William Holden
79 movies · 3 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 17, 1918
- Died
- Nov 12, 1981 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- O'Fallon, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- William Franklin Beedle Jr. · ویلیام هولدن
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
William Holden: movies and TV shows
Acting (82)
- 2002 Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as (archive footage)
- 1996 Sad?
as (archive footage)
- 1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1990 Sally's Beauty Spot
as Robert Lomax (archive footage)
- 1981 S.O.B.
as Tim Culley
- 1980 The Earthling
as Patrick Foley
- 1980 When Time Ran Out...
as Shelby Gilmore
- 1979 Escape to Athena
as POW (uncredited)
- 1979 Ashanti
as Jim Sandell
- 1978 Fedora
as Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler
- 1978 Damien - Omen II
as Richard Thorn
- 1976 21 Hours at Munich
as Manfred Schreiber
- 1976 Network
as Max Schumacher
- 1976 Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as (archive footage)
- 1974 The Towering Inferno
as Jim Duncan
- 1974 Open Season
as Hal Wolkowski
- 1973 Breezy
as Frank Harmon
- 1973 The Blue Knight
as Bumper Morgan
- 1973
- 1972 The Revengers
as John Benedict
- 1971 Wild Rovers
as Ross Bodine
- 1969 The Christmas Tree
as Laurent Ségur
- 1969 The Wild Bunch
as Pike Bishop
- 1968 The Devil's Brigade
as Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
- 1967 Casino Royale
as Ransome
- 1966 Alvarez Kelly
as Alvarez Kelly
- 1964 The 7th Dawn
as Major Ferris
- 1964 Paris When It Sizzles
as Richard Benson
- 1962 The Lion
as Robert Hayward
- 1962 The Counterfeit Traitor
as Eric Erickson
- 1962 Satan Never Sleeps
as Father O'Banion
- 1960 The World of Suzie Wong
as Robert Lomax
- 1959 The Horse Soldiers
as Major 'Hank' Kendall
- 1958 The Key
as Capt. David Ross
- 1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Cmdr. Shears
- 1956 Toward the Unknown
as Maj. Lincoln Bond
- 1956 The Proud and Profane
as Lt. Col. Colin Black
- 1955 Picnic
as Hal Carter
- 1955 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
as Mark Elliott
- 1954 The Country Girl
as Bernie Dodd
- 1954 The Bridges at Toko-Ri
as Lt. Harry Brubaker
- 1954 Sabrina
as David Larrabee
- 1954 Executive Suite
as McDonald Walling
- 1953 The Girl on The Roof
as A tourist
- 1953 Escape from Fort Bravo
as Captain Roper
- 1953 Forever Female
as Stanley Krown
- 1953 The Moon Is Blue
as Donald Gresham
- 1953 Stalag 17
as J.J. Sefton
- 1952 The Turning Point
as Jerry McKibbon
- 1952 Boots Malone
as Boots Malone
- 1951 Submarine Command
as Lt. Cmdr. Ken White
- 1951
- 1951 Force of Arms
as Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson
- 1950 Born Yesterday
as Paul Verrall
- 1950
- 1950 Union Station
as Lt. William Calhoun
- 1950 Sunset Boulevard
as Joe Gillis
- 1950 Father Is a Bachelor
as Johnny Rutledge
- 1949 Dear Wife
as Bill Seacroft
- 1949 Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Dick Richmond
- 1949 Streets of Laredo
as Jim Dawkins
- 1948 The Dark Past
as Al Walker
- 1948 Apartment for Peggy
as Jason Taylor
- 1948 Rachel and the Stranger
as David “Big Davey" Harvey
- 1948 The Man from Colorado
as Capt. Del Stewart
- 1947 Variety Girl
as William Holden
- 1947 Dear Ruth
as Lt. William Seacroft
- 1947 Blaze of Noon
as Colin McDonald
- 1943 Young and Willing
as Norman Reese
- 1943 Reconnaissance Pilot
as Lt. Packard A. Cummings
- 1942 Meet the Stewarts
as Michael "Mike" Stewart
- 1942 The Remarkable Andrew
as Andrew Long
- 1942 The Fleet's In
as Casey Kirby
- 1941 Texas
as Dan Thomas
- 1941 I Wanted Wings
as Al Ludlow
- 1940 Arizona
as Peter Muncie
- 1940 Those Were the Days!
as P. J. "Petey" Simmons
- 1940 Our Town
as Georges Gibbs
- 1939 Invisible Stripes
as Tim Taylor
- 1939 Golden Boy
as Joe Bonaparte
- 1939 Million Dollar Legs
as Graduate Who Says 'Thank You' (uncredited)
- 1938 Prison Farm
as Prisoner
Talk shows and appearances (28)
- 2018
- 2017
- 2009
- 2006
- 2006
- 2004
- 2000
- 1997
- 1993
- 1991
- 1989
- 1987
- 1978
- 1978 Ciné regards
1 episode
- 1968
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
2 episodes
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
2 episodes
- 1962
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
1 episode
- 1958
- 1958
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
5 episodes
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
2 episodes
- 1950
- 1950 What's My Line?
1 episode
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
1 episode
- 1943