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Taylor Holmes was an actor who appeared in over 100 Broadway plays in his five-decade career. However, he is probably best remembered for his screen performances, which he began in silent films in 1917. Among his earliest starring roles is in George K. Spoor's 1918 production A Pair of Sixes.
Born
Thursday, 16 May 1878
Died
Wednesday, 30 September 1959
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | Ebeneezer Scrooge | 1997 |
| Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | Mr. Esmond Sr. / Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Sleeping Beauty | King Stefan / King Stefan (voice) | 1959 |
| Frontier Doctor | Dr. Andrew Marshall | 1958 |
| Wink of an Eye | Mr. Vanryzin | 1958 |
| The Helen Morgan Story | Elderly Actor on Train | 1957 |
| The Adventures of McGraw | Uncle Cyrus | 1957 |
| The Book of Acts Series | High Priest | 1957 |
| The Peacemaker | Mr. Wren | 1956 |
| Dr. Christian | Cathcart | 1956 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | Ebeneezer Scrooge | 1997 |
| Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | Mr. Esmond Sr. / Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Sleeping Beauty | King Stefan / King Stefan (voice) | 1959 |
| Frontier Doctor | Dr. Andrew Marshall | 1958 |
| Wink of an Eye | Mr. Vanryzin | 1958 |
| The Helen Morgan Story | Elderly Actor on Train | 1957 |
| The Adventures of McGraw | Uncle Cyrus | 1957 |
| The Book of Acts Series | High Priest | 1957 |
| The Peacemaker | Mr. Wren | 1956 |
| Dr. Christian | Cathcart | 1956 |
| Noah's Ark | Matthew Barret | 1956 |
| The Maverick Queen | Pete Callaher | 1956 |
| The Fighting Chance | Railbird | 1955 |
| Crossroads | Bill Graham | 1955 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Judge Tyler | 1955 |
| Lady and the Tramp | Jim's Friend #2 / Doctor | 1955 |
| Damon Runyon Theater | Cleeburn Martin | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Shelby Lincoln | 1955 |
| The Star and the Story | Binky | 1955 |
| Hell's Outpost | Timothy Byers | 1954 |
| Lassie | Mr. Delahaney | 1954 |
| Tobor the Great | Prof. Arnold Nordstrom | 1954 |
| The Outcast | Andrew Devlin | 1954 |
| The Whistler | Rogers | 1954 |
| Untamed Heiress | Walter Martin | 1954 |
| Waterfront | George Barron | 1954 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Mr. Blackwell | 1953 |
| Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Mr. Esmond Sr. | 1953 |
| She's Back on Broadway | Talbot | 1953 |
| The Life of Riley | Clarence Nesbitt White | 1953 |
| Wonder Valley | Sweetheart's Father | 1953 |
| Ride the Man Down | Lowell Priest | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Gerald Fitzgerald | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | General Andrew Jackson | 1952 |
| Beware, My Lovely | Mr. Walter Armstrong / Walter Armstrong | 1952 |
| Sudden Fear | Scott Martindale | 1952 |
| Woman of the North Country | Andrew Dawson | 1952 |
| Hold That Line | Dean Forrester | 1952 |
| Hoodlum Empire | Benjamin Lawton | 1952 |
| Two Tickets to Broadway | Willard Glendon | 1951 |
| Drums in the Deep South | Albert Monroe | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Judge-Trial Sketch / Judge Taylor Holmes | 1951 |
| Rhubarb | P. Duncan Munk | 1951 |
| The First Legion | Father Keene | 1951 |
| Double Deal | C.D. 'Corpus' Mills | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Jay-Jay Johnson / Dr. Harvey | 1950 |
| Bright Leaf | Calhoun - Lawyer | 1950 |
| Caged | Sen. Ted Donnolly | 1950 |
| Father of the Bride | Warner | 1950 |
| Quicksand | Harvey | 1950 |
| Copper Canyon | Theodosius Roberts | 1950 |
| Woman in Hiding | Lucius Maury | 1950 |
| The Christmas Carol | Ebeneezer Scrooge | 1949 |
| Once More, My Darling | Jed Connell | 1949 |
| Mr. Belvedere Goes to College | Dr. Gibbs | 1949 |
| Fireside Theatre | Morris | 1949 |
| Joe Palooka in the Big Fight | Dr. Benson | 1949 |
| That Wonderful Urge | Attorney Rice | 1948 |
| Act of Violence | Gavery | 1948 |
| Joan of Arc | The Bishop of Avranches / Bishop of Avranches | 1948 |
| The Plunderers | Eben Martin | 1948 |
| Hazard | Mr. Meeler / Meeler | 1948 |
| Smart Woman | Dr. Jasper | 1948 |
| Let's Live Again | Uncle Jim | 1948 |
| Nightmare Alley | Ezra Grindle | 1947 |
| Kiss of Death | Earl Howser / Earl Howser, Attorney | 1947 |
| Boomerang! | T.M. Wade | 1947 |
| Make Way for a Lady | George Terry | 1936 |
| The Crime of Dr. Forbes | Dr. Robert Empey | 1936 |
| The First Baby | Mr. Wells | 1936 |
| Before Morning | Leo Bergman | 1933 |
| It Happened in Paris | 1932 | |
| The Voice of Hollywood No. 5 | Self - Guest Host | 1930 |
| One Hour of Love | Joe Monahan | 1927 |
| Borrowed Finery | Billy | 1926 |
| Twenty Dollars a Week | William Hart | 1924 |
| Nothing But Lies | George Cross | 1920 |
| Three Black Eyes | Larry Van Cortlandt | 1919 |
| A Pair of Sixes | T. Boggs Johns | 1918 |
| The Small Town Guy | Self | 1917 |
| Two-Bit Seats | Jimmy Mason | 1917 |
| Fools for Luck | Philander Jepson | 1917 |
