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| Born | Thomas Philip Hollands (1925-01-08)January 8, 1925 Seattle, Washington, US |
| Died | May 10, 1997(1997-05-10) (aged 72) |
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Steve Holland (born Thomas Philip Hollands;[2] January 8, 1925 – May 10, 1997) was an American actor and malepaperback, magazine, and fashion model.
Steve was born Thomas Philip Hollands on January 8, 1925, in Seattle, Washington,[2] the third child born to Louise Teeda (née Carlson; 1904–1985) and Wilbur John Hollands (1903–1957). Holland had two older brothers, Theodore (1921–1995) and Wilbur (1923–?), and one younger brother Kenneth (1926–1985). His father worked as a rivet heater in the ship yards of Seattle as a teenager before becoming a cook with the railroads at which time the family had moved toCovina, California.[3][4] By the time Holland turned 15 his father was committed to a state mental hospital inSteilacoom, Washington where he would live out the remainder of his life.[5]
Before his acting credits, Holland was the model forFawcett Comics' fictitiousB-Westerncomics cowboyBob Colt, which ran for ten issues in the early 1950s.[6][7]
Holland playedFlash Gordon in the 1954television series of the same name. The television show ran 39 episodes. He had a cameo appearance in the 1953 movieThe Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell.
His best-known model role was for artistJames Bama's illustrations of the characterDoc Savage used on the covers of the paperback reprints of the 1960s.[8] Bama called him "the world's greatest male model." His facial features were also used in the 1970s reprint of the original pulpAvenger novels.[9] Holland was also the model forMack Bolan ofThe Executioner novels.[10]
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