Steve Holland
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Steve Holland was an American actor and male paperback
, magazine, and fashion model. Holland played Flash Gordon
in the 1954 television series of the same name. The television show ran 39 episodes. He had a cameo appearance in the 1953 movie, The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell.
Before his acting credits, Holland was the model for Fawcett Comics
' fictitious faux B-Western cowboy Bob Colt, that ran for ten issues in the early 1950s. But his best-known model role was for artist James Bama
's illustrations of the character Doc Savage
used on the covers of the paperback reprints of the 1960s. Bama called him "the world's greatest male model." His facial features were also used in the 1970s reprint of the original pulp The Avenger novels. Holland was also the model for Mack Bolan
of The Executioner novels.
Paperback
Paperback, softback or softcover describe and refer to a book by the nature of its binding. The covers of such books are usually made of paper or paperboard, and are usually held together with glue rather than stitches or staples...
, magazine, and fashion model. Holland played Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon is the hero of a science fiction adventure comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by and created to compete with the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip. Also inspired by these series were comics such as Dash...
in the 1954 television series of the same name. The television show ran 39 episodes. He had a cameo appearance in the 1953 movie, The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell.
Before his acting credits, Holland was the model for Fawcett Comics
Fawcett Comics
Fawcett Comics, a division of Fawcett Publications, was one of several successful comic book publishers during the Golden Age of Comic Books in the 1940s...
' fictitious faux B-Western cowboy Bob Colt, that ran for ten issues in the early 1950s. But his best-known model role was for artist James Bama
James Bama
James Bama is an American artist known for his realistic paintings and etchings of Western subjects. Life in Wyoming led to his comment, "Here an artist can trace the beginnings of Western history, see the first buildings, the oldest wagons, saddles and guns, and be up close to the remnants of...
's illustrations of the character Doc Savage
Doc Savage
Doc Savage is a fictional character originally published in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. He was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L...
used on the covers of the paperback reprints of the 1960s. Bama called him "the world's greatest male model." His facial features were also used in the 1970s reprint of the original pulp The Avenger novels. Holland was also the model for Mack Bolan
Mack Bolan
Mack Bolan, alias The Executioner, is a fictional character who has been serialized in over six hundred novels with sales of more than 200 million, according to Amazon.com. Created by Don Pendleton, Bolan made his first appearance on the printed page in 1969's War Against the Mafia...
of The Executioner novels.
External links
- Steve Holland at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Flash Gordon Episode Guide
- Holland as Doc Savage