Patrick Holt
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 31, 1912
- Died
- Oct 12, 1993 (aged 81)
- Place of birth
- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Credits
- 89
Born Patrick George Parsons, Patrick spent part of his childhood in India with his uncle. Patrick was sent to Christ's Hospital, a famous charity school in England, where he formed a close friendship with a boy in the same boarding house, the future film star, Michael Wilding. Some thought Holt was the better actor. He started his career in repertory theatres, and in 1939, landed a lead on the London stage. WWII broke out, and he joined the army, cutting his venture into stage time. He saw service in Burma, Singapore and India, often on secret missions behind enemy lines. By the end of the war, Patrick had rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. After the war, Patrick joined the J. Arthur Rank charm school and established himself as a leading actor of the 1950s second features ('B-films'). Quinlan has called him 'the Dennis Price of B-films..By evolving into a character actor, he continued his career into old age, working on stage and television as well as in the cinema, and was still listed in the Spotlight casting directory at the time of his death. His first wife was the actress Sonia Holm. In 1955, he married Sandra Dorne, with whom he had occasionally costarred. The marriage was happy, and Patrick's said to have never recovered from her death on Christmas Day, 1992.
- IMDb mini biography by: Rex Sweeny (adjusted, T Behr)
He said that he became an actor because he wanted to be in films. He started in Rep at Hull, where he spent two years before moving to Croydon Rep, which was close to London for agents and talent scouts to drop in. Through this, he got his first film part in 'The Return of the Frog' (1938) playing a cadet in a police college listening to a talk by a police inspector (Gordon Harker). Not only was he paid £5 for two days work and given a couple of lines, but Harker, recognizing his talent, spoke to his agent who asked Patrick to call and see him and offered him the part of Lord Talmadge in the film 'Sword of Honour'. He had always suffered from asthma and partly because of that and partly because he was in a hit West End play, he was thought to be good for public morale.He had his call up for war service deferred twice, but on the third time, while attending a medical wheezing with asthma, he was passed A.1. Training on Salisbury Plain and living in tents and away from the anxiety of wondering where his next part and wage would come from, he had little or no further problems with asthma. When he was at school he had done an officer training course, so it wasn't long before he was made a lance bombardier. By the end of the war he was a Lt Colonel. After being demobbed, he spoke to Leslie Howard's sister who was head of casting at Rank and she sent him to see the director Brian Desmond Hurst who was filming 'Hungry Hill'. With only having his uniform and an ill-fitting demob suit, Patrick turned up for the interview. Brian said, that as the film was nearly finished, he could only offer him the small part of batman, expecting him to turn it down, but he took it, making it his first credited film part and launching his film career.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tonyman 5
Known for
Filmography
Playing Away
1987Movie
The Colonel
The Whistle Blower
1986Movie
Irate Driver
Priest of Love
1981Movie
Arthur Lawrence
The Sea Wolves
1980Movie
Barker
Flashpoint Africa
1980Movie
Mr. Barraclough
The Wild Geese
1978Movie
Skyjacker
Let's Get Laid
1978Movie
The Commissioner
The Eagle of the Ninth
1977TV
Aquila
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
1977Movie
Peterson
Poldark
1975TV
Benjamin Penvenen, Ray Penvenen
Survivors
1975TV
Doctor
The Amorous Milkman
1975Movie
Tom Peters
Diamonds on Wheels
1973Movie
Steward
Shabby Tiger
1973TV
Sir George Faunt
Warship
1973TV
Emmerdale
1972TV
George Verney
Young Winston
1972Movie
Colonel Martin
Man Charged
1971Movie
Gerrard Beynon
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
1970Movie
Ammon
Cromwell
1970Movie
Captain Lundsford
No Blade of Grass
1970Movie
David Custance
The Magic Christian
1969Movie
Duke in Sotheby's
The Desperados
1969Movie
Haller
Hammerhead
1968Movie
Huntzinger
Father, Dear Father
1968TV
Bill Mossman
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
1967TV
Lord de Winter
The Three Musketeers
1966TV
Lord de Winter
The Fighting Prince of Donegal
1966Movie
Thunderball
1965Movie
Group Captain Dawson (uncredited)
Genghis Khan
1965Movie
Kuchluk
Guns at Batasi
1964Movie
Girl in the Headlines
1963Movie
Walbrook
Night of the Prowler
1962Movie
Robert Langton
The Saint
1962TV
Herbert Wheeler
Afternoon of a Nymph
1962Movie
Rogers
Flight from Singapore
1962Movie
Squadron Leader Hill
Out of This World
1962TV
Selfe
Serena
1962Movie
Inspector Gregory
Sir Francis Drake
1961TV
Lord Westbrook
The Frightened City
1961Movie
Supt. Carter
Dentist on the Job
1961Movie
Newsreader
The Avengers
1961TV
Manning, Madden
Too Hot to Handle
1960Movie
Inspector West
The Challenge
1960Movie
Max
No Hiding Place
1959TV
Further Up the Creek
1958Movie
First Lieutenant (uncredited)
I Was Monty's Double
1958Movie
Col. Dawson
Ivanhoe
1958TV
Sir Guilbert
Murder Reported
1957Movie
Bill Stevens
Fortune Is a Woman
1957Movie
Fred Connor
There's Always a Thursday
1957Movie
Henry ("Harry") Middleton
Suspended Alibi
1957Movie
Inspector Keyes, Paul Pearson
The Girl in the Picture
1957Movie
Inspector Bliss
Operation Murder
1957Movie
Dr. Bowen
The Gelignite Gang
1956Movie
John Rutherford
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
1956TV
Paul
Alias John Preston
1955Movie
Sylvia's Husband
Stolen Assignment
1955Movie
Henry Crossley
Dixon of Dock Green
1955TV
The Commander
Miss Tulip Stays the Night
1955Movie
Andrew Dax
The Dark Avenger
1955Movie
Sir Ellys
The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954Movie
King Richard
Mark Saber
1954TV
Mario
The Unholy Four
1954Movie
Job Crandall
The Golden Link
1954Movie
Terry Maguire
John Wesley
1954Movie
Thomas Maxfield
Come Back Peter
1952Movie
John Neilson
Circumstantial Evidence
1952Movie
Michael Carteret
Ivanhoe
1952Movie
Philip DeMalvoisin
13 East Street
1952Movie
Insp. Gerald Blake
The Magic Box
1952Movie
Sitter in Bath Studio
Guilt Is My Shadow
1950Movie
Kit
Boys in Brown
1949Movie
Tigson
Marry Me
1949Movie
Martin Roberts
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
1949Movie
Sam Walters
Portrait from Life
1948Movie
Ferguson
Fly Away Peter
1948Movie
John Nielson
My Sister and I
1948Movie
Roger Crisp
When The Bough Breaks
1947Movie
Robert Norman
The October Man
1947Movie
Harry Carden
The Master of Bankdam
1947Movie
Lemuel Pickersgill
Frieda
1947Movie
Alan
The Mark of Cain
1947Movie
John Howard
Hungry Hill
1947Movie
Ward
It Happened Today
1947Movie
Self - Commentator
Convoy
1940Movie
Holt
Dangerous Comment
1940Movie
Channing
Sword of Honour
1939Movie
Lord Talmadge
The Challenge
1938Movie
Minor Role (uncredited)