Phillips Holmes
Born July 22, 1907 (Age: 118)
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
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.
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
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 81
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 64
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
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as Ernest DeGraff in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 57
70,000 Witnesses
1932
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as Buck Buchan
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Age: 25
Make Me a Star
1932
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as Phillips Holmes (uncredited)
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Age: 24
Night Court
1932
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as Mike Thomas
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Age: 24
Broken Lullaby
1932
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as Paul Renard
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Age: 24
Two Kinds of Women
1932
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as Joseph Gresham Jr.
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Age: 24
An American Tragedy
1931
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as Clyde Griffiths
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Age: 24
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931
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as Dan Carter
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Age: 23
The House That Shadows Built
1931
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 23
Stolen Heaven
1931
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as Joe Bartlett
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Age: 23
The Criminal Code
1931
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as Robert Graham
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Age: 23
Man to Man
1930
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as Michael Bolton
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Age: 23
The Dancers
1930
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as Tony
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Age: 23
Her Man
1930
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as Dan
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Age: 23
Grumpy
1930
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as Ernest Heron
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Age: 23
The Devil's Holiday
1930
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as David Stone
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Age: 22
Paramount on Parade
1930
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as Hunter ('Dream Girl')
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Age: 22
Only the Brave
1930
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as Capt. Robert Darrington
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Age: 22
Uneasy Money
1918
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as Caddy (uncredited)
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Age: 10