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Phillips Raymond Holmes
Phillips R. Holmes
Phillips Holmes
Acting
Biography
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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…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
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)
Housemaster
as Philip de Pourville
The Dominant Sex
as Dick Shale
Chatterbox
as Philip 'Phil' Greene Jr.
The House of a Thousand Candles
as Tony Carleton
General Spanky
as Marshall Valient
The Divine Spark
as Vincenzo Bellini
Ten Minute Alibi
as Colin Derwent