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Herbert Banemann Rawlinson was an English-born stage, film, radio, and television actor. A leading man during Hollywood's silent film era, Rawlinson transitioned to character roles after the advent of sound films.
Born
Sunday, 15 November 1885
Died
Sunday, 12 July 1953
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sakima and the Masked Marvel | Mr. Kettering | 1966 |
| Purple Death from Outer Space | Prof. Frohman | 1966 |
| Jail Bait | Dr. Gregor / Dr Boris Gregor | 1954 |
| The Flaming Urge | Herb - Fire Chief | 1953 |
| The Stranger Wore a Gun | Man on Riverboat Stairs | 1953 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Hugo Crosset | 1952 |
| Adventures of Superman | Rozan | 1952 |
| Hopalong Cassidy | The Marshal (archive footage) / Murray / Jay / Groves | 1952 |
| Front Page Detective | Hobart Raleigh | 1951 |
| Gene Autry and the Mounties | Inspector Wingate | 1951 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sakima and the Masked Marvel | Mr. Kettering | 1966 |
| Purple Death from Outer Space | Prof. Frohman | 1966 |
| Jail Bait | Dr. Gregor / Dr Boris Gregor | 1954 |
| The Flaming Urge | Herb - Fire Chief | 1953 |
| The Stranger Wore a Gun | Man on Riverboat Stairs | 1953 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Hugo Crosset | 1952 |
| Adventures of Superman | Rozan | 1952 |
| Hopalong Cassidy | The Marshal (archive footage) / Murray / Jay / Groves | 1952 |
| Front Page Detective | Hobart Raleigh | 1951 |
| Gene Autry and the Mounties | Inspector Wingate | 1951 |
| Chain Gang | Senator Holden / Senator Harden | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Captain Benson | 1950 |
| Fighting Man of the Plains | Lawyer | 1949 |
| Brimstone | Storekeeper / Cottonwood Citizen | 1949 |
| Joan of Arc | Judge Marguerie | 1948 |
| Strange Gamble | John Murray | 1948 |
| Borrowed Trouble | Groves | 1948 |
| Superman | Graham [Chs. 3, 9-11, 13-15] / Graham | 1948 |
| Sinister Journey | Marshal Reardon / Constable Reardon | 1948 |
| The Counterfeiters | Norman Talbot | 1948 |
| The Gallant Legion | Maj. Grant / Major Grant | 1948 |
| The Argyle Secrets | Dr. Van Selbin | 1948 |
| Silent Conflict | Yardman Pete / Yardman | 1948 |
| Railroaded! | Doctor Attending Cowie / Doctor | 1947 |
| Honeymoon | American | 1947 |
| San Quentin | Dr. Stanton | 1946 |
| Accomplice | Vincent Springer | 1946 |
| Hi, Beautiful | Board Member | 1944 |
| Sheriff of Sundown | Governor Brainerd | 1944 |
| Marshal of Reno | Editor John Palmer | 1944 |
| Forty Thieves | Buck Peters | 1944 |
| Lumberjack | Buck Peters | 1944 |
| Shake Hands with Murder | John Clark | 1944 |
| Oklahoma Raiders | Colonel Rogers | 1944 |
| Sailor's Holiday | Director | 1944 |
| Nabonga | T.F. Stockwell / Stockwell | 1944 |
| Marshal of Gunsmoke | Sam Garret | 1944 |
| The Woman of the Town | Doc Sears | 1943 |
| Riders of the Deadline | Ranger Captain Jennings / Captain Jennings | 1943 |
| Old Acquaintance | Red Cross Chairman | 1943 |
| Where Are Your Children? | Brooks the Butler | 1943 |
| Doughboys in Ireland | Larry Hunt | 1943 |
| The Masked Marvel | Mr. Kellering | 1943 |
| Colt Comrades | Varney / Rancher Varney | 1943 |
| Days of Old Cheyenne | Governor Frank Shelby / Frank Shelby | 1943 |
| Daredevils of the West | T.M. Sawyer - Banker (Ch. 10) | 1943 |
| King of the Cowboys | Businessman | 1943 |
| Two Weeks to Live | J.J. Stark Sr. / J. J. Stark Sr. | 1943 |
| Reveille with Beverly | Announcer | 1943 |
