Stuart Holmes

Biography

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. 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 Oceanside (1936), Claremont (1937), and Bell (1937). 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.

Known For

28 Club Bartender (uncredited)

Manpower

Anders Rance

Passion Fruit

Otto von Hartrott

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Blake

Burning Daylight

Judson, the butler (uncredited)

The Hidden Hand

Telegrapher (uncredited)

Nancy Drew… Detective

Lord Dirry-Moir

The Man Who Laughs

Michael Fenger

No Woman Knows

Gilbert Rance

A Dangerous Affair

Alvarez

The Celebrated Scandal

Constantin Ritz

The Clemenceau Case

Lloyd Stanley

Her Double Life

Casino Patron (uncredited)

The Mask of Dimitrios

J. Cumberland Spendrill III (uncredited)

Singin' in the Rain

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

The Doctor

Earthworm Tractors

Miller

Friendly Enemies

Aspiring Screenwriter

Don Key (Son of Burro)

(archive footage)

Yesterday and Today

Club Patron (uncredited)

Some Came Running

Club Patron (uncredited)

Pocketful of Miracles

Mona's Bald Party Guest (uncredited)

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

China Jones

The Beloved Brute

Col. Salter

Are We Civilized?

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Phantom Lady

Henry (uncredited)

Alice in Movieland

Man in Audience (uncredited)

You're My Everything

Dirk

Belle of the Nineties

Mr. Wietz

The Cobweb

Richard Harris / Joseph Harris (dual role)

Through Dante's Flames

Man in Gazebo (uncredited)

Saratoga Trunk

Carrol Morten

The Woman Hater

Board Member (uncredited)

Crime, Inc.

Grover Cleveland

The Monroe Doctrine

(uncredited)

Kid Galahad

Grand Duke 'Black' Michael

The Prisoner of Zenda

Louis de Mornay

The Green-Eyed Monster

Studio Lot Extra (uncredited)

Swingtime in the Movies

Professor (uncredited)

Varsity Show

Digley

The Case of the Velvet Claws

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives

Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

Seven Days in May

The Duke

Dog Shy

Lady on a Train

The Hangman

Medical Examiner

The Creeper

Alexander "Alec" D'Urberville

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

James Dawson

The Unknown Purple

Captain Levison

East Lynne

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

Tom Canfield

The Primrose Path

Man Ordered Out of Train Compartment by Captain (uncredited)

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

Judge

Street Corner

Snake-tail Sharkey

Should Tall Men Marry?

Jury Foreman (Uncredited)

Mystery House

Rural Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Wagons Roll at Night

Michael Casserly

Trailed by Three

Party Guest (uncredited)

High Society

Actor Removing Make-Up in Restaurant

Show Girl in Hollywood

Dick Robbins

North Star

Higby the butler

Murder by an Aristocrat

Scientist (uncredited)

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Archduke of Moravia

A Romance of the Air

Anton Tell / Herr McGraff Von Aachen

Treason

Count Kluckstein

My Pal, the King

Pompous English Colonel (uncredited)

Moss Rose

Louis XVI

Captain of the Guard

Petrovich

Three Weeks

James Berkeley

Her Husband’s Trademark

Old Man at Table (uncredited)

A Letter to Three Wives

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Orel Kosloff

The New Moon

Man Leaving Hospital (uncredited)

The Patient in Room 18

Juror (uncredited)

Party Girl

Barney McGuire

The Hawk's Nest

Prince

The Strangers' Banquet

Juror (uncredited)

The Story on Page One

Clayton Budd

Everybody's Acting

German General

War Mamas

Castle Servant at End

Expensive Husbands

Vic Thompson (uncredited)

Racket Busters

Nightclub Patron

Parole Girl

Croupier (uncredited)

Code of the Secret Service

Policeman at Bowling Alley (uncredited)

Angels Wash Their Faces

Stage Electrician (uncredited)

Broadway Hostess

Doorman

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Garden of the Moon

Renald's Butler (uncredited)

