Ashton Dearholt (April 4, 1894 â€" April 27, 1942) was an American
actor of the silent film era. He appeared in 75 films between 1915 and
1938. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and died in Los Angeles,
California.Dearholt worked with Universal Studios on a number of
melodramas during the 1910s but usually worked outside the studio
system, producing and starring in a series of "Pinto Pete" Western
during the 1920s. He occasionally acted under the name Richard Holt.He
founded Ashton Dearholt Productions in 1924. Ten years later, Dearholt
and Edgar Rice Burroughs founded the film production company
Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises when he was filming The New Adventures of
Tarzan. His character in that serial was a mercenary antagonistic
explorer sent to steal the valuable Green Goddess.
actor of the silent film era. He appeared in 75 films between 1915 and
1938. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and died in Los Angeles,
California.Dearholt worked with Universal Studios on a number of
melodramas during the 1910s but usually worked outside the studio
system, producing and starring in a series of "Pinto Pete" Western
during the 1920s. He occasionally acted under the name Richard Holt.He
founded Ashton Dearholt Productions in 1924. Ten years later, Dearholt
and Edgar Rice Burroughs founded the film production company
Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises when he was filming The New Adventures of
Tarzan. His character in that serial was a mercenary antagonistic
explorer sent to steal the valuable Green Goddess.
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