| Cosmo Jones in the Crime Smasher | Mr. James J. Blake | 1943 |
| Silent Witness | Benjamin Yeager | 1943 |
| Lost Canyon | Tom Clark | 1942 |
| Silver Queen | Judge | 1942 |
| War Dogs | David J. Titus | 1942 |
| Foreign Agent | Stevens | 1942 |
| Just Off Broadway | Court Stenographer | 1942 |
| Smart Alecks | Capt. Bronson | 1942 |
| Sons of the Pioneers | Townsman | 1942 |
| Perils of Nyoka | Maj. Reynolds [Ch. 1] | 1942 |
| I Live on Danger | Chief of Police | 1942 |
| Perils of the Royal Mounted | Richard Winton | 1942 |
| The Panther's Claw | District Attorney Bill Dougherty | 1942 |
| The Yukon Patrol | Ross King | 1942 |
| Hello, Annapolis | Capt. Dugan | 1942 |
| Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! | Ex-Soldier Commander | 1942 |
| Lady Gangster | D.A. Lewis Sinton / Lewis Sinton | 1942 |
| We Were Dancing | Hubert's Friend | 1942 |
| Stagecoach Buckaroo | Bill Kincaid | 1942 |
| Broadway Big Shot | District Attorney | 1942 |
| Don Winslow of the Navy | Adm. Warburton [Ch. 1] / Admiral Warburton [Ch. 1] | 1942 |
| Riot Squad | Police Chief | 1941 |
| I Killed That Man | Prison Warden | 1941 |
| Arizona Cyclone | George Randolph | 1941 |
| King of the Texas Rangers | Ranger Col. Lee Avery [Chs. 1,12] / Col. Lee Avery | 1941 |
| It Started with Eve | Party Guest | 1941 |
| Lydia | Dignitary on Podium | 1941 |
| Bad Man of Deadwood | Judge Gary | 1941 |
| Mystery Ship | Inspector Clark | 1941 |
| Gentleman from Dixie | Prison Warden | 1941 |
| Scattergood Meets Broadway | The Governor | 1941 |
| Blondie in Society | Mr. Judson, Bank President | 1941 |
| Adventure in Washington | Sen. Jenkins / Senator Jenkins | 1941 |
| Sheriff of Tombstone | Dodge City Marshal | 1941 |
| The Flame of New Orleans | Party Guest | 1941 |
| Strange Alibi | King Carney | 1941 |
| I Wanted Wings | Mr. Young | 1941 |
| Flying Wild | Mr. Reynolds | 1941 |
| Seven Sinners | First Mate | 1940 |
| King of the Royal Mounted | Ross King [chs 1-4] / Ross King | 1940 |
| I Want a Divorce | Len Howard | 1940 |
| Cross-Country Romance | Ship's Capt. Brawley / Captain Brawley | 1940 |
| Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | Dr. Frohmann [Chs. 1, 4] / Dr. Frohmann | 1940 |
| Free, Blonde and 21 | John Crane | 1940 |
| Framed | Walter Billings | 1940 |
| Five Little Peppers at Home | Mr. Decker | 1940 |
| Swiss Family Robinson | Captain | 1940 |
| Swanee River | Army Officer | 1940 |
| Money to Burn | Dover | 1939 |
| Days of Jesse James | Bank Association Official | 1939 |
| Naughty But Nice | Hardwick's Attorney | 1939 |
| Dark Victory | Dr. Carter | 1939 |
| Sudden Money | Official | 1939 |
| You Can't Get Away with Murder | District Attorney | 1939 |
| Secret Service of the Air | Adm. A.C. Schuyler | 1939 |
| Blackwell's Island | Dave Reynolds | 1939 |
| Orphans of the Street | Adams | 1938 |
| Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus | Race Judge | 1938 |
| Torchy Gets Her Man | Tom Brennan | 1938 |
| Hard to Get | Mr. Jones | 1938 |
| Secrets of an Actress | Harrison | 1938 |
| Valley of the Giants | Land Commissioner | 1938 |
| Under the Big Top | Herman | 1938 |
| Marie Antoinette | Goguelot | 1938 |
| Women Are Like That | Avery Flickner | 1938 |
| Over the Wall | Prosecutor | 1938 |
| Hawaii Calls | Mr. Harlow | 1938 |
| The Kid Comes Back | Mr. Redmann / Mr. D. Redman | 1938 |
| Every Day's a Holiday | Guest at Party | 1937 |
| Over the Goal | Stanley Short | 1937 |
| Love Is on the Air | Mr. George Copelin | 1937 |
