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George Houston

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1896-01-11

Day of Death

1944-11-12

Place of Birth

Hampton, New Jersey, USA

George 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).

Filmography (24)

⭐ 5.5 Role: Tom Cameron

Outlaws of Boulder Pass

1942
⭐ 8.0 Role: Tom Cameron

Border Roundup

1942
⭐ 9.0 Role: Tom Cameron

Texas Justice

1942
⭐ 8.0 Role: Tom Cameron

The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

1942
⭐ 5.0 Role: Tom Cameron

The Lone Rider and the Bandit

1942
⭐ 0 Role: Tom Cameron - The Lone Rider

The Lone Rider Fights Back

1941
⭐ 5.0 Role: Tom Cameron / Keno Harris

The Lone Rider Ambushed

1941
⭐ 6.5 Role: Tom Cameron

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

1941
⭐ 5.0 Role: Tom Cameron

The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

1941
⭐ 6.5 Role: Tom Cameron aka The Lone Rider

The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio

1941
⭐ 9.0 Role: Tom Cameron

The Lone Rider Rides On

1941
⭐ 6.8 Role: George Washington

The Howards of Virginia

1940
⭐ 9.0 Role: Dan Haggerty

Laughing at Danger

1940
⭐ 5.9 Role: Schiller

The Great Waltz

1938
⭐ 6.0 Role: Wild Bill Hickok

Frontier Scout

1938