Taylor Holmes Biography

Fast Facts

• His Broadway debut was in the controversial play "Sapho" in February 1900, which was closed briefly for indecency
• Made his screen acting debut in the short film "Efficiency Edgar's Courtship" in 1917
• Started out as a vaudeville actor, making his first professional appearance at Keith's Theatre in Boston in 1899
• Appeared in more than 100 Broadway plays during his career, including "Candida," "The Commuters," and "The Music Master․"
• Best known for his role as Mr․ Esmond Sr․ in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and as Earl Howser in "Kiss of Death․"
• Appeared in the first U․S․ production of George Bernard Shaw's "Candida" in Chicago in 1900
• Was the voice of King Stefan in the animated film "Sleeping Beauty" in 1959, his final acting role