Acting
William Holden
Apr 17, 1918 (died Nov 12, 1981, aged 63) O'Fallon, Illinois, USA
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
8.3
Sunset Boulevard
Joe Gillis
7.8
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Cmdr. Shears
7.8
Network
Max Schumacher
7.9
I Love Lucy
William Holden
5.2
Casino Royale
Ransome
7.6
The Wild Bunch
Pike Bishop
7.5
Sabrina
David Larrabee
7.0
The Towering Inferno
Jim Duncan
6.4
Damien - Omen II
Richard Thorn
7.1
The Oscars
Self
7.7
Stalag 17
J.J. Sefton
7.0
What's My Line?
Self
6.9
The Horse Soldiers
Major 'Hank' Kendall
6.3
Paris When It Sizzles
Richard Benson
5.7
Escape to Athena
POW (uncredited)
Filmography
6.0
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018 · Self (archive footage)
5.0
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 · Self (archive footage)
7.2
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Making of 'Network'
2006 · Self (archive footage)
8.0
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004 · Self (archive footage)
7.7
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002 · (archive footage)
6.8
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
2000 · Self (archive footage)
7.7
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 · Self (archive footage)
7.6
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993 · Self (archive footage)
8.0
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 · Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.5
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991 · Self (archive footage)
6.0
Sally's Beauty Spot
1990 · Robert Lomax (archive footage)
7.0
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987 · Self (archive footage)
6.0
S.O.B.
1981 · Tim Culley
5.3
When Time Ran Out...
1980 · Shelby Gilmore
6.4
The Earthling
1980 · Patrick Foley
5.7
Escape to Athena
1979 · POW (uncredited)
5.8
Ashanti
1979 · Jim Sandell
6.4
Damien - Omen II
1978 · Richard Thorn
6.7
Fedora
1978 · Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler
5.0
Ciné regards
1978 · Self
7.8
Network
1976 · Max Schumacher
6.3
21 Hours at Munich
1976 · Manfred Schreiber
7.0
The Towering Inferno
1974 · Jim Duncan
5.5
Open Season
1974 · Hal Wolkowski
6.8
Breezy
1973 · Frank Harmon
5.5
The Blue Knight
1973 · Bumper Morgan
5.0
The Blue Knight
1973 · Bumper Morgan
5.8
The Revengers
1972 · John Benedict
6.1
Wild Rovers
1971 · Ross Bodine