William Holden
Known for
Acting
Life
1918 – 1981 (aged 63)
Born in
O'Fallon, Illinois, USA
Credits
View on IMDb82 acting credits
Biography
William Holden 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
Sunset Boulevard
10 Aug 1950
The Bridge on the River Kwai
11 Oct 1957
Network
27 Nov 1976
Sabrina
01 Sep 1954
The Wild Bunch
19 Jun 1969
The Towering Inferno
14 Dec 1974
Casino Royale
18 Apr 1967
Damien - Omen II
09 Jun 1978
Photos
Filmography
2002
- Edith Head: The Paramount Yearsas (archive footage)
1996
- Sad?as (archive footage)
1991
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeras Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
- Sally's Beauty Spotas Robert Lomax (archive footage)
1981
- S.O.B.as Tim Culley
1980
- The Earthlingas Patrick Foley
- When Time Ran Out...as Shelby Gilmore
1979
- Escape to Athenaas POW (uncredited)
- Ashantias Jim Sandell
1978
- Fedoraas Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler
- Damien - Omen IIas Richard Thorn
1976
- 21 Hours at Munichas Manfred Schreiber
- Networkas Max Schumacher
1974
- The Towering Infernoas Jim Duncan
- Open Seasonas Hal Wolkowski
1973
- Breezyas Frank Harmon
- The Blue Knightas Bumper Morgan
- The Blue Knightas Bumper Morgan4 episodes
1972
- The Revengersas John Benedict
1971
- Wild Roversas Ross Bodine
1969
- The Christmas Treeas Laurent Ségur
- The Wild Bunchas Pike Bishop
1968
- The Devil's Brigadeas Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
1967
- Casino Royaleas Ransome
1966
- Alvarez Kellyas Alvarez Kelly
1964
- The 7th Dawnas Major Ferris
- Paris When It Sizzlesas Richard Benson
1962
- The Lionas Robert Hayward
- Lykke og krone
- The Counterfeit Traitoras Eric Erickson
- Satan Never Sleepsas Father O'Banion
1960
- The World of Suzie Wongas Robert Lomax
1959
- The Horse Soldiersas Major 'Hank' Kendall
1958
- The Keyas Capt. David Ross
1957
- The Bridge on the River Kwaias Cmdr. Shears
1956
- Toward the Unknownas Maj. Lincoln Bond
- The Proud and Profaneas Lt. Col. Colin Black
1955
- Picnicas Hal Carter
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thingas Mark Elliott
1954
- The Country Girlas Bernie Dodd
- The Bridges at Toko-Rias Lt. Harry Brubaker
- Sabrinaas David Larrabee
- Executive Suiteas McDonald Walling
1953
- The Girl on The Roofas A tourist
- Escape from Fort Bravoas Captain Roper
- Forever Femaleas Stanley Krown
- The Moon Is Blueas Donald Gresham
- Stalag 17as J.J. Sefton
1952
- The Turning Pointas Jerry McKibbon
- Boots Maloneas Boots Malone
1951
- Submarine Commandas Lt. Cmdr. Ken White
- I Love Lucyas William Holden1 episode
- Force of Armsas Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson
1950
- Born Yesterdayas Paul Verrall
- The Jack Benny Programas William Holden1 episode
- Union Stationas Lt. William Calhoun
- Sunset Boulevardas Joe Gillis
- Father Is a Bacheloras Johnny Rutledge
1949
- Dear Wifeas Bill Seacroft
- Miss Grant Takes Richmondas Dick Richmond
- Streets of Laredoas Jim Dawkins
1948
- The Dark Pastas Al Walker
- Apartment for Peggyas Jason Taylor
- Rachel and the Strangeras David “Big Davey" Harvey
- The Man from Coloradoas Capt. Del Stewart
1947
- Variety Girlas William Holden
- Dear Ruthas Lt. William Seacroft
- Blaze of Noonas Colin McDonald
1943
- Young and Willingas Norman Reese
- Reconnaissance Pilotas Lt. Packard A. Cummings
1942
- Meet the Stewartsas Michael "Mike" Stewart
- The Remarkable Andrewas Andrew Long
- The Fleet's Inas Casey Kirby
1941
- Texasas Dan Thomas
- I Wanted Wingsas Al Ludlow
1940
- Arizonaas Peter Muncie
- Those Were the Days!as P. J. "Petey" Simmons
- Our Townas Georges Gibbs
1939
- Invisible Stripesas Tim Taylor
- Golden Boyas Joe Bonaparte
- Million Dollar Legsas Graduate Who Says 'Thank You' (uncredited)
1938
- Prison Farmas Prisoner