Harry Holman
| Harry Holman | |
|---|---|
 Harry Holman in It's a Wonderful Life (1946) | |
| Born |
Harry James Holman November 20, 1862 Conway, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died |
May 3, 1947 (aged 85) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Harold Holman |
| Years active | 1923–1947 |
Harry Holman (November 20, 1862 – May 3, 1947) was an American character actor. He appeared in approximately 130 films between 1923 and 1947.
Biography
Born in Conway, Missouri, Holman dropped out of school in the ninth grade and began seeking work as an actor. In films from at least 1930, he played countless hapless judges, politicians, and businessmen. He is best known to modern audiences as the desperate Professor Richmond who tries to transform the uncouth Three Stooges into gentlemen in the film Hoi Polloi (1935). He also played frequently in the films of director Frank Capra, for example as the mayor in Meet John Doe (1941) and as the befuddled high school teacher Mr. Partridge in It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
Holman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1947. [1]
Partial filmography
- Peach O'Reno (1931)
- Her Majesty, Love (1931)
- Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) (uncredited)
- The Dark Horse (1932)
- Doctor X (1932)
- Beauty and the Boss (1932)
- The Conquerors (1932)
- Silver Dollar (1932)
- Bachelor Mother (1932)
- The Woman Accused (1933)
- Oliver Twist (1933)
- Turn Back the Clock (1933) (uncredited)
- One Year Later (1933)
- The Meanest Gal in Town (1934) (uncredited)
- It Happened One Night (1934) (uncredited Auto Camp Manager)
- Night Alarm (1935)
- Calling All Cars (1935)
- Hoi Polloi (1935 short) (uncredited)
- Here Comes Cookie (1935)
- Murder at Glen Athol (1935)
- Gentle Julia (1936)
- Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) (uncredited)
- Nation Aflame (1937)
- Western Jamboree (1938)
- Hotel Imperial (1939) (uncredited)
- Slightly Tempted (1940)
- Meet John Doe (1941)
- The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
- I Killed That Man (1941)
- Too Many Women (1942)
- Mexican Spitfire at Sea (1942)
- The Bashful Bachelor (1942) (uncredited)
- Inside the Law (1942)
- Shadows on the Sage (1942)
- Tennessee Johnson (1942) (uncredited)
- Keep 'Em Slugging (1943) (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) (uncredited)
- Swing Hostess (1944)
- Badman's Territory (1946)
- My Dog Shep (1946)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) (uncredited)
- Magic Town (1947)
References
- ↑ California Death Index. FamilySearch. Retrieved 13 October 2015.