Trivia: Phillips Holmes - Actor

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During his career (1918-1938), he made 47 feature films, including 2 silent films.


Salary: Great Expectations (1934) $5,250


Height: 6′ (1.83 m)


His father was vaudeville, stage and film actor Taylor Holmes, his mother was actress Edna Phillips, his brother was actor Ralph Holmes, and his sister was actress Madeleine Taylor Holmes.


He was driving his car in 1933 with actress May Clarke, when he crashed with a parked car. May Clarke, who broke her jaw and injured her face, sued Holmes for allegedly driving while intoxicated, and obtained large compensation, but she dropped the lawsuit after Holmes agreed to pay her treatment expenses.