Taylor Holmes

Biography

Taylor Holmes (May 16, 1878, in Newark, New Jersey, USA – September 30, 1959, in Hollywood, California, USA) was an actor who appeared in over 100 Broadway plays in his five-decade career. However, he's probably best remembered for his film roles, which he began in silent movies in 1917 before working more in films than on stage in the 1940s. Holmes played a number of memorable roles, including the gullible millionaire conned in Nightmare Alley (1947), a shifty lawyer in Kiss of Death (1947) and the voice of King Stefan in Walt Disney's animated feature Sleeping Beauty (1959) - Holmes' last credited screen role. Trivia Father with Edna Phillips of actor Phillips Holmes. In addition to actor Phillips Holmes, he was the father of actor Ralph Holmes and daughter, Madeline. Died only months after the release of his final film, Disney's "Sleeping Beauty", in which he was the voice of King Stefan, Aurora's father. He outlived both his sons. Filmography as actor: 1959 Sleeping Beauty Stefan (voice) 1958 Frontier Doctor (TV series) – The Desperate Game (1958) 1958 Wink of an Eye Mr. Vanryzin 1958 Lassie (TV series) – The Business (1958) … Mr. Delahaney 1958 Letter to Loretta (TV series) – The Demon and Mrs. Devon (1958) … Mr. Blackwell 1957 Dragnet (TV series) – The Big Candy Box (1957) – The Big Game (1957) 1957 The Helen Morgan Story Elderly Actor on Train (uncredited) 1957 Meet McGraw (TV series) – Acapulco (1957) … Uncle Cyrus 1957 The Life of Riley (TV series) – Babs's Dream House (1957) … Clarence Nesbitt White 1957 Noah's Ark (TV series) – Out to Pasture (1957) … Matthew Barret 1956 The Peacemaker Mr. Wren 1956 The Millionaire (TV series) – The Charles Hartford Simpson Story (1956) … Shelby Lincoln 1956 The Maverick Queen Pete Callaher 1955-1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series) – It Started with Eve (1956) … Dr. Harvey – The Inside Story (1955) … Jay-Jay Johnson 1955 The Fighting Chance Railbird - the Tout 1955 Damon Runyon Theater (TV series) – A Job for Macarone (1955) 1955 Crossroads (TV series) – Broadway Trust (1955) 1955 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series) – The Ox-Bow Incident (1955) … Judge Tyler 1953-1955 Fireside Theatre (TV series) – A Ring for Nell (1955) – We'll Never Have a Nickel (1953) … Morris 1955 The Star and the Story (TV series) – The Lady's Game (1955) … Gen. 'Binky' Rumble 1955 Big Town (TV series) – Race Track Story (1955) 1954 The Whistler (TV series) – Lady in Waiting (1954) … Rogers 1954 Hell's Outpost Timothy Byers 1954 Tobor the Great Prof. Arnold Nordstrom 1954 The Outcast Andrew Devlin 1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series) – Sister Veronica (1954) … Gerald Fitzgerald 1954 Untamed Heiress Walter Martin 1954 Waterfront (TV series) George Barron – Driftwood (1954) … George Barron 1953 Wonder Valley Sweetheart's Father 1953 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Mr. Esmond Sr. 1953 She's Back on Broadway Talbot (uncredited) 1952 Ride the Man Down Lowell Priest 1952 Woman of the North Country Andrew Dawson 1952 Sudden Fear Scott Martindale (uncredited) 1952 Beware, My Lovely Mr. Walter Armstrong 1952 Hoodlum Empire Benjamin Lawton 1952 Hold That Line Dean Forrester 1951 Two Tickets to Broadway Willard Glendon 1951 Drums in the Deep South Albert Monroe 1951 Rhubarb P. Duncan Munk 1951 The First Legion Father Keene 1950 Double Deal C.D. 'Corpus' Mills 1950 Copper Canyon Theodosius Roberts 1950 Father of the Bride Warner 1950 Het masker valt Lawyer Calhoun 1950 Vrouwengevangenis Senator Ted Donnolly (uncredited) 1950 Quicksand Harvey 1950 Woman in Hiding Lucius Maury 1949 The Christmas Carol (TV short) Ebeneezer Scrooge 1949 Once More, My Darling Jed Connell 1949 Mr. Belvedere Goes to College Dr. Gibbs 1949 Joe Palooka in the Big Fight Dr. Benson 1948 Act of Violence Gavery 1948 An Act of Murder (uncredited) 1948 That Wonderful Urge Attorney Rice 1948 Jeanne D'Arc The Bishop of Avranches 1948 The Plunderers Eben Martin 1948 Hazard Mr. Meeler 1948 Smart Woman Dr. Jasper 1948 Let's Live Again Uncle Jim 1947 De straat der verloren zielen Ezra Grindle 1947 Kus des doods Earl Howser--Attorney 1947 Mr. Bell (short) Gardiner Hubbard 1947 Boomerang! T.M. Wade 1936 Make Way for a Lady George Terry 1936 The Crime of Dr. Forbes Dr. Robert Empey 1936 The First Baby Mr. Wells 1933 Git Along Little Wifie (short) Husband 1933 Before Morning Leo Bergman 1932 It Happened in Paris 1930 Terry of the 'Times' ( - uncredited / unconfirmed) 1930 Dad Knows Best (short) 1930 Let Me Explain (short) 1929 He Loved the Ladies (short) 1929 He Did His Best (short) 1929 Lovers' Delight (short) 1927 King Harold (short) Henry 1927 Their Second Honeymoon (short) Henry 1927 Should a Mason Tell? (short) Henry 1927 One Hour of Love Joe Monahan 1925 Borrowed Finery Billy 1925 The Verdict Valet 1925 The Crimson Runner Bobo (valet) 1925 Her Market Value Courtney Brooks 1924 Twenty Dollars a Week William Hart 1920 Nothing But Lies George Cross 1920 The Very Idea Gilbert Goodhue 1920 Nothing But the Truth Robert Bennett 1919 Three Black Eyes Larry Van Cortlandt 1919 Upside Down Archibald Pim 1919 Taxi Robert Hervey Randolph 1919 A Regular Fellow Dalion Pemberton 1919 It's a Bear Orlando Wintrhop 1918 A Pair of Sixes T. Boggs Johns 1918 Ruggles of Red Gap Marmaduke Ruggles 1918 Uneasy Money Lord Dawlish 1917 The Small Town Guy Ernest Gledhill 1917 Two-Bit Seats Jimmy Mason 1917 Fools for Luck Philander Jepson