
Acting
Born July 22, 1907 · 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 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.

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964

Housemaster
1938

The Dominant Sex
1937

General Spanky
1936

The House of a Thousand Candles
1936

Chatterbox
1936
Ten Minute Alibi
1935
The Divine Spark
1935

Caravan
1934

Great Expectations
1934
No Ransom
1934

Million Dollar Ransom
1934

Nana
1934

Dinner at Eight
1933

Stage Mother
1933

Penthouse
1933

Beauty for Sale
1933

The Big Brain
1933

Storm at Daybreak
1933

Looking Forward
1933

Men Must Fight
1933

The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933

70,000 Witnesses
1932

Make Me a Star
1932

Night Court
1932

Broken Lullaby
1932

Two Kinds of Women
1932

An American Tragedy
1931

Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931

The House That Shadows Built
1931

Stolen Heaven
1931

The Criminal Code
1931

Man to Man
1930

Her Man
1930

Grumpy
1930

The Devil's Holiday
1930

Paramount on Parade
1930

Only the Brave
1930

Pointed Heels
1929

The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1929

Stairs of Sand
1929

The Wild Party
1929

His Private Life
1928

Varsity
1928

Uneasy Money
1918