Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

Gender

Male

Birthday

1918-04-17

Day of Death

1981-11-12 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

O'Fallon, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

William Franklin Beedle Jr.

ویلیام هولدن

William Holden

Biography

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) and 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.

Known For

Acting

The Wild Bunch

1969

The Wild Bunch

as

Pike Bishop

Sunset Boulevard

1950

Sunset Boulevard

as

Joe Gillis

Stalag 17

1953

Stalag 17

as

Sgt. J.J. Sefton

Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown

1986

Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown

as

Charlie Brown (voice) (archive sound)

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

The Bridge on the River Kwai

as

Cmdr. Shears

The Country Girl

1954

The Country Girl

as

Bernie Dodd

Damien - Omen II

1978

Damien - Omen II

as

Richard Thorn

Network

1976

Network

as

Max Schumacher

The Towering Inferno

1974

The Towering Inferno

as

Jim Duncan

Paris When It Sizzles

1964

Paris When It Sizzles

as

Richard Benson / Rick

Sabrina

1954

Sabrina

as

David Larrabee

Our Town

1940

Our Town

as

Georges Gibbs

The Devil's Brigade

1968

The Devil's Brigade

as

Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick

Born Yesterday

1950

Born Yesterday

as

Paul Verrall

The Making of 'Network'

2006

The Making of 'Network'

as

Self (archive footage)

Casino Royale

1967

Casino Royale

as

Ransome

S.O.B.

1981

S.O.B.

as

Tim Culley

Breezy

1973

Breezy

as

Frank Harmon

Arizona

1940

Arizona

as

Peter Muncie

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

as

Lt. Harry Brubaker

Wild Rovers

1971

Wild Rovers

as

Ross Bodine

Alvarez Kelly

1966

Alvarez Kelly

as

Alvarez Kelly

The Counterfeit Traitor

1962

The Counterfeit Traitor

as

Eric Erickson

The Proud and Profane

1956

The Proud and Profane

as

Lt. Col. Colin Black

Executive Suite

1954

Executive Suite

as

McDonald Walling

The Man from Colorado

1948

The Man from Colorado

as

Capt. Del Stewart

Union Station

1950

Union Station

as

Lt. William Calhoun

The Turning Point

1952

The Turning Point

as

Jerry McKibbon

Rachel and the Stranger

1948

Rachel and the Stranger

as

David “Big Davey" Harvey

The Dark Past

1948

The Dark Past

as

Al Walker

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

as

Dick Richmond

Golden Boy

1939

Golden Boy

as

Joe Bonaparte

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

1968

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as

Self - Guest (uncredited)

When Time Ran Out...

1980

When Time Ran Out...

as

Shelby Gilmore

The Horse Soldiers

1959

The Horse Soldiers

as

Major 'Hank' Kendall

Picnic

1955

Picnic

as

Hal Carter

The Earthling

1980

The Earthling

as

Patrick Foley

Open Season

1974

Open Season

as

Hal Wolkowski

The Fleet's In

1942

The Fleet's In

as

Casey Kirby

The Moon Is Blue

1953

The Moon Is Blue

as

Donald Gresham

21 Hours at Munich

1976

21 Hours at Munich

as

Manfred Schreiber

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

as

Mark Elliott

Fedora

1978

Fedora

as

Barry Detweiler

Escape from Fort Bravo

1953

Escape from Fort Bravo

as

Captain Roper

The Christmas Tree

1969

The Christmas Tree

as

Laurent Ségur

Texas

1941

Texas

as

Dan Thomas

Ashanti

1979

Ashanti

as

Jim Sandell

The Lion

1962

The Lion

as

Robert Hayward

The 7th Dawn

1964

The 7th Dawn

as

Major Ferris

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

The Remarkable Andrew

as

Andrew Long

Meet the Stewarts

1942

Meet the Stewarts

as

Michael "Mike" Stewart

The Key

1958

The Key

as

Capt. David Ross

Young and Willing

1943

Young and Willing

as

Norman Reese

Dear Wife

1949

Dear Wife

as

Bill Seacroft

Dear Ruth

1947

Dear Ruth

as

Lt. William Seacroft

Force of Arms

1951

Force of Arms

as

Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

2000

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

as

Self (archive footage)

The Revengers

1972

The Revengers

as

John Benedict

Submarine Command

1951

Submarine Command

as

Lt. Cmdr. Ken White

Satan Never Sleeps

1962

Satan Never Sleeps

as

Father O'Banion

Variety Girl

1947

Variety Girl

as

William Holden

I Wanted Wings

1941

I Wanted Wings

as

Al Ludlow

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

as

Self (archive footage)

Streets of Laredo

1949

Streets of Laredo

as

Jim Dawkins

Forever Female

1953

Forever Female

as

Stanley Krown

Toward the Unknown

1956

Toward the Unknown

as

Maj. Lincoln Bond

The Blue Knight

1973

The Blue Knight

as

Bumper Morgan

Boots Malone

1952

Boots Malone

as

Boots Malone

Those Were the Days!

1940

Those Were the Days!

as

P. J. "Petey" Simmons

Father Is a Bachelor

1950

Father Is a Bachelor

as

Johnny Rutledge

Apartment for Peggy

1948

Apartment for Peggy

as

Jason Taylor

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

1958

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

as

Self

Blaze of Noon

1947

Blaze of Noon

as

Colin McDonald

The Girl on The Roof

1953

The Girl on The Roof

as

A tourist

Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective

2009

Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective

as

Self (archive footage)

William Holden: The Golden Boy

1989

William Holden: The Golden Boy

as

Self (archive footage)

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

2002

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

as

(archive footage)

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

1993

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

as

Self (archive footage)

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

as

Self (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

as

Self (archive footage)

Sally's Beauty Spot

1990

Sally's Beauty Spot

as

Robert Lomax (archive footage)

Million Dollar Legs

1939

Million Dollar Legs

as

Graduate Who Says 'Thank You' (uncredited)

Sad?

1996

Sad?

as

(archive footage)

Prison Farm

1938

Prison Farm

as

Prisoner

Escape to Athena

1979

Escape to Athena

as

POW (uncredited)

You Can Change The World

1950

You Can Change The World

as

Self

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

1991

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

as

Self (archive footage)

The World of Suzie Wong

1960

The World of Suzie Wong

as

Robert Lomax

Reconnaissance Pilot

1943

Reconnaissance Pilot

as

Lt. Packard A. Cummings

Wings Up

1943

Wings Up

as

Himself

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as

Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes

1939

Invisible Stripes

as

Tim Taylor

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as

Self (archive footage)

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

2006

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

as

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Walking to Nam Kok Hotel

2018

Walking to Nam Kok Hotel

as

Robert Lomax (archive footage)

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as

William Holden

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

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

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

as

William Holden

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

as

Production

Crew

Directing