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Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

Actor · Died January 23, 1966, aged 75 · London, England, UK

Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall (23 May 1890 – 22 January 1966) was an English stage, screen and radio actor who, despite losing a leg during the First World War, starred in many popular and well-regarded Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s. After a successful theatrical career in the United Kingdom and North America, he became an in-demand Hollywood leading man, frequently appearing in romantic melodramas and occasional comedies. In his later years, he turned to character acting.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 23, 1890
Died
January 23, 1966 (aged 75)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 86 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Herbert Marshall's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Self
27%
Bonds
23%
Survival
8%
Society
5%
Power
5%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 11 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 16 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 17 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 14 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 6 of 23 analyzed roles.

Mentor
6 of 23
Ally
4 of 23
Hero
3 of 23
Threshold guardian
3 of 23
Herald
3 of 23
Shadow
2 of 23
Trickster
1 of 23
Shapeshifter
1 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Melancholic
14
Romantic
12
Contemplative
10
Joyful
6
Other
25

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Herbert Marshall's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Herbert Marshall's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

86 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years(1997)

    as Actor 'The Fly'

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Horror Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as (archive footage)

  • The Third Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Austin Parsons

  • The Caretakers(1963)

    as Dr. Jubal Harrington

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The List of Adrian Messenger(1963)

    as Sir Wilfrid Lucas

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Five Weeks in a Balloon(1962)

    as The Prime Minister

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • A Fever in the Blood(1961)

    as Gov. Oliver P. Thornwall

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Lace(1960)

    as Charles Manning

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • College Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Henry Addison

  • Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir John Dalman

  • Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Morgan · as Judge

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Anthony

  • The Fly(1958)

    as Insp. Charas

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Stage Struck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Robert Harley Hedges

  • The Mystery of Thirteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Dr. Knight

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon Baker

  • The Weapon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Insp. Mackenzie

  • Wicked as They Come (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Stephen Collins

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Colin Bragner · as Judge Connors

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Virgin Queen(1955)

    as Lord Leicester

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • December Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Black Shield of Falworth(1954)

    as William, Earl of Mackworth

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Gog(1954)

    as Dr. Van Ness

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Riders to the Stars(1954)

    as Dr. Donald L. Stanton / Narrator

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Bo Barrett

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Angel Face(1952)

    as Mr. Charles Tremayne

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Anne of the Indies(1951)

    as Dr Jameson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Black Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Dr. James Curtis

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew Crocker-Harris · as Dr. Jaquith · as Enoch Gavin

  • The Underworld Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as E.J. Stanton

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Inspector Goole

  • The Secret Garden(1949)

    as Archibald Craven

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Beaumont

  • High Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Willard I. Whitcombe

  • Ivy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Miles Rushworth

  • Duel in the Sun(1946)

    as Scott Chavez

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Razor's Edge(1946)

    as W. Somerset Maugham

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Crack-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Traybin

  • The Unseen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Dr. Charles Evans

  • The Enchanted Cottage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Major John Hillgrove

  • Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble(1944)

    as Dr. Standish

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Young Ideas(1943)

    as Prof. Michael Kingsley

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Flight for Freedom(1943)

    as Paul Turner

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Forever and a Day(1943)

    as Curate in Air Raid Shelter

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Moon and Sixpence(1942)

    as Geoffrey Wolfe

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Kathleen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as John Davis

  • The Little Foxes(1941)

    as Horace Giddens

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • When Ladies Meet(1941)

    as Rogers Woodruff

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Adventure in Washington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Sen. John Coleridge

  • The Letter(1940)

    as Robert Crosbie

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Foreign Correspondent(1940)

    as Stephen Fisher

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • A Bill of Divorcement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Gray Meredith

  • Zaza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Dufresne

  • Always Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Jim Howard

  • Woman Against Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Stephen Holland

  • Mad About Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Richard Todd

  • Angel(1937)

    as Sir Frederick Barker

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Breakfast for Two(1937)

    as Jonathan Blair

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Make Way for a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Christopher 'Chris' Drew

  • A Woman Rebels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Thomas Lane

  • Girls' Dormitory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Dr. Stephen Dominik

  • Forgotten Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Harry

  • Till We Meet Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Alan Barclay

  • The Lady Consents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Dr. Michael J. Talbot

  • If You Could Only Cook(1935)

    as Jim Buchanan

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Dark Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Gerald Shannon

  • Accent on Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Steven Gaye

  • The Flame Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Dr. Gordon Phillips

  • The Good Fairy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Doctor Sporum

  • The Painted Veil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Walter Fane

  • Outcast Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Napier

  • Riptide(1934)

    as Lord Philip Rexford

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Four Frightened People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Arnold Ainger

  • The Solitaire Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Oliver Lane

  • I Was a Spy(1933)

    as Stephan

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Evenings for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Count Franz von Degenthal

  • Trouble in Paradise(1932)

    as Gaston

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Blonde Venus(1932)

    as Edward 'Ned' Faraday

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Faithful Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Waverly Ango

  • Michael and Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Michael Rowe

  • The Calendar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Gerry Anson

  • Secrets of a Secretary(1931)

    as Lord Danforth

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The House That Shadows Built (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as (archive footage)

  • Murder!(1930)

    as Sir John Menier

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Letter(1929)

    as Geoffrey Hammond

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Mumsie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Col. Armytage

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 85 titles from 1927 to 1979.

Biggest box office

Duel in the Sun (1946)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

Trouble in Paradise (1932)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Fly (1958)

Film career

Top draw in 12 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting85 of 85: 85 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

1920s2 · acting1930s32 · acting1940s21 · acting1950s21 · acting1960s8 · acting1970s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 4% of 26 roles
30405055

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Herbert Marshall's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

The Caretakers (1963)

70th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Trouble in Paradise (1932)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Herbert Marshall's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 14 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Herbert Marshall work with?

People who share at least 2 of Herbert Marshall's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Hecht shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Mixed roles