William Holden

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 17, 1918

died

November 12, 1981

place of birth

O'Fallon, Illinois, USA

also known as

William Franklin Beedle Jr. · ویلیام هولدن

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Sunset Boulevard
8.3

Sunset Boulevard

1950as Joe Gillis
The Towering Inferno
7.0

The Towering Inferno

1974as Jim Duncan
Casino Royale
5.3

Casino Royale

1967as Ransome
Network
7.8

Network

1976as Max Schumacher
The Bridge on the River Kwai
7.8

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957as Cmdr. Shears
Sabrina
7.5

Sabrina

1954as David Larrabee
The Wild Bunch
7.6

The Wild Bunch

1969as Pike Bishop
The Horse Soldiers
7.0

The Horse Soldiers

1959as Major 'Hank' Kendall
Damien - Omen II
6.4

Damien - Omen II

1978as Richard Thorn
Stalag 17
7.7

Stalag 17

1953as Sgt. J.J. Sefton
S.O.B.
6.0

S.O.B.

1981as Tim Culley
Breezy
6.8

Breezy

1973as Frank Harmon
Escape to Athena
5.7

Escape to Athena

1979as POW (uncredited)
Picnic
6.4

Picnic

1955as Hal Carter
The Devil's Brigade
6.3

The Devil's Brigade

1968as Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
Paris When It Sizzles
6.3

Paris When It Sizzles

1964as Richard Benson
The Key
6.1

The Key

1958as Capt. David Ross
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
6.0

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955as Mark Elliott
The Country Girl
7.0

The Country Girl

1954as Bernie Dodd
Born Yesterday
7.2

Born Yesterday

1950as Paul Verrall
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
6.0

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954as Lt. Harry Brubaker
Fedora
6.7

Fedora

1978as Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler
When Time Ran Out...
5.4

When Time Ran Out...

1980as Shelby Gilmore
Executive Suite
7.1

Executive Suite

1954as McDonald Walling
The Counterfeit Traitor
6.5

The Counterfeit Traitor

1962as Eric Erickson
Texas
6.7

Texas

1941as Dan Thomas
Ashanti
5.8

Ashanti

1979as Jim Sandell
Our Town
5.9

Our Town

1940as Georges Gibbs
The Earthling
6.2

The Earthling

1980as Patrick Foley
Union Station
6.5

Union Station

1950as Lt. William Calhoun
The World of Suzie Wong
6.6

The World of Suzie Wong

1960as Robert Lomax
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
8.0

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004as Self (archive footage)
Rachel and the Stranger
6.5

Rachel and the Stranger

1948as David “Big Davey" Harvey
Arizona
6.5

Arizona

1940as Peter Muncie
Golden Boy
6.5

Golden Boy

1939as Joe Bonaparte
The Lion
5.6

The Lion

1962as Robert Hayward
Alvarez Kelly
6.2

Alvarez Kelly

1966as Alvarez Kelly
The Blue Knight
5.5

The Blue Knight

1973as Bumper Morgan
The Man from Colorado
6.9

The Man from Colorado

1948as Capt. Del Stewart
Invisible Stripes
6.2

Invisible Stripes

1939as Tim Taylor
Open Season
5.5

Open Season

1974as Hal Wolkowski
Wild Rovers
6.1

Wild Rovers

1971as Ross Bodine
Escape from Fort Bravo
6.3

Escape from Fort Bravo

1953as Captain Roper
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
8.0

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991as Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)
21 Hours at Munich
6.3

21 Hours at Munich

1976as Manfred Schreiber
The 7th Dawn
6.5

The 7th Dawn

1964as Major Ferris
The Turning Point
6.3

The Turning Point

1952as Jerry McKibbon
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
5.9

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
7.7

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997as Self (archive footage)
Submarine Command
5.8

Submarine Command

1951as Lt. Cmdr. Ken White