessup · 1944
Sorry, Wrong Number
Wilkins (uncredited) · 1948
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Magistrate · 1942
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | At Sword's Point | Film | |
| 1952 | The Wild North | Magistrate (uncredited) | Film |
| 1952 | The Brigand | Archbishop | Film |
| 1951 | The Son of Dr. Jekyll | Constable (uncredited) | Film |
| 1951 | Anne of the Indies | English Sea Captain | Film |
| 1950 | The Iroquois Trail | Gen. Johnson | Film |
| 1949 | Post Office Investigator | James Seeley | Film |
| 1949 | Barbary Pirate | Thomas Jefferson | Film |
| 1949 | Canadian Pacific | Head of Canadian Parliament (uncredited) | Film |
| 1949 | The Lost Tribe | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1949 | South of St. Louis | Film | |
| 1948 | A Woman's Vengeance | Warder (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda | Judge (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | Sorry, Wrong Number | Wilkins (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | Jungle Jim | Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden | Film |
| 1948 | Family Honeymoon | Rev. Miller (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | Singapore | Rev. Barnes | Film |
| 1947 | The Ghost Goes Wild | Judge | Film |
| 1946 | Dressed to Kill | Ebenezer Crabtree | Film |
| 1946 | Three Strangers | Sir Robert (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | The Verdict | Sir William Dawson | Film |
| 1946 | Love Laughs at Andy Hardy | Dr. White (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | The House of Fear | Alan Cosgrave | Film |
| 1945 | Jealousy | Melvyn Russell | Film |
| 1945 | The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry | Film | |
| 1945 | Confidential Agent | Lord Benditch | Film |
| 1944 | The Pearl of Death | James Goodram, courier | Film |
| 1944 | The Uninvited | Charlie Jessup | Film |
| 1944 | The Mummy's Curse | Dr. Cooper | Film |
| 1944 | Enter Arsène Lupin | Jobson | Film |
| 1943 | Calling Dr. Death | Bryant, the Butler | Film |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes in Washington | Mr. Ahrens | Film |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon | Sir Reginald | Film |
| 1942 | The Undying Monster | Chief Constable (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | The Ghost of Frankenstein | Magistrate | Film |
| 1942 | This Above All | Dr. Mathias | Film |
| 1942 | Invisible Agent | Sir Alfred Spencer | Film |
| 1941 | Man Hunt | Saul Farnsworthy | Film |
| 1940 | The Letter | Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Phantom Raiders | Sir Edward | Film |
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent | Asst. Commissioner | Film |
| 1939 | Stanley and Livingstone | Frederick Holcomb | Film |
| 1939 | The Mystery of Mr. Wong | Prof. Ed Janney | Film |
| 1939 | Mystery of the White Room | Hospital Administrator | Film |
| 1939 | The House of Fear | Minor Role | Film |
| 1939 | We Are Not Alone | Police Inspector | Film |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto's Last Warning | Bentham (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | British Intelligence | Arthur Bennett | Film |
| 1939 | Tower of London | Councilman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Intermezzo: A Love Story | Doctor (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Everything Happens at Night | Featherstone | Film |
| 1939 | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | Majordomo (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Justice of the Court | Film |
| 1939 | The Little Princess | Doctor | Film |
| 1938 | The Buccaneer | Captain McWilliams | Film |
| 1938 | Kidnapped | Judge | Film |
| 1937 | The Man Without a Country | Aaron Burr | Film |
| 1937 | The Prince and the Pauper | First Doctor | Film |
| 1937 | Slave Ship | Commander | Film |
| 1937 | The Girl Said No | Charles Dillon (scenes deleted) | Film |
| 1937 | The Thirteenth Chair | Governor Sir Roscoe Crosby | Film |
| 1936 | The House of Secrets | Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary | Film |
| 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary | Frawley (uncredited) | Film |
| 1936 | 15 Maiden Lane | Harold Anderson | Film |
| 1935 | Captain Blood | Capt. Gardner | Film |
| 1935 | Cardinal Richelieu | Noble | Film |
| 1935 | Mark of the Vampire | Sir Karell Borotyn | Film |
| 1934 | The House of Rothschild | Rowerth | Film |
| 1934 | Sons of Steel | Curtis Chadburne | Film |
| 1934 | The Pursuit of Happiness | Gen. Sir Henry Clinton | Film |
| 1933 | Mystery of the Wax Museum | Dr. Rasmussen | Film |
| 1933 | The Invisible Man | Chief of Police | Film |
| 1932 | Central Park | Benefit Emcee (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | Miss Pinkerton | Arthur Glenn | Film |
| 1931 | Daughter of the Dragon | Sir John Petrie | Film |
| 1931 | Chances | Maj. Bradford | Film |
| 1931 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. John Lanyon | Film |
| 1929 | Untamed | Howard Presley | Film |
| 1929 | The Kiss | Lassalle | Film |
| 1929 | Madame X | Noel | Film |
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