Wendell Holmes

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 17, 1914

died

April 27, 1962

place of birth

Cheshire, Ohio, U.S.

also known as

Oliver Wendell Holmes

total credits

11 movies

Biography

Oliver Wendell Holmes (August 17, 1914 – April 27, 1962) was an American actor whose career included work in radio, television, broadway, and film.

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Known For

Elmer Gantry

as Reverend Ulrich

Inherit the Wind

as Banker - Critic at City Meeting (uncredited)

The Absent-Minded Professor

as General Poynter

I Want to Live!

as Detective

But Not for Me

as Miles Montgomery

Good Day for a Hanging

as Tallant Joslin, Prosecutor

Filmography

11 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

7.3

Elmer Gantry

1960as Reverend Ulrich

7.7

Inherit the Wind

1960as Banker - Critic at City Meeting (uncredited)

6.6

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961as General Poynter

6.9

I Want to Live!

1958as Detective

6.3

But Not for Me

1959as Miles Montgomery

6.4

Good Day for a Hanging

1959as Tallant Joslin, Prosecutor

6.7

Edge of Eternity

1959as Sam Houghton

5.9

Because They're Young

1960as Principal Donlan

6.0

Judgment at Nuremberg

1959as Judge Ives

4.3

Young and Wild

1958as Lewis J. Christopher

5.0

Lotto Land

1995as Milt