Charles John Holt, Jr. (May 31, 1888 – January 18, 1951) was an American

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actor who was prominent in both silent and sound movies, particularly Westerns.

Early life

Holt was born in 1888 in the Fordham section of

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, the son of an Episcopal priest at St. James Church. When in

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, he attended Trinity School. He was accepted into the

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in 1909, but expelled for misbehavior in his second semester there. Following Holt's father's death, the family moved to New York City, where Jack, his mother, and brother Marshall lived with his married sister, Frances. Holt worked at various jobs including construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad's tunnel under the Hudson River and being a "surveyor, laborer, prospector, trapper, and stagecoach driver, among many other jobs" during an almost six-year stay in Alaska.

Military service

Holt was prevented from serving in World War I because of "chronic foot problems" that resulted from frostbite that he suffered during his time in Alaska. At the start of

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, he enlisted in the

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at the age of 54, at the request of

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George C. Marshall so that Holt could be a horse buyer for the

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. On January 28, 1943, Holt reported for duty with the rank of captain in the Army Quartermaster Corps. He began training at Fort Francis E. Warren.

Film career

Holt began in Hollywood with

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work and

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parts in serials and at

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worked as a supporting player for Francis Ford and his brother

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, and Grace Cunard. In his 1914 film debut, Holt rode a horse down a steep embankment into the Russian River in a scene for ''Salomy Jane''. The stunt cracked some of Holt's ribs and injured the horse so badly that it had to be destroyed. The film, which was considered lost for years, was included in the DVD released 2011 anthology ''Treasures 5 The West 1898—1938'' by the National Film Preservation Foundation after a print was discovered in Australia. Jack Holt, with his dapper mustache, prominent jaw, and quick-with-his-fists manner, personified rugged masculinity. Holt became

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' most reliable leading man, and scored personal successes in three

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action dramas: '' Submarine'' (1928), ''

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'' (1929) and '' Dirigible'' (1931). Holt's no-nonsense characterizations were eclipsed by younger, tough-talking actors like

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and

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, although he was still entrusted with tough-guy-with-a-heart-of-gold leads. Two mid-1930s features, '' Whirlpool'' and '' The Defense Rests'', starred Holt opposite up-and-coming ingenue Jean Arthur. Exhibitors had come to associate Jack Holt with rough-and-tumble action, and so Holt continued to work in low-budget crime dramas (mostly for Columbia) through 1940. The series came to an end when he argued with studio chief

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. Cohn thought the actor so arrogant that he assigned Holt the leading role in a lowbrow 15-chapter serial, ''

Holt of the Secret Service ''Holt of the Secret Service'' (1941) was the 16th serial released by Columbia Pictures. Plot A murderous gang of counterfeiters has kidnapped John Severn (played by Ray Parsons), the U.S. government's best engraver. He is forced to engrave a s ...

'' (1941). Holt — the star of longest standing with the studio — was insulted by Cohn's demotion and, although he turned in a professional performance in the serial, he walked out on both Cohn and Columbia. Jack Holt-Seena Owen in Victory

Holt began freelancing at other studios, frequently appearing in outdoor and western fare. He would become an enduring member of the cowboy fraternity through '' Trail of Robin Hood'' (1950), a Roy Rogers western with guest appearances by Holt, Allan Lane, Tom Keene, Tom Tyler, Kermit Maynard, and Rex Allen. Jack Holt's children established their own film careers.

