Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

Gender

Male

Birthday

1878-05-15

Day of Death

1959-09-30 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Taylor Holmes

Biography

Known For

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Hazard

Hazard

Caged

Caged

Acting

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

as

Mr. Esmond Sr.

Sleeping Beauty

1959

Sleeping Beauty

as

King Stefan (voice)

Terry of the 'Times'

1930

Terry of the 'Times'

as

Father of the Bride

1950

Father of the Bride

as

Warner

Kiss of Death

1947

Kiss of Death

as

Earl Howser

Quicksand

1950

Quicksand

as

Harvey

Hoodlum Empire

1952

Hoodlum Empire

as

Benjamin Lawton

Act of Violence

1949

Act of Violence

as

Gavery

Wink of an Eye

1958

Wink of an Eye

as

Mr. Vanryzin

Rhubarb

1951

Rhubarb

as

P. Duncan Munk

Fools For Luck

1917

Fools For Luck

as

Philander Jepson

Double Deal

1950

Double Deal

as

C.D. 'Corpus' Mills

Beware, My Lovely

1952

Beware, My Lovely

as

Walter Armstrong

Woman in Hiding

1950

Woman in Hiding

as

Lucius Maury

Tobor the Great

1954

Tobor the Great

as

Prof. Arnold Nordstrom

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

1997

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

as

Ebeneezer Scrooge (archive footage)

Boomerang!

1947

Boomerang!

as

T.M. Wade

Nightmare Alley

1947

Nightmare Alley

as

Ezra Grindle

Nothing But the Truth

1920

Nothing But the Truth

as

Robert Bennett

Drums in the Deep South

1951

Drums in the Deep South

as

Albert Monroe

The Outcast

1954

The Outcast

as

Andrew Devlin

Copper Canyon

1950

Copper Canyon

as

Theodosius Roberts

The Small Town Guy

1917

The Small Town Guy

as

Ernest Gledhill

Hold That Line

1952

Hold That Line

as

Dean Forrester

Ruggles of Red Gap

1918

Ruggles of Red Gap

as

Marmaduke Ruggles

Before Morning

1933

Before Morning

as

Leo Bergman

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as

Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage)

The Book of Acts Series

1957

The Book of Acts Series

as

High Priest

Once More, My Darling

1949

Once More, My Darling

as

Jed Connell

The First Legion

1951

The First Legion

as

Father Keene

It's a Bear

1919

It's a Bear

as

Orlando Wintrhop

That Wonderful Urge

1948

That Wonderful Urge

as

Attorney Rice

The Christmas Carol

1949

The Christmas Carol

as

Ebeneezer Scrooge

Hazard

1948

Hazard

as

Mr. Meeler

Caged

1950

Caged

as

Sen. Ted Donnolly (uncredited)

Ride the Man Down

1952

Ride the Man Down

as

Lowell Priest

Git Along Little Wifie

1933

Git Along Little Wifie

as

Husband

Untamed Heiress

1954

Untamed Heiress

as

Walter Martin

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

1949

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

as

Dr. Gibbs

Hell's Outpost

1954

Hell's Outpost

as

Timothy Byers

Make Way for a Lady

1936

Make Way for a Lady

as

George Terry

The Plunderers

1948

The Plunderers

as

Eben Martin

Woman of the North Country

1952

Woman of the North Country

as

Andrew Dawson

The Peacemaker

1956

The Peacemaker

as

Mr. Wren

The Maverick Queen

1956

The Maverick Queen

as

Pete Callaher

Smart Woman

1948

Smart Woman

as

Dr. Jasper

Her Market Value

1925

Her Market Value

as

Courtney Brooks

The Fighting Chance

1955

The Fighting Chance

as

Railbird

Twenty Dollars a Week

1924

Twenty Dollars a Week

as

William Hart

Bright Leaf

1950

Bright Leaf

as

Calhoun - Lawyer

Nothing But Lies

1920

Nothing But Lies

as

George Cross

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight

1949

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight

as

Dr. Benson

Joan of Arc

1948

Joan of Arc

as

The Bishop of Avranches

The First Baby

1936

The First Baby

as

Mr. Wells

Efficiency Edgar's Courtship

1917

Efficiency Edgar's Courtship

as

Edgar Bumpus

Mr. Bell

1947

Mr. Bell

as

Gardiner Hubbard

Let's Live Again

1948

Let's Live Again

as

Uncle Jim

Borrowed Finery

1925

Borrowed Finery

as

Billy

It Happened in Paris

1932

It Happened in Paris

as

Three Black Eyes

1919

Three Black Eyes

as

Larry Van Cortlandt

A Regular Fellow

1919

A Regular Fellow

as

Dalion Pemberton

A Pair of Sixes

1918

A Pair of Sixes

as

T. Boggs Johns

Dad Knows Best

1930

Dad Knows Best

as

Father

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Lassie

Lassie

as

Mr. Delahaney

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

Shelby Lincoln

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Jay-Jay Johnson

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Dr. Harvey

The Whistler

The Whistler

as

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

Gerald Fitzgerald

Meet McGraw

Meet McGraw

as

Uncle Cyrus

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as

Judge Tyler

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Mr. Blackwell

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

as

Judge

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

as

Judge Taylor Holmes

The Life Of Riley

The Life Of Riley

as

Clarence Nesbitt White

The Life Of Riley

The Life Of Riley

as

Production

Crew

Directing