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Taylor Holmes

Actor

Taylor Holmes

Born May 15, 1878 in Newark, New Jersey, USADied September 30, 195968 films

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes posterFirst watchGentlemen Prefer Blondes19537.3as Mr. Esmond Sr.Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his…View film

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Filmography

68 films as actor
  1. 1959Sleeping BeautyKing Stefan (voice)
  2. 1958Wink of an EyeMr. Vanryzin
  3. 1957The Helen Morgan StoryElderly Actor on Train (uncredited)
  4. 1957The Book of Acts SeriesHigh Priest
  5. 1956The PeacemakerMr. Wren
  6. 1956The Maverick QueenPete Callaher
  7. 1955The Fighting ChanceRailbird
  8. 1954Hell's OutpostTimothy Byers
  9. 1954Tobor the GreatProf. Arnold Nordstrom
  10. 1954The OutcastAndrew Devlin
  11. 1954Untamed HeiressWalter Martin
  12. 1953Gentlemen Prefer BlondesMr. Esmond Sr.
  13. 1952Ride the Man DownLowell Priest
  14. 1952Beware, My LovelyWalter Armstrong
  15. 1952Woman of the North CountryAndrew Dawson
  16. 1952Hoodlum EmpireBenjamin Lawton
  17. 1952Hold That LineDean Forrester
  18. 1951Drums in the Deep SouthAlbert Monroe
  19. 1951RhubarbP. Duncan Munk
  20. 1951The First LegionFather Keene
  21. 1950Double DealC.D. 'Corpus' Mills
  22. 1950Copper CanyonTheodosius Roberts
  23. 1950Bright LeafCalhoun - Lawyer
  24. 1950CagedSen. Ted Donnolly (uncredited)
  25. 1950Father of the BrideWarner
  26. 1950QuicksandHarvey
  27. 1950Woman in HidingLucius Maury
  28. 1949The Christmas CarolEbeneezer Scrooge
  29. 1949Once More, My DarlingJed Connell
  30. 1949Mr. Belvedere Goes to CollegeDr. Gibbs
  31. 1949Joe Palooka in the Big FightDr. Benson
  32. 1949Act of ViolenceGavery
  33. 1948Joan of ArcThe Bishop of Avranches
  34. 1948That Wonderful UrgeAttorney Rice
  35. 1948The PlunderersEben Martin
  36. 1948HazardMr. Meeler
  37. 1948Smart WomanDr. Jasper
  38. 1948Let's Live AgainUncle Jim
  39. 1947Nightmare AlleyEzra Grindle
  40. 1947Kiss of DeathEarl Howser
  41. 1947Mr. BellGardiner Hubbard
  42. 1947Boomerang!T.M. Wade
  43. 1936Make Way for a LadyGeorge Terry
  44. 1936The First BabyMr. Wells
  45. 1933Git Along Little WifieHusband
  46. 1933Before MorningLeo Bergman
  47. 1932It Happened in Paris
  48. 1930Terry of the 'Times'
  49. 1930Dad Knows BestFather
  50. 1927One Hour of LoveJoe Monahan
  51. 1925Borrowed FineryBilly
  52. 1925The VerdictValet
  53. 1925Her Market ValueCourtney Brooks
  54. 1924Twenty Dollars a WeekWilliam Hart
  55. 1920Nothing But LiesGeorge Cross
  56. 1920The Very IdeaGilbert Goodhue
  57. 1920Nothing But the TruthRobert Bennett
  58. 1919Three Black EyesLarry Van Cortlandt
  59. 1919Upside DownArchibald Pim
  60. 1919A Regular FellowDalion Pemberton
  61. 1919It's a BearOrlando Wintrhop
  62. 1918A Pair of SixesT. Boggs Johns
  63. 1918Ruggles of Red GapMarmaduke Ruggles
  64. 1918Uneasy MoneyLord Dawlish
  65. 1917The Small Town GuyErnest Gledhill
  66. 1917Two-Bit SeatsJimmy Mason
  67. 1917Fools For LuckPhilander Jepson
  68. 1917Efficiency Edgar's CourtshipEdgar Bumpus