George Holt (September 30, 1878 â July 18, 1944) was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1913 and 1935 and directed 24 films between 1919 and 1924.
Holt began his screen career in 1913 with the Vitagraph Company of America, appearing in Westerns such as When the West Was Young (1913). He subsequently worked at Universal Pictures, where he both acted in and directed short Western films during the late 1910s and early 1920s. As a director at Universal, he helmed several two-reel Westerns starring Hoot Gibson, including The Trail of the Holdup Man (1919).
In the mid-1920s, Holt appeared in supporting roles in larger productions, including Douglas Fairbanks's The Black Pirate (1926). His final screen appearance was in 1935.