| Something to Sing About | Studio Attorney | 1937 |
| Back in Circulation | District Attorney Saunders | 1937 |
| That Certain Woman | Dr. Hartman | 1937 |
| SOS Coast Guard | Cmdr. Boyle | 1937 |
| Make a Wish | Dr. Stevens | 1937 |
| The Go Getter | Lester | 1937 |
| Nobody's Baby | Radio Audition Executive | 1937 |
| Midnight Court | District Attorney Larson | 1937 |
| Blake of Scotland Yard | Sir James Blake | 1937 |
| God's Country and the Woman | Doyle | 1937 |
| Mysterious Crossing | District Attorney Henry R. Charters | 1936 |
| Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island | Grant Jackson | 1936 |
| Mad Holiday | Captain Bromley | 1936 |
| Hollywood Boulevard | Manager of Grauman's | 1936 |
| A Son Comes Home | Bladeu | 1936 |
| Ticket to Paradise | Fred Townsend | 1936 |
| Bullets or Ballots | Mr. Caldwell | 1936 |
| Hitch Hike to Heaven | Melville Delaney | 1936 |
| Follow the Fleet | Mr. Webber - Paradise Ballroom Owner | 1936 |
| Dancing Feet | Oliver Groves | 1936 |
| Show Them No Mercy! | Kurt Hansen | 1935 |
| Convention Girl | Ward Hollister | 1935 |
| Confidential | J.W. Keaton | 1935 |
| Men Without Names | Crawford | 1935 |
| The People's Enemy | Philip Francis Duke Ware | 1935 |
| Enlighten Thy Daughter | Dr. Richard Stevens | 1934 |
| Get That Venus | Editor Nash | 1933 |
| Moonlight and Pretzels | Sport Powell | 1933 |
| The Working Man | Reeves Company Board Member | 1933 |
| Life in Hollywood No. 7 | 1927 | |
| Slipping Wives | Leon - the Husband / Husband | 1927 |
| Wages of Conscience | Henry McWade | 1927 |
| The Belle of Broadway | Paul Merlin | 1926 |
| The Millionaire Policeman | Steven Wallace | 1926 |
| Her Big Adventure | Ralph Merriwell | 1926 |
| The Gilded Butterfly | Courtney Roth | 1926 |
| The Great Jewel Robbery | Steve Martindale | 1925 |
| The Flame Fighter | Jack Sparks | 1925 |
| The Adventurous Sex | The Sweetheart | 1925 |
| Every Man's Wife | Mr. Randolph | 1925 |
| The Prairie Wife | Duncan MacKail | 1925 |
| Dark Stairways | Sheldon Polk | 1924 |
| Jack O'Clubs | John Francis Foley | 1924 |
| His Mystery Girl | Kerry Reynolds | 1923 |
| Railroaded | Richard Ragland | 1923 |
| The Victor | Cecil Fitzhugh Waring | 1923 |
| Mary of the Movies | Herbert Rawlinson | 1923 |
| Fools and Riches | Jimmy Dorgan | 1923 |
| Another Man's Shoes | Stuart Granger / Jack Burton | 1922 |
| The Black Bag | Billy Kirkwood | 1922 |
| Man Under Cover | Paul Porter | 1922 |
| The Millionaire | Jack Norman | 1921 |
| Charge It | Philip Lawrence | 1921 |
| The Wakefield Case | Wakefield Jr. | 1921 |
| You Find It Everywhere | Andrew Gibson | 1921 |
| Passers-by | Peter Waverton | 1920 |
| The Poppy Trail | 1920 | |
| A House Divided | Philip Carmichael | 1919 |
| The Carter Case | Craig Kennedy | 1919 |
| The Mating | Dick Ives | 1918 |
| The Turn of the Wheel | Maxfield Grey | 1918 |
| Flash of Pain | Randolph Shorb | 1918 |
| The Man Trap | John Mull | 1917 |
| Come Through | James Harrington Court, aka 'The Possum' | 1917 |
| Like Wildfire | Tommy Buckman | 1917 |
| The Eagle's Wings | Richard Wallace | 1916 |
| Little Eve Edgarton | James Barton | 1916 |
| The Spy | Harvey Birch | 1914 |
| Dangers of the Veldt | Captain Raleigh | 1914 |
| Captain Jenny, S.A. | Jim | 1914 |
| For the Freedom of Cuba | Felix Dayton | 1914 |
| The Sea Wolf | Humphrey Van Weyden | 1913 |
| The Maid at the Helm | Shaw - Second Mate of the Dakota | 1911 |
| The Blacksmith's Love | Mace Brewer | 1911 |
