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Holmes Herbert

1882-07-30

The 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.

Holmes Herbert in

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The Invisible Man

7.478 average rating
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

7.269 average rating
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The Letter

7.3 average rating
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Captain Blood

7.249 average rating
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Sorry, Wrong Number

6.735 average rating
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

6.225 average rating
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Foreign Correspondent

7 average rating
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

6.844 average rating
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Dressed to Kill

6.5 average rating
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The Little Princess

6.696 average rating
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The Prince and the Pauper

6.8 average rating
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

6.3 average rating
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The Pearl of Death

7.036 average rating
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Sherlock Holmes in Washington

6.735 average rating
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Boom Town

6.9 average rating
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The Ghost of Frankenstein

5.816 average rating
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Johnny Belinda

6.8 average rating
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The Buccaneer

6.4 average rating
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Man Hunt

7 average rating
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Mark of the Vampire

6.1 average rating