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

Green Hill Headwaiter

Melody for Two

Passerby Who Doesn't Buy a Newspaper (uncredited)

My Bill

Capt. Gregory Waddington-Smith (uncredited)

Naughty But Nice

Agent Gowing

Secret Service of the Air

Man Who Avoids Whale

Public Wedding

Spectator (uncredited)

A Star Is Born

Cigar Smoker in Saloon

Guns of the Pecos

Jury Foreman

Girls on Probation

Berton Bruce

The Evil Eye

Man in Hotel Lobby

On Your Toes

Gustav LeBrun

Devil's Island

$1 Bidder

He Couldn't Say No

Doorman (uncredited)

King of the Underworld

Second Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)

They Made Me a Criminal

President Grover Cleveland (uncredited)

The Oklahoma Kid

Doctor (uncredited)

Dark Victory

Soldier with Letter to Maximilian (uncredited)

Juarez

Draftsman (uncredited)

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Extra with Cane at Train Station

We Are Not Alone

Stationmaster

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter

Tourist's Broker (uncredited)

Daughters Courageous

Man in Judge's Hockey Game Box (uncredited)

Hell's Kitchen

Extra on Dance Floor

Indianapolis Speedway

Accident Witness (uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die

Bartender (uncredited)

Kid Nightingale

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Dust Be My Destiny

American Tourist

Espionage Agent

Taxi Passenger (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties

Gambler at Banco Table (uncredited)

Gilda

The Other Man's Wife

Assay Assistant (uncredited)

Heart of the North

Party Guest

Midnight Court

Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)

North by Northwest

Arrival at Grand Central Station (uncredited)

Missing Witnesses

Chatelain

The Sword of Monte Cristo

The Spider and the Fly

Man (uncredited)

The Last Hurrah

Diner on Train (uncredited)

The Judge Steps Out

Extra as Dancer (uncredited)

Blazing Sixes

Croupier

Wine, Women and Horses

Elwin H. Stanton

Trailin' West

Male Nurse

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Hertz (uncredited)

Calling Philo Vance

Luchow - German Soldier

British Intelligence

Club Member / Party Guest (uncredited)

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

Mr. James (uncredited)

Torchy Runs for Mayor

The Witch

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Limelight

The Lodger

Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Sinclair Executive (uncredited)

Voice of the Whistler

Street Passerby in Roller Skating Number (uncredited)

It's Always Fair Weather

Party Guest (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass

Thomas Fenton

Good and Naughty

Reporter (uncredited)

Murder in the Big House

Louis XV - King of France

When a Man Loves

Hotel Tenant (uncredited)

Crime by Night

The Gentleman

The Salvation Hunters

The Way of the Cross

Reporter (uncredited)

Rocketship X-M

Poole - Head of the Smugglers

The Pursuit of the Smugglers

Portland (uncredited)

Prairie Thunder

Bartender (uncredited)

Land Beyond the Law

Man (uncredited)

Flowing Gold

(uncredited)

The Sea Hawk

Bartender at Wyler's Party (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy

Doctor at Duel (uncredited)

Jezebel

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson

Coach Attendant

A Dispatch from Reuters

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Red, Hot and Blue

Club Patron (uncredited)

The Blue Angel

Man in Skeffington's Office (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington

Extra Farmer at Meeting

Three Faces West

Extra on Mayor's Platform

An Angel from Texas

Linyard

Shadow of the Law

Count von Pless

A Fool and His Money

Juror

The Captain's Kid

Guard at Farm (uncredited)

Road Gang

Staunton, Kingdon's Butler

Her Husband's Secretary

Jury Foreman

Over the Wall

Extra (uncredited)

Around the World in Eighty Days

Soda Fountain Customer

Little Big Shot

George Howard

Love and Hate

Count Pascal de Fondras

The Ghosts of Yesterday

George Trevor

The Way of a Woman

Airport Official

The Cowboy Quarterback

Train Conductor

Bad Men of Missouri

Jury Foreman

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Civil Defense Officer

The Mysterious Doctor

Ball Guest (uncredited)