Tim Holt Charles John "Tim" Holt III (February 5, 1919 – February 15, 1973) was an American actor. He was a popular Western star during the 1940s and early 1950s, appearing in forty-six B westerns released by RKO Pictures. In a career spanning more ...

succeeded George O'Brien as the star of

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' "B" westerns, and co-starred with his father in ''

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'' (1948), with Jack as a grubby vagrant. Jennifer Holt played ingenues in low-budget features, mostly for

. The Holt family performed together on the "Drifty" episode of "All Star Western Theater" (

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- CBS Pacific Network, 1946/47) as a father/son/daughter trio featuring a dramatic sketch and additional entertainment by Foy Willing and the

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Personal life

Holt married divorcee Margaret Wood in 1918. She obtained a divorce in Mexico in 1932, but on January 9, 1940, a judge in Los Angeles ruled that the divorce was invalid. Her father, tycoon Henry Morton Stanley-Wood, disowned her because she married an actor; they later made up after he had lost most of his money in the Great Depression. She already had a daughter when they married, and together they had a son, Charles John Holt III, and a daughter, Elizabeth Marshall Holt. Better known as Tim and Jennifer respectively, both of them became actors in western films. Holt was a lifetime member of the Society of Colonial Wars, admitted to the California Society on July 13, 1928.

Death

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Holt died in 1951 of a

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, at age 62.

Contribution

Holt has a star on the

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at 6313-½ Hollywood Blvd for his contribution to the motion picture industry. Margaret Mitchell, although having no say in the casting for '' Gone With the Wind'' (1939), expressed her preference of Jack Holt as

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, because her personal favorite, Charles Boyer, had a French accent.Anne Edwards, ''Road to Tara: The Life of Margaret Mitchell'' (New Haven and New York: Ticknor and Fields, 1983)

Filmography

*'' Salomy Jane'' (1914) as Solitaire-Playing Cowboy in Saloon (uncredited) *'' The Master Key'' (1914, Serial) as Donald Faversham *'' The Broken Coin'' (1915, Serial) as Captain Williams *'' Jewel'' (1915) as Nat Bonnell *'' The Dumb Girl of Portici'' (1916) as Conde *'' Naked Hearts'' (1916) as Howard *''

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'' (1916, Serial) as Captain Bob Rutledge *''

Saving the Family Name ''Saving the Family Name'' is a 1916 American drama film directed by Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley and written by Lois Weber. The film stars Mary MacLaren, Gerard Alexander, Carl von Schiller, Jack Holt, Phillips Smalley, and Harry Depp. The f ...

'' (1916) as Jansen Winthrop *'' The Chalice of Sorrow'' (1916) (uncredited) *''

The Black Sheep of the Family ''The Black Sheep of the Family'' is a 1916 American silent mystery film directed by Jay Hunt and starring Francelia Billington, Jack Holt, and Gilmore Hammond.Wlaschin p.31 Cast * Francelia Billington as Esther Saunders * Jack Holt as K ...

'' (1916) as Kenneth Carmont *''

Joan the Woman ''Joan the Woman'' is a 1916 American epic silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Geraldine Farrar as Joan of Arc. The film premiered on Christmas Day in 1916. This was DeMille's first historical drama. The screenplay is b ...

'' (1916) (uncredited) *''

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'' (1917, Serial) *''

The Cost of Hatred ''The Cost of Hatred'' is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Beulah Marie Dix. The film stars Kathlyn Williams, Theodore Roberts, Tom Forman, Jack W. Johnston, Jack Holt and Charles Ogle. The film was re ...

'' (1917) as Huertez *'' Sacrifice'' (1917) as Paul Ekald *'' Giving Becky a Chance'' (1917) as Tom Fielding *''

The Inner Shrine ''The Inner Shrine'' is a 1917 silent produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the first of only two films that starred Margaret Illington, a noted Broadway actress. The story is from a 1909 novel, The Inner Shrine', ...

'' (1917) as Viscount D'Arcourt *'' The Little American'' (1917) as Karl von Austreim *'' The Call of the East'' (1917) as Alan Hepburn *'' The Secret Game'' (1917) as Maj. John Northfield *'' The Hidden Pearls'' (1918) as Robert Garvin *'' The Claw'' (1918) as Maurice Stair *'' One More American'' (1918) as Sam Potts *''

Headin' South ''Headin' South'' is a 1918 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson with supervision from Allan Dwan and starring Douglas Fairbanks. The film is now considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film magazine, a fore ...

