Jack Holt

Acting

Jack Holt

Born May 31, 1888 · New York City, New York, USA

Died January 18, 1951 · aged 62

Jack Holt (born Charles John Holt, Jr.) was an American film actor. He was a leading man of Silent and sound films and known for his many roles in Westerns.

Known For

The Treasure of the Sierra MadreThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre · 1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
★ 8.01948
MovieAdventureDrama
Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.
Cat PeopleCat People · 1942
Cat People
★ 6.91942
MovieMysteryHorror
A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.
Flight to NowhereFlight to Nowhere · 1946
Flight to Nowhere
★ 5.11946
MovieMystery
A couple on board a plane find themselves mixed up in a plot to steal atomic secrets.
They Were ExpendableThey Were Expendable · 1945
They Were Expendable
★ 6.51945
MovieDramaWar
After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.
Fifty Fathoms DeepFifty Fathoms Deep · 1931
Fifty Fathoms Deep
★ 3.71931
MovieDramaAdventure
In this high-seas adventure, a woman creates a great rift between old friends: an experienced older diver, and his younger protege. They become enemies when a gold-digger marries the latter. She soon leaves him in favor of a wealthy yachtsman. She is aboard his boat when an accident occurs. The two divers must salvage the costly boat before it sinks.
Across the Wide MissouriAcross the Wide Missouri · 1951
Across the Wide Missouri
★ 6.11951
MovieAdventureRomance
In the 1830's beaver trapper Flint Mitchell and other white men hunt and trap in the then unnamed territories of Montana and Idaho. Flint marries a Blackfoot woman as a way to gain entrance into her people's rich lands, but finds she means more to him than a ticket to good beaver habitat.
San FranciscoSan Francisco · 1936
San Francisco
★ 6.61936
MovieDramaRomance
A beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days before the great earthquake and subsequent fires in 1906.
Renegade GirlRenegade Girl · 1946
Renegade Girl
★ 4.21946
MovieWestern
A special agent hunts a female outlaw out West.

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