Born: July 30, 1882 – Died: December 26, 1956
Holmes Herbert, born on July 30, 1882, was a tall and intense English actor who made his mark in the entertainment industry. After venturing to America, he began his career in silent movies as a leading man, eventually transitioning to character roles with the advent of sound. Notably, Herbert appeared in several Universal "Sherlock Holmes" movies, drawing inspiration from the iconic character for his stage name. With a career spanning 37 years, Herbert's contributions to film were vast and varied. He retired in 1952, leaving behind a legacy that continues to captivate audiences today.
Early Life and Career
Herbert began his career in the entertainment industry by making his way to America and entering the world of silent movies as a leading man. With the emergence of sound in film , he transitioned to character roles. Throughout his career, Herbert appeared in several Universal "Sherlock Holmes" movies, drawing inspiration from the iconic character for his stage name.
Herbert's career spanned an impressive 37 years. He retired in 1952, leaving behind a significant impact on the film industry. Herbert's collaboration with Universal on the "Sherlock Holmes" movies contributed to his recognition and lasting legacy.
Herbert's career spanning nearly four decades exemplifies his enduring contribution to the film world. His work and longevity in the industry position him as a notable figure in early cinema.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | The Brigand | Archbishop |
| 1952 | At Sword's Point | Mallard (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Wild North | Magistrate (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Unknown Man | Reverend Michael (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Son of Dr. Jekyll | Constable (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Anne of the Indies | English Sea Captain |
| 1951 | David and Bathsheba | Jesse (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Law and the Lady | English Colonel (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Magnificent Yankee | Justice McKenna (uncredited) |
| 1950 | To Please a Lady | Benson - Regina's Butler (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Iroquois Trail | Gen. Johnson |
| 1950 | Mark of the Gorilla | Narrator (voice, uncredited) |
| 1949 | Post Office Investigator | James Seeley |
| 1949 | Barbary Pirate | Thomas Jefferson |
| 1949 | Canadian Pacific | Head of Canadian Parliament (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Stratton Story | Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Lost Tribe | Narrator (voice, uncredited) |
| 1949 | South of St. Louis | Sir Cecil (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Command Decision | Chairman (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Jungle Jim | Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden |
| 1948 | Family Honeymoon | Rev. Miller (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Hills of Home | Hillocks (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda | Judge (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Sorry, Wrong Number | Wilkins (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Wreck of the Hesperus | Pastor West |
| 1948 | A Woman's Vengeance | Warder (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Swordsman | Lord Glowan |
| 1947 | If Winter Comes | Mr. Broadhurst (uncredited) |
| 1947 | This Time for Keeps | Norman Randall (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back | Inspector McIver |
| 1947 | Singapore | Rev. Thomas Barnes |
| 1947 | Ivy | Mulloy (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Bulldog Drummond at Bay | Scotland Yard Inspector McIvar |
| 1947 | The Ghost Goes Wild | Judge |
| 1947 | Mr. District Attorney | Gallentyne (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Over the Santa Fe Trail | Doc Henderson |
| 1946 | Love Laughs at Andy Hardy | Dr. White - Minister (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Verdict | Sir William Dawson |
| 1946 | Cloak and Dagger | British Officer (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Dressed to Kill | Ebenezer Crabtree |
| 1946 | Three Strangers | Sir Robert (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Bandit of Sherwood Forest | Baron (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Confidential Agent | Lord Benditch |
| 1945 | George White's Scandals | Lord Michael Asbury (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Swingin' on a Rainbow | Butler (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry | Warden (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Jealousy | Melvyn Russell |
| 1945 | The House of Fear | Alan Cosgrave |
| 1944 | The Mummy's Curse | Dr. Cooper |
| 1944 | Enter Arsene Lupin | Jobson |
| 1944 | The Unwritten Code | McDowell (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Captain (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Pearl of Death | James Goodram |
| 1944 | Bermuda Mystery | Judge (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Uninvited | Charlie Jessup (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Calling Dr. Death | Bryant - the Butler |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225 | Commodore Ramsay (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Man from Down Under | Government Official at Train Station (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Two Tickets to London | Kilgallen |
