Antony Hamilton Holles (17 January 1901,

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- 4 March 1950,

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. Educated at Latymer School, Holles was on stage from 1916 in '' Charley's Aunt''. He was the son of the actor William Holles (1867-1947) and his wife Nannie Goldman. His West End roles included appearances in ''

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'' (1929), ''

Good Losers ''Good Losers'' is a British mystery play by Michael Arlen and Walter C. Hackett. It was originally performed at the Whitehall Theatre in London's West End where it ran for 134 performances between 16 February and 13 June 1931. The original cast ...

'', (1931), '' Take a Chance'' (1931), '' Libel!'' (1934), ''

The Composite Man ''The Composite Man'' is a 1935 comedy play by the British writer Ronald Jeans. The lead character is a successful athlete who is assumed to be a genius in everything else, which is far from the case. It premiered at the Birmingham Repertory The ...

'' (1936) and ''

Tony Draws a Horse ''Tony Draws a Horse'' is a 1950 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Cecil Parker, Anne Crawford and Derek Bond. It was adapted from a 1939 play of the same name by Lesley Storm. Plot When their eight-year-old ...

'' (1939).

Selected filmography

* '' The Will'' (1921) - Charles Ross * '' The Missing Rembrandt'' (1932) - Marquess de Chaminade * ''

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'' (1932) - Legros * '' Life Goes On'' (1932) - John Collis * ''

The Star Reporter ''The Star Reporter'' is a 1932 British crime drama, directed by Michael Powell and starring Harold French and Garry Marsh. The screenplay was adapted from a story by popular thriller writer Philip MacDonald. ''The Star Reporter'' is one of ...

'' (1932, Short) - Bonzo * ''

The Mayor's Nest ''The Mayor's Nest'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Sydney Howard, Claude Hulbert and Al Bowlly. It was made at Elstree Studios.Wood p.75 A trombonist becomes mayor of a small town, but he struggles to c ...

'' (1932) - Saxophonist in Paradise Row Band (uncredited) * '' Hotel Splendide'' (1932) - 'Mrs.LeGrange' * '' The Lodger'' (1932) - Silvono * ''

Watch Beverly ''Watch Beverley'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Arthur Maude and starring Henry Kendall, Dorothy Bartlam and Francis X. Bushman. It was adapted from a play by Cyril Campion. It was shot at Shepperton Studios outside London.Wood p ...

'' (1932) - Arthur Briden * ''

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'' (1932) - Padre * ''

The Midshipmaid ''The Midshipmaid'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Jessie Matthews, Frederick Kerr, Basil Sydney and Nigel Bruce. The film is based on the 1931 play of the same title by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Ha ...

'' (1932) - Lt. Kingsford * '' She Was Only a Village Maiden'' (1933) - Vicar * '' Forging Ahead'' (1933) - Percival Custard * ''

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'' (1933) - Inspector * '' Loyalties'' (1933) - Ricardos * ''

Britannia of Billingsgate ''Britannia of Billingsgate'' is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Violet Loraine, Gordon Harker, Kay Hammond and John Mills. A family who work in the fish trade at Billingsgate Market encounter a film c ...

'' (1933) - Guidobaldi * ''

That's a Good Girl ''That's a Good Girl'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Buchanan and starring Buchanan, Elsie Randolph and Dorothy Hyson. The film was based on a musical show of the same title that opened at the Lewisham Hippodrome on 19 March 192 ...

'' (1933) - Canzone * '' Borrowed Clothes'' (1934) - Gilbert Pinkley * '' Something Always Happens'' (1934) - Tony (uncredited) * '' Nell Gwynn'' (1934) - Actor At Drury Lane (uncredited) * '' The Green Pack'' (1934) - Inspector Aguilar * '' Road House'' (1934) - Receptionist at Hotel Splendide (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Ferago, the Mayor * '' Drake the Pirate'' (1935) - English Spy (uncredited) * '' Look Up and Laugh'' (1935) - Store Manager (uncredited) * '' The Phantom Light'' (1935) - Mr. Mason (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Bill Bentley * '' Things to Come'' (1936) - Simon Burton (uncredited) * ''

Public Nuisance No. 1 ''Public Nuisance No. 1'' is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Frances Day, Arthur Riscoe and Muriel Aked. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios. The screenplay concerns a young man who goes to work as a wa ...

'' (1936) - Head Waiter * '' It's Love Again'' (1936) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' Seven Sinners'' (1936) - Reception Clerk * ''

The Gay Adventure ''The Gay Adventure'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Yvonne Arnaud, Barry Jones and Nora Swinburne. It was made at Welwyn Studios by the independent company Grosvenor Films.Wood p.90 It was based on the 19 ...

'' (1936) - Charles * '' The Tenth Man'' (1936) - Swalescliffe * '' This'll Make You Whistle'' (1936) - Sebastian Venables * ''

Talk of the Devil ''Talk of the Devil'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by Carol Reed and starring Ricardo Cortez, Sally Eilers and Basil Sydney. Reed had previously been working for Ealing Studios, but he made the film for the independent producer Herbe ...

