Tim Holt

About

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...

Known for

The Treasure of the Sierra MadreMovie • 1948StagecoachMovie • 1939My Darling ClementineMovie • 1946The Magnificent AmbersonsMovie • 1942His Kind of WomanMovie • 1951The Monster That Challenged the WorldMovie • 1957History Is Made at NightMovie • 1937Fifth Avenue GirlMovie • 1939Stella DallasMovie • 1937Swiss Family RobinsonMovie • 1940Hitler's ChildrenMovie • 1943The Yesterday MachineMovie • 1965