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Phillips Holmes
Actor
Born July 22, 1907Died August 12, 1942 (35 years)
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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.
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.
Filmography
| 1994 | The Our Gang Story · as Marshal Valient |
| 1969 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years · as 'dinner At Eight' (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy · as Ernest Degraff In 'dinner At Eight' (arch. Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Housemaster · as Philip De Pourville |
| 1936 | General Spanky · as Marshall Valient |
| 1936 | The House of a Thousand Candles · as Tony Carleton |
| 1936 | Chatterbox · as Philip 'phil' Greene Jr. |
| 1934 | Great Expectations · as Pip |
| 1934 | Caravan · as Lieutenant Von Tokay |
| 1934 | Nana · as Lieutenant George Muffat |
| 1933 | Dinner at Eight · as Ernest Degraff |
| 1933 | Stage Mother · as Lord Reggie Aylesworth |
| 1933 | Penthouse · as Tom Siddall |
| 1933 | Beauty for Sale · as Burt Barton |
| 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 | Two Kinds of Women · as Joseph Gresham Jr. |
| 1932 | Broken Lullaby · as Paul Renard |
| 1931 | An American Tragedy · as Clyde Griffiths |
| 1931 | Confessions of a Co-Ed · as Dan Carter |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows Built · as (archive Footage) |
| 1931 | Stolen Heaven · as Joe Bartlett |
| 1931 | The Criminal Code · as Robert Graham |
| 1930 | Man to Man · as Michael Bolton |
| 1930 | Her Man · as Dan |
| 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 | The Studio Murder Mystery · as Young Actor |
| 1929 | The Wild Party · as Phil |