| 1943 | A Stranger in Town | Supreme Court Justice (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes in Washington | Mr. Ahrens |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon | Sir. Reginald |
| 1942 | The Undying Monster | Chief Constable (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Strictly in the Groove | Commissioner |
| 1942 | Invisible Agent | Sir Alfred Spencer |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam | Man at Auction (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Danger in the Pacific | Commissioner |
| 1942 | This Above All | Dr. Mathias |
| 1942 | The Ghost of Frankenstein | Magistrate |
| 1941 | The Men in Her Life | Second Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1941 | International Squadron | Sir Basil Wryxton |
| 1941 | Man Hunt | Saul Farnsworthy (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Scotland Yard | Dr. Woodward (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Rage in Heaven | The Judge (uncredited) |
| 1940 | South of Suez | Simpson |
| 1940 | The Letter | Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited) |
| 1940 | A Dispatch from Reuters | Member of Parliament (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent | Asst. Commissioner |
| 1940 | Boom Town | Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Phantom Raiders | Sir Edward (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Women in War | Chief Justice (uncredited) |
| 1940 | An Angel from Texas | Second Banker (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Earl of Chicago | Sergeant-at-Arms (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Everything Happens at Night | Featherstone |
| 1939 | We Are Not Alone | Police Inspector |
| 1939 | Tower of London | Councilman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | British Intelligence | Arthur Bennett |
| 1939 | Rulers of the Sea | Member of Naval Company (uncredited) |
| 1939 | 20, 000 Men a Year | Dean Norris (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Intermezzo | The Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | Majordomo (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Hidden Power | Dr. Morley |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Justice |
| 1939 | Stanley and Livingstone | Frederick Holcomb |
| 1939 | Bad Boy | Mr. McNeil |
| 1939 | The House of Fear | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Trapped in the Sky | Fielding |
| 1939 | The Sun Never Sets | Colonial Official (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Wolf Call | J.L. Winton |
| 1939 | Juarez | Marshal Randon (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Mystery of the White Room | Hospital Administrator (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Mystery of Mr. Wong | Prof. Ed Janney |
| 1939 | The Little Princess | Doctor |
| 1938 | The Miracle of Salt Lake (Short) | Brigham Young (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Say It in French | Richard Carrington Sr. |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto's Last Warning | Bentham (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette | Herald (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Kidnapped | Judge |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Archery Referee (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Black Doll | Dr. Giddings |
| 1938 | The Buccaneer | Capt. McWilliams |
| 1938 | Here's Flash Casey | Major Addison |
| 1937 | The Man Without a Country (Short) | Aaron Burr |
| 1937 | Lancer Spy | Dr. Aldrich (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Girl Said No | Charles Dillon (scenes deleted) |
| 1937 | Love Under Fire | Darnley (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Life of Emile Zola | Commander of Paris (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Slave Ship | Commander |
| 1937 | The Thirteenth Chair | Sir Roscoe Crosby |
| 1937 | The Prince and the Pauper | First Doctor |
| 1937 | Stolen Holiday | Nicole's Dance Partner at Party (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Lloyd's of London | Spokesman |
| 1936 | The House of Secrets | Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary |
| 1936 | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Gen. O'Neill (uncredited) |
| 1936 | 15 Maiden Lane | Harold Anderson |
| 1936 | The Gentleman from Louisiana | Chief Steward |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Chief Steward - Melbourne Cup (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The White Angel | War Minister (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Champagne Charlie | Capt. Dell (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Country Beyond | Inspector Reed |
| 1936 | Brilliant Marriage | Rodney Allison |
| 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary | Frawley (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Captain Blood | Capt. Gardner |
| 1935 | The Dark Angel | Major in Dugout (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Accent on Youth | Frank Galloway |
| 1935 | Mark of the Vampire | Sir Karell Borotyn |
| 1935 | Cardinal Richelieu | Noble |
| 1935 | One in a Million | Donald Cabot, Sr. |
| 1934 | Sons of Steel | Curtis Chadburne |
| 1934 | The Curtain Falls | John Scorsby |
