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| Harry Holt | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Tarzan the Ape Man |
| Portrayed by | Neil Hamilton Cesare Danova John Phillip Law |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
Harry Holt is arecurring character who has appeared in fourTarzan films.[1]
He was an explorer first portrayed byNeil Hamilton in the first of the Tarzan films starringJohnny Weissmuller:Tarzan the Ape Man. In that 1932 film, Holt is co-leader of the expedition with James Parker (originally named Archimedes Porter in "Tarzan of the Apes"), the father ofJane Parker. He is portrayed as a well-meaning but ineffectual person who has a romantic interest in Jane. Hamilton reprised this role in the 1934 sequelTarzan and His Mate, in which Holt dies during an attack by lions.
The character also appears in the1959 and1981 remakes of the 1932 film, played byCesare Danova andJohn Phillip Law respectively.
As the initial romantic interest of Jane, Harry can be considered a replacement for Tarzan's paternal cousin,William Cecil Clayton, who wasJane Porter's initial love interest in the novels. However, Harry is neither related to Tarzan nor antagonistic to the ape man as was the case for William.