Herbert Lomas

Biography

Herbet Lomas (17 January 1887 – 12 April 1961) was a British actor who appeared in more than forty films in a career lasting between 1931 and 1955. He was born in Burnley, Lancashire and made his first film appearance in an early sound version of Hobson's Choice (1931).

Known For

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

Maj. John Sholto

The Man from Toronto

Jake

The Master of Bankdam

Tom France

They Met in the Dark

Van Driver

When London Sleeps

Pollard

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Kinloch Moidart

The Guinea Pig

Sir James Corfield

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1953	The Net	George Jackson
1952	The Magic Box	Warehouse Manager
1948	Bonnie Prince Charlie	Kinloch Moidart
1948	The Guinea Pig	Sir James Corfield
1947	The Man Within	Farmer
1947	The Master of Bankdam	Tom France
1946	Land of Promise	History
1945	I Know Where I'm Going!	Mr. Campbell
1943	Undercover	Schoolteacher (uncredited)
1943	They Met in the Dark	Van Driver
1942	Penn of Pennsylvania	Cockle
1941	The Ghost Train	Saul Hodgkin
1941	South American George	Mr. Butters
1939	Jamaica Inn	Dowland
1939	Ask a Policeman	Coastguard
1939	Over the Moon	Ladbrooke
1939	Inquest	Thomas Knight
1939	Q Planes	Mattie - Fisherman
1939	The Lion Has Wings	Holveg
1938	South Riding	Castle
1937	Knight Without Armour	General Gregor Vladinoff
1936	Rembrandt	Harmenzs van Rijn
1935	The Phantom Light	Claff Owen
1935	Fighting Stock	Murlow
1935	The Black Mask	Sir John McTavish
1935	The Ghost Goes West	Fergus
1934	Lorna Doone	Sir Ensor Doone
1934	Java Head	Barzil Dunsack
1933	Perfect Understanding	Bradley, Nick's Counsel
1933	The Man from Toronto	Jake
1932	The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case	Maj. John Sholto
1932	Frail Women	Burrows
1932	When London Sleeps	Pollard
1931	The Other Mrs. Phipps
1931	Many Waters	Everett
1931	Hobson's Choice	Jim Heeler

Year	TV Show	Role
1955	Quatermass II	Robert