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Tim Holt
Actor

Tim Holt

5 Feb 1919Born
15 Feb 1973Died
54Age at death
79Credits

Biography

Tim Holt (February 5, 1918 – February 15, 1973) was a popular American film actor of the 1940s and early 1950s, appearing in forty-six "B" westerns released by RKO Pictures. Born in Beverly Hills to actor Jack Holt and his wife Margaret, he spent much of his childhood on set with his father, whose career began in 1914 during the silent pictures era and appeared mostly in westerns. Holt was signed to his first acting contract at the age of 17 by producer Walter Wanger who loaned him to RKO late that year.

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When that contract expired, RKO signed him to a seven-year contract and quickly put him to work, with Holt appearing in 24 westerns over the first three years for the studio to secure their permission for him to enlist during WWII. In 1943, he joined the Army Air Corps and became a distinguished B-17 and B-29 pilot in the Pacific Theatre, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart for bullet wounds he received while flying over Tokyo on the very last day of the war that ended in a crash landing. Once he had recovered, he returned to RKO to honor the remaining time of his contract, raising his total appearances with them to 46. In a career spanning more than four decades, he is best remembered for his leading role in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) and co-starring in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) alongside Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston—the latter becoming enshrined in 1997 as No. 30 on the American Film Institute's "100 Years…100 Movies" list.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2003Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'Film: Bob Curtin (archive footage)
  2. 1984Going Hollywood: The '30sFilm: (archive footage)
  3. 1976Meanwhile, Back at the RanchFilm: (archive footage)
  4. 1971This Stuff'll Kill Ya!Film: Agent Clark
  5. 1965The Yesterday MachineFilm: Police Lt. Partane
  6. 1957The Monster That Challenged the WorldFilm: Lt. Cmdr. John 'Twill' Twillinger
  7. 1952Desert PassageFilm: Tim Holt
  8. 1952TargetFilm: Tim Holt
  9. 1952Road AgentFilm: Tim Holt
  10. 1952Trail GuideFilm: Tim Holt
  11. 1952Chevron TheatreSeries (1 episode)
  12. 1951Overland TelegraphFilm: Tim Holt
  13. 1951Hot LeadFilm: Tim Holt
  14. 1951Pistol HarvestFilm: Tim
  15. 1951His Kind of WomanFilm: Bill Lusk
  16. 1951GunplayFilm: Tim Holt
  17. 1951Saddle LegionFilm: Dave Saunders
  18. 1951Law of the BadlandsFilm: Dave Saunders
  19. 1950Rio Grande PatrolFilm: Kansas
  20. 1950Border TreasureFilm: Ed Porter
  21. 1950Rider from TucsonFilm: Dave Saunders
  22. 1950Storm Over WyomingFilm: Dave Saunders
  23. 1950Dynamite PassFilm: Ross Taylor
  24. 1950Riders of the RangeFilm: Kansas Jones
  25. 1949The Mysterious DesperadoFilm: Tim Holt
  26. 1949Masked RaidersFilm: Tim Holt
  27. 1949Stagecoach KidFilm: Dave Collins
  28. 1949RustlersFilm: Dick McBride
  29. 1949Brothers in the SaddleFilm: Tim Taylor
  30. 1948Gun SmugglersFilm: Tim Holt
  31. 1948Indian AgentFilm: Dave Taylor
  32. 1948Guns of HateFilm: Bob Banning
  33. 1948The Arizona RangerFilm: Bob Morgan
  34. 1948Western HeritageFilm: Ross Daggert
  35. 1948The Treasure of the Sierra MadreFilm: Bob Curtin
  36. 1947Wild Horse MesaFilm: Dave Jordan
  37. 1947Under the Tonto RimFilm: Brad Canfield
  38. 1947Thunder MountainFilm: Marvin Hayden
  39. 1946My Darling ClementineFilm: Virgil Earp
  40. 1943The Avenging RiderFilm: Brit Marshall
  41. 1943Stars on HorsebackFilm
  42. 1943Sagebrush LawFilm: Tom Weston
  43. 1943Fighting FrontierFilm: Kit Russell
  44. 1943Hitler's ChildrenFilm: Lieutenant Karl Bruner
  45. 1942Pirates of the PrairieFilm: Deputy Marshal Larry Durant
  46. 1942Red River Robin HoodFilm: Jim Carey
  47. 1942Bandit RangerFilm: Clay Travers
  48. 1942Thundering HoofsFilm: Bill Underwood aka Bill Dawson
  49. 1942The Magnificent AmbersonsFilm: George Minafer
  50. 1942Come on DangerFilm: Jack Mason
  51. 1942Land of the Open RangeFilm: Dave Walton
  52. 1942Riding the WindFilm: Clay Stewart
  53. 1941Dude CowboyFilm: Terry McVey
  54. 1941Know For SureFilm: Jerry Anderson
  55. 1941The Bandit TrailFilm: Steve Haggerty
  56. 1941Six-Gun GoldFilm: Don Cardigan
  57. 1941Cyclone on HorsebackFilm: Stan Bradford
  58. 1941Robbers of the RangeFilm: Jim Drummond
  59. 1941Back StreetFilm: Richard Saxel
  60. 1941Along the Rio GrandeFilm: Jeff
  61. 1940The Fargo KidFilm: The Fargo Kid
  62. 1940Wagon TrainFilm: Zack Sibley
  63. 1940Swiss Family RobinsonFilm: Fritz Robinson
  64. 1940LaddieFilm: Laddie Stanton
  65. 1939Fifth Avenue GirlFilm: Tim Borden
  66. 1939The Girl and the GamblerFilm: Johnny Powell
  67. 1939The Rookie CopFilm: Clem Maitland
  68. 1939The Spirit of CulverFilm: Capt. Wilson
  69. 1939StagecoachFilm: Lt. Blanchard
  70. 1938The Law West of TombstoneFilm: Ted, The Tonto Kid
  71. 1938Sons of the LegionFilm: Tim Holt
  72. 1938The Renegade RangerFilm: Larry Corwin
  73. 1938Gold Is Where You Find ItFilm: Lance Ferris
  74. 1938I Met My Love AgainFilm: Budge Williams
  75. 1937Stella DallasFilm: Richard Grosvenor III
  76. 1937History Is Made at NightFilm: S.O.S. Radio Operator (uncredited)
  77. 1928The Vanishing PioneerFilm: John Ballard, Age 7
  78. 1926Forlorn RiverFilm: Child (uncredited)
  79. 1923HollywoodFilm: Jack Holt's Baby Son

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