George Houston
Known for ActingBorn 1896-01-11 — died 1944-11-12Hampton, New Jersey, USA
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
1938 · as Marquis De St. Priest (uncredited)
Border Roundup
1942 · as Tom Cameron
The Howards of Virginia
1940 · as George Washington
The Great Waltz
1938 · as Schiller
Texas Justice
1942 · as Tom Cameron
The Lone Rider Ambushed
1941 · as Tom Cameron / Keno Harris
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
1942 · as Tom Cameron
Conquest
1937 · as Grand Marshal George Duroc
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
1941 · as Tom Cameron aka The Lone Rider
Blockade
1938 · as The Troubador
The Lone Rider Rides On
1941 · as Tom Cameron
Captain Calamity
1936 · as (Cap't) Bill Jones
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
1942 · as Tom Cameron
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
1941 · as Tom Cameron
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
1937 · as Wallaby Jim
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
1941 · as Tom Cameron
What Price Safety!
1938 · as Foreman Cooper
The Melody Lingers on
1935 · as Carlo Salvini