Holmes Herbert
Birthday: 1882-07-30 | Place of Birth: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UKFrom 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as English Sea Captain
as Gen. Johnson
as Inspector McIver
as Rev. Barnes
as Ebenezer Crabtree
as Alan Cosgrave
as Melvyn Russell
as Dr. Cooper
as James Goodram, courier
as Bryant, the Butler
as Commissioner
as Sir Alfred Spencer
as Sir Reginald
as Saul Farnsworthy
as Arthur Bennett
as J.L. Winton
as Prof. Ed Janney
as Dr. Giddings
as Maj. Addison
as Charles Dillon (scenes deleted)
as Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary
as Frank Galloway
as Chief of Police
as Dr. Rasmussen
as Arthur Glenn
as Dr. John Lanyon
as Maj. Bradford
as Paul Thorpe
as Lassalle
as Sir Roscoe Crosby
