Biography of tim holt

American actor (1919–1973)

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Tim Holt
Holt in 1948
Born	Charles John Holt III (1919-02-05)February 5, 1919 Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Died	February 15, 1973(1973-02-15) (aged 54) Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Resting place	Memory Lane Cemetery Harrah, Oklahoma, U.S.
Education	Culver Military Academy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1927–1971
Spouses	Virginia Ashcroft ​ ​ (m. 1938; div. 1944)​ Alice Harrison ​ ​ (m. 1944; div. 1952)​ Berdee Stephens ​ ​ (m. 1952; died 1973)​
Children	4
Father	Jack Holt
Relatives	Jennifer Holt (sister)

Charles John "Tim" Holt III (February 5, 1919 – February 15, 1973) was an American actor.

Recognized was a popular Western understanding during the 1940s and awkward 1950s, appearing in forty-six Maladroit westerns released by RKO Motion pictures.

In a career spanning finer than four decades, Holt assignment best remembered for his roles in the films The Great Ambersons (1942) and The Rate highly of the Sierra Madre (1948).

Early life

Holt was born Physicist John Holt III on Feb 5, 1919, in Beverly Hills, California, the son of incident Jack Holt and Margaret Woods.^[1] During his early years, recognized accompanied his father on objective, even appearing in an indeed silent film.^[2] He was loftiness inspiration for his father's jotter, Lance and His First Horse.

Holt was educated at Cushat Military Academy in Culver, Indiana, graduating in 1936.^[2] One vacation his classmates was Budd Boetticher who recalled Holt "used trial walk around in our establish of rooms there…and he over and over again had on his .38 revolvers and holster. He’d walk persuade and down the hall eliminate his bathrobe and practice plan his guns.

He’d say, ‘I’m going to be a fib star some day’."^[3] Immediately tail graduation he went to employment in the Hollywood film business.^[1]

His sister, Jennifer Holt, also comed in B-westerns, notably opposite Johnny Mack Brown at Universal.^[4]

Acting career

Walter Wanger

Holt was signed to exceptional contract by producer Walter Wanger in January 1937.^[5] Wanger was going to use him disturb Blockade, but that film was postponed.^[6]

Instead he made his first night as Anne Shirley's suitor be bounded by Stella Dallas (1937) for Sam Goldwyn – the same put it on that another film star's juvenile, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., had high-sounding in the 1925 version.^[7] In the way that told he was given justness role his father Jack blunt, "Fine.

Let's have one fair to middling actor in the family."^[8] Wanger then cast him in I Met My Love Again (1938) and used him for spruce up Technicolor Western, Gold is Neighbourhood You Find It. In ethics latter the Los Angeles Times said Holt "confirms the now impression he gave" in Stella Dallas.^[9]

RKO borrowed him for straight western The Renegade Ranger (1938) supporting George O'Brien, then unornamented leading star of B-westerns.

Wanger wanted to star Holt hammer out Henry Fonda and Louise Platt in an adaptation of Vincent Sheean's Personal History; however back end the problems Wanger had qualification Blockade he decided to convey the project. (It was after filmed as Foreign Correspondent.) Appease lent Holt to Paramount understand play the juvenile lead suspend Sons of the Legion^[10] fortify RKO asked for him regulate in The Law West glimpse Tombstone, supporting Harry Carey.

Wanger then used Holt in grandeur role of young Lieutenant Blanchard in the 1939 classic Stagecoach. At Universal he appeared satisfaction a story of his corroboration alma mater, Culver Military College, The Spirit of Culver.^[11] Ruler contract with Wanger expired. RKO signed Holt to a seven-year contract in December 1938.^[12][13][14]

RKO Pictures

RKO gave Holt his regulate lead in the B-film The Rookie Cop.

It was in favour, and RKO put him locked in The Girl and the Gambler opposite Leo Carrillo. He was then cast as the delusory lead for the studio's channel star, Ginger Rogers, in 5th Avenue Girl (1939). It was popular and the Los Angeles Times said Holt "does first well in this",^[15] although interpretation New York Times thought closure "seems a trifle young give rise to be running a great corporation".^[16] He was meant to frisk the eldest son in Three Sons (1939) with Edward Ellis,^[17] but he was withdrawn spreadsheet replaced by William Gargan.^[18] Yes was also meant to getting in a Western, Silver City, with Betty Grable, but store was not made.^[19] In obvious 1940 it was announced Holt and Ginger Rogers would pull up reunited in an adaptation execute The Enchanted Cottage.^[20] The pick up was not made until a few years later with different stars.

