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William Holden

William Holden

William Holden (April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1953 and the Emmy Award for Best Actor in 1974. 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.

Born

Apr 17, 1918

O'Fallon, Illinois, USA

Died

Nov 12, 1981

Known For

Acting

Movies

98 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.8

movie

Known For

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950

as Joe Gillis
Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1967

as Ransome
Network

Network

1976

as Max Schumacher
Sabrina

Sabrina

1954

as David Larrabee
The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno

1974

as Jim Duncan
The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

as Cmdr. Shears
The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

1969

as Pike Bishop
Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday

1950

as Paul Verrall
Damien - Omen II

Damien - Omen II

1978

as Richard Thorn
Escape to Athena

Escape to Athena

1979

as POW (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
1950 • as Joe Gillis
★ 8.3
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
1967 • as Ransome
★ 5.3
Network
Network
1976 • as Max Schumacher
★ 7.8
Sabrina
Sabrina
1954 • as David Larrabee
★ 7.5
The Towering Inferno
The Towering Inferno
1974 • as Jim Duncan
★ 7.0
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 • as Cmdr. Shears
★ 7.8
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
1969 • as Pike Bishop
★ 7.6
Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday
1950 • as Paul Verrall
★ 7.2
Alvarez Kelly
Alvarez Kelly
1966 • as Alvarez Kelly
★ 6.2
Damien - Omen II
Damien - Omen II
1978 • as Richard Thorn
★ 6.4
Ashanti
Ashanti
1979 • as Jim Sandell
★ 5.8
Escape to Athena
Escape to Athena
1979 • as POW (uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers
1959 • as Major 'Hank' Kendall
★ 7.0
Stalag 17
Stalag 17
1953 • as Sgt. J.J. Sefton
★ 7.7
S.O.B.
S.O.B.
1981 • as Tim Culley
★ 6.0
Executive Suite
Executive Suite
1954 • as McDonald Walling
★ 7.1
Forever Female
Forever Female
1953 • as Stanley Krown
★ 6.9
Our Town
Our Town
1940 • as Georges Gibbs
★ 5.9
The Lion
The Lion
1962 • as Robert Hayward
★ 5.6
The Country Girl
The Country Girl
1954 • as Bernie Dodd
★ 7.0
Dear Ruth
Dear Ruth
1947 • as Lt. William Seacroft
★ 6.7
Dear Wife
Dear Wife
1949 • as Bill Seacroft
★ 6.3
Variety Girl
Variety Girl
1947 • as William Holden
★ 6.5
The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade
1968 • as Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
★ 6.3
Escape from Fort Bravo
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953 • as Captain Roper
★ 6.3
Fedora
Fedora
1978 • as Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler
★ 6.7
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954 • as Lt. Harry Brubaker
★ 6.0
Breezy
Breezy
1973 • as Frank Harmon
★ 6.8
Picnic
Picnic
1955 • as Hal Carter
★ 6.4
The Blue Knight
The Blue Knight
1973 • as Bumper Morgan
★ 5.5
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Paris When It Sizzles
Paris When It Sizzles
1964 • as Richard Benson
★ 6.3
The Turning Point
The Turning Point
1952 • as Jerry McKibbon
★ 6.3
When Time Ran Out...
When Time Ran Out...
1980 • as Shelby Gilmore
★ 5.4
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.9
Submarine Command
Submarine Command
1951 • as Lt. Cmdr. Ken White
★ 5.8
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955 • as Mark Elliott
★ 6.0
The Earthling
The Earthling
1980 • as Patrick Foley
★ 6.2
The Counterfeit Traitor
The Counterfeit Traitor
1962 • as Eric Erickson
★ 6.5
The World of Suzie Wong
The World of Suzie Wong
1960 • as Robert Lomax
★ 6.6
Golden Boy
Golden Boy
1939 • as Joe Bonaparte
★ 6.5
Rachel and the Stranger
Rachel and the Stranger
