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William Holden

William Holden

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 17, 1918
Died Nov 12, 1981 (63)
Birthplace O'Fallon, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Jun 26, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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William Holden (April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor. Holden 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) a ... nd appeared on the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years…100 Stars list as #25.   Description above from the Wikipedia article William Holden, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

2002

as (archive footage)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

as Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sally's Beauty Spot

Sally's Beauty Spot

1990

as Robert Lomax (archive footage)

Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown

Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown

1986

as Charlie Brown (voice) (archive sound)

S.O.B.

S.O.B.

1981

as Tim Culley

The Earthling

The Earthling

1980

as Patrick Foley

When Time Ran Out...

When Time Ran Out...

1980

as Shelby Gilmore

Ashanti

Ashanti

1979

as Jim Sandell

Escape to Athena

Escape to Athena

1979

as POW (uncredited)

Fedora

Fedora

1978

as Barry Detweiler

Damien - Omen II

Damien - Omen II

1978

as Richard Thorn

21 Hours at Munich

21 Hours at Munich

1976

as Manfred Schreiber

Network

Network

1976

as Max Schumacher

The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno

1974

as Jim Duncan

Open Season

Open Season

1974

as Hal Wolkowski

Breezy

Breezy

1973

as Frank Harmon

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

1973

as Bumper Morgan

The Revengers

The Revengers

1972

as John Benedict

Wild Rovers

Wild Rovers

1971

as Ross Bodine

The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

1969

as Pike Bishop

The Devil's Brigade

The Devil's Brigade

1968

as Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1967

as Ransome

Alvarez Kelly

Alvarez Kelly

1966

as Alvarez Kelly

Paris When It Sizzles

Paris When It Sizzles

1964

as Richard Benson / Rick

The 7th Dawn

The 7th Dawn

1964

as Major Ferris

Satan Never Sleeps

Satan Never Sleeps

1962

as Father O'Banion

The Counterfeit Traitor

The Counterfeit Traitor

1962

as Eric Erickson

The Lion

The Lion

1962

as Robert Hayward

The World of Suzie Wong

The World of Suzie Wong

1960

as Robert Lomax

The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

1959

as Major 'Hank' Kendall

The Key

The Key

1958

as Capt. David Ross

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

as Cmdr. Shears

Toward the Unknown

Toward the Unknown

1956

as Maj. Lincoln Bond

The Proud and Profane

The Proud and Profane

1956

as Lt. Col. Colin Black

Picnic

Picnic

1955

as Hal Carter

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955

as Mark Elliott

Executive Suite

Executive Suite

1954

as McDonald Walling

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954

as Lt. Harry Brubaker

Sabrina

Sabrina

1954

as David Larrabee

The Country Girl

The Country Girl

1954

as Bernie Dodd

Escape from Fort Bravo

Escape from Fort Bravo

1953

as Captain Roper

The Moon Is Blue

The Moon Is Blue

1953

as Donald Gresham

Stalag 17

Stalag 17

1953

as Sgt. J.J. Sefton

Forever Female

Forever Female

1953

as Stanley Krown

The Turning Point

The Turning Point

1952

as Jerry McKibbon

Boots Malone

Boots Malone

1952

as Boots Malone

Force of Arms

Force of Arms

1951

as Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson

Submarine Command

Submarine Command

1951

as Lt. Cmdr. Ken White

Union Station

Union Station

1950

as Lt. William Calhoun

Father Is a Bachelor

Father Is a Bachelor

1950

as Johnny Rutledge

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950

as Joe Gillis

Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday

1950

as Paul Verrall

Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo

1949

as Jim Dawkins

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949

as Dick Richmond

Dear Wife

Dear Wife

1949

as Bill Seacroft

The Dark Past

The Dark Past

1948

as Al Walker

The Man from Colorado

The Man from Colorado

1948

as Capt. Del Stewart

Rachel and the Stranger

Rachel and the Stranger

1948

as David “Big Davey" Harvey

Apartment for Peggy

Apartment for Peggy

1948

as Jason Taylor

Dear Ruth

Dear Ruth

1947

as Lt. William Seacroft

Blaze of Noon

Blaze of Noon

1947

as Colin McDonald

Variety Girl

Variety Girl

1947

as William Holden

Reconnaissance Pilot

Reconnaissance Pilot

1943

as Lt. Packard A. Cummings

Young and Willing

Young and Willing

1943

as Norman Reese

Meet the Stewarts

Meet the Stewarts

1942

as Michael "Mike" Stewart

The Fleet's In

The Fleet's In

1942

as Casey Kirby

The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

as Andrew Long

Texas

Texas

1941

as Dan Thomas

I Wanted Wings

I Wanted Wings

1941

as Al Ludlow

Our Town

Our Town

1940

as Georges Gibbs

Those Were the Days!

Those Were the Days!

1940

as P. J. "Petey" Simmons

Arizona

Arizona

1940

as Peter Muncie

Golden Boy

Golden Boy

1939

as Joe Bonaparte

Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

1939

as Tim Taylor

Million Dollar Legs

Million Dollar Legs

1939

as Graduate Who Says 'Thank You' (uncredited)

Prison Farm

Prison Farm

1938

as Prisoner

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

I Love Lucy

as William Holden

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1951

The Jack Benny Program

as William Holden

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 28, 1950

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 1950

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 10, 1966

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Set of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 24, 1956

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

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