Portrait of Holmes Herbert

Acting

Holmes Herbert

Career

Active from 1915 to 1948, busiest in 1927 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
55
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 70 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Holmes Herbert Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Melodrama 5
  • Silent Film 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Historical Romance 3
  • Family Drama 3
  • 1930s Mystery 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

192
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Nest
The Nest

as Richard Elliot

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 57
The Wild North
The Wild North (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

as Magistrate (uncredited)

The Brigand
The Brigand (1952)
GoodWatch score 59

as Archbishop

Anne of the Indies
Anne of the Indies (1951)
GoodWatch score 62

as English Sea Captain

The Son of Dr. Jekyll
The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951)
GoodWatch score 49

as Constable (uncredited)

The Unknown Man
The Unknown Man (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

as (uncredited)

The Iroquois Trail
The Iroquois Trail (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gen. Johnson

1940s

52 titles ยท average score 64
Jungle Jim
Jungle Jim (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden

The Wreck of the Hesperus
The Wreck of the Hesperus (1948)

as Pastor West

Sorry, Wrong Number
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
GoodWatch score 79

as Wilkins (uncredited)

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947)

as Inspector McIver

Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947)

as Scotland Yard Inspector McIvar

Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill (1946)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ebenezer Crabtree

The House of Fear
The House of Fear (1945)
GoodWatch score 71

as Alan Cosgrave

Calling Dr. Death
Calling Dr. Death (1943)
GoodWatch score 51

as Bryant, the Butler

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sir Reginald

Danger in the Pacific
Danger in the Pacific (1942)

as Commissioner

Boom Town
Boom Town (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

as Doctor (uncredited)

Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

as Asst. Commissioner

1930s

63 titles ยท average score 66
British Intelligence
British Intelligence (1939)
GoodWatch score 51

as Arthur Bennett

The Mystery of Mr. Wong
The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
GoodWatch score 53

as Prof. Ed Janney

The Girl Said No
The Girl Said No (1937)

as Charles Dillon (scenes deleted)

The House of Secrets
The House of Secrets (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

as Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary

One in a Million
One in a Million (1935)

as Donald Cabot Sr.

The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man (1933)
GoodWatch score 84

as Chief of Police

Miss Pinkerton
Miss Pinkerton (1932)
GoodWatch score 49

as Arthur Glenn

Sister to Judas
Sister to Judas (1932)

as Bruce Rogers

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
GoodWatch score 81

as Dr. John Lanyon

Daughter of the Dragon
Daughter of the Dragon (1931)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sir John Petrie

Broadminded
Broadminded (1931)
GoodWatch score 48

as John J. Hackett Sr.

The Ship from Shanghai
The Ship from Shanghai (1930)

as Paul Thorpe

1920s

57 titles ยท average score 58
The Careless Age
The Careless Age (1929)

as Sir John

The Charlatan
The Charlatan (1929)

as Peter "Count Merlin" Dwight

The Thirteenth Chair
The Thirteenth Chair (1929)
GoodWatch score 41

as Sir Roscoe Crosby

The Kiss
The Kiss (1929)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lassalle

Through the Breakers
Through the Breakers (1928)

as Eustis Hobbs

East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side (1927)

as Gilbert Van Horn

When a Man Loves
When a Man Loves (1927)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jean Tiberge

The Fire Brigade
The Fire Brigade (1926)

as James Corwin

The Honeymoon Express
The Honeymoon Express (1926)

as Jim Donaldson

A Woman of the World
A Woman of the World (1925)
GoodWatch score 61

as Richard Granger

Up the Ladder
Up the Ladder (1925)

as Robert Newhall

I Will Repay
I Will Repay (1924)

as Sir Percy Blakeney

1910s

13 titles
The ABC of Love
The ABC of Love (1919)

as Harry Bryant

The White Heather
The White Heather (1919)

as Lord Angus Cameron

Greater Than Love
Greater Than Love (1919)

as James Bruton

The Market of Souls
The Market of Souls (1919)

as Temple Bane

Other Men's Wives
Other Men's Wives (1919)

as Fenwick Flint

The Divorcee
The Divorcee (1919)

as Sir Paradine Fuldes

The Rough Neck
The Rough Neck (1919)

as A Half-Breed Indian

A Doll's House
A Doll's House (1918)

as Thorvald Helmar

The Death Dance
The Death Dance (1918)

as Arnold Maitland

The Man Without a Country
The Man Without a Country (1917)

as Lt. Philip Nolan

The Fisherwoman
The Fisherwoman (1915)

as The Son

His Wife
His Wife (1915)

as John Dennys