Tim Holt

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Characters played by Tim Holt

Bob Curtin — The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

An American drifter recruited alongside Dobbs. He joins the gold prospecting trio and is later spotted by Cody. After surviving a shooting by a paranoid Dobbs, he hides, is rescued by natives, and eventually returns to Durango with Howard, planning to support Cody's widow.

Lt. Blanchard — Stagecoach (1939)

A U.S. Cavalry Lieutenant who provides a temporary military escort for the stagecoach due to Apache threats. His report sets the stage for the journey's peril and connects to Lucy's personal stakes.

Virgil Earp — My Darling Clementine (1946)

Virgil is Wyatt and Morgan's brother and one of the Earp brothers involved in bringing order to Tombstone. Wyatt directs him to pursue the wounded Billy, but the chase ends at the Clanton homestead, where Old Man Clanton shoots Virgil in the back. His death prompts the final confrontation at the O.K. Corral.

Jim Carey — Red River Robin Hood (1942)

A cowhand who returns to his ranch with his sidekick, Ike, and finds that Scott Yager's land claim threatens local ranchers. Jim leads efforts to resist Yager, using disguises and deception to return collected rent to the ranchers and help challenge the land grant. He ultimately subdues Yager and embraces Chet Andrews's daughter, Carol.

George Minafer — The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

The spoiled and arrogant heir of the Amberson family. He resists social and technological change, drives away the people who love him, loses his wealth, works in a chemical factory, and is ultimately humbled by hardship and a serious automobile accident.

Richard Grosvenor III — Stella Dallas (1937)

A young man Laurel meets at an upscale resort. Despite a brief illness and family tensions, he falls in love with Laurel and represents the social elevation Stella envisioned for her daughter. He prepares to marry Laurel, prompting Stella's final sacrifice.

Terry McVey — Dude Cowboy (1941)

A cowhand hired by the United States Secret Service to investigate a counterfeiting ring in Silver City. He goes undercover at Gordon West's ranch, teams up with Smokey and Whopper, rescues Barbara, and helps capture West and French.

Kansas — Rio Grande Patrol (1950)

A border agent and protagonist investigating gun smuggling across the U.S.-Mexican border. He pursues outlaws, protects allies, gets captured but is rescued, and ultimately helps subdue the criminal gang to escort a key outlaw to trial.

Tim Holt — Overland Telegraph (1951)

A cowboy looking for work, Tim helps Terry down from a telegraph pole and later guards a payroll coach with Chito. He investigates the sabotage, protects Paul, captures Joe, and ultimately shoots and captures Brad, helping bring the conflict to an end.

Lieutenant Karl Bruner — Hitler's Children (1943)

Lieutenant Karl Bruner is a German youth raised in the United States who becomes a Gestapo lieutenant and Colonel Henkel’s aide and protégé. He loves Anna Miller, secretly opposes her persecution, stops her whipping, and ultimately denounces the regime before being shot.

Ross Daggert — Western Heritage (1948)

A rancher and one of the story's central heroes, Ross finds Joe Powell mortally wounded with his friend Chito and hears his request to deliver the wallet to Cleo. Ross investigates the suspicious land grant, intervenes against Arnold's gang, and ultimately subdues Arnold and recovers the forged document.

Stan Bradford — Cyclone on Horseback (1941)

Stan Bradford is a horse rancher who delivers pack horses and becomes central to the struggle over a telephone-line contract. After lending Jeff money, he escorts Mary, protects the dynamite shipment, replaces the injured Jeff, fights Wayne's men, defeats Wayne, and completes the wire before the deadline.

Career Overview

Tim Holt has 78 screen credits in a career dating back to 1923. Signature works include The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Brothers in the Saddle, Red River Robin Hood. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
male
Known Credits
78
Birth Date
1919-02-05
Birth Place
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.

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