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Also known as Phillips Raymond Holmes

American actor (1907–1942)

Film & TV

Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

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…

Known for

  • The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind — Self (archive footage)1988
  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory — Self (archive footage)1972
  • The Big Parade of Comedy — Ernest DeGraff in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)1964
  • Housemaster — Philip de Pourville1938
  • The Dominant Sex — Dick Shale1937
  • General Spanky — Marshall Valient1936
  • Chatterbox — Philip 'Phil' Greene Jr.1936
  • The House of a Thousand Candles — Tony Carleton1936
  • The Divine Spark — Vincenzo Bellini1935
  • Ten Minute Alibi — Colin Derwent1935

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Holmes
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Grand Rapids
Place of death
Ontario
Occupation
film actor
Educated at
Trinity College
Image
Phillips Holmes 1933 still.jpg
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date of birth
1907-07-22
date of death
1942-08-12
Commons category
Phillips Holmes
manner of death
accidental death
start of work period
1928-00-00
name in native language
Phillips Holmes
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