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David Jack Holt was an American actor initially groomed at the age of seven to be the male Shirley Temple. After several supporting roles as a juvenile actor in films during the 1930s–1940s, he experienced family stress and left acting by the time he was 25. He subsequently had success as a songwriter, before his death in 2003 at the age of 76.
Birth Name
David Jack Holt
Born
Sunday, 14 August 1927
Died
Saturday, 15 November 2003
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Combat Squad | Garvin | 1953 |
Affair with a Stranger | Director at Recording Studio | 1953 |
Four Star Playhouse | Chuck Stern | 1952 |
Fearless Fagan | Soldier | 1952 |
Second Chance | Jimmy Dean | 1950 |
Battleground | G.I. Straggler | 1949 |
The Lone Ranger | Johnny Sears | 1949 |
Sky Liner | Buford | 1949 |
Wild Weed | Bob Lester | 1949 |
Command Decision | Lt. Nelson | 1948 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Combat Squad | Garvin | 1953 |
Affair with a Stranger | Director at Recording Studio | 1953 |
Four Star Playhouse | Chuck Stern | 1952 |
Fearless Fagan | Soldier | 1952 |
Second Chance | Jimmy Dean | 1950 |
Battleground | G.I. Straggler | 1949 |
The Lone Ranger | Johnny Sears | 1949 |
Sky Liner | Buford | 1949 |
Wild Weed | Bob Lester | 1949 |
Command Decision | Lt. Nelson | 1948 |
Affairs of Geraldine | Percy McBride | 1946 |
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi | Tommy Carr | 1946 |
Courage of Lassie | Pete Merrick | 1946 |
Hot Cargo | Peter Chapman | 1946 |
The Cheaters | Reggie Pidgeon | 1945 |
The Human Comedy | Hubert Ackley III | 1944 |
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout | Irwin Barrett | 1944 |
Top Man | Archie Fleming | 1943 |
Destroyer | Sobbing Sailor | 1943 |
The Pride of the Yankees | Billy (Age 17) | 1942 |
What's Cookin' | Herby | 1942 |
Remember the Day | Pitcher | 1941 |
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Fred | 1939 |
Hero for a Day | Billy Higgins | 1939 |
Beau Geste | Augustus Brandon (as a child) | 1939 |
Sons of the Legion | Jimmy Hynes | 1938 |
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Sid Sawyer | 1938 |
The Star Reporter in Hollywood | Self / David Holt | 1937 |
The Big Broadcast of 1937 | Train Bearer / Trainbearer | 1936 |
Straight from the Shoulder | Johnny Hayden | 1936 |
The Last Days of Pompeii | Flavius - as a Boy / Flavius as a Boy | 1935 |
It's a Great Life | Ruddy | 1935 |
The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Brother | 1935 |
Men Without Names | David Sherwood | 1935 |
Age of Indiscretion | Bill Lenhart / William Anthony "Bill" Lenhart | 1935 |
You Belong to Me | Jimmy Faxon | 1934 |
Now and Forever | Guest at Penny's Party | 1934 |
The Cat's-Paw | Ezekiel as a Boy | 1934 |
Shock | Rickey Marbury | 1934 |
Stand Up and Cheer! | Boy at Audition for Miss Adams | 1934 |
She Made Her Bed | Little Boy | 1934 |
Forgotten Babies | Our Gang member | 1933 |
Applause | Jack Singer | 1929 |