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Taylor Holmes, Taylor Holmes (May 16, 1878 – September 30, 1959) was an actor who appeared in over 100 Broadway plays in his five-decade career. However, he is probably best remembered for his film roles, which he began in silent movies in 1917. By the 1940s, he was working more on film than on stage. Holmes played a number of memorable roles, including the gullible millionaire conned in Nightmare Alley (1947), a shifty lawyer in Kiss of Death (1947), the Bishop of Avranches, who fiercely denounces Pierre Cauchon in the Ingrid Bergman Joan of Arc (1948), Marilyn Monroes potential father-in-law in the 1953 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (I dont want to marry your son for his money, I want to marry him for your money!), and the voice of King Stefan in Disneys animated feature Sleeping Beauty (1959) - Holmes last credited screen role. He also played Ebenezer Scrooge in what is largely considered a notoriously bad (and cheaply made) half-hour television version of Charles Dickenss A Christmas Carol, first telecast in 1949. He was married to actress Edna Phillips and was the father of actors Phillips Holmes, Madeleine Taylor Holmes, and Ralph Holmes.Holmes has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[edit] External linksTaylor Holmes at the Internet Movie DatabaseTaylor Holmes at the Internet Broadway DatabaseTaylor Holmes at Find a GraveTaylor Holmes portrait section NY Public Library Billy rose CollectionThis article about an American actor or actress is a stub. 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