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Holmes Herbert

Born July 30, 1882 · Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Died December 26, 1956 · aged 74

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 sil…

Known For

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent · 1940

Foreign Correspondent

MovieThrillerMystery

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man · 1933

The Invisible Man

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.

Mark of the Vampire

Mark of the Vampire · 1935

Mark of the Vampire

MovieMysteryHorror

Sir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all indications pointing to a vampiric assault. The victim's friend, Baron Otto, and the physician who analyzes the body, are certain that the vampire is either the mysterious Count Mora or his daughter. Receiving little help from the law, occult expert Professor Zelen is sought to assist with their investigation.

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex · 1939

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

MovieDramaHistory

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · 1931

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men: one that is good and one that is evil. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.

The Little Princess

The Little Princess · 1939

The Little Princess

MovieFamilyDrama

A little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.

Captain Blood

Captain Blood · 1935

Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.

A Woman's Vengeance

A Woman's Vengeance · 1948

A Woman's Vengeance

MovieDramaMystery

A cheating husband is charged in the poisoning death of his invalid wife, in spite of other women and suicide also being suspected.

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Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent · 1940

Foreign Correspondent

MovieThrillerMystery

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

Asst. Commissioner

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man · 1933

The Invisible Man

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.

Chief of Police

Mark of the Vampire

Mark of the Vampire · 1935

Mark of the Vampire

MovieMysteryHorror

Sir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all indications pointing to a vampiric assault. The victim's friend, Baron Otto, and the physician who analyzes the body, are certain that the vampire is either the mysterious Count Mora or his daughter. Receiving little help from the law, occult expert Professor Zelen is sought to assist with their investigation.

Sir Karell Borotyn

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex · 1939

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

MovieDramaHistory

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

Majordomo (uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · 1931

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men: one that is good and one that is evil. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.

Dr. John Lanyon

The Little Princess

The Little Princess · 1939

The Little Princess

MovieFamilyDrama

A little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.

Doctor

Captain Blood

Captain Blood · 1935

Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.

Capt. Gardner

A Woman's Vengeance

A Woman's Vengeance · 1948

A Woman's Vengeance

MovieDramaMystery

A cheating husband is charged in the poisoning death of his invalid wife, in spite of other women and suicide also being suspected.

Warder (uncredited)

Invisible Agent

Invisible Agent · 1942

Invisible Agent

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany.

Sir Alfred Spencer

Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225 · 1943

The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.

Commodore Ramsay

The Ghost of Frankenstein

The Ghost of Frankenstein · 1942

The Ghost of Frankenstein

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule the world using the monster's body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.

Magistrate

Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number · 1948

Sorry, Wrong Number

MovieThrillerMystery

Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.

Wilkins (uncredited)

The Pearl of Death

The Pearl of Death · 1944

The Pearl of Death

MovieThrillerMystery

The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, is brought to London, thanks in part to Sherlock Holmes. But before long the jewel is stolen, due to an error on Holmes' part, and shortly thereafter, a series of horrible murders begin, the murderer leaving his victims with their spines snapped and surrounded by a mass of smashed china.

James Goodram, courier

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette · 1938

Marie Antoinette

MovieDramaHistory

The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.

Herald (uncredited)

Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill · 1946

Dressed to Kill

MovieMysteryCrime

A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to be murdered, Holmes and Watson investigate.

Ebenezer Crabtree

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes · 1939

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

MovieCrimeMystery

Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime. Does it involve a family curse, the crown jewels of England, or something else…

Justice of the Court

The Uninvited

The Uninvited · 1944

MovieMysteryHorror

A pair of siblings from London purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price—and soon they’re caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave.

Charlie Jessup

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon · 1942

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

MovieMysteryThriller

In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.

Sir Reginald

The Unknown Man

The Unknown Man · 1951

The Unknown Man

MovieCrimeDrama

A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.

(uncredited)

Confidential Agent

Confidential Agent · 1945

Confidential Agent

MovieDramaThriller

During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.

Lord Benditch

Anne of the Indies

Anne of the Indies · 1951

Anne of the Indies

MovieAdventureDrama

After buccaneer captain Anne Providence spares Pierre LaRochelle and recruits him into her pirate crew, their growing attraction is tested when Captain Blackbeard reveals LaRochelle's true identity as a former French navy officer.

English Sea Captain

Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda · 1948

A small-town doctor helps a deaf-mute farm girl learn to communicate.

Judge (uncredited)

Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam · 1942

MovieComedyRomance

A psychiatrist's patient, a nutty heiress, travels west to find gold in her grandfather's abandoned mine. The psychiatrist, unable to talk her out of it, decides to follow her out there.

Man at Auction (uncredited)

The Letter

The Letter · 1940

MovieCrimeDrama

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited)