Taylor Holmes
Taylor Holmes
Actor Taylor Holmes first made a theatrical name for himself on the Keith Vaudeville Circuit. In the course of his subsequent five-decade Broadway career, Holmes starred in over 100 plays, usually in light comedy roles. Making his film debut in 1917, he played the title role in the 1918 adaptation of Ruggles of Red Gap, then made scattered screen appearances before settling down in Hollywood permanently in 1947. Most often employed by 20th Century-Fox, he showed up in such flashy roles as gullible millionaire Ezra Grindle in the Tyrone Power melodrama Nightmare Alley (1947). He also played more than his share of shyster lawyers (most memorable in 1947's Kiss of Death) and absent-minded professors. Holmes was the father of actors Phillips and Ralph Holmes. Outliving his wife and both his sons, Taylor Holmes died at the age of 85; his last assignment was the voice of King Steffan in Disney's animated feature Sleeping Beauty (1959). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Taylor Holmes:
- Nightmare Alley with Tyrone Power , Joan Blondell , Coleen Gray , Helen Walker , Ian Keith , Mike Mazurki , Roy Roberts , James Burke , George Chandler , Harry V. Cheshire , Clancy Cooper , James Flavin , George H. Lloyd , Emmett Lynn , Harry Hays Morgan , Gene Roth , Eddy C. Waller , Jerry Wald , Michael Lally
- Quicksand with Mickey Rooney , Jeanne Cagney , Barbara Bates , Peter Lorre , Wally Cassell , Minerva Urecal , Lester Dorr , John Gallaudet , Frank Marlowe , Ray Teal , Richard Lane
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Jane Russell , Marilyn Monroe , Charles Coburn , Elliott Reid , Tommy Noonan , Marcel Dalio , Norma Varden , Steven Geray , Alphonse Martell , Harry Jr. Carey , Jean DelVal , Ray Montgomery , Alvy Moore , Charles Tannen , George Chakiris , Robert Foulk , Ralph Peters , Rolfe Sedan , Harry Seymour
- Copper Canyon with Ray Milland , Hedy Lamarr , MacDonald Carey , Mona Freeman , Frank Faylen , Hope Emerson , Peggy Knudsen , James Burke , Percy Helton , Philip vanZandt , Francis Pierlot , Stanley Andrews , Harry Jr. Carey , Julia Faye , Kit Guard , Earl Hodgins , Robert F. Kortman , Ethan Laidlaw , Buddy Roosevelt , Bobby Watson , Ian Wolfe
- Father of the Bride with Spencer Tracy , Elizabeth Taylor , Joan Bennett , Don Taylor , Billie Burke , Russ Tamblyn , Leo G. Carroll , Moroni Olsen , Melville Cooper , Frank Orth , Richard Alexander , Carleton Carpenter , Edward Gargan , William Haade , Sherry Hall , Paul Harvey , Paul Maxey , Gil Perkins , Ralph Peters , William "Bill" Phillips , Dewey Robinson , Douglas Spencer , Harry Dean Stanton , John Welsh , Dick Wessel , Jeff York , Betty Farrington
- Caged with Eleanor Parker , Agnes Moorehead , Ellen Corby , Hope Emerson , Jan Sterling , Jane Darwell , Lee Patrick , Gertrude Michael , Frances Morris , Don Beddoe , Olive Carey , Davison Clark , William Haade , Esther Howard , Charles Meredith , Queenie Smith , Nita Talbot , Harlan Warde , Ruth Warren , Billy Wayne
- Boomerang! with Dana Andrews , Jane Wyatt , Lee J. Cobb , Ed Sr. Begley , Cara Williams , Arthur Kennedy , Karl Malden , Sam Levene , Bert Freed , Richard Garrick , Robert Keith , Barry Kelley , Anthony Ross , James Dobson , Brian Keith
- Joan of Arc with Ingrid Bergman , Selena Royle , Jose Ferrer , Robert H. Barrat , Ward Bond , Jimmy Lydon , Francis L. Sullivan , Cecil Kellaway , Rand Brooks , Roman Bohnen , Irene Rich , Nestor Paiva , Ray Teal , George Coulouris , John Emery , Gene Lockhart , Richard Ney , Leif Erickson , John Ireland , Henry Brandon , Ethan Laidlaw , Frederic Worlock , Dennis Hoey , Roy Roberts , J. Carrol Naish , Shepperd Strudwick , Alan Napier , Aubrey Mather , Herbert Rudley , William Conrad , Houseley Sr. Stevenson , Jeff Corey , Richard Alexander , Morris Ankrum , Wally Cassell , Clancy Cooper , Bob Crosby , Lester Dorr , Herbert Evans , Julia Faye , James Garner , Greta Granstedt , Frank S. Hagney , Chuck Hamilton , Hurd Hatfield , I. Stanford Jolley , James Sr. Kirkwood , George Magrill , Frank Marlowe , Matt Moore , Harry Hays Morgan , Frances Morris , Herbert Rawlinson , Russell Simpson , Arthur Space , Minerva Urecal , Charles Wagenheim , Henry Wills , Margo Woode , George Zucco , Mary Field
Taylor Holmes Trivia
When was Taylor Holmes born?
Taylor Holmes date of birth: May 16, 1872
Who did Taylor Holmes play in Tobor the Great?
Taylor Holmes was Dr. Nordstrom in Tobor the Great
Who did Taylor Holmes play in Nightmare Alley?
Taylor Holmes was Ezra Grindle in Nightmare Alley
What role did Taylor Holmes portray in Quicksand?
Taylor Holmes played Harvey in Quicksand
Who did Taylor Holmes portray in Rhubarb?
Taylor Holmes was P. Duncan Munk in Rhubarb
Who did Taylor Holmes portray in Kiss of Death?
Taylor Holmes was Earl Howser in Kiss of Death
Who did Taylor Holmes portray in Sleeping Beauty?
Taylor Holmes was King Stefan, in Sleeping Beauty
Who did Taylor Holmes portray in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?
Taylor Holmes was Gus Esmond, Sr. in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
What role did Taylor Holmes portray in Copper Canyon?
Taylor Holmes played Theodosius Roberts in Copper Canyon
Who did Taylor Holmes portray in Father of the Bride?
Taylor Holmes was Warner in Father of the Bride
Who did Taylor Holmes portray in Caged?
Taylor Holmes was Senator Donnolly in Caged
What role did Taylor Holmes portray in Boomerang!?
Taylor Holmes played Wade in Boomerang!
What role did Taylor Holmes portray in Joan of Arc?
Taylor Holmes played Bishop of Avranches in Joan of Arc
