Stuart Holmes (born Joseph Liebchen; March 10, 1884 – December 29, 1971) was an American actor and sculptor whose career spanned seven decades. He appeared in almost 450 films between 1909 and 1964, sometimes credited as Stewart Holmes.

Biography

Holmes was born Joseph Liebchen on March 10, 1884, in Chicago, Illinois, where he was educated. For 20 years, Holmes performed in vaudeville and on stage, with the latter often being in Shakespeare's plays. His work in the theater included a stint in Germany. Holmes's film career began in 1911 and ended with '' The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'' (1962). As a sculptor Holmes created work for at least three California United States post offices — in Oceanside (1936), Claremont (1937), and

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(1937).

Holmes's wife, Blanca, was an actress; his son, Phillips Holmes, was an actor.

Selected filmography

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The Woman Hater ''The Woman Hater, or, The Hungry Courtier'' is an early Jacobean era stage play, a comedy by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. One of the earliest of their collaborations, it was the first of their plays to appear in print, in 1607. Date ...

'' (1910, Short) as Carrol Morten * ''

Oliver Twist ''Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress'', Charles Dickens's second novel, was published as a serial from 1837 to 1839, and as a three-volume book in 1838. Born in a workhouse, the orphan Oliver Twist is bound into apprenticeship with ...

'' (1912) * '' The Young Millionaire'' (1912) * '' The Tell-Tale Message'' (1912) * '' A Battle of Wits'' (1912) * '' A Business Buccaneer'' (1912) * ''

The Game Warden ''The Game Warden'' is a 1913 American short silent film romantic comedy. The film starred Earle Foxe, Irene Boyle, and Stuart Holmes Stuart Holmes (born Joseph Liebchen; March 10, 1884 – December 29, 1971) was an American actor and sculpt ...

'' (1913) * ''

The Fire Coward ''The Fire Coward'' is a 1913 American short silent film drama. The film starred Earle Foxe, Irene Boyle, Stuart Holmes Stuart Holmes (born Joseph Liebchen; March 10, 1884 – December 29, 1971) was an American actor and sculptor whose caree ...

'' (1913) * '' The Face at the Window'' (1913) * ''

The Pursuit of the Smugglers ''The Pursuit of the Smugglers'' is a 1913 American short silent film drama. The film was directed by J. P. McGowan and stars Earle Foxe, James Vincent, Irene Boyle, and Stuart Holmes in the lead roles. It was produced and distributed by the Ka ...

'' (1913) * '' The Combination of the Safe'' (1914) * ''

The Celebrated Scandal ''The Celebrated Scandal'' is a lost 1915 silent film feature directed by James Durkin and starring Betty Nansen. Although the film's copyright registration states that J. Gordon Edwards "picturized" the film, the opinion of film historians, i ...

'' (1915) * ''

The Clemenceau Case ''The Clemenceau Case'' is a 1915 American silent drama film written and directed by Herbert Brenon and costarring Theda Bara and William H. Shay. The film is based on the French novel ''L'affaire Clémenceau'', by Alexandre Dumas, fils, and i ...

'' (1915) * '' A Woman's Resurrection'' (1915) * '' Should A Mother Tell?'' (1915) * ''

The Blindness of Devotion ''The Blindness of Devotion'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Robert B. Mantell and Genevieve Hamper. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Cast * Robert B. Mantell - Count de Car ...

'' (1915) * '' The Green-Eyed Monster'' (1916) * '' East Lynne'' (1916) * '' Under Two Flags'' (1916) * '' The Witch'' (1916) * '' Her Double Life'' (1916) * '' Love and Hate'' (1916) * '' Tangled Lives'' (1917) * ''

Love's Law ''Love's Law'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Tefft Johnson and starring Joan Sawyer, Stuart Holmes and Olga Grey.Solomon p.238 Cast * Joan Sawyer as Innocence, later Moner Moyer * Stuart Holmes as Andre * Olga Grey as Jealou ...

'' (1917) * '' Love Aflame'' (1917) * ''

The Wild Girl ''The Wild Girl'' (later issued as ''The Secret Gospel of Mary Magdalene'') is a 1984 novel by Michèle Roberts. This work tells a fictional story about the discovery of an apocryphal fifth Gospel in Provence, France. This gospel tells the tale o ...

