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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/10/1988
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/01/1972
The Big Parade of Comedy
Character:Ernest DeGraff in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:02/09/1964
Housemaster
Character:Philip de Pourville
Release Date:31/01/1938
The Dominant Sex
Character:Dick Shale
Release Date:26/01/1937
General Spanky
Character:Marshall Valient
Release Date:11/12/1936
The House of a Thousand Candles
Character:Tony Carleton
Release Date:02/04/1936
Chatterbox
Character:Philip 'Phil' Greene Jr.
Release Date:17/01/1936
Ten Minute Alibi
Character:Colin Derwent
Release Date:12/08/1935
The Divine Spark
Character:Vincenzo Bellini
Release Date:01/06/1935
Caravan
Character:Lieutenant Von Tokay
Release Date:30/12/1934
Great Expectations
Character:Pip
Release Date:22/10/1934
No Ransom
Character:Tom Wilson
Release Date:07/10/1934
Million Dollar Ransom
Character:Stan Casserly
Release Date:01/09/1934
Nana
Character:Lieutenant George Muffat
Release Date:01/02/1934
Dinner at Eight
Character:Ernest DeGraff
Release Date:22/12/1933
Stage Mother
Character:Lord Reggie Aylesworth
Release Date:29/09/1933
Penthouse
Character:Tom Siddall
Release Date:08/09/1933
Beauty for Sale
Character:Burt Barton
Release Date:01/09/1933
The Big Brain
Character:Terry Van Sloan
Release Date:04/08/1933
Storm at Daybreak
Character:Csaholyi
Release Date:14/06/1933
Looking Forward
Character:Michael Service
Release Date:28/04/1933
Men Must Fight
Character:Bob Seward
Release Date:17/02/1933
The Secret of Madame Blanche
Character:Leonard St. John
Release Date:03/02/1933
70,000 Witnesses
Character:Buck Buchan
Release Date:09/09/1932
Make Me a Star
Character:Phillips Holmes (uncredited)
Release Date:01/07/1932
Night Court
Character:Mike Thomas
Release Date:04/06/1932
Broken Lullaby
Character:Paul Renard
Release Date:24/01/1932
Two Kinds of Women
Character:Joseph Gresham Jr.
Release Date:16/01/1932
An American Tragedy
Character:Clyde Griffiths
Release Date:22/08/1931
Confessions of a Co-Ed
Character:Dan Carter
Release Date:11/07/1931
The House That Shadows Built
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:08/07/1931
Stolen Heaven
Character:Joe Bartlett
Release Date:20/02/1931
The Criminal Code
Character:Robert Graham
Release Date:03/01/1931
Man to Man
Character:Michael Bolton
Release Date:05/12/1930
Her Man
Character:Dan
Release Date:21/09/1930
Grumpy
Character:Ernest Heron
Release Date:01/08/1930
The Devil's Holiday
Character:David Stone
Release Date:09/05/1930
Paramount on Parade
Character:Hunter ('Dream Girl')
Release Date:22/04/1930
Only the Brave
Character:Capt. Robert Darrington
Release Date:07/03/1930
Pointed Heels
Character:Donald Ogden
Release Date:20/12/1929
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Roger Longmore
Release Date:26/10/1929
Stairs of Sand
Character:Adam Wansfell (as Phillips R. Holmes)
Release Date:08/06/1929
The Wild Party
Character:Phil
Release Date:06/04/1929
His Private Life
Character:Pierrot (uncredited)
Release Date:17/11/1928
Varsity
Character:Middlebrook
Release Date:27/10/1928
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