| Who is it? | Actor |
| Birth Day | July 22, 1907 |
| Birth Place | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States |
| Age | 113 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | August 12, 1942(1942-08-12) (aged 35)\nOntario, Canada |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge University of Grenoble Princeton University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1918-1938 |
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Edna Phillips and stage star Taylor Holmes, Holmes enjoyed a privileged childhood and received his education at Trinity College, Cambridge, the University of Grenoble and a year at Princeton University where he was spotted in the undergraduate crowd during the filming of Frank Tuttle's Varsity in 1928 and offered a screen test. In the early 1930s he became a popular leading man, playing leads in a few important productions, notably in Josef von Sternberg's An American Tragedy (1931).
In 1933, Holmes was driving with actor Mae Clarke when he crashed into a parked car. Clarke, who suffered a broken jaw and facial cuts, sued Holmes for US$21,500 (equivalent to $406,455 in 2017), claiming that he had been driving while drunk. Clarke dropped the suit when Holmes agreed to pay her medical expenses.
