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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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
