George Houston

Known for ActingBorn 1896-01-11Died 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).Read more

Movies & web series

Masks and Memories

Texas Justice

The Lone Rider Rides On

Laughing at Danger

Border Roundup

The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

What Price Safety!

The Howards of Virginia

Conquest

Marie Antoinette

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio

Frontier Scout

The Great Waltz

Blockade

Outlaws of Boulder Pass

Wallaby Jim of the Islands

The Lone Rider and the Bandit

The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

The Lone Rider Ambushed

Let's Sing Again

Captain Calamity

The Lone Rider Fights Back

The Melody Lingers on