
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...
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)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Sid Sawyer
Cast Credits
Combat Squad
as Garvin
Second Chance
as Jimmy Dean
Sky Liner
as Buford
Wild Weed
as Bob Lester
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
as Tommy Carr
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 Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Sid Sawyer
The Star Reporter in Hollywood
as David Holt
The Big Broadcast of 1937
as Trainbearer
Straight from the Shoulder
as Johnny Hayden
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
You Belong to Me
as Jimmy Faxon
Shock
as Rickey Marbury