--- name: "Herbert Heyes" canonical: "https://film.one/person/herbert-heyes" roles: ["Actor"] born: "1 August 1889" died: "31 May 1958" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-20T02:48:17.773242+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Herbert Heyes Actor. Born 1 August 1889 in Vader, Washington, USA. Died 31 May 1958. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 1 August 1889, Vader, Washington, USA - **Died:** 31 May 1958 - **Also known as:** Herbert Harrison Heyes, Herbert H. Heyes, Herbert Hayes, Herbert Hays - **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 acting, 2 other - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 85 (1), 1950s 70 (2) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Heyes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3133457, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382229/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/82836 ## Biography Herbert Heyes was an American actor. Born in Vader, Washington, he began his stage career around 1908 with the Baker Stock Company in Portland, Oregon. He appeared in silent films from 1915, signed with Fox Films the following year, and later worked in radio and business interests before returning to film roles in the 1940s. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1915 and 1956. His credits include *Miracle on 34th Street* (1947), *T-Men* (1947), *Union Station* (1950), *Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye* (1950), *A Place in the Sun* (1951) as Charles Eastman, and *The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell* (1955). He also performed on Broadway in the 1940s. Heyes died in 1958 in North Hollywood, California. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) ### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these - *A Place in the Sun* (1951), Fi1m 81, as Charles Eastman — [page](https://film.one/film/a-place-in-the-sun.md) ### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing* (1955), Fi1m 60, as Father Low (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/love-is-a-many-splendored-thing.md) - *Miracle on 34th Street* (1947), Fi1m 85, as Mr. Gimbel (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/miracle-on-34th-street.md) ## Complete filmography (92) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Sugarfoot* (1957), series, as Calvin Williams - *The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell* (1955), as General John J. Pershing - *The Miracle on 34th Street* (1955), as Mr. Gimbel - *Sincerely Yours* (1955), as J.R. Aldrich (uncredited) - *The 20th Century Fox Hour* (1955), series, Actor - *The Seven Little Foys* (1955), as Judge - *Frontier* (1955), series, Actor - *Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing* (1955), as Father Low (uncredited) — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/love-is-a-many-splendored-thing.md) - *The Far Horizons* (1955), as President Thomas Jefferson - *New York Confidential* (1955), as James Marshall - *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Dr. Christy - *December Bride* (1954), series, Actor - *This My Son* (1954), as Dad Caldwell - *Adventures Of The Falcon* (1954), series, Actor - *Public Defender* (1954), series, Actor - *Stories of the Century* (1954), series, as A.T. Winthrop - *Man of Conflict* (1953), as Mr. Evans - *Let's Do It Again* (1953), as Mr. Randolph - *I Led Three Lives* (1953), series, Actor - *Ruby Gentry* (1952), as le juge Tackman - *The Abbott and Costello Show* (1952), series, as J.J. Wentworth - *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Mr. White, Elderly Man - *Park Row* (1952), as Josiah Davenport - *Carbine Williams* (1952), as Lionel Daniels - *Something to Live For* (1952), as Crawley - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Homer Matson - *A Place in the Sun* (1951), as Charles Eastman — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/a-place-in-the-sun.md) - *Only the Valiant* (1951), as Col. Drumm - *Bedtime for Bonzo* (1951), as Dean Tillinghast - *Three Guys Named Mike* (1951), as Scott Bellemy - *Tripoli* (1950), as Général Eaton - *Union Station* (1950), as Henry Murchison - *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Mr. Norton - *Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye* (1950), as Ezra Dobson - *Behind Locked Doors* (1948), as Judge Finlay Drake - *The Cobra Strikes* (1948), as Theodore Cameron / Dr. Damon Cameron - *T-Men* (1947), as Chief Carson - *Miracle on 34th Street* (1947), as Mr. Gimbel (uncredited) — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/miracle-on-34th-street.md) - *Mr. Winkle Goes to War* (1944), Actor - *Teen Age* (1944), as District Attorney - *Detective Kitty O'Day* (1944), as Robert Jeffers - *Outlaws of Santa Fe* (1944), as Henry Jackson - *Main Street Today* (1944), as General (uncredited) - *Million Dollar Kid* (1944), as John H. Cortland - *The Fighting Seabees* (1944), as Capt. Millard (uncredited) - *Death Valley Manhunt* (1943), as Judge Jim Hobart - *Campus Rhythm* (1943), as