Actor

William Holden

Born 17 April 1918 · O'Fallon, Illinois, USA · Died 12 November 1981

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.

Films and shows

  1. 2009Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective17mSelf (archive footage)
  2. 2006Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess59mSelf - Actor (archive footage)
  3. 2006The Making of 'Network'1h 25mSelf (archive footage)
  4. 2002Edith Head: The Paramount Years14m(archive footage)
  5. 2000The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'53mSelf (archive footage)
  6. 1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line58mSelf (archive footage)
  7. 1996Sad?12m(archive footage)
  8. 1993Audrey Hepburn: Remembered1hSelf (archive footage)
  9. 1991Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire50mSelf (archive footage)
  10. 1990Sally's Beauty Spot13mRobert Lomax (archive footage)
  11. 1989William Holden: The Golden Boy59mSelf (archive footage)
  12. 1981S.O.B.2h 1mTim Culley
  13. 1980The Earthling1h 37mPatrick Foley
  14. 1980When Time Ran Out...2h 1mShelby Gilmore
  15. 1979Ashanti1h 58mJim Sandell
  16. 1978Fedora1h 49mBarry 'Dutch' Detweiler
  17. 1978Damien - Omen II1h 47mRichard Thorn
  18. 1978Regie: Billy Wilder1h 2mSelf
  19. 197621 Hours at Munich1h 41mManfred Schreiber
  20. 1976Network2h 2mMax Schumacher
  21. 1974The Towering Inferno2h 45mJim Duncan
  22. 1974Open Season1h 45mHal Wolkowski
  23. 1973The Blue Knight1 seasonBumper Morgan
  24. 1973The Blue Knight3h 8mBumper Morgan
  25. 1973Breezy1h 48mFrank Harmon
  26. 1972The Revengers1h 46mJohn Benedict
  27. 1971Wild Rovers2h 16mRoss Bodine
  28. 1969The Christmas Tree1h 50mLaurent Ségur
  29. 1969The Wild Bunch2h 25mPike Bishop
  30. 1968The Devil's Brigade2h 10mLt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
  31. 1967Casino Royale2h 11mRansome
  32. 1966Alvarez Kelly1h 46mAlvarez Kelly
  33. 1964Paris When It Sizzles1h 50mRichard Benson
  34. 1964The 7th Dawn2h 3mMajor Ferris
  35. 1962The Lion1h 36mRobert Hayward
  36. 1962The Counterfeit Traitor2h 20mEric Erickson
  37. 1962Satan Never Sleeps2h 5mFather O'Banion
  38. 1960The World of Suzie Wong2h 6mRobert Lomax
  39. 1959The Horse Soldiers1h 55mMajor 'Hank' Kendall
  40. 1958The Key2h 14mCapt. David Ross
  41. 1958...On Seeing Film16mSelf
  42. 1958The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant6mSelf
  43. 1957The Bridge on the River Kwai2h 42mCmdr. Shears
  44. 1956The Proud and Profane1h 51mLt. Col. Colin Black
  45. 1956Toward the Unknown1h 55mMaj. Lincoln Bond
  46. 1955Picnic1h 54mHal Carter
  47. 1955Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing1h 42mMark Elliott
  48. 1954Executive Suite1h 44mMcDonald Walling
  49. 1954The Bridges at Toko-Ri1h 42mLt. Harry Brubaker
  50. 1954The Country Girl1h 44mBernie Dodd
  51. 1954Sabrina1h 54mDavid Larrabee
  52. 1953Stalag 172hSgt. J.J. Sefton
  53. 1953Escape from Fort Bravo1h 39mCaptain Roper
  54. 1953The Moon Is Blue1h 39mDonald Gresham
  55. 1953Forever Female1h 33mStanley Krown
  56. 1953The Girl on The Roof1h 30mA tourist
  57. 1952The Turning Point1h 25mJerry McKibbon
  58. 1952Boots Malone1h 42mBoots Malone
  59. 1951Submarine Command1h 27mLt. Cmdr. Ken White
  60. 1951Force of Arms1h 39mSgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson
  61. 1950Union Station1h 21mLt. William Calhoun
  62. 1950Father Is a Bachelor1h 23mJohnny Rutledge
  63. 1950Sunset Boulevard1h 50mJoe Gillis
  64. 1950Born Yesterday1h 43mPaul Verrall
  65. 1950You Can Change The World32mSelf
  66. 1949Streets of Laredo1h 33mJim Dawkins
  67. 1949Miss Grant Takes Richmond1h 27mDick Richmond
  68. 1949Dear Wife1h 28mBill Seacroft
  69. 1948The Dark Past1h 14mAl Walker
  70. 1948The Man from Colorado1h 40mCapt. Del Stewart
  71. 1948Rachel and the Stranger1h 33mDavid “Big Davey" Harvey
  72. 1948Apartment for Peggy1h 36mJason Taylor
  73. 1947Blaze of Noon1h 30mColin McDonald
  74. 1947Dear Ruth1h 35mLt. William Seacroft
  75. 1947Variety Girl1h 33mWilliam Holden
  76. 1943Young and Willing1h 23mNorman Reese
  77. 1943Reconnaissance Pilot29mLt. Packard A. Cummings
  78. 1943Wings Up20mHimself
  79. 1942Meet the Stewarts1h 13mMichael "Mike" Stewart
  80. 1942The Fleet's In1h 33mCasey Kirby
  81. 1942The Remarkable Andrew1h 21mAndrew Long
  82. 1941Texas1h 33mDan Thomas
  83. 1941I Wanted Wings2h 15mAl Ludlow
  84. 1940Our Town1h 30mGeorges Gibbs
  85. 1940Those Were the Days!1h 14mP. J. "Petey" Simmons
  86. 1940Arizona2h 5mPeter Muncie
  87. 1939Golden Boy1h 39mJoe Bonaparte
  88. 1939Invisible Stripes1h 21mTim Taylor
  89. 1939Million Dollar Legs1h 5mGraduate Who Says 'Thank You' (uncredited)
  90. 1938Prison Farm1h 7mPrisoner