
Holmes Herbert
Biography
From 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.
Filmografi
Boom Town1940 · Doctor (uncredited)
The Invisible Man1933 · Chief of Police
Brilliant Marriage1936 · Mr. Rodney Allison
Juarez1939 · Marshal Randon (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1931 · Dr. John Lanyon
Wreckage1925 · Stuart Ames
Careers1929 · Carouge
Confidential Agent1945 · Lord Benditch
Lovers1927 · Milton
Evidence1922 · Judge Rowland
Sorry, Wrong Number1948 · Wilkins (uncredited)
Divorce Coupons1922 · Roland Bland
Family Honeymoon1948 · Rev. Miller (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent1940 · Asst. Commissioner
Captain Blood1935 · Capt. Gardner
Week End Husbands1924 · William Randall
The Pearl of Death1944 · James Goodram, courier
Up the Ladder1925 · Robert Newhall
His Wife1915 · John Dennys
The Ghost of Frankenstein1942 · Magistrate
Anne of the Indies1951 · English Sea Captain
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