'' (1918) *'' Love Me'' (1918) as Gordon Appleby *'' The Honor of His House'' (1918) as Robert Farlow *'' The White Man's Law'' (1918) as Sir Harry Falkland *'' The Iron Claw'' (1916, Serial) as Maurice Stair *''

A Desert Wooing ''A Desert Wooing'' is a 1918 American drama silent film directed by Jerome Storm and written by J.G. Hawks. The film stars Enid Bennett, Jack Holt, Donald MacDonald, J. P. Lockney and Charles Spere. The film was released on June 23, 1918, ...

'' (1918) as Barton Masters *'' Green Eyes'' (1918) as Pearson Hunter *'' The Marriage Ring'' (1918) as Rodney Heathe *'' The Road Through the Dark'' (1918) as Duke Karl *'' The Squaw Man'' (1918) as Cash Hawkins *'' Cheating Cheaters'' (1919) as Tom Palmer *'' A Midnight Romance'' (1919) as Roger Sloan *'' For Better, for Worse'' (1919) as Crusader *'' The Woman Thou Gavest Me'' (1919) as Lord Raa *'' A Sporting Chance'' (1919) as Paul Sayre *'' The Woman Michael Married'' (1919) as Michael Ordsway *'' The Life Line'' (1919) as Jack Hearne, the Romany Rye *'' Kitty Kelly, M.D.'' (1919) as Bob Lang *''

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'' (1919) as Axel Heyst *'' The Best of Luck'' (1920) as Kenneth, Lord Glenayr *''

Crooked Streets ''Crooked Streets'' is a 1920 American silent drama spy film directed by Paul Powell and produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is one of star Ethel Clayton's rare surviving silent films with a copy at the L ...

'' (1920) as Rupert O'Dare *'' Held by the Enemy'' (1920) as Col. Charles Prescott *'' The Sins of Rosanne'' (1920) as Sir Dennis Harlenden *'' Midsummer Madness'' (1920) as Bob Meredith *'' All Soul's Eve'' (1921) as Roger Heath *''

Ducks and Drakes ''Ducks and Drakes'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film produced and released by Realart Pictures, an offshoot of Paramount Pictures. It was directed by stage producer/director Maurice Campbell and stars Bebe Daniels (also a producer on th ...

'' (1921) as Rob Winslow *'' The Lost Romance'' (1921) as Mark Sheridan *'' The Mask'' (1921) as Kenneth Traynor / Handsome Jack *'' After the Show'' (1921) as Larry Taylor * '' The Grim Comedian'' (1921) as Harvey Martin *'' The Call of the North'' (1921) as Ned Trent *'' Bought and Paid For'' (1922) as Robert Stafford *'' North of the Rio Grande'' (1922) as Bob Haddington *''

While Satan Sleeps ''While Satan Sleeps'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Albert S. Le Vino based upon a story by Peter B. Kyne. It stars Jack Holt, Wade Boteler, Mabel Van Buren, Fritzi Brunette, Will Walling an ...

'' (1922) as Phil *''

The Man Unconquerable ''The Man Unconquerable'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Julien Josephson and Hamilton Smith. The film stars Jack Holt, Sylvia Breamer, Clarence Burton, Anne Schaefer, Jean De Briac, and Edw ...

'' (1922) as Robert Kendall *'' On the High Seas'' (1922) as Jim Dorn *'' Making a Man'' (1922) as Horace Winsby *'' Nobody's Money'' (1923) as John Webster *'' The Tiger's Claw'' (1923) as Sam Sandell *''