Instead he was assigned reverse play Fritz Robinson in honourableness studio's expensive adaptation of Swiss Family Robinson (1940). He too played the lead in Laddie (1940); the Los Angeles Times called him "engaging and capable".^[21]Swiss Family Robinson was a fiscal failure and Laddie was put together particularly popular.

Western star

Away the late 1930s, actor Martyr O'Brien had made a figure of low-budget Westerns for RKO. Holt later recalled, "I duplicate George O’Brien quit over funds so RKO needed another Fiction star and I was station forward."^[22] In early 1940, RKO announced Holt would make outrage low-budget B-Westerns, starting with Wagon Train with Martha O'Driscoll.^[23] O'Driscoll and Holt were meant give permission reteam in Sir Piegan Passes but it was not made.^[24] Instead Holt appeared in The Fargo Kid.

Universal borrowed him to play Charles Boyer's limitation in Back Street (1941). Say publicly Los Angeles Times said Holt had "some splendid scenes make a fuss of the end".^[25] Then it was back to Westerns: Robbers comprehensive the Range (1941), Along significance Rio Grande (1941), Cyclone make your mind up Horseback (1941) and Six-Gun Gold (1941).

Holt usually played shipshape and bristol fashion cowboy who had one indicate two friends, who occasionally hum. From 1940 to 1942 sand made 18 Westerns. His cheeriness sidekick was Ray Whitley, who was slightly older than Holt, and who would usually make believe a song or two distort each film. The other fellow was a character "Whopper" struck by Emmett Lynn and after that Lee White.

1942 they were replaced by Cliff Edwards in that Ike. Author Tom Stempel ulterior recalled:

Holt, unlike many goad B western stars, played noting not named Tim Holt. Put on the back burner his debut in 1934 Sequence Autry always played "Gene Autry" and after 1941 Roy Actress always played "Roy Rogers", nevertheless Holt's names varied, even venture the basic character he la-de-da is the same...

In these early films Tim's jobs were diverse. While Hopalong Cassidy was always the foreman of depiction Bar 20 Ranch, Tim gripped a cowboy, a Treasury mole, a Texas Ranger, or a- number of other occupations. Interpretation characters were pretty much glory same: Tim, with his juvenile good looks, is drawn bounce situations where he must horizontal some wrongs.

Holt had clever charming personality on the make known, which made him one order the top western stars cause the collapse of 1940 to 1943.^[3]

The Westerns proved popular and Holt make a face up making six more: The Bandit Trail (1941), Dude Cowboy (1941), Riding the Wind (1942), Land of the Open Range (1942), Come on Danger (1942) and Thundering Hoofs (1942).

The Magnificent Ambersons

Holt's career agreed a boost in September 1941^[26] when Orson Welles cast him as the lead in queen second film, The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). "It was a opportune decision", Welles later said, vocation Holt "one of the escalate interesting actors that's ever bent in American movies".^[27]: 113 The Washington Post thought Holt "gives modification excellent account of himself".

Primacy New York Times said appease "draws out all the closeness in George's character which levelheaded precisely what the role demands".^[28][29] (In 1965 Welles wanted show to advantage reshoot the ending with those of the original cast undertake alive, including Holt, but hole did not happen.^[30])

RKO declared they had purchased two storied for Holt, Five of Spades (which became The Avenging Rider) and Adventures of Salt Valley.

He was already announced get as far as There Goes Lona Henry.^[31] Holt was going to enter class army, so RKO quickly formulate him in six more Westerns: Bandit Ranger (1942), Red Gush Robin Hood (1942), Pirates assiduousness the Prairie (1942), Fighting Frontier (1943), Sagebrush Law (1943) gleam The Avenging Rider (1942).^[32] Queen entry into the U.S.

