Phillips Holmes
Known for Acting · 48 credits
- Born
- 1907-07-22
- Died
- 1942-08-12
- Place of birth
- Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Phillips Raymond Holmes · Phillips R. Holmes
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phillips Raymond Holmes (July 22, 1907 – August 12, 1942) was an American actor. In 1928 Holmes was spotted in the undergraduate crowd at Princeton University during the filming of Frank Tuttle's Varsity and offered a screen test. In the early 1930s he became a popular leading man, playing leads in a few important productions, notably in Josef von Sternberg's An American Tragedy.
At Paramount, Holmes starred in melodrama and comedy. In 1933 his Paramount contract ran out and he moved to MGM for one year. As the decade progressed, his career declined, and he appeared in a few box-office failures, including Sam Goldwyn's poorly received Nana (1934). His last American movie was General Spanky (1936). In 1938 Holmes appeared in two UK movies. Housemaster was his last film. Then he returned to acting on stage in the United States.
At the start of World War II, Holmes joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was killed in a mid-air collision in northwest Ontario, Canada in 1942.
For his contributions to the film industry, Phillips Holmes was posthumously given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
Known For
Dinner at Eight
1933
as Ernest DeGraff
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Penthouse
1933
as Tom Siddall
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Ernest DeGraff in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
The Criminal Code
1931
as Robert Graham
Movies (48)
Dinner at Eight
1933
as Ernest DeGraff
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Penthouse
1933
as Tom Siddall
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Ernest DeGraff in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
The Criminal Code
1931
as Robert Graham
Stage Mother
1933
as Lord Reggie Aylesworth
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931
as Dan Carter
The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933
as Leonard St. John
An American Tragedy
1931
as Clyde Griffiths
Broken Lullaby
1932
as Paul Renard
Caravan
1934
as Lieutenant Von Tokay
Great Expectations
1934
as Pip
Man to Man
1930
as Michael Bolton
Housemaster
1938
as Philip de Pourville
Looking Forward
1933
as Michael Service
The Wild Party
1929
as Phil
Night Court
1932
as Mike Thomas
Million Dollar Ransom
1934
as Stan Casserly
The House of a Thousand Candles
1936
as Tony Carleton
No Ransom
1934
as Tom Wilson
Make Me a Star
1932
as Phillips Holmes (uncredited)
Nana
1934
as Lieutenant George Muffat
70,000 Witnesses
1932
as Buck Buchan
Her Man
1930
as Dan
Pointed Heels
1929
as Donald Ogden
Beauty for Sale
1933
as Burt Barton
Stairs of Sand
1929
as Adam Wansfell (as Phillips R. Holmes)
Paramount on Parade
1930
as Hunter ('Dream Girl')
Chatterbox
1936
as Philip 'Phil' Greene Jr.
The House That Shadows Built
1931
as (archive footage)
The Divine Spark
1935
as Vincenzo Bellini
Only the Brave
1930
as Capt. Robert Darrington
Grumpy
1930
as Ernest Heron
The Devil's Holiday
1930
as David Stone
General Spanky
1936
as Marshall Valient
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1929
as Roger Longmore
The Big Brain
1933
as Terry Van Sloan
Ten Minute Alibi
1935
as Colin Derwent
Varsity
1928
as Middlebrook
Storm at Daybreak
1933
as Csaholyi
His Private Life
1928
as Pierrot (uncredited)
Stolen Heaven
1931
as Joe Bartlett
Two Kinds of Women
1932
as Joseph Gresham Jr.
Men Must Fight
1933
as Bob Seward
The Dominant Sex
1937
as Dick Shale
The Dancers
1930
as Tony
Uneasy Money
1918
as Caddy (uncredited)
About Phillips Holmes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Phillips Raymond Holmes (July 22, 1907 – August 12, 1942) was an American actor. In 1928 Holmes was spotted in the undergraduate crowd at Princeton University during the filming of Frank Tuttle's Varsity and offered a screen test. In the early 1930s he became a popular leading man, playing leads in a few important productions, notably in Josef von Sternberg's An American Tragedy. At Paramount, Holmes starred in melodrama and comedy. In 1933 his Paramount contract ran out and he moved to MGM for one year. A… With 48 credits spanning from 1918 to 1988, Phillips Holmes has appeared in 48 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Phillips Holmes Movies
- Dinner at Eight (1933) — as Ernest DeGraff
- The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) — as Self (archive footage)
- Penthouse (1933) — as Tom Siddall
- The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) — as Ernest DeGraff in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) — as Self (archive footage)
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