'' (1917) * '' The Ghosts of Yesterday'' (1918) * '' When Men Betray'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1918) * '' The Poor Rich Man'' (1918) * '' The New Moon'' (1919) * ''

The Way of a Woman ''The Way of a Woman'' is a 1919 silent film drama directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Norma Talmadge. Talmadge produced and the film was distributed by Select Pictures. Cast *Norma Talmadge - Nancy Lee *Conway Tearle - Anthony Weir *Gert ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Other Man's Wife ''The Other Man's Wife'' is a 1919 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Carl Harbaugh which, as discussed in its prologue, is dedicated to the part played by women at home during World War I. It was the film debut of George Jessel ...

'' (1919) * ''

Trailed by Three ''Trailed by Three'' is a 1920 American silent Western film serial directed by Perry N. Vekroff. This is now considered to be a lost film. Cast * Stuart Holmes as Michael Casserly * Frankie Mann as Jane Creighton * Wilfred Lytell as Tom Care ...

'' (1920) * '' Lifting Shadows'' (1920) * '' The Evil Eye'' (1920) * '' Passion Fruit'' (1921) * ''

No Woman Knows ''No Woman Knows'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Tod Browning. It was adopted from the Edna Ferber story ''Fanny Herself'' (1917). A complete print of the film survives at the Filmoteca Española in Madrid. Plot As described ...

'' (1921) * '' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' (1921) * ''

All's Fair in Love ''All's Fair in Love'' is a 1921 American silent romantic comedy film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring May Collins, Richard Dix and Raymond Hatton.Munden p.15 It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. It is based on the 1913 ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Strangers' Banquet ''The Strangers' Banquet'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Hobart Bosworth, Claire Windsor, and Rockliffe Fellowes.Connelly p. 272 It is based on the 1919 novel of the same title by Brian Oswald Donn ...

'' (1922) * ''

Her Husband's Trademark ''Her Husband's Trademark'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson and Richard Wayne. Produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film was shot on location in El ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Prisoner of Zenda ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' is an 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope, in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in orde ...

'' (1922) * '' Under Two Flags'' (1922) * ''

Paid Back ''Paid Back'' is a 1922 American silent melodrama film, directed by Irving Cummings. It stars Gladys Brockwell, Mahlon Hamilton, and Stuart Holmes, and was released on August 28, 1922. Cast list * Gladys Brockwell as Carol Gordon * Mahlon Ham ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Scarlet Lily ''The Scarlet Lily'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Katherine MacDonald, Orville Caldwell and Stuart Holmes.Parish & Pitts p.336 Cast * Katherine MacDonald as Dora Mason * Orville ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Unknown Purple ''The Unknown Purple'' is a lost 1923 American silent mystery film that was written and directed by Roland West.Daughters of the Rich ''Daughters of the Rich'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Miriam Cooper, Gaston Glass, and Ethel Shannon based upon the 1900 novel of the same name by Edgar Saltus. Cast * Miriam Cooper as Maud Bar ...

'' (1923) * '' Temporary Marriage'' (1923) * '' Tipped Off'' (1923) * '' Three Weeks'' (1924) * ''

On Time ''On Time'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. The album was released on August 25, 1969, by Capitol Records. Recorded at Cleveland Recording Company, the album was produced by Terry Knight. "Time Machine", t ...

'' (1924) * '' Between Friends'' (1924) * ''

Vanity's Price ''Vanity's Price'' is a lost 1924 American silent drama film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Anna Q. Nilsson. It was produced by the Gothic Productions company and released by FBO.The Beloved Brute ''The Beloved Brute'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Marguerite De La Motte, Victor McLaglen, and William Russell. It is based on the 1923 novel ''The Beloved Brute'' by Kenneth Perkins. Thi ...

'' (1924) * '' The Primrose Path'' (1925) * ''

The Salvation Hunters ''The Salvation Hunters'' is a 1925 American silent drama film which marked the directorial debut of the 30-year old Josef von Sternberg. The feature stars Georgia Hale and George K. Arthur, and would bring Sternberg, "a new talent", to the att ...

(1925)'' * '' The Fighting Cub'' (1925) * '' Friendly Enemies'' (1925) * '' Steele of the Royal Mounted'' (1925) * ''

The Perfect Clown ''The Perfect Clown'' is a 1925 American Silent film, silent slapstick comedy film, comedy film starring Larry Semon and Kate Price (actress), Kate Price. It features an early screen appearance by Oliver Hardy. Film director, Directed by Fred C. ...

