Occupation Actor Name Phillips Holmes | Role Film actor | |
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Born July 22, 1907 ( 1907-07-22 ) Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States Died August 12, 1942, Ontario, Canada Siblings Ralph Holmes, Madeleine Taylor Holmes Parents Edna Phillips, Taylor Holmes Alma mater Trinity College, Cambridge, University of Grenoble, Princeton University Movies An American Tragedy, Broken Lullaby, The Criminal Code, Night Court, Men Must Fight Similar People Taylor Holmes, Madeleine Taylor Holmes, Josef von Sternberg, Dorothy Arzner, Edgar Selwyn | ||
A tribute to golden age male stars gerard philipe phillips holmes marcello tyrone flynn
Phillips Holmes (July 22, 1907 – August 12, 1942) was an American film actor who appeared in 44 films between 1928 and 1938.
Contents
- A tribute to golden age male stars gerard philipe phillips holmes marcello tyrone flynn
- Early life education and career
- Military service and death
- Legacy
- Filmography
- References
Early life, education and career
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of stage star Taylor Holmes, Holmes enjoyed a privileged childhood and received his education at Trinity College, Cambridge, the University of Grenoble and a year at Princeton University where he was spotted in the undergraduate crowd during the filming of Frank Tuttle's Varsity in 1928 and offered a screen test.
Military service and death
At the start of World War II, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was killed in a mid-air collision in northwest Ontario, Canada.
Legacy
Holmes has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Filmography
Actor
1938
Housemaster as
Philip de Pourville
1937
The Dominant Sex as
Dick Shale
1936
General Spanky as
Marshall Valient
1936
The House of a Thousand Candles as
Tony Carleton
1936
Chatterbox as
Philip 'Phil' Greene Jr
1935
The Divine Spark as
Vincenzo Bellini
1935
Ten Minute Alibi as
Colin Derwent
1934
Great Expectations as
Pip
1934
No Ransom as
Tom Wilson
1934
Million Dollar Ransom as
Stanton Casserly
1934
Private Scandal as
Cliff Barry
1934
Caravan as
Lt. von Tokay
1934
Nana as
Lieutenant George Muffat
1933
Stage Mother as
Lord Aylesworth
1933
Penthouse as
Tom Siddall
1933
Beauty for Sale as
Burt Barton
1933
Dinner at Eight as
Ernest DeGraff
1933
The Big Brain as
Terry Van Sloan
1933
Storm at Daybreak as
Csaholyi
1933
Looking Forward as
Michael Service
1933
Men Must Fight as
Bob Seward
1933
The Secret of Madame Blanche as
Leonard St. John
1932
70, 000 Witnesses as
Buck Buchan
1932
Make Me a Star as
Phillips Holmes (uncredited)
1932
Night Court as
Mike Thomas
1932
Broken Lullaby as
Paul Renard
1932
Two Kinds of Women as
Joseph Gresham Jr.
1931
An American Tragedy as
Clyde Griffiths
1931
Confessions of a Co-Ed as
Dan Carter
1931
Stolen Heaven as
Joe Bartlett
1930
The Criminal Code as
Robert Graham
1930
Man to Man as
Michael Bolton (as Phillip Holmes)
1930
The Dancers as
Tony
1930
Her Man as
Dan Keefe
1930
Grumpy as
Ernest Heron
1930
The Devil's Holiday as
David Stone
1930
Paramount on Parade as
Hunter - Episode 'Dream Girl'
1930
Only the Brave as
Capt. Robert Darrington
1929
Pointed Heels as
Donald Ogden
1929
The Return of Sherlock Holmes as
Roger Longmore
1929
Illusion as
Eric's Friend in Audience (uncredited)
1929
Stairs of Sand as
Adam Wansfell (as Phillips R. Holmes)
1929
The Studio Murder Mystery as
Young Actor (uncredited)
1929
The Wild Party as
Phil
1928
Varsity as
Middlebrook (as Phillips R. Holmes)
1928
His Private Life as
Pierrot (uncredited)
1925
Her Market Value as
Party Boy (uncredited)
1918
Uneasy Money as
Caddy (uncredited)
Self
1930
The Voice of Hollywood No. 12 (Short) as
Self (uncredited)
Archive Footage
1995
Century of Cinema (TV Series documentary) as
Dan Keefe, 'Her Man'
- A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) - Dan Keefe, 'Her Man' (uncredited)
1994
The Our Gang Story (Video documentary) as
Marshal Valient
1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (TV Movie documentary) as
Self (uncredited)
1969
Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV Movie documentary) as
Actor 'Dinner at Eight' (uncredited)
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy (Documentary) as
Ernest DeGraff in 'Dinner at Eight' (uncredited)
1931
The House That Shadows Built (Documentary)
References
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