Holmes Herbert was a tall, intense English actor who made his first films after coming to America. He began in silent movies as a leading man but eventually was relegated to less important roles as a character actor when sound came in. He played in several of the Universal "Sherlock Holmes" movies, the title character of which was the initial inspiration for his stage name. His career spanned a total of 37 years, and he retired in 1952.
He is the only actor to have appeared in both the 1931 Paramount film version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and in the film The Son of Dr. Jekyll , although he received no screen credit in the latter film.
Immigrated to the U.S.A. in 1912.
Appeared in 6 of the 14 Sherlock Holmes movies starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.
