David Holt

David Holt

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...

Known For

The Pride of the Yankees

as Billy (Age 17)

Beau Geste

as Augustus Brandon (as a Child)

Cast Credits

Combat Squad

as Garvin

Second Chance

as Jimmy Dean

Sky Liner

as Buford

Wild Weed

as Bob Lester

Courage of Lassie

as Pete Merrick

Hot Cargo

as Peter Chapman

The Cheaters

as Reggie Pidgeon

Reckless Age

as Horace Farnsworth

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

as Irwin Barrett (uncredited)

Top Man

as Archie Fleming

Destroyer

as Sobbing Sailor

The Human Comedy

as Hubert Ackley III (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees

as Billy (Age 17)

Remember the Day

as Pitcher (uncredited)

Military Academy

as Sandy Blake

Hero for a Day

as Billy Higgins

Beau Geste

as Augustus Brandon (as a Child)

The Last Days of Pompeii

as Flavius as a Boy

Men Without Names

as David Sherwood

Age of Indiscretion

as William Anthony "Bill" Lenhart

You Belong to Me

as Jimmy Faxon

Shock

as Rickey Marbury