George Houston
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1896-01-11 - 1944-11-12
Place of Birth: Hampton, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As: George Fleming Houston, George Byron, George F. 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).
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Known For
1938Marie Antoinette
1940The Howards of Virginia
1941The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
1942The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
1937Conquest
1942Texas Justice
1941The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
1938The Great Waltz
1941The Lone Rider Rides On
1942The Lone Rider and the Bandit
1941The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
1937Wallaby Jim of the Islands
1938Blockade
1942Outlaws of Boulder Pass
1941The Lone Rider Ambushed
1941The Lone Rider Fights Back
1942Border Roundup
1935