Herbert Standing was a British stage and screen actor and the patriarch of the Standing family of actors. He was the father of numerous children who many of them had careers in the theatre and/or in cinema. Standing himself towards the end of his life appeared in many Hollywood silent films.

He began in theatre in England in 1867 and had a 40 plus year as a stage actor before turning to films in 1913.

Amongst his famous children are Guy Standing

Guy Standing

Commander Sir Guy Standing KBE RNVR was an English actor.-Biography:Standing served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve throughout the First World War, reaching the rank of Commander. In 1918, he was part of the British War Mission to the United States...

, Wyndham Standing

Wyndham Standing

Wyndham Standing was an English film actor. He appeared in 131 films between 1915 and 1948. A popular and much beloved leading man in the silent film era, he starred and costarred along many famous names of the day, both men and women. He and Ronald Colman were the stars of the now lost classic...

, Percy Standing

Percy Standing

Percy Standing was an English film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 42 films between 1913 and 1934. He was the son of Herbert Standing...

 and Jack Standing

Jack Standing

Jack Standing was an English actor.The brother of Wyndham Standing , who also was a famous actor in the early days of film, Jack Standing had first appeared in Broadway musicals such as The Belle of New York and Floradora before he went to the Biograph company in 1909...

. Other children are Herbert Standing, Jr. and Aubrey Standing. Grandchildren who were also involved in show business, Joan Standing

Joan Standing

Joan Standing was an English actress. She appeared in 63 films between 1919 and 1940.She was the daughter of Herbert Standing Jr. and granddaughter of Herbert Standing . Her uncles were Wyndham Standing, Sir Guy Standing, Percy Standing, Jr. and Jack Standing...

, Kay Hammond, Guy Standing Jr., Jack Standing Jr. A nephew was Gordon Standing(1887–1927). Present day character actor John Standing

John Standing

Sir John Ronald Leon Standing, 4th Baronet is an English actor.-Early life:Standing was born John Ronald Leon in London, the son of Kay Hammond , an actress, and Sir Ronald George Leon, a stockbroker...

(son of Kay Hammond) is a great grandson.

Partial Filmography

• Hypocrites (1915)
• Buckshot John
  Buckshot John
  Buckshot John is a 1915 Western film, directed by and starring Hobart Bosworth. Prints of the film survive in the Library of Congress film archive.-Cast:* Hobart Bosworth - 'Buckshot John' Moran* Courtenay Foote - Dr...
  
  (1915)
• The Man from Painted Post
  The Man from Painted Post
  The Man from Painted Post is a 1917 Western Drama produced by and starring Douglas Fairbanks. The scenario by Fairbanks is based on a short story Silver Slippers by Jackson Gregory. Joseph Henabery is the official director, with probably a lot of input by Fairbanks himself, and future director...
  
  (1917)
• Stella Maris
  Stella Maris (1918 film)
  Stella Maris is a 1918 silent film directed by Marshall Neilan, written by Frances Marion and based on William J. Locke's novel. The film was remade in 1925, with Mary Philbin in the title role.-Plot:...
  
  (1918)
• Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
  Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
  Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley is a 1918 silent film directed by Marshall Neilan, written by Frances Marion and based on a Belle K. Maniates novel.-Plot:...
  
  (1918)
• He Comes Up Smiling
  He Comes Up Smiling
  He Comes Up Smiling a 1918 comedy produced by and starring Douglas Fairbanks and directed by Allan Dwan. This film was based on a novel by Charles Sherman He Comes Up Smiling which was adapted into a 1914 play of the same name by Byron Ongley and Emil Nyitray. Fairbanks starred in the play with...
  
  (1918)
• The Trap
  The Trap (1922 film)
  The Trap is a American silent film directed by Robert Thornby, released by Universal Pictures. The film was released in the United Kingdom as Heart of a Wolf....
  
  (1922)
• The Impossible Mrs. Bellew
  The Impossible Mrs. Bellew
  The Impossible Mrs. Bellew is a 1922 silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Gloria Swanson as Betty Bellew* Robert Cain as Lance Bellew* Conrad Nagel as John Helstan...
  
  (1922)

External links

• Herbert Standing at IMDb.com
• Herbert Standing at IBDb.com
• Herbert Standing, findagrave.com
• portrait of Herbert Standing in a role(NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection)
• portrait gallery(Univ of Washington, Sayre)