Phillips Holmes (1907 - 1942) فيليبس هولمز
Biography
An American actor born in Grand Rapids, Michigan to actor Taylor Holmes and Canadian actress Edna Phillips. He made his first appearance at the Metropolitan Opera in 1927. He made his film debut on Varsity (1928). His notable works include An American Tragedy (1931), Night Court...Read more (1932), Men Must Fight (1933), and Great Expectations (1934). His career was tragically cut short when he was recruited in the air forces in WWII and met his demise in a plane crash in Ontario, Ottawa, Canada on 12 August 1942, at 35 years old.
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- General Spanky
- 1936 - Movie
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- Dinner at Eight
- 1933 - Movie
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- The Criminal Code
- 1930 - Movie
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More details
An American actor born in Grand Rapids, Michigan to actor Taylor Holmes and Canadian actress Edna Phillips. He made his first appearance at the Metropolitan Opera in 1927. He made...Read more his film debut on Varsity (1928). His notable works include An American Tragedy (1931), Night Court (1932), Men Must Fight (1933), and Great Expectations (1934). His career was tragically cut short when he was recruited in the air forces in WWII and met his demise in a plane crash in Ontario, Ottawa, Canada on 12 August 1942, at 35 years old.
Trivia:
- During his career (1918-1938), he made 47 feature films, including 2 silent films.
- Height: 6′ (1.83 m)
- Nationality:
- US
- Birth Name:
- Phillips Raymond Holmes
- Birth Country:
- US
- Birth City:
- Michigan
- Death Country:
- Canada
- Death City:
- Ontario
