---
name: "Patrick Holt"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/patrick-holt"
fi1m_id: "patrick-holt"
imdb_id: "nm0392497"
tmdb_id: 106630
wikidata_id: "Q16013003"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 January 1912"
died: "12 October 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T17:10:59.466471+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Patrick Holt

## Identity

Patrick Holt

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/patrick-holt
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** patrick-holt
- **IMDb ID:** nm0392497
- **TMDB ID:** 106630
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16013003
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Holt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16013003, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0392497/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/106630

Actor. Born 31 January 1912 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Died 12 October 1993.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 January 1912, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- **Died:** 12 October 1993
- **Active:** 1952–1970
- **Also known as:** Patrick Parsons
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 70 (1), 1960s 66 (1), 1970s 63 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Holt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16013003, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0392497/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/106630

## Biography

Patrick Holt (born Patrick George Parsons) was an English film and television actor, also credited as Patrick Parsons. He was born on 31 January 1912 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and died on 12 October 1993 in London. He began his career in repertory theatre and secured a leading stage role in London in 1939, but his work was interrupted by the Second World War. He served in the British Army in Burma, Singapore and India, often on secret missions, and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

After the war, Holt joined the J. Arthur Rank charm school and appeared in supporting roles in films such as *Hungry Hill*, *Frieda* and *The October Man* (all 1947). He became a leading man in late-1940s British films and later starred in numerous B-movies before transitioning to character parts. His credits include *Ivanhoe* (1952), *Thunderball* (1965), *When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth* (1970) as Ammon, *The Wild Geese* (1978) and television appearances in *The Avengers*, *The Saint* and *Emmerdale*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these

- *When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth* (1970), Fi1m 63, as Ammon — [page](https://film.one/film/when-dinosaurs-ruled-the-earth.md)
- *Ivanhoe* (1952), Fi1m 70, as Philip DeMalvoisin — [page](https://film.one/film/ivanhoe.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Thunderball* (1965), Fi1m 66, as Group Captain Dawson (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/thunderball.md)

## Complete filmography (88)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Playing Away* (1987), as The Colonel
- *The Whistle Blower* (1986), as Irate Driver
- *Priest of Love* (1981), as Arthur Lawrence
- *The Sea Wolves* (1980), as Barker
- *Flashpoint Africa* (1980), as Mr. Barraclough
- *The Wild Geese* (1978), as Skyjacker
- *Let's Get Laid* (1978), as The Commissioner
- *The Eagle of the Ninth* (1977), series, as Aquila
- *Philby, Burgess and Maclean* (1977), as Peterson
- *Poldark* (1975), series, as Benjamin Penvenen, Ray Penvenen
- *Survivors* (1975), series, as Doctor
- *The Amorous Milkman* (1975), as Tom Peters
- *Diamonds on Wheels* (1973), as Steward
- *Shabby Tiger* (1973), series, as Sir George Faunt
- *Warship* (1973), series, Actor
- *Emmerdale* (1972), series, as George Verney
- *Young Winston* (1972), as Colonel Martin
- *Man Charged* (1971), as Gerrard Beynon
- *When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth* (1970), as Ammon — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/when-dinosaurs-ruled-the-earth.md)
- *Cromwell* (1970), as Captain Lundsford
- *No Blade of Grass* (1970), as David Custance
- *The Magic Christian* (1969), as Duke in Sotheby's
- *The Desperados* (1969), as Haller
- *Hammerhead* (1968), as Huntzinger
- *Father, Dear Father* (1968), series, as Bill Mossman
- *The Further Adventures of the Musketeers* (1967), series, as Lord de Winter
- *The Three Musketeers* (1966), series, as Lord de Winter
- *The Fighting Prince of Donegal* (1966), Actor
- *Thunderball* (1965), as Group Captain Dawson (uncredited) — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/thunderball.md)
- *Genghis Khan* (1965), as Kuchluk
- *Guns at Batasi* (1964), Actor
- *Girl in the Headlines* (1963), as Walbrook
- *Night of the Prowler* (1962), as Robert Langton
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Herbert Wheeler
- *Afternoon of a Nymph* (1962), as Rogers
- *Flight from Singapore* (1962), as Squadron Leader Hill
- *Out of This World* (1962), series, as Selfe
- *Serena* (1962), as Inspector Gregory
- *Sir Francis Drake* (1961), series, as Lord Westbrook
- *The Frightened City* (1961), as Supt. Carter
- *Dentist on the Job* (1961), as Newsreader
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Manning, Madden — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *Too Hot to Handle* (1960), as Inspector West
- *The Challenge* (1960), as Max
- *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Actor
- *Further Up the Creek* (1958), as First Lieutenant (uncredited)
- *I Was Monty's Double* (1958), as Col. Dawson
- *Ivanhoe* (1958), series, as Sir Guilbert
- *Murder Reported* (1957), as Bill Stevens
- *Fortune Is a Woman* (1957), as Fred Connor
- *There's Always a Thursday* (1957), as Henry ("Harry") Middleton
- *Suspended Alibi* (1957), as Inspector Keyes, Paul Pearson
- *The Girl in the Picture* (1957), as Inspector Bliss
- *Operation Murder* (1957), as Dr. Bowen
- *The Gelignite Gang* (1956), as John Rutherford
- *Colonel March of Scotland Yard* (1956), series, as Paul
- *Alias John Preston* (1955), as Sylvia's Husband
- *Stolen Assignment* (1955), as Henry Crossley
- *Dixon of Dock Green* (1955), series, as The Commander
- *Miss Tulip Stays the Night* (1955), as Andrew Dax
- *The Dark Avenger* (1955), as Sir Ellys
- *The Men of Sherwood Forest* (1954), as King Richard
- *Mark Saber* (1954), series, as Mario
- *The Unholy Four* (1954), as Job Crandall
- *The Golden Link* (1954), as Terry Maguire
- *John Wesley* (1954), as Thomas Maxfield
- *Come Back Peter* (1952), as John Neilson
- *Circumstantial Evidence* (1952), as Michael Carteret
- *Ivanhoe* (1952), as Philip DeMalvoisin — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/ivanhoe.md)
- *13 East Street* (1952), as Insp. Gerald Blake
- *The Magic Box* (1952), as Sitter in Bath Studio
- *Guilt Is My Shadow* (1950), as Kit
- *Boys in Brown* (1949), as Tigson
- *Marry Me* (1949), as Martin Roberts
- *A Boy, a Girl and a Bike* (1949), as Sam Walters
- *Portrait from Life* (1948), as Ferguson
- *Fly Away Peter* (1948), as John Nielson
- *My Sister and I* (1948), as Roger Crisp
- *When The Bough Breaks* (1947), as Robert Norman
- *The October Man* (1947), as Harry Carden
- *The Master of Bankdam* (1947), as Lemuel Pickersgill
- *Frieda* (1947), as Alan
- *The Mark of Cain* (1947), as John Howard
- *Hungry Hill* (1947), as Ward
- *Convoy* (1940), as Holt
- *Dangerous Comment* (1940), as Channing
- *Sword of Honour* (1939), as Lord Talmadge
- *The Challenge* (1938), Actor

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