Taylor Holmes

American actor (1878-1959)

Taylor Holmes was an American actor who appeared in over 100 Broadway plays and on-screen performances over his five-decade career. His 1915 spoken word recording of Rudyard Kipling's "Boots" is considered the seminal performance of the poem, used in military training and referenced across modern pop culture.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 16 films (1917–1953) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1917	EFFICIENCY EDGAR'S COURTSHIP.	Essanay Film Mfg. Co.			B&W
1917	THE SMALL TOWN GUY.	Essanay Film Mfg. Co.			B&W
1917	TWO-BIT SEATS.	Essanay Film Mfg. Co.			B&W
1917	UNEASY MONEY.	Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc.	1 reel		B&W
1918	A PAIR OF SIXES.	Essanay Film Mfg. Co.	60 min		B&W
1920	NOTHING BUT LIES.	Taylor Holmes Productions Inc.	6 reels
1929	HE DID HIS BEST.	Paramount Famous Lasky Corp	2 reels	16mm		Sound
1929	HE LOVED THE LADIES.	Paramount Famous Lasky Corp	2 reels	16mm		Sound
1930	LET ME EXPLAIN.	Paramount Famous Lasky Corp	2 reels	16mm		Sound
1947	Kiss of Death	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation; Henry Hathaway	1:41:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1948	THE PLUNDERERS	Joseph Kane	87 min	16mm	Color	sound
1948	The Plunderers.	Joseph Kane	87 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1950	Father of the bride	Vincente Minnelli	92 min		Color & B&W
1951	Two Tickets To Broadway	See Guidance Associates	106 min	16mm	Color	sound
1953	Tobor The Great	Ideal Pictures Inc	77 min	16mm	B&W	sound
	Voice of Hollywood Number 4		1 reel	16mm		Sound