George Houston
Actor
- Born
- January 11, 1896 · Hampton, New Jersey, USA
- Died
- November 12, 1944 (age 48)
George Houston, having success on the Broadway stage, was enticed to Hollywood for some singing work in musicals in the mid 1930s. Hired by Grand National Studios, he appeared in the lead role for the tuneful seafaring yarn Captain Calamity (1936) and as Wild Bill Hickcock in Frontier Scout (1938). With the success of singing cowboys in motion pictures, he was signed at MGM, starring in The Great Waltz, and for Warner Bros. in Blockade, both 1938. From 1939 to 1940 he starred in an eight-part short film production, Tales of Billy the Kid, for PRC (Producers Distributing Corporation), but the series was never released. Houston's last film was The Lone Rider (1942).
Known for
Marie Antoinette
August 26, 1938
Conquest
October 22, 1937
The Great Waltz
November 4, 1938
The Howards of Virginia
September 19, 1940
Blockade
June 17, 1938
Let's Sing Again
May 7, 1936
Captain Calamity
November 28, 1936
What Price Safety!
February 5, 1938
The Lone Rider Ambushed
August 29, 1941
Frontier Scout
September 16, 1938
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
January 16, 1942
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
December 17, 1937
Acting24
- 1942Outlaws of Boulder Pass as Tom Cameron
- 1942Border Roundup as Tom Cameron
- 1942Texas Justice as Tom Cameron
- 1942The Lone Rider in Cheyenne as Tom Cameron
- 1942The Lone Rider and the Bandit as Tom Cameron
- 1941The Lone Rider Fights Back as Tom Cameron - The Lone Rider
- 1941The Lone Rider Ambushed as Tom Cameron / Keno Harris
- 1941The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury as Tom Cameron
- 1941The Lone Rider in Ghost Town as Tom Cameron
- 1941