1948 • as David “Big Davey" Harvey
★ 6.5
The Key
The Key
1958 • as Capt. David Ross
★ 6.1
The Fabulous Allan Carr
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 • as Self (archive)
★ 4.5
movie
Sad?
1996 • as (archive footage)
★ 5.9
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree
1969 • as Laurent Ségur
★ 6.2
Union Station
Union Station
1950 • as Lt. William Calhoun
★ 6.5
You Can Change The World
You Can Change The World
1950 • as Self
★ 6.4
Texas
Texas
1941 • as Dan Thomas
★ 6.6
Arizona
Arizona
1940 • as Peter Muncie
★ 6.5
Streets of Laredo
Streets of Laredo
1949 • as Jim Dawkins
★ 6.0
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
The Man from Colorado
The Man from Colorado
1948 • as Capt. Del Stewart
★ 6.9
Prison Farm
Prison Farm
1938 • as Prisoner
★ 6.8
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 • as Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 8.0
The Dark Past
The Dark Past
1948 • as Al Walker
★ 6.0
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Proud and Profane
The Proud and Profane
1956 • as Lt. Col. Colin Black
★ 6.5
The 7th Dawn
The 7th Dawn
1964 • as Major Ferris
★ 6.5
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.7
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.6
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
1939 • as Tim Taylor
★ 6.2
The Revengers
The Revengers
1972 • as John Benedict
★ 5.7
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.2
The Moon Is Blue
The Moon Is Blue
1953 • as Donald Gresham
★ 6.3
Toward the Unknown
Toward the Unknown
1956 • as Maj. Lincoln Bond
★ 5.9
The Fleet's In
The Fleet's In
1942 • as Casey Kirby
★ 7.3
Reconnaissance Pilot
Reconnaissance Pilot
1943 • as Lt. Packard A. Cummings
★ 7.0
Meet the Stewarts
Meet the Stewarts
1942 • as Michael "Mike" Stewart
★ 5.5
Wild Rovers
Wild Rovers
1971 • as Ross Bodine
★ 6.1
Open Season
Open Season
1974 • as Hal Wolkowski
★ 5.5
Boots Malone
Boots Malone
1952 • as Boots Malone
★ 8.3
21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich
1976 • as Manfred Schreiber
★ 6.3
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949 • as Dick Richmond
★ 5.3
movie
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 • as Self (archive footage)
Million Dollar Legs
Million Dollar Legs
1939 • as Graduate Who Says 'Thank You' (uncredited)
★ 6.0
I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings
1941 • as Al Ludlow
★ 5.6
Blaze of Noon
Blaze of Noon
1947 • as Colin McDonald
★ 5.7
Young and Willing
Young and Willing
1943 • as Norman Reese
★ 5.8
Satan Never Sleeps
Satan Never Sleeps
1962 • as Father O'Banion
★ 5.5
William Holden: The Golden Boy
William Holden: The Golden Boy
1989 • as Self (archive footage)
Wings Up
Wings Up
1943 • as Himself
★ 5.7
The Making of 'Network'
The Making of 'Network'
2006 • as Self (archive footage)
Apartment for Peggy
Apartment for Peggy
1948 • as Jason Taylor
★ 8.2
Lykke og krone
Lykke og krone
1962
★ 9.0
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968 • as Self - Guest (uncredited)
★ 7.6
Force of Arms
Force of Arms
1951 • as Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson
★ 6.7
Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective
Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective
2009 • as Self (archive footage)
The Remarkable Andrew
The Remarkable Andrew
1942 • as Andrew Long
★ 7.4
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
1958 • as Self
Those Were the Days!
Those Were the Days!
1940 • as P. J. "Petey" Simmons
★ 8.0
Father Is a Bachelor
Father Is a Bachelor
1950 • as Johnny Rutledge
★ 7.4
The Girl on The Roof
The Girl on The Roof
1953 • as A tourist
★ 5.3
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Sally's Beauty Spot
Sally's Beauty Spot
1990 • as Robert Lomax (archive footage)
★ 6.0
...On Seeing Film
...On Seeing Film
1958 • as Self
movie
Regie: Billy Wilder
1978 • as Self