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 ''

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'' (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,

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, was an actor.

Selected filmography

* '' The Woman Hater'' (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 ''The Young Millionaire'' is a 1912 in film, 1912 short silent film drama. The film starred Earle Foxe and Alice Joyce who were acting together in their third film that year, having already starred in ''The Street Singer (1912 film), The Street Si ...

'' (1912) * ''

The Tell-Tale Message ''The Tell-Tale Message'' is a 1912 American short silent film drama. Cast * Earle Foxe *Hazel Neason *Stuart Holmes Stuart Holmes (born Joseph Liebchen; March 10, 1884 – December 29, 1971) was an American actor and sculptor whose career ...

'' (1912) * '' A Battle of Wits'' (1912) * ''

A Business Buccaneer ''A Business Buccaneer'' is a 1912 American short silent comedy film. It was the fifth time Earle Foxe and Alice Joyce had worked together that year. Cast * Tom Moore as Tom Hopewell * Alice Joyce as Agnes * Earle Foxe as Hastings * Cleo Madi ...

'' (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 scul ...

'' (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 Stuart Holmes (born Joseph Liebchen; March 10, 1884 – December 29, 1971) was an American actor and sculptor whose career ...

'' (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 ''A Woman's Resurrection'' is a lost 1915 silent drama based on Leo Tolstoy's 1899 novel ''Resurrection''. William Fox produced the feature. Cast See also * 1937 Fox vault fire *''Resurrection Resurrection or anastasis is the concept ...

'' (1915) * ''

Should A Mother Tell? ''Should A Mother Tell?'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Betty Nansen. The scenario was by future director Rex Ingram with the film being produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation The Fox ...

'' (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 Carnay ...

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

East Lynne ''East Lynne'' is an English sensation novel of 1861 by Ellen Wood, writing as Mrs Henry Wood. A Victorian best-seller, it is remembered chiefly for its elaborate and implausible plot, centring on infidelity and double identities. There have ...

'' (1916) * '' Under Two Flags'' (1916) * ''

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'' (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 Jeal ...

'' (1917) * ''

Love Aflame ''Love Aflame'' is a 1917 American silent comedy drama film directed by James Vincent and Raymond Wells and starring Ruth Stonehouse and Stuart Holmes and Jack Mulhall.Connelly p.155 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1 ...

'' (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 of ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Ghosts of Yesterday ''The Ghosts of Yesterday'' is a 1918 American silent adventure drama film directed by Charles Miller and starring Norma Talmadge, Eugene O'Brien, and Stuart Holmes. It is based on the play ''Two Women'' by Rupert Hughes. Plot Cast * Norma Tal ...

'' (1918) * '' When Men Betray'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1918) * ''

The Poor Rich Man ''The Poor Rich Man'' is a surviving 1918 American silent costume-romance film, produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. It was directed by Charles Brabin and starred screen lovers Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne. Cast * Francis X. Bushm ...

'' (1918) * ''

The New Moon ''The New Moon'' is an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Frank Mandel, and Laurence Schwab. The show was the third in a string of Broadway hits for Romberg (after ''The Student Prince'' (1924) and ...

'' (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'' (1919) * '' Trailed by Three'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' The Evil Eye'' (1920) * ''

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'' (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 B ...

'' (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 Pa ...

'' (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 order ...

'' (1922) * '' Under Two Flags'' (1922) * '' Paid Back'' (1922) * '' The Scarlet Lily'' (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) * ''

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

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'' (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'' (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 at ...

(1925)'' * ''

The Fighting Cub ''The Fighting Cub'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Paul Hurst and starring Wesley Barry, Mildred Harris, and Pat O'Malley. In 1926 it was released in Britain under the alternative title of ''Son o' Mine''. Plot Summary In thi ...

