Harry Holman

Biography

Harry James Holman was an American actor born in Conway, Missouri, who began his career as a performer after dropping out of school at the ninth grade level. He gained recognition for playing various authoritative figures and comedic roles, including Professor Richmond in Hoi Polloi (1935) and Frank Capra's films like Meet John Doe (1941). On Broadway, he portrayed characters in notable plays, and Holman also headlined his own vaudeville comedy troupe, the Harry Holman Comedy Company.