George Houston
Known for Acting · 24 credits
- Born
- 1896-01-11
- Died
- 1944-11-12
- Place of birth
- Hampton, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- George Fleming Houston · George Byron · George F. Houston
Biography
George Houston, having success on the Broadway stage, was enticed to Hollywood for some singing work in musicals in the mid 1930s. Hired by Grand National Studios, he appeared in the lead role for the tuneful seafaring yarn Captain Calamity (1936) and as Wild Bill Hickcock in Frontier Scout (1938). With the success of singing cowboys in motion pictures, he was signed at MGM, starring in The Great Waltz, and for Warner Bros. in Blockade, both 1938. From 1939 to 1940 he starred in an eight-part short film production, Tales of Billy the Kid, for PRC (Producers Distributing Corporation), but the series was never released. Houston's last film was The Lone Rider (1942).
Known For
Movies (24)
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Marquis De St. Priest (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia
1940
as George Washington
Conquest
1937
as Grand Marshal George Duroc
Blockade
1938
as The Troubador
Captain Calamity
1936
as (Cap't) Bill Jones
Texas Justice
1942
as Tom Cameron
The Great Waltz
1938
as Schiller
Border Roundup
1942
as Tom Cameron
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
1942
as Tom Cameron
The Lone Rider Rides On
1941
as Tom Cameron
What Price Safety!
1938
as Foreman Cooper
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
1937
as Wallaby Jim
Frontier Scout
1938
as Wild Bill Hickok
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
1941
as Tom Cameron
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
1941
as Tom Cameron
Laughing at Danger
1940
as Dan Haggerty
The Melody Lingers on
1935
as Carlo Salvini
Masks and Memories
1934
as Uncle Andy
The Lone Rider Ambushed
1941
as Tom Cameron / Keno Harris
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
1942
as Tom Cameron
Outlaws of Boulder Pass
1942
as Tom Cameron
The Lone Rider Fights Back
1941
as Tom Cameron - The Lone Rider
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
1941
as Tom Cameron aka The Lone Rider
Let's Sing Again
1936
as Leon Alba
About George Houston
George Houston, having success on the Broadway stage, was enticed to Hollywood for some singing work in musicals in the mid 1930s. Hired by Grand National Studios, he appeared in the lead role for the tuneful seafaring yarn Captain Calamity (1936) and as Wild Bill Hickcock in Frontier Scout (1938). With the success of singing cowboys in motion pictures, he was signed at MGM, starring in The Great Waltz, and for Warner Bros. in Blockade, both 1938. From 1939 to 1940 he starred in an eight-part short film production, Tales of Billy the Kid, for… With 24 credits spanning from 1934 to 1942, George Houston has appeared in 24 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular George Houston Movies
- Marie Antoinette (1938) — as Marquis De St. Priest (uncredited)
- The Howards of Virginia (1940) — as George Washington
- Conquest (1937) — as Grand Marshal George Duroc
- Blockade (1938) — as The Troubador
- Captain Calamity (1936) — as (Cap't) Bill Jones
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