'' (1925) * '' Friendly Enemies'' (1925) * ''

Steele of the Royal Mounted ''Steele of the Royal Mounted'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by David Smith and starring Bert Lytell, Stuart Holmes and Charlotte Merriam. It is based on a novel by James Oliver Curwood about the Royal Canadian Mounted Polic ...

'' (1925) * '' The Perfect Clown'' (1925) * ''

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

'' (1925) * ''

Heir-Loons ''Heir-Loons'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Grover Jones and starring Wallace MacDonald, Edith Roberts and Stuart Holmes.Munden p.336 Cast * Wallace MacDonald as Geoge Brockton * Edith Roberts as Mary Dale * Cecille Eva ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' Shadow of the Law'' (1926) * '' Good and Naughty'' (1926) * ''

The Midnight Message ''The Midnight Message'' is a 1926 silent film drama produced and released by an independent producer. It was directed by Paul Hurst and starred Wanda Hawley and Mary Carr. A surviving film today at the Library of Congress, it is available on hom ...

'' (1926) * '' Beyond the Trail'' (1926) * '' The Hurricane'' (1926) * ''

Broken Hearts of Hollywood ''Broken Hearts of Hollywood'' is a 1926 American silent comedy drama film released by Warner Bros. and directed by Lloyd Bacon. It is unknown, but the film might have been released with a Vitaphone soundtrack. A print of the film exists. Plot ...

'' (1926) * '' Duck Soup'' (1927) * ''

Polly of the Movies ''Polly of the Movies'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Pembroke and starring Jason Robards, Gertrude Short and Corliss Palmer. It is loosely based on Harry Leon Wilson's 1922 novel '' Merton of the Movies'' and its vario ...

'' (1927) * ''

When a Man Loves ''When a Man Loves'' is a 1927 American silent historical drama film directed by Alan Crosland and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The picture stars John Barrymore and features Dolores Costello in the frequently filmed story of Abbe P ...

'' (1927) * ''

Your Wife and Mine ''Your Wife and Mine'' is a 1927 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Frank O'Connor (actor), Frank O'Connor and starring Phyllis Haver, Stuart Holmes and Wallace MacDonald.Katchmer p.533 Cast * Phyllis Haver as Phyllis Warren * ...

'' (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'' (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 ''Woodstock, or The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one'' (1826) is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, one of the Waverley novels. Set just after the English Civil War, it was inspired by the legend of the Good Devil ...

'' (1928) * '' Captain of the Guard'' (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 t ...

'' (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) * ''

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'' (1938) as Doctor at Duel (uncredited) * ''

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'' (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 blac ...

'' (1939) as

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(uncredited) * '' On Trial'' (1939) * ''

Affectionately Yours ''Affectionately Yours'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Merle Oberon, Dennis Morgan, and Rita Hayworth. Plot Foreign correspondent Rickey Mayberry (Dennis Morgan) hurriedly flies back from Portu ...

'' (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 Tobias, Ro ...

'' (1942) * ''

The Picture of Dorian Gray ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' is a philosophical fiction, 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''.''Th ...

'' (1945) * ''

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir ''The Ghost and Mrs. Muir'' is a 1947 American 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 of R.A. Dick. I ...

'' (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 ''Remains to Be Seen'' is a 1953 crime musical comedy film directed by Don Weis and starring June Allyson, Van Johnson and Louis Calhern. It is based on the 1951 Broadway play ''Remains to Be Seen'' by Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay. Plot A g ...

'' (1953) * ''

Reprisal! ''Reprisal!'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Guy Madison, Felicia Farr and Kathryn Grant.Hampes p.176 The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Holscher. Plot A man named Frank Madden (Gu ...

'' (1956) * ''

The Nutty Professor The Nutty Professor may refer to: * ''The Nutty Professor'' (1963 film), directed by and starring Jerry Lewis * ''The Nutty Professor'' (1996 film), directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Eddie Murphy ** ''The Nutty Professor'' (soundtrack), sound ...

'' (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 sta ...

'' (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