J.P. Hartman - *The Mystery of the 13th Guest* (1943), as Dr. Sherwood (uncredited) - *Spy Train* (1943), as Max Thornwald - *Bombardier* (1943), as General - *Calling Wild Bill Elliott* (1943), as Governor Steve Nichols - *Mission to Moscow* (1943), as Congressman (uncredited) - *King of the Cowboys* (1943), as Arkansas Sheriff - *It Ain't Hay* (1943), as Manager (uncredited) - *The Adventures of Smilin' Jack* (1943), as Sir Cedric [Chs. 5-7] - *Destination Unknown* (1942), as Daniels, American Diplomat - *Between Us Girls* (1942), as Lieutenant (uncredited) - *It Is the Law* (1924), as Justin Victor - *One Stolen Night* (1923), as Herbert Medford - *Shattered Dreams* (1922), as Louis du Bois - *Dr. Jim* (1921), as Captain Blake - *Ever Since Eve* (1921), as Carteret - *The Dangerous Moment* (1921), as George Duray - *Wolves of the North* (1921), as 'Wiki' Jack Horn - *The Queen of Sheba* (1921), Actor - *The Land of Jazz* (1920), as Dr. Vane Carruthers - *Ruth of the Rockies* (1920), as Justin Garret - *The Adventures of Ruth* (1919), as Bob Wright - *More Deadly Than the Male* (1919), as Terry O'Hara - *Winning a Bride* (1919), as Jack Crowley - *Deliverance* (1919), as Ulysses (Act 2) - *Gambling in Souls* (1919), as 'Duke' Charters - *Children of Banishment* (1919), as Allen Mackenzie - *Her Inspiration* (1918), as Harold Montague - *The Heart of Rachael* (1918), as Dr. Warren Gregory - *The Bird of Prey* (1918), as Robert Bradley - *Salome* (1918), as Sejanus - *The Lesson* (1918), as John Galvin - *Heart of the Sunset* (1918), as Dave Law - *The Outsider* (1917), as Trego - *Officer Jerry* (1917), as Jack - *The Slave* (1917), as David Atwell - *The Tiger Woman* (1917), as Mark Harris - *The Darling of Paris* (1917), as Captain Phoebus - *The Victim* (1916), as Dr. Richard Boulden - *The Vixen* (1916), as Knowles Murray - *The Straight Way* (1916), as John Madison - *Under Two Flags* (1916), as Bertie Cecil - *The Final Curtain* (1916), as Herbert Lyle - *Wild Oats* (1916), as Richard Carew - *Victime de la Cocaïne* (1916), as Dr. Boulton - *The Whirlpool* (1915), as Amos Howell ## Gallery - ![Herbert Heyes](https://film.one/media/person/1235782/gallery-e99fe0fff359.jpg) Herbert Heyes — Helen Keller Film Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Deliverance_%281919%29_-_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Herbert Heyes in Only the Valiant - cropped screenshot (1951)](https://film.one/media/person/1235782/gallery-b17c308efc1c.jpg) Herbert Heyes in Only the Valiant - cropped screenshot (1951) — Film screenshot (Warner Bros.), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Herbert_Heyes_in_Only_the_Valiant_%281951%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Still from the American drama film One Stolen Night (1923) with Alice Calhoun, on page 296 of the January 6, 1923 Exhibitor's Trade Review.](https://film.one/media/person/1235782/gallery-77cc429f7e5d.jpg) Still from the American drama film One Stolen Night (1923) with Alice Calhoun, on page 296 of the January 6, 1923 Exhibitor's Trade Review. — Vitagraph Company of America, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/One_Stolen_Night_%281923%29_-_5.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Still from the American western film Heart of the Sunset (1918) with Herbert Heyes and Anna Q. Nilsson, on page 23 of the April 6, 1918 Exhibitors Herald.](https://film.one/media/person/1235782/gallery-45911a0fe0fe.jpg) Still from the American western film Heart of the Sunset (1918) with Herbert Heyes and Anna Q. Nilsson, on page 23 of the April 6, 1918 Exhibitors Herald. — Rex Beach Pictures Company / Goldwyn Distributing Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Heart_of_the_Sunset_%281918%29_-_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Herbert Heyes](https://film.one/media/person/1235782/gallery-f220ea8539fe.jpg) Herbert Heyes — Image via TMDB - ![Still from the American drama film One Stolen Night (1923) with Alice Calhoun, on page 296 of the January 6, 1923 Exhibitor's Trade Review.](https://film.one/media/person/1235782/gallery-3fb0672401ed.jpg) Still from the American drama film One Stolen Night (1923) with Alice Calhoun, on page 296 of the January 6, 1923 Exhibitor's Trade Review. — Vitagraph Company of America, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/One_Stolen_Night_%281923%29_-_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![A scene from the American drama film More Deadly Than The Male (1919), which played at the Mission Theater, Seattle. Includes Ethel Clayton. Date stamped Jan. 1](https://film.one/media/person/1235782/gallery-19ecfdd3e718.jpg) A scene from the American drama film More Deadly Than The Male (1919), which played at the Mission Theater, Seattle. Includes Ethel Clayton. Date stamped Jan. 1 — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/A_scene_from_%22More_Deadly_than_the_Male%22_%28SAYRE_13551%29.jpg/1280px-A_scene_from_%22More_Deadly_than_the_Male%22_%28SAYRE_13551%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/herbert-heyes