Taylor Holmes
Birthdate: May 16, 1878
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died: Sep 30, 1959
Taylor Holmes, the American stage and film actor, was born in Newark, New Jersey. He made his Broadway debut in February 1900 in the controversial play "Sapho", which was closed down by the New York Police Department for immorality after 29 performances. In the April 1900 trial, the play was adjudged not obscene, and it reopened and ran for an additional 55 performances.
Holmes would go on to appear in 36 other Broadway productions over the next 46 years. From 1917 through 1959, he appeared in scores of films and television shows, being employed mainly by TV in the 1950s.
Taylor Holmes was married to the actress Edna Phillips. They were the parents of the actors Phillips Holmes and Ralph Holmes and of a daughter, Madeleine. His wife and two sons died before he finally shuffled off this mortal coil on September 30, 1959, at the age of 81. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
Known For
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(1953)
Sleeping Beauty
(1959)
Quicksand
(1950)
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
(1949)
Taylor Holmes Movies
actor
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- 1959 | Sleeping Beautyas King Stefan
- 1958 | Wink of an Eyeas Mr. Vanryzin
- 1955 | The Fighting Chanceas Railbird
- 1954 | Hell's Outpostas Timothy Byers
- 1954 | The Outcastas Andrew Devlin
- 1954 | Tobor the Greatas Prof. Arnold Nordstrom
- 1954 | Untamed Heiressas Walter Martin
- 1953 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondesas Mr. Esmond Sr.
- 1953 | Wonder Valleyas Sweetheart's Father
- 1952 | Beware, My Lovelyas Mr. Walter Armstrong
- 1952 | Hold That Lineas Dean Forrester
- 1952 | Hoodlum Empireas Benjamin Lawton
- 1952 | Ride the Man Downas Lowell Priest
- 1952 | Woman of the North Countryas Andrew Dawson
- 1951 | Drums in the Deep Southas Albert Monroe
- 1951 | Rhubarbas P. Duncan Munk
- 1951 | The First Legionas Father Keene
- 1951 | Two Tickets to Broadwayas Willard Glendon
- 1950 | Bright Leafas Calhoun - Lawyer
- 1950 | Copper Canyonas Theodosius Roberts
- 1950 | Double Dealas C.D. 'Corpus' Mills
- 1950 | Father of the Brideas Warner
- 1950 | Quicksandas Harvey
- 1950 | Woman in Hidingas Lucius Maury
- 1949 | Joe Palooka in the Big Fightas Dr. Benson
- 1949 | Mr. Belvedere Goes to Collegeas Dr. Gibbs
- 1949 | Once More, My Darlingas Jed Connell
- 1948 | Act of Violenceas Gavery
- 1948 | Let's Live Againas Uncle Jim
- 1948 | Smart Womanas Dr. Jasper
- 1948 | That Wonderful Urgeas Attorney Rice
- 1948 | The Plunderersas Eben Martin
- 1947 | Boomerang!as T.M. Wade
- 1947 | Kiss of Deathas Earl Howser
- 1936 | Make Way for a Ladyas George Terry
- 1936 | The Crime of Dr. Forbesas Dr. Robert Empey
- 1936 | The First Babyas Mr. Wells
- 1933 | Before Morningas Leo Bergman
- 1932 | It Happened in Paris
- 1930 | Terry of the 'Times'
- 1927 | One Hour of Loveas Joe Monahan
- 1925 | Borrowed Fineryas Billy
- 1925 | Her Market Valueas Courtney Brooks
- 1925 | The Crimson Runneras Bobo (valet)
- 1925 | The Verdictas Valet
- 1924 | Twenty Dollars a Weekas William Hart
- 1920 | Nothing But Liesas George Cross
- 1920 | Nothing But the Truthas Robert Bennett
- 1920 | The Very Ideaas Gilbert Goodhue
- 1919 | A Regular Fellowas Dalion Pemberton
- 1919 | It's a Bearas Orlando Wintrhop
- 1919 | Three Black Eyesas Larry Van Cortlandt
- 1919 | Upside Downas Archibald Pim
- 1918 | A Pair of Sixesas T. Boggs Johns
- 1918 | Ruggles of Red Gapas Marmaduke Ruggles
- 1918 | Uneasy Moneyas Lord Dawlish
- 1917 | Fools for Luckas Philander Jepson
- 1917 | The Small Town Guyas Ernest Gledhill
- 1917 | Two-Bit Seatsas Jimmy Mason
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