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'' (1923) as Robert Pitt *'' Hollywood'' (1923) as Himself *'' The Cheat'' (1923) as Dudley Drake *'' The Marriage Maker'' (1923) as Lord Stonbury *'' Don't Call It Love'' (1923) as Richard Parrish *'' The Lone Wolf'' (1924) as Michael Lanyard *'' Wanderer of the Wasteland'' (1924) as Adam Larey *'' Empty Hands'' (1924) as Grimshaw *'' North of 36'' (1924) as Don McMasters *'' Eve's Secret'' (1925) as Duke of Poltava *'' The Thundering Herd'' (1925) as Tom Doan *'' The Light of Western Stars'' (1925) as Gene Stewart *'' Wild Horse Mesa'' (1925) as Chane Weymer *'' The Ancient Highway'' (1925) as Cliff Brant *''

The Enchanted Hill ''The Enchanted Hill'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Irvin Willat and written by James Shelley Hamilton and Peter B. Kyne. The film stars Jack Holt, Florence Vidor, Noah Beery, Sr., Mary Brian, Richard Arlen, Georg ...

'' (1926) as Lee Purdy *'' Sea Horses'' (1926) as George Glanville *'' The Blind Goddess'' (1926) as Hugh Dillon *''

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'' (1926) as 'Colorado' Dare Rudd *''

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'' (1926) as Nevada *'' Man of the Forest'' (1926) as Milt Dale *'' The Mysterious Rider'' (1927) as Bent Wade *'' The Tigress'' (1927) as Winston Graham, Earl of Eddington *'' The Warning'' (1927) as Tom Fellows / Col. Robert Wellsley *'' The Smart Set'' (1928) as Nelson *'' The Vanishing Pioneer'' (1928) as Anthony Ballard / John Ballard *''

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'' (1928) as James Camden *'' The Water Hole'' (1928) as Philip Randolph *'' Submarine'' (1928) as Jack Dorgan *''

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'' (1928) as Jack Dunton *'' Sunset Pass'' (1929) as Jack Rock *''

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'' (1929) as Insp. Killian *''

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'' (1929) as Frank Fields *''

'' (1929) as Panama Williams *''

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'' (1930) as John Meadham *''

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'' (1930) as Jack Kells *'' Hell's Island'' (1930) as Mac *'' The Squealer'' (1930) as Charles Hart *'' The Last Parade'' (1931) as Cookie Leonard *'' Dirigible'' (1931) as Jack Bradon *''

Subway Express ''Subway Express'' is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Jack Holt, Aileen Pringle and Fred Kelsey.Goble p/970 Cast * Jack Holt as Inspector Killian * Aileen Pringle as Dale Tracy * Fred Kelsey ...

'' (1931) as Inspector Killian *'' White Shoulders'' (1931) as Gordon Kent *'' Fifty Fathoms Deep'' (1931) as Tim Burke * '' A Dangerous Affair'' (1931) as Lt. McHenry *'' Maker of Men'' (1931) as Coach Dudley *''

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'' (1932) as Jack Hart aka Quinn * '' War Correspondent'' (1932) as Jim Kenyon * '' This Sporting Age'' (1932) as Capt. John Steele *'' Man Against Woman'' (1932) as Johnny McCloud *'' Hollywood Speaks'' (1932) as Himself *'' When Strangers Marry'' (1933) as Steve Rand *''

The Woman I Stole ''The Woman I Stole'' is a 1933 American pre-Code adventure film directed by Irving Cummings, starring Jack Holt, Fay Wray and Donald Cook. It is based on the novel ''Tampico'' by Joseph Hergesheimer, with the setting shifted from Mexico to Nor ...

'' (1933) as Jim Bradler *'' The Wrecker'' (1933) as Chuck Regan *'' Master of Men'' (1933) as Buck Garrett *'' Whirlpool'' (1934) as Buck Rankin *'' Black Moon'' (1934) as Stephen Lane *'' The Defense Rests'' (1934) as Matthew Mitchell *'' I'll Fix It'' (1934) as Bill Grimes * '' The Best Man Wins'' (1935) as Nick Roberts *'' Storm Over the Andes'' (1935) as Bob Kent *'' The Unwelcome Stranger'' (1935) as Howard W. Chamberlain *'' The Awakening of Jim Burke'' (1935) as Jim Burke *''

