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Wendell Holmes - Actor & Filmmaker | The Couch Critic

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Born

August 17, 1914Died: April 27, 1962

Lived 47 years

Place of Birth

Cheshire, Ohio, U.S.

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Career Highlights

10

Movies

29

TV Shows

Also Known As

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Wendell Holmes

Acting

Biography

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

The Absent-Minded Professor poster

The Absent-Minded Professor

as General Poynter

Elmer Gantry poster

Elmer Gantry

as Reverend Ulrich

Inherit the Wind poster

Inherit the Wind

as Banker - Critic at City Meeting (uncredited)

Because They're Young poster

Because They're Young

as Principal Donlan

Edge of Eternity poster

Edge of Eternity

as Sam Houghton

But Not for Me poster

But Not for Me

as Miles Montgomery

Judgment at Nuremberg poster

Judgment at Nuremberg

Good Day for a Hanging poster

Good Day for a Hanging

as Tallant Joslin, Prosecutor

I Want to Live! poster

I Want to Live!

Young and Wild poster

Young and Wild

as Lewis J. Christopher