Herbert Evans (16 April 1882 – 10 February 1952) was an English film actor. He appeared in over 180 films between 1916 and 1952.

Biography

Evans started his acting career in 1914 at the

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. His performances include the Earl of Glenheather Castle in

The Three Stooges The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970, best remembered for their 190 short subject films by Columbia Pictures. Their hallmark styles were physical farce and slapstick. Six Stooges appeared ...

comedy ''

The Hot Scots ''The Hot Scots'' is a 1948 short subject directed by Edward Bernds starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 108th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring th ...

'' and its remake '' Scotched in Scotland'', the well-meaning but clueless butler Wilkes in ''

Vagabond Loafers ''Vagabond Loafers'' is a 1949 short subject directed by Edward Bernds starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges ( Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 118th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures sta ...

’’ and in the ''

Our Gang ''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, also the ...

'' short ''

Shrimps for a Day ''Shrimps for a Day'' is a 1934 '' Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 133rd ''Our Gang'' short (45th talking episode) that was released. Plot The gang resides at the Happy Home Orphanage, an inaptly named organization ...

''. In addition to his work in

short subject A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

s, Evans appeared—often uncredited—in such films as ''

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

'', '' Strangers on a Train'', '' Annie Get Your Gun'' and ''

Song of the Thin Man ''Song of the Thin Man'' is a 1947 murder mystery-comedy directed by Edward Buzzell. The sixth and final film in MGM's '' Thin Man'' series, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, characters created by Dashiell Hammett ...

''. He also had bit roles in the

Shirley Temple Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple;While Temple occasionally used "Jane" as a middle name, her birth certificate reads "Shirley Temple". Her birth certificate was altered to prolong her babyhood shortly after she signed with Fox in ...

vehicles ''Curly Top'' and ''

Wee Willie Winkie "Wee Willie Winkie" is a Scottish nursery rhyme whose titular figure has become popular as a personification of sleep. The poem was written by William Miller and titled "Willie Winkie", first published in '' Whistle-binkie: Stories for the Fir ...

''. Evans died on 10 February 1952 shortly after filming for '' The Brigand'' was completed. He was survived by his wife Etta and two children.

Selected filmography

* '' Where Love Leads'' (1916) * ''

The Heart of a Hero ''The Heart of a Hero'' is a surviving 1916 silent film historical drama based upon the 1898 play ''Nathan Hale'' by Clyde Fitch, directed by Emile Chautard and starring Robert Warwick and Gail Kane. It was produced and distributed by World Fil ...

'' (1916) * ''

The Wild Girl ''The Wild Girl'' (later issued as ''The Secret Gospel of Mary Magdalene'') is a 1984 novel by Michèle Roberts. This work tells a fictional story about the discovery of an apocryphal fifth Gospel in Provence, France. This gospel tells the tale of ...

'' (1917) * '' Who Loved Him Best?'' (1918) * '' The Third Degree'' (1919) * '' The Place of Honeymoons'' (1920) * ''

The Devil Dancer ''The Devil Dancer'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. For his work on this film, '' The Magic Flame'' and '' Sadie Thompson'', cinematographer George Barnes was nominated for ...

'' (1927) * ''

Beyond London Lights ''Beyond London Lights'' is a lost 1928 American silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Adrienne Dore, Lee Shumway, and Bill Elliott. It is based on John Joy Bell's 1917 novel '' Kitty Carstairs'', and is sometimes referred to b ...

'' (1928) * '' The Woman Who Dared'' (1933) * ''

Ship of Wanted Men ''Ship of Wanted Men'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Dorothy Sebastian, Fred Kohler and Leon Ames.Pitts p.334 The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the title for ...

'' (1933) * '' Service with a Smile'' (1934) * ''

The Widow from Monte Carlo ''The Widow from Monte Carlo'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Arthur Greville Collins and starring Warren William, Dolores del Río, Louise Fazenda and Colin Clive. It was based on the play '' A Present from Margate'' by Ian Hay and ...

'' (1935) * ''

And Sudden Death ''And Sudden Death'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Charles Barton and written by Joseph Moncure March. The film stars Randolph Scott, Frances Drake, and Tom Brown; with supporting actors Billy Lee, Fuzzy Knight, Terry Walker and ...

'' (1936) * '' High Flyers'' (1937) * ''

Saleslady ''Saleslady'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Arthur Greville Collins and starring Anne Nagel, Weldon Heyburn and Harry Davenport. Fetrow p.567 Based on the story ''Nothing Down'' by Kubec Glasmon, it was produced and di ...

'' (1938) * '' Everybody's Doing It'' (1938) * '' The Dawn Patrol'' (1938) * ''

The Rains Came ''The Rains Came'' is a 1939 20th Century Fox film based on an American novel by Louis Bromfield (published in June 1937 by Harper & Brothers). The film was directed by Clarence Brown and stars Myrna Loy, Tyrone Power, George Brent, Brenda ...

'' (1939) * ''

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror ''Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror'' is a 1942 American mystery thriller film based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. The film combines elements of Doyle's short story " His Last Bow", to which it is credited ...

'' (1942) * ''

Appointment in Berlin ''Appointment in Berlin'' (also known as ''Assignment in Berlin'') is a 1943 American war drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring George Sanders, Marguerite Chapman and Onslow Stevens. The film's plot follows an R.A.F. officer who inf ...

'' (1943) * '' The Gang's All Here'' (1943) * '' Ladies of Washington'' (1944) * ''

A Fig Leaf for Eve ''A Fig Leaf for Eve'' is a 1944 American film directed by Don Brodie. The film is also known as ''Desirable Lady'', ''Flaming Girls'', ''Hollywood Nights'', ''Not Enough Clothes'', ''Reckless Youth'', ''Room for Love'', and ''Strips and Blondes ...

'' (1944) * ''

The Fabulous Suzanne ''The Fabulous Suzanne'' is a 1946 American romantic comedy film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Barbara Britton, Rudy Vallee and Otto Kruger. A waitress inherits a fortune from one of her customers. Plot The young and beautiful Suzanne ...

'' (1946) * ''

Jiggs and Maggie in Society ''Jiggs and Maggie in Society'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Joe Yule, Renie Riano and Tim Ryan (actor), Tim Ryan. The film is part of the ''Jiggs and Maggie (film series), Jiggs and Maggie'' series, the ...

'' (1947)

References

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* 1882 births 1952 deaths English male film actors English male silent film actors Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors British expatriate male actors in the United States {{UK-film-actor-stub