Other names Harold Holman Years active 1923-1947 | Name Harry Holman Role Character actor | |
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Full Name Harry James Holman Born November 20, 1862 ( 1862-11-20 ) Conway, Missouri, U.S. Died May 3, 1947, Hollywood, California, United States Movies The Bride Came COD, Hoi Polloi, Swing Hostess, Badman's Territory, Oliver Twist Similar People Robert Riskin, Frank Capra, Alan James, Roy William Neill, William A Wellman | ||
Harry Holman (March 15, 1862 – May 3, 1947) was an American character actor. He appeared in approximately 130 films between 1923 and 1947.
Biography
Born in Conway, Missouri, Holman dropped out of school in the ninth grade and began seeking work as an actor. In films from at least 1930, he played countless hapless judges, politicians, and businessmen. He is best known to modern audiences as the desperate Professor Richmond who tries to transform the uncouth Three Stooges into gentlemen in the film Hoi Polloi (1935). He also played frequently in the films of director Frank Capra, for example as the mayor in Meet John Doe (1941) and as the befuddled high school teacher Mr. Partridge in It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
Holman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1947.