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
Movies (48)
Her Man
1930
as Dan
Uneasy Money
1918
as Caddy (uncredited)
Dinner at Eight
1933
as Ernest DeGraff
Paramount on Parade
1930
as Hunter ('Dream Girl')
Broken Lullaby
1932
as Paul Renard
An American Tragedy
1931
as Clyde Griffiths
Two Kinds of Women
1932
as Joseph Gresham Jr.
Pointed Heels
1929
as Donald Ogden
Beauty for Sale
1933
as Burt Barton
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)
The Dancers
1930
as Tony
General Spanky
1936
as Marshall Valient
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Ernest DeGraff in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)
The Devil's Holiday
1930
as David Stone
The Wild Party
1929
as Phil
The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933
as Leonard St. John
Night Court
1932
as Mike Thomas
Storm at Daybreak
1933
as Csaholyi
Penthouse
1933
as Tom Siddall
The Big Brain
1933
as Terry Van Sloan
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931
as Dan Carter
The Dominant Sex
1937
as Dick Shale
The Criminal Code
1931
as Robert Graham
Million Dollar Ransom
1934
as Stan Casserly
Men Must Fight
1933
as Bob Seward
Looking Forward
1933
as Michael Service
The House of a Thousand Candles
1936
as Tony Carleton
Great Expectations
1934
as Pip
Caravan
1934
as Lieutenant Von Tokay
Grumpy
1930
as Ernest Heron
Stolen Heaven
1931
as Joe Bartlett
Stage Mother
1933
as Lord Reggie Aylesworth
Make Me a Star
1932
as Phillips Holmes (uncredited)
Chatterbox
1936
as Philip 'Phil' Greene Jr.
Man to Man
1930
as Michael Bolton
The House That Shadows Built
1931
as (archive footage)
Only the Brave
1930
as Capt. Robert Darrington
Stairs of Sand
1929
as Adam Wansfell (as Phillips R. Holmes)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
No Ransom
1934
as Tom Wilson
70,000 Witnesses
1932
as Buck Buchan
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1929
as Roger Longmore
Housemaster
1938
as Philip de Pourville
His Private Life
1928
as Pierrot (uncredited)
Nana
1934
as Lieutenant George Muffat
The Divine Spark
1935
as Vincenzo Bellini
Ten Minute Alibi
1935
as Colin Derwent
Varsity
1928
as Middlebrook
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
- Her Man (1930) — as Dan
- Uneasy Money (1918) — as Caddy (uncredited)
- Dinner at Eight (1933) — as Ernest DeGraff
- Paramount on Parade (1930) — as Hunter ('Dream Girl')
- Broken Lullaby (1932) — as Paul Renard
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