'' (1925) * '' Three Keys'' (1925) * '' Heir-Loons'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' Shadow of the Law'' (1926) * ''

Good and Naughty ''Good and Naughty'' is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and starring Pola Negri and Tom Moore. It was based on the play ''Naughty Cinderella'' by Henri Falk and René Peter. Released in 1926, it is a ...

'' (1926) * '' The Midnight Message'' (1926) * ''

Beyond the Trail ''Beyond the Trail'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Albert Herman and starring Bill Patton, Eric Mayne and Janet Dawn. Plot Bill is a klutzy cowpoke who accidentally causes to two thieves to shoot each other. He is then ...

'' (1926) * '' The Hurricane'' (1926) * '' Broken Hearts of Hollywood'' (1926) * '' Duck Soup'' (1927) * '' Polly of the Movies'' (1927) * '' When a Man Loves'' (1927) * '' Your Wife and Mine'' (1927) * ''

Burning Daylight ''Burning Daylight'' is a novel by Jack London, published in 1910, one of the best-selling books of that year and London's best-selling book in his lifetime. The novel has been adapted for film. Plot The first part of the novel takes place in ...

'' (1928) * '' The Hawk's Nest'' (1928) * '' Should Tall Men Marry?'' (1928) * ''

Devil Dogs The Devil Dogs were an American, New York-based Garage punk (fusion genre), garage punk band, started in 1989 by Andy Gortler (guitars), Steve Baise (bass) and Paul Corio (drums). Two members of the Devil Dogs (Gortler and Baise) had been memb ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Man Who Laughs ''The Man Who Laughs'' (also published under the title ''By Order of the King'' from its subtitle in French) is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title ''L'Homme qui rit''. It takes place in England beg ...

'' (1928) as Lord Dirry-Moir * '' The Cavalier'' (1928) * '' Captain of the Guard'' (1930) * '' Belle of the Nineties'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

Hearts Divided ''Hearts Divided'' is a 1936 American musical film about the real-life marriage between American Elizabeth 'Betsy' Patterson and Jérôme Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon. It stars Marion Davies and Dick Powell as the couple. The film was a remake ...

'' (1936) * '' Penrod and Sam'' (1937) * '' Jezebel'' (1938) as Doctor at Duel (uncredited) * ''

Devil's Island The penal colony of Cayenne (French: ''Bagne de Cayenne''), commonly known as Devil's Island (''Île du Diable''), was a French penal colony that operated for 100 years, from 1852 to 1952, and officially closed in 1953 in the Salvation Island ...

'' (1939) * '' The Oklahoma Kid'' (1939) as President Grover Cleveland (uncredited) * '' On Trial'' (1939) * '' Affectionately Yours'' (1941) * ''

Yankee Doodle Dandy ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George To ...

'' (1942) * ''

The Picture of Dorian Gray ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical '' Lippincott's Monthly Magazine''.''The Picture of Dorian G ...

'' (1945) * '' The Ghost and Mrs. Muir'' (1947) as Man Ordered Out of Train Compartment by the Captain (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1948) * '' Alias Nick Beal'' (1949) (uncredited) * '' People Will Talk'' (1951) (uncredited) * ''

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man ''Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man'' is a 1951 American science fiction comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the team of Abbott and Costello alongside Nancy Guild. The film depicts the misadventures of Lou Francis and Bu ...

'' (1953) * '' Remains to Be Seen'' (1953) * '' Reprisal!'' (1956) * '' The Nutty Professor'' (1963) * ''

Mary Poppins It may refer to: * ''Mary Poppins'' (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fantasy novels that introduced the character. * Mary Poppins (character), the nanny with magical powers. * ''Mary Poppins'' (film), a 1964 Disney film star ...

'' (1964) * ''

Youngblood Hawke ''Youngblood Hawke'' is a 1962 novel by American writer Herman Wouk about the rise and fall of a talented young writer of hardscrabble Kentucky origin who briefly becomes the toast of literary New York City. The plot was suggested by the life o ...

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References

External links

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Stuart Holmes portrait

Holmes' sculptures
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Stuart 1884 births 1971 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male film actors American male sculptors American male silent film actors American male stage actors Male actors from Chicago Vaudeville performers