The White Cliffs of Dover

Man with Packages in Elevator (uncredited)

Fear in the Night

Policeman in Court (uncredited)

Confession

Travis Reverecombe (uncredited)

Remains to Be Seen

Man in Audience (uncredited)

Vaudeville Days

Hoffman - Nazi Agent

Spy Ship

Deputy city clerk Smith

Tear Gas Squad

Ivan

My Official Wife

'Red' Fagan

The Midnight Message

Husband

Alex in Wonderland

Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic

Reporter at Train Station (uncredited)

A Fugitive from Justice

Minister

Alias Nick Beal

Banker Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Penrod's Double Trouble

Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Main Street Today

Doctor (uncredited)

Penrod and Sam

Crowd Control Officer (uncredited)

The Adventurous Blonde

Bailiff (uncredited)

Blondes at Work

Bettor on #9 (uncredited)

Torchy Gets Her Man

Workman (uncredited)

Romance Road

Judge

Duffy of San Quentin

Waiter (uncredited)

Slapsie Maxie's

Celebration Guest (uncredited)

Jack the Giant Killer

George Howard

Love Aflame

The Smuggler

The Hurricane

McLain

Broken Hearts of Hollywood

Cavallo

The Siren Of Seville

Clifford Howard

Lifting Shadows

Huntley Sheldon

Beware of Married Men

Party Guest (uncredited)

The Furies

Jack Gregory

Paid Back

Guest at Christening (uncredited)

Address Unknown

Man (uncredited)

Where Danger Lives

Wedding Guest in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

Father of the Bride

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Too Young to Kiss

Barrister (Uncredited)

One More River

Doorman (uncredited)

Bullets or Ballots

Depositor (uncredited)

Money and the Woman

Townsman (uncredited)

Until They Sail

Chateauroye

Under Two Flags

Concert Attendee (uncredited)

A Song to Remember

Rhodes' Butler

Find the Blackmailer

Arthur Dimmesdale

The Scarlet Letter

Napoleon Dobbings

Tea- With a Kick!

Dancer on Ship (Uncredited)

Darling, How Could You!

Andrio

The Wild Girl

Phillip Andrews

Paint and Powder

Marquis de Chateauroy

Under Two Flags

Richard Drake

On Time

Guest (Uncredited)

The Search for Bridey Murphy

Golfer (uncredited)

Rhubarb

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Romance on the High Seas

Mr. Summers - Juror #6

On Trial

Preston Ducayne, a gambler

Temporary Marriage

Teddy Carter

The Poor Rich Man

King's Consul (Uncredited)

The Climax

Rogers

All's Fair in Love

Dancer at Lonesome Club (uncredited)

You Can't Escape Forever

Man at Train Station (uncredited)

The Old Maid

Antoine Brabaut

The Galley Slave

Juror (Uncredited)

The Missing Juror

Faculty Board Member (uncredited)

People Will Talk

Office Worker in Hallway (uncredited)

The High Cost of Loving

Zeppelin Captain (uncredited)

Fly Away Baby

Party Guest (uncredited)

Ain't Misbehavin'

Man in the Governor's Mansion (uncredited)

The Baron of Arizona

Henri de Greve

Vanity's Price

Sergeant Juan Dinero

The Cavalier

Chess Player (uncredited)

Thrill of a Romance

Teddy Brant

The Derelict

Bumble the Beadle

Oliver Twist

Jacoby

A Woman's Resurrection

Gaspard Baudin

Should a Mother Tell

Nicholas Kenyon

The Sins of the Children

Third Trial Judge (uncredited)

The Law in Her Hands

Passenger to Newton Station (uncredited)

The Horse Soldiers

Lodge Guest (uncredited)

His Kind of Woman

The Age of Innocence

Carl Sturmer

The Test of Womanhood

Theatregoer (uncredited)

Youngblood Hawke

Hezekiah Dill

The Broadway Sport

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

258

Gender

Male

Birthday

1884-03-09

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Joseph Liebchen