Harry Holman

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Harry Holman
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting placeMemorial Park Cemetery, Enid, Oklahoma, U.S.
Other namesHarold Holman
OccupationActor
Years active1903–1947

Harry James Holman (March 15, 1862[citation needed] – May 3, 1947) was an American actor. He appeared in approximately 130 films from 1923 to 1947.

Biography

Holman in 1924

Born in

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).

On Broadway, Holman portrayed Wilson Prewitt in The County Chairman (1903) and Caesar Augustus Miggs in Ruled Off the Turf (1906).[2]

Holman performed in vaudeville, heading the Harry Holman Comedy Company, which presented skits including "The Merchant Price".[3] In 1929[1] or 1932, Holman left vaudeville, where he "was nationally known" for his "Hard-Boiled Hampton"[4] comedy sketch.[5]

On May 3, 1947,[4] Holman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California.[6]

Selected filmography

Holman in Oliver Twist (1933)

References

  1. ^ a b Erickson, Hal. "Harry Holman". AllMovie. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Harry Holman". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
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  4. ^ a b "Harry Holman". The New York Times. May 3, 1947. p. 60. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
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  6. ^ California Death Index. FamilySearch. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

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