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William Holden

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William Holden

Born April 17, 1918 in O'Fallon, Illinois, USADied November 12, 198173 films

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).

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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.

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Sunset Boulevard posterFirst watchSunset Boulevard19508.3as Joe GillisA hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Bridge on the River Kwai poster7.8The Bridge on the River Kwai1957Network poster7.8Network1976The Wild Bunch poster7.6The Wild Bunch1969Sabrina poster7.5Sabrina1954Stalag 17 poster7.7Stalag 171953The Towering Inferno poster7.0The Towering Inferno1974Damien - Omen II poster6.4Damien - Omen II1978The Horse Soldiers poster6.9The Horse Soldiers1959

Filmography

73 films as actor
  1. 1981S.O.B.Tim Culley
  2. 1980The EarthlingPatrick Foley
  3. 1980When Time Ran Out...Shelby Gilmore
  4. 1979Escape to AthenaPOW (uncredited)
  5. 1979AshantiJim Sandell
  6. 1978FedoraBarry 'Dutch' Detweiler
  7. 1978Damien - Omen IIRichard Thorn
  8. 197621 Hours at MunichManfred Schreiber
  9. 1976NetworkMax Schumacher
  10. 1974The Towering InfernoJim Duncan
  11. 1974Open SeasonHal Wolkowski
  12. 1973BreezyFrank Harmon
  13. 1973The Blue KnightBumper Morgan
  14. 1972The RevengersJohn Benedict
  15. 1971Wild RoversRoss Bodine
  16. 1969The Christmas TreeLaurent Ségur
  17. 1969The Wild BunchPike Bishop
  18. 1968The Devil's BrigadeLt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
  19. 1967Casino RoyaleRansome
  20. 1966Alvarez KellyAlvarez Kelly
  21. 1964The 7th DawnMajor Ferris
  22. 1964Paris When It SizzlesRichard Benson
  23. 1962The LionRobert Hayward
  24. 1962The Counterfeit TraitorEric Erickson
  25. 1962Satan Never SleepsFather O'Banion
  26. 1960The World of Suzie WongRobert Lomax
  27. 1959The Horse SoldiersMajor 'Hank' Kendall
  28. 1958The KeyCapt. David Ross
  29. 1957The Bridge on the River KwaiCmdr. Shears
  30. 1956Toward the UnknownMaj. Lincoln Bond
  31. 1956The Proud and ProfaneLt. Col. Colin Black
  32. 1955PicnicHal Carter
  33. 1955Love Is a Many-Splendored ThingMark Elliott
  34. 1954The Country GirlBernie Dodd
  35. 1954The Bridges at Toko-RiLt. Harry Brubaker
  36. 1954SabrinaDavid Larrabee
  37. 1954Executive SuiteMcDonald Walling
  38. 1953The Girl on The RoofA tourist
  39. 1953Escape from Fort BravoCaptain Roper
  40. 1953Forever FemaleStanley Krown
  41. 1953The Moon Is BlueDonald Gresham
  42. 1953Stalag 17J.J. Sefton
  43. 1952The Turning PointJerry McKibbon
  44. 1952Boots MaloneBoots Malone
  45. 1951Submarine CommandLt. Cmdr. Ken White
  46. 1951Force of ArmsSgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson
  47. 1950Born YesterdayPaul Verrall
  48. 1950Union StationLt. William Calhoun
  49. 1950Sunset BoulevardJoe Gillis
  50. 1950Father Is a BachelorJohnny Rutledge
  51. 1949Dear WifeBill Seacroft
  52. 1949Miss Grant Takes RichmondDick Richmond
  53. 1949Streets of LaredoJim Dawkins
  54. 1948The Dark PastAl Walker
  55. 1948Apartment for PeggyJason Taylor
  56. 1948Rachel and the StrangerDavid “Big Davey" Harvey
  57. 1948The Man from ColoradoCapt. Del Stewart
  58. 1947Variety GirlWilliam Holden
  59. 1947Dear RuthLt. William Seacroft
  60. 1947Blaze of NoonColin McDonald
  61. 1943Young and WillingNorman Reese
  62. 1942Meet the StewartsMichael "Mike" Stewart
  63. 1942The Remarkable AndrewAndrew Long
  64. 1942The Fleet's InCasey Kirby
  65. 1941TexasDan Thomas
  66. 1941I Wanted WingsAl Ludlow
  67. 1940ArizonaPeter Muncie
  68. 1940Those Were the Days!P. J. "Petey" Simmons
  69. 1940Our TownGeorges Gibbs
  70. 1939Invisible StripesTim Taylor
  71. 1939Golden BoyJoe Bonaparte
  72. 1939Million Dollar LegsGraduate Who Says 'Thank You' (uncredited)
  73. 1938Prison FarmPrisoner