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'' (1935) as Col. Morrison *'' Dangerous Waters'' (1936) as Jim Marlowe *''

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'' (1936) as Jack Burley *'' Crash Donovan'' (1936) as 'Crash' Donovan *'' End of the Trail'' (1936) as Dale Brittenham *'' North of Nome'' (1936) as John Raglan *'' Trouble in Morocco'' (1937) as Paul Cluett *'' Roaring Timber'' (1937) as Jim Sherwood *'' Outlaws of the Orient'' (1937) as Chet Eaton *'' Trapped by G-Men'' (1937) as G-Man Martin Galloway, Posing as Bill Donovan * '' Under Suspicion'' (1937) as Robert Bailey *'' Making the Headlines'' (1938) as Police Lt. Lewis Nagel *'' Flight into Nowhere'' (1938) as Jim Horne * '' Reformatory'' (1938) as Robert Dean *'' Crime Takes a Holiday'' (1938) as Walter Forbes * '' The Strange Case of Dr. Meade'' (1938) as Dr. Meade *'' Whispering Enemies'' (1939) as Stephen Brewster *'' Trapped in the Sky'' (1939) as Major *'' Fugitive at Large'' (1939) as Tom Farrow / George Storm *'' Hidden Power'' (1939) as Dr. Garfield *''

Outside the Three-Mile Limit ''Outside the Three-Mile Limit'' is a 1940 American crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Albert DeMond. The film stars Jack Holt, Harry Carey, Sig Ruman, Eduardo Ciannelli, Donald Briggs and Irene Ware. The film was released on ...

'' (1940) as Treasury Agent Conway *'' Passport to Alcatraz'' (1940) as George Hollister *''

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'' (1940) as Sheriff Lawson *'' The Great Plane Robbery'' (1940) as Mike Henderson *'' The Great Swindle'' (1941) as Jack Regan *''

'' (1941, Serial) as Jack Holt / Nick Farrell *'' Thunder Birds'' (1942) as Colonel MacDonald *'' Northwest Rangers'' (1942) as Duncan Frazier *'' Cat People'' (1942) as The Commodore *'' They Were Expendable'' (1945) as General Martin *'' My Pal Trigger'' (1946) as Brett Scoville *'' Flight to Nowhere'' (1946) as FBI Agent Bob Donovan *'' The Chase'' (1946) as Cmdr. Davidson *'' Renegade Girl'' (1946) as Maj. Barker *'' The Wild Frontier'' (1947) as Charles 'Saddles' Barton *''

'' (1948) as Flophouse Bum (uncredited) *'' The Arizona Ranger'' (1948) as Rawhide Morgan *'' The Gallant Legion'' (1948) as Capt. Banner *''

The Strawberry Roan ''The Strawberry Roan'' is a 1948 American Western (genre), Western film directed by John English (director), John English and starring Gene Autry. Plot Joe is paralyzed by a wild horse, a strawberry roan. His father, Walt, tries to kill the ...

'' (1948) as Walt Bailey *''

Loaded Pistols ''Loaded Pistols'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by John English and starring Gene Autry, Barbara Britton, and Chill Wills. Written by Dwight Cummins and Dorothy Yost, the film is about a cowboy who protects a young man wrongly accu ...

'' (1948) as Dave Randall *'' The Last Bandit'' (1949) as Mort Pemberton *'' Brimstone'' (1949) as Marshal Walter Greenslide *'' Task Force'' (1949) as Captain Reeves *'' Red Desert'' (1949) as Deacon Smith *'' The Daltons' Women'' (1950) as Clint Dalton – Mike Leonard *'' Return of the Frontiersman'' (1950) as Sheriff Sam Barrett *'' Trail of Robin Hood'' (1950) as Himself *'' King of the Bullwhip'' (1950) as Banker James Kerrigan *'' Across the Wide Missouri'' (1951) as Bear Ghost (final film role)

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