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