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William Holden

William Holden

Acting April 17, 1918 (63 years old) November 12, 1981 O'Fallon, Illinois, USA

Biography

William Holden (April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor. He was nominated for three Academy Awards in his career (winning Best Actor in 1953 for "Stalag 17"), and also won the Emmy Award for Best Actor for "The Blue Knight" in 1974. He is also known for his roles in "Sunset Boulevard" (1950), "Sabrina" (1954), and "Network" (1976). One of the biggest box office draws of the 1950s, he was named one of the "Top 10 Stars of the Year" six times (1954–1958, 1961) and appeared on the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years…100 Stars list as #25.

Movies 98

The Bridge on the River Kwai 7.8

The Bridge on the River Kwai

as Cmdr. Shears

1957
Sunset Boulevard 8.3

Sunset Boulevard

as Joe Gillis

1950
Network 7.8

Network

as Max Schumacher

1976
Casino Royale 5.2

Casino Royale

as Ransome

1967
Sabrina 7.5

Sabrina

as David Larrabee

1954
The Towering Inferno 7.0

The Towering Inferno

as Jim Duncan

1974
Damien - Omen II 6.4

Damien - Omen II

as Richard Thorn

1978
The Wild Bunch 7.6

The Wild Bunch

as Pike Bishop

1969
Stalag 17 7.7

Stalag 17

as J.J. Sefton

1953
The Devil's Brigade 6.3

The Devil's Brigade

as Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick

1968
Paris When It Sizzles 6.3

Paris When It Sizzles

as Richard Benson

1964
Fedora 6.7

Fedora

as Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler

1978
Escape from Fort Bravo 6.3

Escape from Fort Bravo

as Captain Roper

1953
The Horse Soldiers 6.9

The Horse Soldiers

as Major 'Hank' Kendall

1959
Escape to Athena 5.7

Escape to Athena

as POW (uncredited)

1979
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing 6.1

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

as Mark Elliott

1955
The Country Girl 7.0

The Country Girl

as Bernie Dodd

1954
Born Yesterday 7.3

Born Yesterday

as Paul Verrall

1950
Breezy 6.8

Breezy

as Frank Harmon

1973
The World of Suzie Wong 6.6

The World of Suzie Wong

as Robert Lomax

1960
The Bridges at Toko-Ri 6.0

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

as Lt. Harry Brubaker

1954
The Man from Colorado 6.9

The Man from Colorado

as Capt. Del Stewart

1948
S.O.B. 6.0

S.O.B.

as Tim Culley

1981
When Time Ran Out... 5.3

When Time Ran Out...

as Shelby Gilmore

1980
Picnic 6.3

Picnic

as Hal Carter

1955
Alvarez Kelly 6.2

Alvarez Kelly

as Alvarez Kelly

1966
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood 6.0

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Executive Suite 7.0

Executive Suite

as McDonald Walling

1954
The Christmas Tree 6.2

The Christmas Tree

as Laurent Ségur

1969
The Fabulous Allan Carr 5.0

The Fabulous Allan Carr

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Wild Rovers 6.1

Wild Rovers

as Ross Bodine

1971
The Counterfeit Traitor 6.5

The Counterfeit Traitor

as Eric Erickson

1962
Texas 6.7

Texas

as Dan Thomas

1941
Rachel and the Stranger 6.6

Rachel and the Stranger

as David “Big Davey" Harvey

1948
The Key 6.1

The Key

as Capt. David Ross

1958
Open Season 5.3

Open Season

as Hal Wolkowski

1974
21 Hours at Munich 6.3

21 Hours at Munich

as Manfred Schreiber

1976
Golden Boy 6.6

Golden Boy

as Joe Bonaparte

1939
The Moon Is Blue 6.3

The Moon Is Blue

as Donald Gresham

1953
Satan Never Sleeps 5.6

Satan Never Sleeps

as Father O'Banion

1962
The Revengers 5.8

The Revengers

as John Benedict

1972
Invisible Stripes 6.2

Invisible Stripes

as Tim Taylor

1939
The Fleet's In 6.0

The Fleet's In

as Casey Kirby

1942
Ashanti 5.8

Ashanti

as Jim Sandell

1979
Those Were the Days! 8.0

Those Were the Days!