| 1934 | The Pursuit of Happiness | Gen. Sir Henry Clinton |
| 1934 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Judge |
| 1934 | The House of Rothschild | Rowerth |
| 1934 | Beloved | Lord Landslake |
| 1933 | The Invisible Man | Chief of Police |
| 1933 | Mystery of the Wax Museum | Dr. Rasmussen |
| 1932 | Sister to Judas | Bruce Rogers |
| 1932 | Central Park | Benefit Emcee (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Miss Pinkerton | Arthur Glenn |
| 1932 | Shop Angel | James Walton Kennedy |
| 1931 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Lanyon |
| 1931 | Daughter of the Dragon | Sir John Petrie |
| 1931 | Broadminded | John J. Hackett Sr. |
| 1931 | Chances | Maj. Bradford |
| 1931 | The Hot Heiress | Mr. Hunter |
| 1931 | The Single Sin | Roger Van Dorn |
| 1930 | The Ship from Shanghai | Paul Thorpe |
| 1929 | Untamed | Howard Presley |
| 1929 | The Kiss | M. Lassalle |
| 1929 | The Thirteenth Chair | Sir Roscoe Crosby |
| 1929 | The Careless Age | Sir John Hayward |
| 1929 | Her Private Life | Rudolph Solomon |
| 1929 | Madame X | Noel |
| 1929 | Say It with Songs | Dr. Robert Merrill |
| 1929 | Careers | Carouge |
| 1929 | The Charlatan | Count Merlin - aka Peter Dwight |
| 1928 | On Trial | Gerald Trask |
| 1928 | Through the Breakers | Eustis Hobbs |
| 1928 | The Terror | Goodman (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1928 | The Sporting Age | James Driscoll |
| 1928 | Their Hour | Cora's Father |
| 1928 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Henry Spoffard |
| 1927 | The Silver Slave | Tom Richards |
| 1927 | East Side, West Side | Gilbert Van Horn |
| 1927 | The Gay Retreat | Charles Wright |
| 1927 | Slaves of Beauty | Leonard Jones |
| 1927 | The Heart of Salome | Sir Humphrey |
| 1927 | Lovers? | Milton |
| 1927 | Mr. Wu | Mr. Gregory |
| 1927 | When a Man Loves | Jean Tiberge |
| 1927 | One Increasing Purpose | Charles Paris |
| 1926 | The Fire Brigade | James Corwin (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1926 | Josselyn's Wife | Thomas Josselyn |
| 1926 | The Honeymoon Express | Jim Donaldson |
| 1926 | The Passionate Quest | Erwen (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1926 | The Nest | Richard Elliot |
| 1925 | A Woman of the World | Richard Granger |
| 1925 | Wreckage | Stuart Ames |
| 1925 | The Wanderer | Prophet |
| 1925 | Wildfire | Garrison |
| 1925 | Up the Ladder | Robert Newhall |
| 1925 | Daddy's Gone A-Hunting | Greenough |
| 1925 | The Lost World | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| 1924 | Love's Wilderness | David Tennant (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1924 | Sinners in Heaven | Hugh Rochedale |
| 1924 | Her Own Free Will | Peter Craddock |
| 1924 | Another Scandal | Pelham Franklin |
| 1924 | The Enchanted Cottage | Maj. Hillgrove (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1924 | Swords and the Woman | Sir Percy Blakeney |
| 1924 | Week End Husbands | William Randall (as H.J. Herbert) |
| 1923 | Toilers of the Sea | Sandro |
| 1922 | A Woman's Woman | John Plummer (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1922 | Moonshine Valley | Dr. Martin |
| 1922 | Divorce Coupons | Roland Bland (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1922 | Evidence | Judge Rowland |
| 1922 | A Stage Romance | Prince of Wales |
| 1922 | Any Wife | Philip Gray |
| 1921 | The Family Closet | Alfred Dinsmore |
| 1921 | The Inner Chamber | Edward J. Wellman (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1921 | The Wild Goose | Frank Manners (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1921 | Heedless Moths | The Sculptor (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1921 | Her Lord and Master | R. Honorable Thurston Ralph, Viscount Canning |
| 1920 | The Truth About Husbands | Dustan Renshaw (as H.E. Herbert) |
| 1920 | Dead Men Tell No Tales | Squire John Rattray (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1920 | Lady Rose's Daughter | Jacob Delafield (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1920 | The Right to Love | Lord Falkland (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1920 | My Lady's Garter | Henry Van Derp, aka The Hawk (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1920 | His House in Order | Filmer Jesson (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1920 | Black Is White | Jim Brood (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1920 | On with the Dance | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| 1919 | Greater Than Love | (as H.E. Herbert) |
| 1919 | The A.B.C. of Love | Harry Bryant |
| 1919 | The Market of Souls | Temple Bane (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1919 | Other Men's Wives | Fenwick Flint (as Holmes E. Herbert) |
| 1919 | The White Heather | Lord Angus Cameron (as H.E. Herbert) |
| 1919 | The Rough Neck | A Half-Breed Indian (as H.E. Herbert) |
| 1919 | The Divorcee | Sir Paradine Fuldes |
| 1918 | The Death Dance | Arnold Maitland (as H.E. Herbert) |
| 1918 | The Whirlpool | Judge Reverton (as H.E. Herbert) |
| 1918 | A Doll's House | Thorvald Helmer (as H.E. Herbert) |
| 1917 | The Man Without a Country | Lt. Philip Nolan (as H.E. Herbert) |
| 1917 | Her Life and His | Ralph Howard (as H.E. Herbert) |
| 1915 | The Fisherwoman (Short) | The Son (as H.E. Herbert) |
| 1915 | His Wife | John Dennys |
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