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Phillips Holmes (1907–1942)

Actor

A future in movies for this fair-haired, fresh-faced young adult of the 1930s was by no means certain at the time of his untimely death in a mid-air plane collision. Hints of the All-American leading man promise Phillips Holmes managed to convey during the early to mid decade, particularly in the film adaptation of Theodore Dreiser 's novel An American Tragedy... See full bio »

Born:

in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Died:

(age 35) in Ontario, Canada
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1938 Housemaster
Philip de Pourville
 
1937 The Dominant Sex
Dick Shale
 
1936 General Spanky
Marshall Valient
 
1936 The House of a Thousand Candles
Tony Carleton
 
1936 Chatterbox
Philip 'Phil' Greene Jr
 
1935 The Divine Spark
Vincenzo Bellini
 
1935 Ten Minute Alibi
Colin Derwent
 
1934 Great Expectations
Pip
 
1934 No Ransom
Tom Wilson
 
1934 Caravan
Lt. von Tokay
 
1934 Million Dollar Ransom
Stan Casserly
 
1934 Private Scandal
Cliff Barry
 
1934 Nana
Lieutenant George Muffat
 
1933 Stage Mother
Lord Reggie Aylesworth
 
1933 Penthouse
Tom Siddall
 
1933 Beauty for Sale
Burt Barton
 
1933 Dinner at Eight
Ernest DeGraff
 
1933 Enemies of Society
Terry Van Sloan
 
1933 Storm at Daybreak
Csaholyi
 
1933 Looking Forward
Michael Service
 
1933 Men Must Fight
Bob Seward
 
1933 The Secret of Madame Blanche
Leonard St. John
 
1932 70,000 Witnesses
Buck Buchanan
 
1932 Night Court
Mike Thomas
 
1932 Broken Lullaby
Paul Renard
 
1932 Two Kinds of Women
Joseph Gresham Jr.
 
1931 An American Tragedy
Clyde Griffiths
 
1931 Confessions of a Co-Ed
Dan Carter
 
1931 Stolen Heaven
Joe Bartlett
 
1931 The Criminal Code
Robert Graham
 
1930 Man to Man
Michael Bolton
 
1930 The Dancers
Tony
 
1930 Her Man
Dan Keefe
 
1930 Galas de la Paramount
Hunter - Episode 'Dream Girl'
 
1930 Grumpy
Ernest Heron
 
1930 The Devil's Holiday
David Stone
 
1930 Paramount on Parade
Sweetheart (In a Hospital) (uncredited)
 
1930 Only the Brave
Capt. Robert Darrington
 
1929 Pointed Heels
Donald Ogden
 
1929 The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Roger Longmore
 
1929 Illusion
Eric's Friend in Audience (uncredited)
 
1929 Stairs of Sand
Adam Wansfell (as Phillips R. Holmes)
 
1929 The Studio Murder Mystery
Young Actor (uncredited)
 
1929 The Wild Party
Phil
 
1928 His Private Life
Pierrot (uncredited)
 
1928 Varsity
Middlebrook (as Phillips R. Holmes)
 
1925 Her Market Value
Party Boy (uncredited)
 
1918 Uneasy Money
Caddy (uncredited)
 
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1932 Make Me a Star
Himself - Cameo appearance (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Ernest DeGraff in 'Dinner at Eight' (uncredited)
 
1931 The House That Shadows Built (documentary)
 
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Phillips R. Holmes

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

Son of players Taylor Holmes and Edna Phillips. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer