Photo: Jack Holt / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Tim Holt is one of those golden-age figures I think deserves more credit than nostalgia usually grants him. He churned out forty-six RKO B westerns, yet he also turns up in three genuine masterpieces, The Magnificent Ambersons, My Darling Clementine, and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. That range, from workhorse oater star to Welles and Huston collaborator, fascinates me. He was also a real war hero, decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross. There is an unforced sincerity to his screen presence that I keep returning to. Dying at fifty-four in 1973, he left a body of work that still feels honest and durable.
Overview
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 than four decades, Holt is best remembered for his roles in the films The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), My Darling Clementine (1946) and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tim Holt
- Name (Japanese)
- ティム・ホルト
- Reading
- てぃむ・ほると
- Born
- February 5, 1919 – February 15, 1973
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Goat
- Origin
- Beverly Hills, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Distinguished Flying Cross
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.