William Holden
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 17, 1918
- Died
- November 12, 1981 (aged 63)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Network'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sad?
Movie · as (archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Movie · as Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sally's Beauty Spot
Movie · as Robert Lomax (archive footage)
William Holden: The Golden Boy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
S.O.B.
Movie · as Tim Culley
When Time Ran Out...
Movie · as Shelby Gilmore
The Earthling
Movie · as Patrick Foley
Ashanti
Movie · as Jim Sandell
Escape to Athena
Movie · as POW (uncredited)
Damien - Omen II
Movie · as Richard Thorn
Fedora
Movie · as Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler
Regie: Billy Wilder
Movie · as Self
Ciné regards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Network
Movie · as Max Schumacher
21 Hours at Munich
Movie · as Manfred Schreiber
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Towering Inferno
Movie · as Jim Duncan
Open Season
Movie · as Hal Wolkowski
Breezy
Movie · as Frank Harmon
The Blue Knight
Movie · as Bumper Morgan
The Blue Knight
TV · as Bumper Morgan · 4 eps
The Revengers
Movie · as John Benedict
Wild Rovers
Movie · as Ross Bodine
The Wild Bunch
Movie · as Pike Bishop
The Christmas Tree
Movie · as Laurent Ségur
The Devil's Brigade
Movie · as Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Movie · as Self - Guest (uncredited)
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Casino Royale
Movie · as Ransome
Alvarez Kelly
Movie · as Alvarez Kelly
Paris When It Sizzles
Movie · as Richard Benson
The 7th Dawn
Movie · as Major Ferris
The Counterfeit Traitor
Movie · as Eric Erickson
The Lion
Movie · as Robert Hayward
Satan Never Sleeps
Movie · as Father O'Banion
Lykke og krone
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The World of Suzie Wong
Movie · as Robert Lomax
The Horse Soldiers
Movie · as Major 'Hank' Kendall
The Key
Movie · as Capt. David Ross
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
Movie · as Self
...On Seeing Film
Movie · as Self
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Movie · as Cmdr. Shears
The Proud and Profane
Movie · as Lt. Col. Colin Black
Toward the Unknown
Movie · as Maj. Lincoln Bond
The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self - Set of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' · 1 ep
Picnic
Movie · as Hal Carter
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Movie · as Mark Elliott
The Country Girl
Movie · as Bernie Dodd
Sabrina
Movie · as David Larrabee
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Movie · as Lt. Harry Brubaker
Executive Suite
Movie · as McDonald Walling
Stalag 17
Movie · as J.J. Sefton
The Moon Is Blue
Movie · as Donald Gresham
Escape from Fort Bravo
Movie · as Captain Roper
Forever Female
Movie · as Stanley Krown
The Girl on The Roof
Movie · as A tourist
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The Turning Point
Movie · as Jerry McKibbon
Boots Malone
Movie · as Boots Malone
Force of Arms
Movie · as Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson
Submarine Command
Movie · as Lt. Cmdr. Ken White
I Love Lucy
TV · as William Holden · 1 ep
Sunset Boulevard
Movie · as Joe Gillis
Born Yesterday
Movie · as Paul Verrall
Union Station
Movie · as Lt. William Calhoun
Father Is a Bachelor
Movie · as Johnny Rutledge
You Can Change The World
Movie · as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Jack Benny Program
TV · as William Holden · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Movie · as Dick Richmond
Dear Wife
Movie · as Bill Seacroft
Streets of Laredo
Movie · as Jim Dawkins
The Man from Colorado
Movie · as Capt. Del Stewart
Rachel and the Stranger
Movie · as David “Big Davey" Harvey
The Dark Past
Movie · as Al Walker
Apartment for Peggy
Movie · as Jason Taylor
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dear Ruth
Movie · as Lt. William Seacroft
Variety Girl
Movie · as William Holden
Blaze of Noon
Movie · as Colin McDonald
Young and Willing
Movie · as Norman Reese
Reconnaissance Pilot
Movie · as Lt. Packard A. Cummings
Wings Up
Movie · as Himself
The Fleet's In
Movie · as Casey Kirby
The Remarkable Andrew
Movie · as Andrew Long
Meet the Stewarts
Movie · as Michael "Mike" Stewart
Texas
Movie · as Dan Thomas
I Wanted Wings
Movie · as Al Ludlow
Our Town
Movie · as Georges Gibbs
Arizona
Movie · as Peter Muncie
Those Were the Days!
Movie · as P. J. "Petey" Simmons
Golden Boy
Movie · as Joe Bonaparte
Million Dollar Legs
Movie · as Graduate Who Says 'Thank You' (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
Movie · as Tim Taylor
Prison Farm
Movie · as Prisoner