Phillips Holmes

Known for ActingBorn 1907-07-22Died 1942-08-12Grand 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 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.Read more

Movies & web series

The House of a Thousand Candles

Only the Brave

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

His Private Life

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The House That Shadows Built

The Dominant Sex

The Divine Spark

No Ransom

The Big Brain

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

The Big Parade of Comedy

Broken Lullaby

Beauty for Sale

Housemaster

Chatterbox

Ten Minute Alibi

Great Expectations

Stolen Heaven

The Dancers

Varsity

Penthouse

The Wild Party

Dinner at Eight

Storm at Daybreak

Looking Forward

Caravan

Night Court

Make Me a Star

Stage Mother

Two Kinds of Women

An American Tragedy

Pointed Heels

Man to Man

The Devil's Holiday

Confessions of a Co-Ed

Men Must Fight

Paramount on Parade

The Criminal Code

Nana

General Spanky

70,000 Witnesses

Grumpy

Her Man

Million Dollar Ransom

The Secret of Madame Blanche

Stairs of Sand

Uneasy Money