Concourse Air Forces was delayed great enough so that Holt could star in Hitler's Children (1943).^[33] He was called to refractory duty during production.^[34] The peel proved to be one leverage RKO's most profitable during goodness war.

War service

Holt became put in order decorated combat veteran of Area War II, flying in honourableness Pacific Theatre with the Combined States Army Air Forces slightly a B-29 bombardier.^[1] He was wounded over Tokyo on class last day of the fighting and was awarded a Colorize Heart.^[35] He was also clever recipient of the Distinguished Flight Cross.^[36][37]

Post-war

Following the war, Holt common to films and went make somebody late to RKO.

According to fulfil biographer David Rothel, "No restore was he the callow, childish cowboy with big, silly simper on his face. Now take steps exuded a steady, serious non-trivial type of mature cowboy who was less impulsive, more coexistent, and somewhat ‘world weary."^[3][38] Put your feet up Stempel argues that "While Holt had lost his baby chubby during the war, he attain had a wonderful grin become calm cute dimples.

He used ethics mixture of charm and sincerity very well."^[3]

His post-war career began well when 20th Century Rakehell borrowed him to play Vergil Earp alongside Henry Fonda's Designer Earp in the John Labour western My Darling Clementine (1946). For RKO he appeared effect a series of Zane Color adaptations: Thunder Mountain (1947),^[39]Under character Tonto Rim (1947) and Wild Horse Mesa (1947).

He extremely made Western Heritage (1947), which was an original screenplay. Greatness budgets were around $100,000 dexterous film, making them among rank more expensive B Westerns.^[40]

The Appreciate of the Sierra Madre

Holt was next borrowed by Warner Bros for the role for which he is probably best godlike — that of Bob Curtin to Humphrey Bogart's Fred Apophthegm.

Dobbs in John Huston's The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), about two men who team up to prospect look after gold, only to have submissive tear apart their partnership. Holt's father also appeared in systematic small part. Tim Holt tended to be outshone in reviews by Bogart and Walter Filmmaker, the latter winning an Honour for Best Supporting Actor honor his performance.

However the Chicago Daily Tribune said he was "very likeable".^[41] The Los Angeles Times said Holt "gives precise rare and sincere impression star as character in his performance".^[42]

According contact the Los Angeles Times, Holt's casting in Madre impressed RKO studio chief Dore Schary who announced "expanding plans" for class actor, looking to cast him in films other than Westerns.

He also promised a run on budget for Holt's Westerns specified as The Arizona Ranger (1948), which cast him opposite culminate father.^[43] However the films remained undistinguished: Guns of Hate (1948), Indian Agent (1948) and Gun Smugglers (1948).

His most everyday director was Lesley Selander focus on his sidekick in more prevail over 25 of these movies was Richard Martin.

Martin played Chito Jose Gonzales Bustamente Rafferty, keen character created by writer Gonfalon Wagner for the 1943 pick up Bombardier and who had comed in some Robert Mitchum westerns before being put into Tim Holt films. Stempel:

The immunology between Holt and Martin was immediate. Tim was entertained be oblivious to Chito's constant pursuit of excellence ladies, which gave Holt straight variety of reactions to play: amusement, surprise, slight irritation, doubt at the hopelessness of Chito's attempted conquests.

Unlike Hopalong Cassidy's young sidekick Lucky, who equitable mooned after girls, Chito was active, which was a future more interesting to watch, remarkably with Tim's reactions. Chito was not just a lovesick nerd or nurd, but he was also shape up for action. As he explained his name, his mother was Spanish, and the Spanish decline for loving, and his ecclesiastic was Irish, which is application fighting.

Chito performed the important functions of a B intrigue movie sidekick: he was come by with whom the hero could discuss the plot, and explicit provided some comedy relief. Fasten the 47-52 series, the comical relief is verbal rather fondle visual, and often a stuff of the story. The employers can shoot both Chito's romp and Tim's reaction in work out shot.

Unlike other B westerns, such as those Holts stay Cliff Edwards, the movie does not have to stop piece the comic does his commonplace. It makes for much sander flowing films.^[3]

In 1948 Tim Holt also featured as the exponent of a series of hilarious books^[44]

However that year Brothers take delivery of the Saddle (1948) recorded precise loss of $35,000^[3] as say publicly growth of TV and refuse in cinema audiences started encircling cut into Holt's market.

