Holmes Herbert

Career timeline

1. 1882 · Born

   Born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

2. 1917 · Screen debut

   The Man Without a Country (Movie)

3. 1931 · Breakthrough

   Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Movie)

4. 1952 · Latest release

   At Sword's Point (Movie)

5. 1956 · Died

   December 26, 1956

Career in numbers

1 1910s

5 1920s

39 1930s

36 1940s

5 1950s

• Drama41
• Romance23
• Crime22
• Mystery21
• Thriller17
• Adventure14

Highest-rated title The Invisible Man 1933 7.5 Most popular title The Invisible Man 1933 7.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Holmes Herbert in our catalogue.

Basil Rathbone

9 titles together

Nigel Bruce

9 titles together

Miles Mander

8 titles together

E. E. Clive

6 titles together

Doris Lloyd

5 titles together

Mary Gordon

5 titles together

Harry Cording

5 titles together

Peter Lorre

5 titles together

Cedric Hardwicke

5 titles together

Herbert Marshall

4 titles together

1. 1952 At Sword's Point Movie
2. 1952 The Wild North as Magistrate (uncredited) Movie
3. 1951 The Unknown Man as (uncredited) Movie
4. 1951 The Son of Dr. Jekyll as Constable (uncredited) Movie
5. 1951 Anne of the Indies as English Sea Captain 6.4 Movie
6. 1949 Canadian Pacific as Head of Canadian Parliament (uncredited) 5.2 Movie
7. 1949 South of St. Louis 5.8 Movie
8. 1948 Family Honeymoon as Rev. Miller (uncredited) Movie
9. 1948 Sorry, Wrong Number as Wilkins (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
10. 1948 Johnny Belinda as Judge (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
11. 1948 A Woman's Vengeance as Warder (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
12. 1947 Singapore as Rev. Barnes 6.1 Movie
13. 1947 Ivy as Mulloy (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
14. 1947 Over the Santa Fe Trail as Doc Henderson Movie
15. 1946 Love Laughs at Andy Hardy as Dr. White (uncredited) Movie
16. 1946 The Verdict as Sir William Dawson 6.5 Movie
17. 1946 Dressed to Kill as Ebenezer Crabtree 6.7 Movie
18. 1946 Three Strangers as Sir Robert (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
19. 1945 Confidential Agent as Lord Benditch 5.5 Movie
20. 1945 The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry 6.2 Movie
21. 1945 The House of Fear as Alan Cosgrave 6.9 Movie
22. 1944 The Mummy's Curse as Dr. Cooper 5.5 Movie
23. 1944 The Pearl of Death as James Goodram, courier 7.1 Movie
24. 1944 The Uninvited as Charlie Jessup 6.9 Movie
25. 1943 Calling Dr. Death as Bryant, the Butler 6.4 Movie
26. 1943 Corvette K-225 as Commodore Ramsay Movie
27. 1943 Sherlock Holmes in Washington as Mr. Ahrens 6.8 Movie
28. 1942 Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon as Sir Reginald 6.5 Movie
29. 1942 The Undying Monster as Chief Constable (uncredited) 5.7 Movie
30. 1942 Invisible Agent as Sir Alfred Spencer 5.8 Movie
31. 1942 Lady in a Jam as Man at Auction (uncredited) Movie
32. 1942 Danger in the Pacific as Commissioner Movie
33. 1942 This Above All as Dr. Mathias 6.8 Movie
34. 1942 The Ghost of Frankenstein as Magistrate 5.8 Movie
35. 1941 Man Hunt as Saul Farnsworthy 6.9 Movie
36. 1940 The Letter as Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited) 7.3 Movie
37. 1940 Boom Town as Doctor (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
38. 1940 Foreign Correspondent as Asst. Commissioner 7.0 Movie
39. 1940 Phantom Raiders as Sir Edward Movie
40. 1940 An Angel from Texas as Second Banker Movie
41. 1940 The Earl of Chicago as Sergeant-at-Arms (uncredited) Movie
42. 1939 We Are Not Alone as Police Inspector Movie
43. 1939 Tower of London as Councilman (uncredited) 6.1 Movie
44. 1939 The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex as Majordomo (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
45. 1939 British Intelligence as Arthur Bennett 5.8 Movie
46. 1939 Rulers of the Sea as Member of Naval Company (Uncredited) Movie
47. 1939 20,000 Men a Year as Dean Norris Movie
48. 1939 Intermezzo: A Love Story as Doctor (Uncredited) 6.7 Movie
49. 1939 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes as Justice of the Court 6.9 Movie
50. 1939 Stanley and Livingstone as Frederick Holcomb 6.4 Movie
51. 1939 The House of Fear as Minor Role Movie
52. 1939 Juarez as Marshal Randon (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
53. 1939 The Sun Never Sets as Colonial Official Movie
54. 1939 Wolf Call as J.L. Winton Movie
55. 1939 The Little Princess as Doctor 6.7 Movie
56. 1939 The Mystery of Mr. Wong as Prof. Ed Janney 5.9 Movie
57. 1939 Mr. Moto's Last Warning as Bentham (uncredited) 5.6 Movie
58. 1938 Marie Antoinette as Herald (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
59. 1938 Kidnapped as Judge Movie
60. 1938 Here's Flash Casey as Maj. Addison Movie
61. 1937 The Girl Said No as Charles Dillon (scenes deleted) Movie
62. 1937 Slave Ship as Commander Movie
63. 1937 The 13th Chair as Governor Sir Roscoe Crosby Movie
64. 1937 The Prince and the Pauper as First Doctor 6.8 Movie
65. 1936 Lloyd's of London as Spokesman 7.3 Movie
66. 1936 The House of Secrets as Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary Movie
67. 1936 15 Maiden Lane as Harold Anderson Movie
68. 1936 The White Angel as War Minister (uncredited) Movie
69. 1936 Wife vs. Secretary as Frawley (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
70. 1935 Captain Blood as Capt. Gardner 7.3 Movie
71. 1935 Mark of the Vampire as Sir Karell Borotyn 6.2 Movie
72. 1934 The Pursuit of Happiness as Gen. Sir Henry Clinton Movie
73. 1934 The House of Rothschild as Rowerth 6.2 Movie
74. 1934 Beloved as Lord Landslake Movie
75. 1933 The Invisible Man as Chief of Police 7.5 Movie
76. 1933 Mystery of the Wax Museum as Dr. Rasmussen 6.5 Movie
77. 1931 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. John Lanyon 7.2 Movie
78. 1931 Daughter of the Dragon as Sir John Petrie 5.3 Movie
79. 1931 Broadminded as John J. Hackett Sr. Movie
80. 1931 Chances as Maj. Bradford Movie
81. 1929 The Kiss as Lassalle 6.4 Movie
82. 1929 The Thirteenth Chair as Sir Roscoe Crosby Movie
83. 1929 Her Private Life as Rudolph Solomon Movie
84. 1927 When a Man Loves as Jean Tiberge Movie
85. 1927 Mr. Wu as Mr. Gregory 5.8 Movie
86. 1917 The Man Without a Country as Lt. Philip Nolan Movie

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