Taylor Holmes

• Born: May 16, 1872 in Newark, New Jersey
• Died: Sep 30, 1959 in Hollywood, California
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '20s, '40s-'50s
• Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Career Highlights: Nightmare Alley, Kiss of Death, Quicksand
• First Major Screen Credit: Ruggles of Red Gap (1918)

Biography

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

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