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 o...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
Lloyd's of London
1936
The Unwritten Code
1944
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
Captain Blood
1935
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931
The Brigand
1952
Boom Town
1940
Three Strangers
1946
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942
The Curtain Falls
1934
The Mummy's Curse
1944
The Man Without a Country
1937
The Verdict
1946
The Gentleman from Louisiana
1936
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944
Madame X
1929
Johnny Belinda
1948
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
The Man Without a Country
1917
The Divorcee
1919
On Trial
1928
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951
The Kiss
1929
Trapped in the Sky
1939
Barbary Pirate
1949
The Letter
1940
Hidden Power
1939
When a Man Loves
1927
Marie Antoinette
1938
Foreign Correspondent
1940
Canadian Pacific
1949
We Are Not Alone
1939
British Intelligence
1939
Danger in the Pacific
1942
Her Own Free Will
1924
The Enchanted Cottage
1924
Two Tickets to London
1943
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
The Terror
1928