as P. J. "Petey" Simmons

1940
Our Town 5.9

Our Town

as Georges Gibbs

1940
The Proud and Profane 6.5

The Proud and Profane

as Lt. Col. Colin Black

1956
Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as (archive footage)

1976
The Earthling 6.4

The Earthling

as Patrick Foley

1980
The Blue Knight 5.5

The Blue Knight

as Bumper Morgan

1973
Miss Grant Takes Richmond 5.6

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

as Dick Richmond

1949
The Turning Point 6.2

The Turning Point

as Jerry McKibbon

1952
You Can Change The World 6.4

You Can Change The World

as Self

1950
The Dean Martin Christmas Show 7.6

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self - Guest (uncredited)

1968
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker 8.0

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)

1991
Union Station 6.5

Union Station

as Lt. William Calhoun

1950
The Lion 5.6

The Lion

as Robert Hayward

1962
The 7th Dawn 6.5

The 7th Dawn

as Major Ferris

1964
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade 8.0

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Grace Kelly: The American Princess 7.0

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

as Self (archive footage)

1987
Variety Girl 6.5

Variety Girl

as William Holden

1947
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered 7.6

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

as Self (archive footage)

1993
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line 7.7

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

as Self (archive footage)

1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire 6.5

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

as Self (archive footage)

1991
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess 7.2

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2006
Arizona 6.5

Arizona

as Peter Muncie

1940
Father Is a Bachelor 7.4

Father Is a Bachelor

as Johnny Rutledge

1950
Lykke og krone 9.0

Lykke og krone

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1962
Streets of Laredo 6.0

Streets of Laredo

as Jim Dawkins

1949
Forever Female 6.9

Forever Female

as Stanley Krown

1953
The Dark Past 6.0

The Dark Past

as Al Walker

1948
Submarine Command 5.8

Submarine Command

as Lt. Cmdr. Ken White

1951
Toward the Unknown 5.9

Toward the Unknown

as Maj. Lincoln Bond

1956
Force of Arms 6.7

Force of Arms

as Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson

1951
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' 6.8

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

as Self (archive footage)

2000
Meet the Stewarts 5.2

Meet the Stewarts

as Michael "Mike" Stewart

1942
Mr. Yunioshi:  An Asian Perspective

Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective

as Self (archive footage)

2009
The Girl on The Roof 5.3

The Girl on The Roof

as A tourist

1953
Young and Willing 5.2

Young and Willing

as Norman Reese

1943
William Holden: The Golden Boy

William Holden: The Golden Boy

as Self (archive footage)

1989
The Making of 'Network'

The Making of 'Network'

as Self (archive footage)

2006
Boots Malone 8.1

Boots Malone

as Boots Malone

1952
Sad? 5.9

Sad?

as (archive footage)

1996
I Wanted Wings 5.6

I Wanted Wings

as Al Ludlow

1941
Edith Head: The Paramount Years 7.7

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

as (archive footage)

2002
Regie: Billy Wilder

Regie: Billy Wilder

as Self

1978
Million Dollar Legs 6.0

Million Dollar Legs

as Graduate Who Says 'Thank You' (uncredited)

1939
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

as Self

1958
Prison Farm 6.8

Prison Farm

as Prisoner

1938
Dear Wife 6.3

Dear Wife

as Bill Seacroft

1949
Blaze of Noon 5.7

Blaze of Noon

as Colin McDonald

1947
Dear Ruth 6.7

Dear Ruth

as Lt. William Seacroft

1947
Reconnaissance Pilot 7.0

Reconnaissance Pilot

as Lt. Packard A. Cummings

1943
The Remarkable Andrew 7.4

The Remarkable Andrew

as Andrew Long

1942
Wings Up 5.7

Wings Up

as Himself

1943
Sally's Beauty Spot 6.0

Sally's Beauty Spot

as Robert Lomax (archive footage)

1990
Apartment for Peggy 8.2

Apartment for Peggy

as Jason Taylor

1948
...On Seeing Film

...On Seeing Film

as Self

1958

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