Tim Holt
Known for Acting · 80 credits
- Born
- 1919-02-05
- Died
- 1973-02-15
- Place of birth
- Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
- Also known as
- Charles John "Tim" Holt III · Charles John Holt III
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. 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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (79)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948
as Bob Curtin
Stagecoach
1939
as Lt. Blanchard
My Darling Clementine
1946
as Virgil Earp
Back Street
1941
as Richard Saxel
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
as George Minafer
His Kind of Woman
1951
as Bill Lusk
Dude Cowboy
1941
as Terry McVey
Stella Dallas
1937
as Richard Grosvenor III
The Renegade Ranger
1938
as Larry Corwin
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939
as Tim Borden
Six-Gun Gold
1941
as Don Cardigan
The Yesterday Machine
1965
as Police Lt. Partane
I Met My Love Again
1938
as Budge Williams
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
1971
as Agent Clark
Swiss Family Robinson
1940
as Fritz Robinson
History Is Made at Night
1937
as S.O.S. Radio Operator (uncredited)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Thunder Mountain
1947
as Marvin Hayden
The Arizona Ranger
1948
as Bob Morgan
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
as Self (archive footage)
The Monster That Challenged the World
1957
as Lt. Cmdr. John 'Twill' Twillinger
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Lance Ferris
Bandit Ranger
1942
as Clay Travers
Dynamite Pass
1950
as Ross Taylor
Robbers of the Range
1941
as Jim Drummond
The Spirit of Culver
1939
as Capt. Wilson
Western Heritage
1948
as Ross Daggert
Pistol Harvest
1951
as Tim
Cyclone on Horseback
1941
as Stan Bradford
Pirates of the Prairie
1942
as Deputy Marshal Larry Durant
Indian Agent
1948
as Dave Taylor
Storm Over Wyoming
1950
as Dave Saunders
Gun Smugglers
1948
as Tim Holt
Hot Lead
1951
as Tim Holt
Riders of the Range
1950
as Kansas Jones
Red River Robin Hood
1942
as Jim Carey
Hitler's Children
1943
as Lieutenant Karl Bruner
The Bandit Trail
1941
as Steve Haggerty
The Avenging Rider
1943
as Brit Marshall
Under the Tonto Rim
1947
as Brad Canfield
Guns of Hate
1948
as Bob Banning
Hollywood
1923
as Jack Holt's Baby Son
The Law West of Tombstone
1938
as Ted, The Tonto Kid
Forlorn River
1926
as Child (uncredited)
Saddle Legion
1951
as Dave Saunders
Brothers in the Saddle
1949
as Tim Taylor
Come on Danger
1942
as Jack Mason
Border Treasure
1950
as Ed Porter
The Mysterious Desperado
1949
as Tim Holt
Laddie
1940
as Laddie Stanton
The Vanishing Pioneer
1928
as John Ballard, Age 7
Trail Guide
1952
as Tim Holt
Sons of the Legion
1938
as Tim Holt
Law of the Badlands
1951
as Dave Saunders
Along the Rio Grande
1941
as Jeff
Riding the Wind
1942
as Clay Stewart
Overland Telegraph
1951
as Tim Holt
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003
as Bob Curtin (archive footage)
Rider from Tucson
1950
as Dave Saunders
Wild Horse Mesa
1947
as Dave Jordan
The Fargo Kid
1940
as The Fargo Kid
The Girl and the Gambler
1939
as Johnny Powell
The Rookie Cop
1939
as Clem Maitland
Desert Passage
1952
as Tim Holt
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
Thundering Hoofs
1942
as Bill Underwood aka Bill Dawson
Stagecoach Kid
1949
as Dave Collins
Rio Grande Patrol
1950
as Kansas
Wagon Train
1940
as Zack Sibley
Sagebrush Law
1943
as Tom Weston
Masked Raiders
1949
as Tim Holt
Know For Sure
1941
as Jerry Anderson
Land of the Open Range
1942
as Dave Walton
Road Agent
1952
as Tim Holt
Fighting Frontier
1943
as Kit Russell
Target
1952
as Tim Holt
Gunplay
1951
as Tim Holt
Rustlers
1949
as Dick McBride
Stars on Horseback
1943
About Tim Holt
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. When that contract expired, RKO signed… With 80 credits spanning from 1923 to 2003, Tim Holt has appeared in 79 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Tim Holt Movies
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) — as Bob Curtin
- Stagecoach (1939) — as Lt. Blanchard
- My Darling Clementine (1946) — as Virgil Earp
- Back Street (1941) — as Richard Saxel
- The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) — as George Minafer
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