Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 11, 1896
Place of Birth:
Hampton, New Jersey, USA
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George Houston
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | The Lone Rider and the Bandit | Tom Cameron |
| 1942 | Outlaws of Boulder Pass | Tom Cameron |
| 1942 | Border Roundup | Tom Cameron |
| 1942 | Texas Justice | Tom Cameron |
| 1942 | The Lone Rider in Cheyenne | Tom Cameron |
| 1941 | The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury | Tom Cameron |
| 1941 | The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio | Tom Cameron aka The Lone Rider |
| 1941 | The Lone Rider in Ghost Town | Tom Cameron |
| 1941 | The Lone Rider Ambushed | Tom Cameron / Keno Harris |
| 1941 | The Lone Rider Fights Back | Tom Cameron - The Lone Rider |
| 1941 | The Lone Rider Rides On | Tom Cameron |
| 1940 | The Howards of Virginia | George Washington |
| 1940 | Laughing at Danger | Dan Haggerty |
| 1938 | Frontier Scout | Wild Bill Hickok |
| 1938 | What Price Safety! | Foreman Cooper |
| 1938 | Blockade | The Troubador |
| 1938 | The Great Waltz | Schiller |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette | Marquis De St. Priest (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Conquest | Grand Marshal George Duroc |
| 1937 | Wallaby Jim of the Islands | Wallaby Jim |
| 1936 | Let's Sing Again | Leon Alba |
| 1936 | Captain Calamity | (Cap't) Bill Jones |
| 1935 | The Melody Lingers on | Carlo Salvini |
| 1934 | Masks and Memories | Uncle Andy |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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