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.
Acted in 78
2000s
- 2003
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Bob Curtin (archive footage)
1980s
- 1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1970s
- 1976
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)
- 1971
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
Agent Clark
1960s
- 1965
1950s
- 1957
- 1952
Target
Tim Holt
Road Agent
Tim Holt
Trail Guide
Tim Holt
- 1951
Overland Telegraph
Tim Holt
Hot Lead
Tim Holt
Pistol Harvest
Tim
Gunplay
Tim Holt
Saddle Legion
Dave Saunders
Law of the Badlands
Dave Saunders
- 1950
Rio Grande Patrol
Kansas
Border Treasure
Ed Porter
Rider from Tucson
Dave Saunders
Storm Over Wyoming
Dave Saunders
Dynamite Pass
Ross Taylor
Riders of the Range
Kansas Jones
1940s
- 1949
The Mysterious Desperado
Tim Holt
Masked Raiders
Tim Holt
Stagecoach Kid
Dave Collins
Rustlers
Dick McBride
Brothers in the Saddle
Tim Taylor
- 1948
Gun Smugglers
Tim Holt
Indian Agent
Dave Taylor
Guns of Hate
Bob Banning
The Arizona Ranger
Bob Morgan
Western Heritage
Ross Daggert
- 1947
Wild Horse Mesa
Dave Jordan
Under the Tonto Rim
Brad Canfield
Thunder Mountain
Marvin Hayden
- 1946
- 1943
The Avenging Rider
Brit Marshall
Stars on Horseback
Movie
Sagebrush Law
Tom Weston
Fighting Frontier
Kit Russell
Hitler's Children
Lieutenant Karl Bruner
- 1942
Pirates of the Prairie
Deputy Marshal Larry Durant
Red River Robin Hood
Jim Carey
Thundering Hoofs
Bill Underwood aka Bill Dawson
Come on Danger
Jack Mason
Land of the Open Range
Dave Walton
Riding the Wind
Clay Stewart
- 1941
Dude Cowboy
Terry McVey
Know For Sure
Jerry Anderson
The Bandit Trail
Steve Haggerty
Six-Gun Gold
Don Cardigan
Cyclone on Horseback
Stan Bradford
Robbers of the Range
Jim Drummond
Back Street
Richard Saxel
Along the Rio Grande
Jeff
- 1940
The Fargo Kid
The Fargo Kid
Wagon Train
Zack Sibley
Laddie
Laddie Stanton
1930s
- 1939
The Girl and the Gambler
Johnny Powell
The Rookie Cop
Clem Maitland
The Spirit of Culver
Capt. Wilson
- 1938
The Law West of Tombstone
Ted, The Tonto Kid
Sons of the Legion
Tim Holt
The Renegade Ranger
Larry Corwin
Gold Is Where You Find It
Lance Ferris
I Met My Love Again
Budge Williams
- 1937
1920s
- 1928
- 1926
Forlorn River
Child (uncredited)
- 1923
Hollywood
Jack Holt's Baby Son
Appearances1
1990s
- 1997
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)