George Fleming Houston (January 11, 1896 – November 12, 1944) was an American B-western film actor and accomplished singer in the early half of the 20th century.

[2] Houston joined the U.S. Army, serving in France during World War I, attached to the 17th French Division, in the Ambulance Service.

Houston garnered leading bass roles in such operas as Boris Godunov and Faust under the direction of Vladimir Rosing.

Houston's Broadway credits included The O'Flynn (1934), Caviar (1934), Shooting Star (1933), Melody (1933), A Modern Virgin (1931), The Venetian Glass Nephew (1931), Fioretta (1929), and Chee-Chee (1928).

On September 8, 1933, in New York City, Houston married Leone Sousa, a model and Ziegfeld girl.

In 1936, Houston and Sousa performed together in the play Everyman, produced by the California Festival Association at the Hollywood Bowl and directed by Max Reinhardt.

[6] Houston was cast as Mephisto in another lavish Max Reinhardt production of Faust at the Pilgrimage Theatre in Hollywood in 1938.

That same year he would play a small role in Blockade with Henry Fonda and Madeleine Carroll, in which he was billed as "George Byron".

[8] George Houston was beloved as a voice teacher and coach by Howard Keel and John Raitt.