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Harry James Holman (March 15, 1862 – May 3, 1947) was an American character actor. He appeared in approximately 130 films between 1923 and 1947.

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Harry Holman
Holman in 1909
Born	Harry James Holman (1862-03-15)March 15, 1862 Conway, Missouri, U.S.
Died	May 3, 1947(1947-05-03) (aged 85) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting place	Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid, Oklahoma, U.S.
Other names	Harold Holman
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1903–1947

Biography

Born in Conway, Missouri, Holman dropped out of school in the ninth grade and began seeking work as an actor.^{[citation needed]} In films from at least 1930, he played "a vast array of mayors, justices of the peace, attorneys, millionaires and sugar daddies".[1] 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).

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

References

External links

• Harry Holman at IMDb

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