Portrait of David Holt

Acting

David Holt

Career

Active from 1934 to 1950, busiest in 1935 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Holt Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.6, average 2.5
  • Dark Humor
    1.4, average 2.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    34
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1950s

    4 titles ยท average score 59
    Combat Squad
    Combat Squad (1953)

    as Garvin

    Four Star Playhouse
    Four Star Playhouse (1952)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show ยท as Chuck Stern

    Dragnet
    Dragnet (1951)
    GoodWatch score 46

    TV show

    Second Chance
    Second Chance (1950)

    as Jimmy Dean

    1940s

    14 titles ยท average score 64
    Wild Weed
    Wild Weed (1949)
    GoodWatch score 46

    as Bob Lester

    Sky Liner
    Sky Liner (1949)
    GoodWatch score 51

    as Buford

    Courage of Lassie
    Courage of Lassie (1946)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Pete Merrick

    Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
    Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946)

    as Tommy Carr

    The Cheaters
    The Cheaters (1945)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Reggie Pidgeon

    Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
    Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout (1944)

    as Irwin Barrett (uncredited)

    The Human Comedy
    The Human Comedy (1943)
    GoodWatch score 83

    as Hubert Ackley III (uncredited)

    Destroyer
    Destroyer (1943)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Sobbing Sailor

    Top Man
    Top Man (1943)

    as Archie Fleming

    The Pride of the Yankees
    The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
    GoodWatch score 86

    as Billy (Age 17)

    Remember the Day
    Remember the Day (1941)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Pitcher (uncredited)

    Military Academy
    Military Academy (1940)

    as Sandy Blake

    1930s

    16 titles ยท average score 62
    Hero for a Day
    Hero for a Day (1939)

    as Billy Higgins

    Beau Geste
    Beau Geste (1939)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Augustus Brandon (as a Child)

    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
    GoodWatch score 72

    as Sid Sawyer

    The Star Reporter in Hollywood
    The Star Reporter in Hollywood (1937)

    as David Holt

    Straight from the Shoulder
    Straight from the Shoulder (1936)

    as Johnny Hayden

    Men Without Names
    Men Without Names (1935)

    as David Sherwood

    The Last Days of Pompeii
    The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
    GoodWatch score 54

    as Flavius as a Boy

    It's a Great Life
    It's a Great Life (1935)

    as Ruddy

    Age of Indiscretion
    Age of Indiscretion (1935)
    GoodWatch score 56

    as William Anthony "Bill" Lenhart

    You Belong to Me
    You Belong to Me (1934)

    as Jimmy Faxon

    Shock
    Shock (1934)

    as Rickey Marbury

    Stand Up and Cheer!
    Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)
    GoodWatch score 53

    as Boy at Audition for Miss Adams