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Phillips Holmes
Phillips Holmes

Phillips Holmes

Actor
35 years (Jul 22, 1907 – Aug 12, 1942)Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Phillips Holmes does screen work in American productions, and the record offers the outline rather than the detail. There are 40 credits to go on. His work in 'Dinner at Eight' as Ernest DeGraff is the entry that stands out.
Phillips Holmes does screen work in American productions, and the record offers the outline rather than the detail. There are 40 credits to go on. His work in 'Dinner at Eight' as Ernest DeGraff is the entry that stands out.
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Housemaster
Philip de Pourville
★ 7.5
1938
The Dominant Sex
Dick Shale
★ 8.0
1937
General Spanky
Marshall Valient
★ 5.8
1936
The House of a Thousand Candles
Tony Carleton
★ 10.0
1936
Chatterbox
Philip 'Phil' Greene Jr.
★ 7.0
1936
Caravan
Lieutenant Von Tokay
★ 6.5
1934
Great Expectations
Pip
★ 7.0
1934
Million Dollar Ransom
Stan Casserly
★ 5.0
1934
Nana
Lieutenant George Muffat
★ 6.0
1934
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Phillips Holmes still alive?
Phillips Holmes passed away on August 12, 1942 at age 35.
What are the most famous roles of Phillips Holmes?
Phillips Holmes is best known for roles in Dinner at Eight, Broken Lullaby, The Criminal Code.
How many movies has Phillips Holmes been in?
Over a 24-year career (since 1918), Phillips Holmes has appeared in 40 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Phillips Holmes's first movie?
The career of Phillips Holmes began with Uneasy Money (1918).
What is Phillips Holmes's most recent movie or series?
Phillips Holmes's most recent release is Housemaster, which premiered on January 31, 1938.
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Phillips Holmes
Phillips Holmes
1907-07-22 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

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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