William Holden
Known for acting · Born 17 April 1918 · Died 12 November 1981 · aged 63 · O'Fallon, Illinois, USA
110 credits
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.
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
1950
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
Network
1976
Sabrina
1954
The Wild Bunch
1969
The Towering Inferno
1974
Damien - Omen II
1978
Stalag 17
1953
The Horse Soldiers
1959
Paris When It Sizzles
1964
Born Yesterday
1950
Fedora
1978
Acting (110)
2018Scotty and the Secret History of HollywoodSelf (archive footage)Film
2017The Fabulous Allan CarrSelf (archive footage)Film
2009Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian PerspectiveSelf (archive footage)Film
2006Grace Kelly: Destiny of a PrincessSelf - Actor (archive footage)Film
2006The Making of 'Network'Self (archive footage)Film
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf (archive footage)Film
2002Edith Head: The Paramount Years(archive footage)Film
2000The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'Self (archive footage)Film
1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineSelf (archive footage)Film
1996Sad?(archive footage)Film
1993Audrey Hepburn: RememberedSelf (archive footage)Film
1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerDonald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1991Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and DesireSelf (archive footage)Film
1990Sally's Beauty SpotRobert Lomax (archive footage)Film
1989William Holden: The Golden BoySelf (archive footage)Film
1987Grace Kelly: The American PrincessSelf (archive footage)Film
1981S.O.B.Tim CulleyFilm
1980When Time Ran Out...Shelby GilmoreFilm
1980The EarthlingPatrick FoleyFilm
1979Escape to AthenaPOW (uncredited)Film
1979AshantiJim SandellFilm
1978Damien - Omen IIRichard ThornFilm
1978FedoraBarry 'Dutch' DetweilerFilm
1978Ciné regardsSelfSeries
1978Regie: Billy WilderSelfFilm
1976NetworkMax SchumacherFilm
197621 Hours at MunichManfred SchreiberFilm
1976Bob Hope's World of Comedy(archive footage)Film
1974The Towering InfernoJim DuncanFilm
1974Open SeasonHal WolkowskiFilm
1973BreezyFrank HarmonFilm
1973The Blue KnightBumper MorganFilm
1973The Blue KnightBumper Morgan · 4 episodesSeries
1972The RevengersJohn BenedictFilm
1971Wild RoversRoss BodineFilm
1969The Wild BunchPike BishopFilm
1969The Christmas TreeLaurent SégurFilm
1968The Devil's BrigadeLt. Col. Robert T. FrederickFilm
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
1968The Dean Martin Christmas ShowSelf - Guest (uncredited)Film
1967Casino RoyaleRansomeFilm
1966Alvarez KellyAlvarez KellyFilm
1964Paris When It SizzlesRichard BensonFilm
1964The 7th DawnMajor FerrisFilm
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1962The Counterfeit TraitorEric EricksonFilm
1962Satan Never SleepsFather O'BanionFilm
1962The LionRobert HaywardFilm
1962Lykke og kroneSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
1960The World of Suzie WongRobert LomaxFilm
1959The Horse SoldiersMajor 'Hank' KendallFilm
1958The KeyCapt. David RossFilm
1958The Rise and Fall of a Jungle GiantSelfFilm
1958...On Seeing FilmSelfFilm
1957The Bridge on the River KwaiCmdr. ShearsFilm
1956Toward the UnknownMaj. Lincoln BondFilm
1956The Proud and ProfaneLt. Col. Colin BlackFilm
1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Set of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'Series
1955PicnicHal CarterFilm
1955Love Is a Many-Splendored ThingMark ElliottFilm
1954SabrinaDavid LarrabeeFilm
1954The Country GirlBernie DoddFilm
1954The Bridges at Toko-RiLt. Harry BrubakerFilm
1954Executive SuiteMcDonald WallingFilm
1953Stalag 17J.J. SeftonFilm
1953Escape from Fort BravoCaptain RoperFilm
1953The OscarsSelf · 5 episodesSeries
1953The Moon Is BlueDonald GreshamFilm
1953Forever FemaleStanley KrownFilm
1953The Girl on The RoofA touristFilm
1952The Turning PointJerry McKibbonFilm
1952Boots MaloneBoots MaloneFilm
1951I Love LucyWilliam HoldenSeries
1951Submarine CommandLt. Cmdr. Ken WhiteFilm
1951Force of ArmsSgt. Joe 'Pete' PetersonFilm
1950Sunset BoulevardJoe GillisFilm
1950Born YesterdayPaul VerrallFilm
1950Union StationLt. William CalhounFilm
1950What's My Line?SelfSeries
1950The Jack Benny ProgramWilliam HoldenSeries
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1950Father Is a BachelorJohnny RutledgeFilm
1950You Can Change The WorldSelfFilm
1949Streets of LaredoJim DawkinsFilm
1949Miss Grant Takes RichmondDick RichmondFilm
1949Dear WifeBill SeacroftFilm
1948The Man from ColoradoCapt. Del StewartFilm
1948The Dark PastAl WalkerFilm
1948Rachel and the StrangerDavid “Big Davey" HarveyFilm
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelfSeries
1948Apartment for PeggyJason TaylorFilm
1947Variety GirlWilliam HoldenFilm
1947Dear RuthLt. William SeacroftFilm
1947Blaze of NoonColin McDonaldFilm
1943Wings UpHimselfFilm
1943Young and WillingNorman ReeseFilm
1943Reconnaissance PilotLt. Packard A. CummingsFilm
1942The Remarkable AndrewAndrew LongFilm
1942Meet the StewartsMichael "Mike" StewartFilm
1942The Fleet's InCasey KirbyFilm
1941TexasDan ThomasFilm
1941I Wanted WingsAl LudlowFilm
1940Our TownGeorges GibbsFilm
1940ArizonaPeter MuncieFilm
1940Those Were the Days!P. J. "Petey" SimmonsFilm
1939Golden BoyJoe BonaparteFilm
1939Invisible StripesTim TaylorFilm
1939Million Dollar LegsGraduate Who Says 'Thank You' (uncredited)Film
1938Prison FarmPrisonerFilm