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

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(1936), Claremont (1937), and

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(1937).

Holmes's wife, Blanca, was an actress.

Selected filmography

* '' The Woman Hater'' (1910, Short) as Carrol Morten * ''

Oliver Twist ''Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress'', is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a serial from 1837 to 1839 and as a three-volume book in 1838. The story follows the titular orphan, who, ...

'' (1912) * '' The Young Millionaire'' (1912) * '' The Tell-Tale Message'' (1912) * '' A Battle of Wits'' (1912) * '' A Business Buccaneer'' (1912) * '' The Game Warden'' (1913) * '' The Fire Coward'' (1913) * '' The Face at the Window'' (1913) * '' The Pursuit of the Smugglers'' (1913) * ''

The Combination of the Safe ''The Combination of the Safe'' is a 1912 American silent short film. The director is unknown. Cast *Stuart Holmes: The Detective *Earle Foxe Earle Foxe (born Earl Aldrich Fox; December 25, 1891 – December 10, 1973) was an American ...

'' (1914) * '' The Celebrated Scandal'' (1915) * '' The Clemenceau Case'' (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 Carn ...

'' (1915) * '' The Green-Eyed Monster'' (1916) * ''

East Lynne ''East Lynne, or, The Earl's Daughter'' is an 1861 English sensation novel by Ellen Wood, writing as Mrs. Henry Wood. A Victorian-era bestseller, it is remembered chiefly for its elaborate and implausible plot centering on infidelity and dou ...

'' (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 film, 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 G ...

'' (1917) * '' Love Aflame'' (1917) * '' The Wild Girl'' (1917) * '' The Ghosts of Yesterday'' (1918) * '' When Men Betray'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1918) * '' The Poor Rich Man'' (1918) * ''

The New Moon ''The New Moon'' is an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Oscar Hammerstein II, Frank Mandel, and Laurence Schwab. The show was the third in a string of Broadway hits for Romberg (after ''The St ...

'' (1919) * '' The Way of a Woman'' (1919) * '' The Other Man's Wife'' (1919) * '' Trailed by Three'' (1920) * '' Lifting Shadows'' (1920) * '' The Evil Eye'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' No Woman Knows'' (1921) * '' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' (1921) * '' All's Fair in Love'' (1921) * '' The Strangers' Banquet'' (1922) * '' Her Husband's Trademark'' (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 o ...

'' (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. Plot Cast * Gladys Brockwell as Carol Gordon * Mahlon H ...

'' (1922) * '' The Scarlet Lily'' (1923) * '' The Unknown Purple'' (1923) * '' Daughters of the Rich'' (1923) * ''

Temporary Marriage Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

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

On Time ''On Time'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad, released on August 25, 1969, by Capitol Records. It was recorded at Cleveland Recording Company, the album was produced by Terry Knight. "Time Machine", the band ...

'' (1924) * '' Between Friends'' (1924) * '' Vanity's Price'' (1924) * '' The Beloved Brute'' (1924) * '' The Primrose Path'' (1925) * '' The Salvation Hunters (1925)'' * '' The Fighting Cub'' (1925) * '' Friendly Enemies'' (1925) * '' Steele of the Royal Mounted'' (1925) * '' The Perfect Clown'' (1925) * ''

Three Keys ''Three Keys'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Edith Roberts, Jack Mulhall and Gaston Glass.Munden p.804 Cast * Edith Roberts as Clarita Ortega * Jack Mulhall as Jack Millington * Gaston Glass as G ...

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

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'' (1925) * ''

Shadow of the Law Shadow of the Law may refer to: * Shadow of the law, a sociolegal term * Shadow of the Law (1930 film), an American pre-Code film * Shadow of the Law (1926 film), an American silent crime drama {{dab ...

'' (1926) * '' Good and Naughty'' (1926) * '' The Midnight Message'' (1926) * '' Beyond the Trail'' (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'' (1928) * '' The Hawk's Nest'' (1928) * '' Should Tall Men Marry?'' (1928) * '' Devil Dogs'' (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 Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title ''L'Homme qui rit''. It takes place in Engl ...

'' (1928) as Lord Dirry-Moir * '' The Cavalier'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1930) * ''

Belle of the Nineties ''Belle of the Nineties'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Leo McCarey and released by Paramount Pictures. Mae West's fourth motion picture, it was based on her original story ''It Ain't No Sin'', which was also to be the film's title ...

'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1936) * '' Hearts Divided'' (1936) * '' Penrod and Sam'' (1937) * ''

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(US) and

'' (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 Islan ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Oklahoma Kid ''The Oklahoma Kid'' is a 1939 Western film starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. The film was directed for Warner Bros. by Lloyd Bacon. Cagney plays an adventurous gunslinger in a broad-brimmed cowboy hat while Bogart portrays his bl ...

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

Yankee Doodle Dandy ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' is a 1942 American biographical musical drama 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, Geo ...

'' (1942) * ''

The Picture of Dorian Gray ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' is an 1890 philosophical fiction and Gothic fiction, Gothic horror fiction, horror novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American period ...

'' (1945) * ''

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir ''The Ghost and Mrs. Muir'' is a 1947 American supernatural romantic fantasy film starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and is based on a 1945 novel written by Josephine Leslie under the pseudonym ...

'' (1947) as Man Ordered Out of Train Compartment by the Captain (uncredited) * '' Street Corner'' (1948) * '' Alias Nick Beal'' (1949) (uncredited) * ''

People Will Talk ''People Will Talk'' is a 1951 American romantic comedy/drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck from a screenplay by Mankiewicz, based on the German play by Curt Goetz, which was made into a movie in Germa ...

'' (1951) (uncredited) * '' Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man'' (1953) * '' Remains to Be Seen'' (1953) * '' Reprisal!'' (1956) * '' The Nutty Professor'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1964) * '' Youngblood Hawke'' (1964)

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 American vaudeville performers