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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

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.

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.

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.

Captain Blood

Captain Blood · 1935

MovieAdventureHistory

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

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.

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.

The Letter

The Letter · 1940

MovieCrimeDrama

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

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.

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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

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

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

Captain Blood

Captain Blood · 1935

MovieAdventureHistory

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

Capt. Gardner

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 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)

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

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

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

Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary · 1936

Wife vs. Secretary

MovieDramaComedy

Linda, the wife of a publishing executive, suspects that her husband Van’s relationship with his attractive secretary Whitey is more than professional.

Frawley (uncredited)

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 vampire assault. The victim's friend, Baron Otto, and the physician who analyzes the body, are certain that the vampire is the mysterious Count Mora or his daughter. Receiving little help from the law, Professor Zelen, an expert in the occult, is called in to assist with their investigation.

Sir Karell Borotyn

Juarez

MovieDramaHistory

The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.

Marshal Randon (uncredited)

Brilliant Marriage

Brilliant Marriage · 1936

Brilliant Marriage

When a wealthy heiress discovers the terrible family secret that has been hidden from her since birth, her world is turned upside down.

Mr. Rodney Allison

His Wife

His Wife · 1915

Henry Dennys, a wealthy Englishman, has two sons who are frequently brought into the company of Edith Danvers, whose father, a retired general, lives on the adjoining property. As the youths approach manhood each one unknown to the other is secretly in love with the girl.

John Dennys

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)

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

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum · 1933

Mystery of the Wax Museum

MovieHorrorMystery

A wax sculptor opens a new museum years after he is severely injured during a fire that destroyed his original collection. The disappearance of both people and corpses coincides with this grand reopening and leads a reporter to start investigating.

Dr. Rasmussen

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

The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer · 1938

French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.

Captain McWilliams

Canadian Pacific

Canadian Pacific · 1949

Canadian Pacific

MovieWesternAdventure

A surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad must fight fur trappers who oppose the building of the railroad by stirring up Indian rebellion.

Head of Canadian Parliament (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

Boom Town

Boom Town · 1940

MovieAdventureDrama

Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.

Doctor (uncredited)

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