Phillips Holmes
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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.
Acting
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Dinner at Eight
as Ernest DeGraff
1933
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Broken Lullaby
as Paul Renard
1932
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The Criminal Code
as Robert Graham
1931
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Her Man
as Dan
1930
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Penthouse
as Tom Siddall
1933
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An American Tragedy
as Clyde Griffiths
1931
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The Wild Party
as Phil
1929
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The Devil's Holiday
as David Stone
1930
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General Spanky
as Marshall Valient
1936
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Night Court
as Mike Thomas
1932
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Paramount on Parade
as Hunter ('Dream Girl')
1930
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Men Must Fight
as Bob Seward
1933
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Man to Man
as Michael Bolton
1930
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The Secret of Madame Blanche
as Leonard St. John
1933
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Confessions of a Co-Ed
as Dan Carter
1931
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Nana
as Lieutenant George Muffat
1934
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Beauty for Sale
as Burt Barton
1933
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70,000 Witnesses
as Buck Buchan
1932
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The Big Parade of Comedy
as Ernest DeGraff in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)
1964
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Great Expectations
as Pip
1934
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Pointed Heels
as Donald Ogden
1929
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Storm at Daybreak
as Csaholyi
1933
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Looking Forward
as Michael Service
1933
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Make Me a Star
as Phillips Holmes (uncredited)
1932