Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1919-02-05
Day of Death
1973-02-15
Place of Birth
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Tim Holt
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.
Filmography (79)
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
1971
The Yesterday Machine
1965
The Monster That Challenged the World
1957
Desert Passage
1952
Target
1952
Road Agent
1952
Trail Guide
1952
Overland Telegraph
1951
Hot Lead
1951
Pistol Harvest
1951