'' (1936) - Colquhoun * ''

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'' (1936) - Clake * '' Conquest of the Air'' (1936) - Paul Bleylich-Lilienthal's mechanic (uncredited) * '' Action for Slander'' (1937) - John Grant * '' Dark Journey'' (1937) - Dutchman * '' Glamorous Night'' (1937) - Maestro * '' Big Fella'' (1937) - Gendarme (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) - Impresario * ''

Let's Make a Night of It ''Let's Make a Night of It'' is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Charles "Buddy" Rogers, June Clyde and Claire Luce. The screenplay concerns a husband and his wife, who acquire rival nightclubs at the sam ...

'' (1937) - Head Waiter * '' Smash and Grab'' (1937) - Polino * '' Under Secret Orders'' (1937) - Mario * '' Paradise for Two'' (1937) - Brand * '' Millions'' (1937) - Billy Todd * '' Romance à la carte'' (1938) - Rudolph * ''

His Lordship Regrets ''His Lordship Regrets'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Claude Hulbert, Winifred Shotter, Gina Malo and Aubrey Mallalieu. Impoverished Lord Cavender pursues wealthy Mabel van Morgan only to discover himself ...

'' (1938) - Guy Reading * ''

Dangerous Medicine ''Dangerous Medicine'' is a 1938 British crime film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Elizabeth Allan and Cyril Ritchard. It is now classed as a lost film.Weddings Are Wonderful ''Weddings Are Wonderful'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring June Clyde, Esmond Knight and René Ray. It was made at Walton Studios.Wood p.99 Synopsis When she discovers that he has been cut off by his fa ...

'' (1938) - Adolph * '' They Drive by Night'' (1938) - Murray * '' The Sky's the Limit'' (1938) - Marillo * ''

Miracles Do Happen ''Miracles Do Happen'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Jack Hobbs, Bruce Seton and Marjorie Taylor. It was made at Isleworth Studios as a quota quickie.Wood p.101 Cast * Jack Hobbs as Barry Strangeways * ...

'' (1938) - Proctor * '' Black Limelight'' (1939) - Urcher (uncredited) * '' Over the Moon'' (1939) - Gondolier (uncredited) * '' Black Eyes'' (1939) - Reprimanded Waiter (uncredited) * '' The Missing People'' (1940) - Ernest Bronstone * '' Down Our Alley'' (1939) - Tony * '' Blind Folly'' (1939) - Louis * ''

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'' (1940) - Bath's manager * ''

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'' (1940) - Francois * '' Neutral Port'' (1940) - Chief of Police * ''

Front Line Kids ''Front Line Kids'' is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Leslie Fuller.Chibnall & McFarlane p.8 It was made at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei ...

'' (1942) - Hotelier * '' Uncensored'' (1942) - (uncredited) * '' Lady from Lisbon'' (1942) - Tony Anzoni * ''

Talk About Jacqueline ''Talk About Jacqueline'' is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Harold French and Paul L. Stein and starring Hugh Williams, Carla Lehmann and Roland Culver. A woman tries to conceal her questionable past from her new husband. It was based o ...

'' (1942) - Attendant * '' Tomorrow We Live'' (1943) - Stationmaster * '' Thursday's Child'' (1943) - Roy Todd * '' Warn That Man'' (1943) - Waiter * '' Schweik's New Adventures'' (1943) - Opera manager * ''

They Met in the Dark ''They Met in the Dark'' is a 1943 British comedy thriller film directed by Karel Lamač and starring James Mason, Joyce Howard and Edward Rigby. The screenplay concerns a cashiered Royal Naval officer and a young woman who join forces to solve ...

'' (1943) - Hotel Hairdresser * '' Up with the Lark'' (1943) - Martel * ''

Old Mother Riley Overseas ''Old Mother Riley Overseas'' is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Anthony Holles. In the screenplay, Old Mother Riley relocates to Portugal. Plot summary Mother Riley is tricke ...

'' (1943) * ''Battle for Music'' (1943) * '' It's in the Bag'' (1944) - Costumier * ''

A Canterbury Tale ''A Canterbury Tale'' is a 1944 British film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger starring Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price and Sgt. John Sweet; Esmond Knight provided narration and played two small roles. For the post-war Americ ...

'' (1944) - Sergt. Bassett * '' English Without Tears'' (1944) - (uncredited) * '' Give Me the Stars'' (1945) - Achille Lebrun * '' Caesar and Cleopatra'' (1945) - Boatman * '' They Knew Mr. Knight'' (1946) - Station Master * ''

Gaiety George ''Gaiety George'' is a 1946 British historical musical film directed by George King and Leontine Sagan and starring Richard Greene, Ann Todd and Peter Graves.Harper p.179 It is set in the late Victorian music hall, when an Irish impresario arri ...

'' (1946) - Wade * '' The Magic Bow'' (1946) - Manager * ''

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'' (1946) - Corentin * '' Fortune Lane'' (1947) - Mr. Carpenter * ''

The Dark Road ''There is No Escape'', also known as ''The Dark Road'' and ''The Thurston Story'', is a 1948 British drama film from Hammer Films. It was Michael Ripper's first appearance in a Hammer Film. The film was based on the career of criminal Stanley Th ...

'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) - Col. Warren (uncredited) * '' The Rocking Horse Winner'' (1949) - Bowler Hat (uncredited) * '' Traveller's Joy'' (1949) - Head Waiter (final film role)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Holles, Anthony 1901 births 1950 deaths English male stage actors English male film actors 20th-century English male actors Male actors from London