Herbert Kelcey (10 October 1856 – 10 July 1917) born Herbert Henry Lamb,[1] was an English-born American stage and film actor.

In the 1890s he formed a partnership with Effie Shannon that mimicked English husband-wife acting teams like the Bancrofts and the Kendals.

In 1902 Kelcey became the second actor in America to play Sherlock Holmes after William Gillette.

[2][3] Kelcey was married to actress Caroline Hill from the 1870s to the early 1890s.

When she died in 1954 she was buried beside him in Saint Anns Cemetery in Sayville New York.