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Phillips Holmes Biography

Birth Name:Phillips Holmes

Birth Place:Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Attended the University of Cambridge, the University of Grenoble and Princeton University
  • Was the son of screen actors Taylor Holmes and Edna Phillips
  • Got his start in acting with the Princeton University Triangle Club
  • During World War II, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force

Awards

  • 1930Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (July): winner
  • 1931Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (February): winner
  • 1931Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (August): winner
  • 1932Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (June): winner