David Holt

Personal Info

Birthday

August 14, 1927

Day of Death

2003-11-15

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Also Known As

David Jack Holt

David Holt

Biography

David Jack Holt (August 14, 1927 – November 15, 2003) 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Four Star Playhouse

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Destroyer

Beau Geste

The Pride of the Yankees

The Big Broadcast of 1936

The Last Days of Pompeii

Shock

Filmography

1953
Combat Squad
as Garvin
1950
Second Chance
as Jimmy Dean
1949
Sky Liner
as Buford
Wild Weed
as Bob Lester
1946
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
as Tommy Carr
Courage of Lassie
as Pete Merrick
Hot Cargo
as Peter Chapman
1945
The Cheaters
as Reggie Pidgeon
1944
Reckless Age
as Horace Farnsworth
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
as Irwin Barrett (uncredited)
1943
Top Man
as Archie Fleming
Destroyer
as Sobbing Sailor
The Human Comedy
as Hubert Ackley III (uncredited)
1942
The Pride of the Yankees
as Billy (Age 17)
1941
Remember the Day
as Pitcher (uncredited)
1940
Military Academy
as Sandy Blake
1939
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Fred
Hero for a Day
as Billy Higgins
Beau Geste
as Augustus Brandon (as a Child)
1938
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Sid Sawyer
1937
The Star Reporter in Hollywood
as David Holt
1936
The Big Broadcast of 1937
as Trainbearer
Straight from the Shoulder
as Johnny Hayden
1935
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Flavius as a Boy
It's a Great Life
as Ruddy
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Brother
Men Without Names
as David Sherwood
Age of Indiscretion
as William Anthony "Bill" Lenhart
1934
You Belong to Me
as Jimmy Faxon
Shock
as Rickey Marbury
Stand Up and Cheer!
as Boy at Audition for Miss Adams
1933
Forgotten Babies
as Gang member