Taylor Holmes
Birth Name:
Taylor Holmes
Birth Place:
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
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