
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.

Her Man
MOVIE • 1930

Pointed Heels
MOVIE • 1929

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
MOVIE • 1988

Dinner at Eight
MOVIE • 1933

Broken Lullaby
MOVIE • 1932

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
MOVIE • 1972

The Big Parade of Comedy
MOVIE • 1964

Stage Mother
MOVIE • 1933

Penthouse
MOVIE • 1933

Paramount on Parade
MOVIE • 1930

Make Me a Star
MOVIE • 1932

Beauty for Sale
MOVIE • 1933

An American Tragedy
MOVIE • 1931

The Secret of Madame Blanche
MOVIE • 1933

The Wild Party
MOVIE • 1929

Great Expectations
MOVIE • 1934

Chatterbox
MOVIE • 1936

Caravan
MOVIE • 1934