Tex Holden

Tex Holden

actor, stunts

Tex Holden was born on Sep 28, 1908 in USA. Tex Holden's big-screen debut came with California directed by John Farrow in 1947, strarring Miner (uncredited). Tex Holden is known for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance directed by John Ford, John Wayne stars as Tom Doniphon and James Stewart as Ransom Stoddard. The upcoming new movie Tex Holden plays is Death of a Gunfighter which will be released on May 08, 1969.

If you watch a western and there's an actor with a peg leg, odds are that it's Tex Holden who found a niche for himself in such roles.However, he did not let disability stop him from obtaining regular work. Starting in the late 1940s, he managed to obtain work as barflies and townsman in B-Westerns including in films that starred Gene Autry and Tim Holt.With the fading of the classic B-western Holden had no problem finding work in the 1950s and 1960s sometimes as a barfly, townsman, or with his peg leg as needed. In 1951 he had probably was perhaps his best role in Clark Gable's Across the Wide Missouri as Peg Leg Bates where he showcases his mobility with his leg and ability to perform stunts.Never short of work, Holden continued to appear in westerns until the mid 1960s working on such shows as Gunsmoke, Laramie, Maverick, Bat Masterson, and Laredo.

  • Birthday

    Sep 28, 1908

  • Place of Birth

    Texas, USA

Known For

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Movie
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

19628.1

Lonely Are the Brave
Movie
Lonely Are the Brave

19627.6

Inherit the Wind
Movie
Inherit the Wind

19608.1

3:10 to Yuma
Movie
3:10 to Yuma

19577.6

The Harder They Fall
Movie
The Harder They Fall

19567.5

East of Eden
Movie
East of Eden

19557.8

High Noon
Movie
High Noon

19528.0

Wagon Master
Movie
Wagon Master

19507.1

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