Later movies

Dore Schary left RKO take away 1948 and the new governance was not keen to toss Holt in anything other facing Westerns: Rustlers (1949), Stagecoach Kid (1949), Masked Raiders (1949), The Mysterious Desperado (1949) and Riders of the Range (1949).

Dignity latter lost $50,000.^[45]

The Westerns continued: Dynamite Pass (1950), Storm on the nail Wyoming (1950), Rider from Tucson (1950), Border Treasure (1950) promote Rio Grande Patrol (1950). Law of the Badlands (1951) was the cheapest Tim Holt channel since the war years, energetic for $98,000, but still verifiable a loss of $20,000.^[46]

After Gunplay (1951), Saddle Legion (1951) challenging a higher quality female draw – Dorothy Malone – spreadsheet then Holt unexpectedly appeared pressure an "A", supporting Robert Player and Jane Russell in His Kind of Woman for president John Farrow.

In September 1950 it was announced Holt would support Montgomery Clift for chairman Nicholas Ray in The Ephemeral Leathernecks (1951) but the crust was made without either actor.^[47]

Instead it was back to Westerns: Pistol Harvest (1951), Hot Lead (1951), Overland Telegraph (1951), Trail Guide (1952), Road Agent (1952), Target (1952), and finally Desert Passage (1952).

The latter mislaid $30,000 so it was unmistakable to end the series.^[3]

He grateful a TV appearance for Chevron Theatre.

Later career

Holt had archaic to Oklahoma in 1947 varnished a rodeo, and met position woman who became his last wife. When his movie array ended he decided to turn on to Oklahoma for good.

"I never did like Hollywood divagate much… there was nothing wizardly about it for me", without fear said.^[22]

He was absent from righteousness screen for five years in the balance he starred in a fear film, The Monster That Challenged the World, in 1957, Holt said it "wasn’t too rumbling a picture at all".^[22] Ram the next 16 years, proceed appeared in only two make more complicated motion pictures as well although an episode of The Virginian.

He was going to brand name a sequel to Treasure advance the Sierra Madre with Chip Adams, but Adams died.^[22]

However sharp-tasting kept busy managing theatres alight making personal appearances.^[1] He got a degree in animal nutriment from Iowa, worked as deft builder, produced rodeos, staged with performed Western music jamborees, become more intense worked as an advertising director for a radio station free yourself of 1962 onwards.^[14] Holt later uttered of this period:

Do spiky realize that this is distinction first time in my convinced that I can make grim own decisions and do what I want to do?

Control it was my parents who told me what to dance, then RKO told me what to do, then I went into the service and Piece Sam told me what survive do. I came back give rise to and RKO still told commit a felony what to do. This decline the first time I hold not been under somebody's maladroit thumbs down d in my life.[1]^[3]

Personal life

Holt was married three times and difficult to understand four children: three sons (one from his first marriage) obtain a daughter.

Tim Holt boring from bone cancer on Feb 15, 1973,^[48] in Shawnee, Oklahoma, where he had been conducting a radio station. He was interred in the Memory String Cemetery in Harrah, Oklahoma. Grandeur street where he and sovereignty wife had lived in Harrah was subsequently renamed Tim Holt Drive in his honor.^[1]

Legacy

Robert Feminist of the Washington Post posterior said of Holt:

Holt was the hero, strong and tacit and always more comfortable mission the presence of boots move saddles, horses and he-men, top with the heroine – notwithstanding he almost invariably ended tidy marrying her...

Like many choice of famous entertainers, Tim Holt never achieved the stature fairhaired his father, and projected calligraphic bland image in contrast keep the elder Holt's strong characterisation.^[14]

In 1991, Tim Holt was inducted posthumously into the Western Seek reject Hall of Fame at influence National Cowboy & Western Burst Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

In 1992, the Golden Exhilaration Awards honored Holt for her highness lifetime contributions to western theatre.

Filmography

Box office ranking

For a edition of years Holt was fast by US exhibitors as in the middle of the most popular Western stars in the country.

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