William Holden

Apr 17, 1918 - Nov 12, 1981 (63 years old) in O'Fallon, Illinois, USA

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.

Known For

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Casino Royale

Ransome

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I Love Lucy

William Holden

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What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest

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The Revengers

John Benedict

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The Steve Allen Show

Self - Set of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

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Wild Rovers

Ross Bodine

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

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The Oscars

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

Cmdr. Shears

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Breezy

Frank Harmon

Credits

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood 2018

Self (archive footage)

★ 5.9
Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective 2009

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess 2006

Self - Actor (archive footage)

★ 7.2
The Making of 'Network' 2006

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade 2004

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.8
Edith Head: The Paramount Years 2002

(archive footage)

★ 7.5
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' 2000

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.3
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line 1997

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.5
Sad? 1996

(archive footage)

★ 5.9
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered 1993

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.3
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker 1991

Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.7
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire 1991

Self (archive footage)

★ 5.7
Sally's Beauty Spot 1990

Robert Lomax (archive footage)

★ 5
William Holden: The Golden Boy 1989

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Grace Kelly: The American Princess 1987

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.5
Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown 1986

Charlie Brown (voice) (archive sound)

★ 5.9
S.O.B. 1981

Tim Culley

★ 5.9
The Earthling 1980

Patrick Foley

★ 6.2
When Time Ran Out... 1980

Shelby Gilmore

★ 5.4
Escape to Athena 1979

POW (uncredited)

★ 5.7
Ashanti 1979

Jim Sandell

★ 5.7
Fedora 1978

Barry Detweiler

★ 6.7
Damien - Omen II 1978

Richard Thorn

★ 6.4
21 Hours at Munich 1976

Manfred Schreiber

★ 6.2
Network 1976

Max Schumacher

★ 7.8
The Towering Inferno 1974

Jim Duncan

★ 7
Open Season 1974

Hal Wolkowski

★ 5.2
Breezy 1973

Frank Harmon

★ 6.8
The Blue Knight 1973

Bumper Morgan

★ 5.5
The Revengers 1972

John Benedict

★ 5.7
Wild Rovers 1971

Ross Bodine

★ 6.2
The Christmas Tree 1969

Laurent Ségur

★ 6.2
The Wild Bunch 1969

Pike Bishop

★ 7.6
The Dean Martin Christmas Show 1968

Self - Guest (uncredited)

★ 7.6
The Devil's Brigade 1968

Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick

★ 6.3
Casino Royale 1967

Ransome

★ 5.3
Alvarez Kelly 1966

Alvarez Kelly

★ 6.1
The 7th Dawn 1964

Major Ferris

★ 6.5
Paris When It Sizzles 1964

Richard Benson

★ 6.3
The Lion 1962

Robert Hayward

★ 4.9
The Counterfeit Traitor 1962

Eric Erickson

★ 6.4
Satan Never Sleeps 1962

Father O'Banion

★ 5.1
The World of Suzie Wong 1960

Robert Lomax

★ 6.4
The Horse Soldiers 1959

Major 'Hank' Kendall

★ 6.9
The Key 1958

Capt. David Ross

★ 6
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant 1958

Self

★ NR
The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957

Cmdr. Shears

★ 7.8
Toward the Unknown 1956

Maj. Lincoln Bond

★ 5.6
The Steve Allen Show 1956

Self - Set of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

★ 5.6
The Proud and Profane 1956

Lt. Col. Colin Black

★ 6.2
Picnic 1955

Hal Carter

★ 6.3
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing 1955

Mark Elliott

★ 6
The Country Girl 1954

Bernie Dodd

★ 6.9
The Bridges at Toko-Ri 1954

Lt. Harry Brubaker

★ 6
Sabrina 1954

David Larrabee

★ 7.5
Executive Suite 1954

McDonald Walling

★ 7
The Girl on The Roof 1953

A tourist

★ 4.4
Escape from Fort Bravo 1953

Captain Roper

★ 6.2
Forever Female 1953

Stanley Krown

★ 6.7
The Moon Is Blue 1953

Donald Gresham

★ 6.2
Stalag 17 1953

Sgt. J.J. Sefton

★ 7.7
The Oscars 1953

Self

★ 7
The Turning Point 1952

Jerry McKibbon

★ 6.2
Boots Malone 1952

Boots Malone

★ 7.5
Submarine Command 1951

Lt. Cmdr. Ken White

★ 5.6
I Love Lucy 1951

William Holden

★ 7.9
Force of Arms 1951

Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson

★ 6.4
Born Yesterday 1950

Paul Verrall

★ 7.2
The Jack Benny Program 1950

William Holden

★ 7.8
Union Station 1950

Lt. William Calhoun

★ 6.4
The Colgate Comedy Hour 1950

Self

★ 6.8
Sunset Boulevard 1950

Joe Gillis

★ 8.3
You Can Change The World 1950

Self

★ 5.8
Father Is a Bachelor 1950

Johnny Rutledge

★ 7.4
What's My Line? 1950

Self - Mystery Guest

★ 6.9
Dear Wife 1949

Bill Seacroft

★ 6
Miss Grant Takes Richmond 1949

Dick Richmond

★ 5
Streets of Laredo 1949

Jim Dawkins

★ 5.9
The Dark Past 1948

Al Walker

★ 5.8
Apartment for Peggy 1948

Jason Taylor

★ 7.8
Rachel and the Stranger 1948

David “Big Davey" Harvey

★ 6.2
The Man from Colorado 1948

Capt. Del Stewart

★ 6.7
Variety Girl 1947

William Holden

★ 6.1
Dear Ruth 1947

Lt. William Seacroft

★ 6.6
Blaze of Noon 1947

Colin McDonald

★ 4
Wings Up 1943

Himself

★ 5.2
Young and Willing 1943

Norman Reese

★ 4.7
Reconnaissance Pilot 1943

Lt. Packard A. Cummings

★ NR
Meet the Stewarts 1942

Michael "Mike" Stewart

★ 4.3
The Remarkable Andrew 1942

Andrew Long

★ 8.2
The Fleet's In 1942

Casey Kirby

★ 7
Texas 1941

Dan Thomas

★ 6.5
I Wanted Wings 1941

Al Ludlow

★ 5.4
Arizona 1940

Peter Muncie

★ 6.3
Those Were the Days! 1940

P. J. "Petey" Simmons

★ NR
Our Town 1940

Georges Gibbs

★ 5.7
Invisible Stripes 1939

Tim Taylor

★ 6.1
Golden Boy 1939

Joe Bonaparte

★ 6.4
Million Dollar Legs 1939

Graduate Who Says 'Thank You' (uncredited)

★ 5
Prison Farm 1938

Prisoner

★ 5.7

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