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William Holden

Actor
Born April 17, 1918Died November 12, 1981 (63 years)
William Holden (April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor. He 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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Escape to Athena
  • Our Town
  • Ashanti
  • Beautiful Darling
  • The Christmas Tree

Known For

  • Sunset Boulevard
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Network
  • The Wild Bunch
  • Stalag 17
  • Damien: Omen II
  • The Towering Inferno
  • Executive Suite
  • The Bridges at Toko-Ri
  • The Devil's Brigade
  • The Horse Soldiers
  • Breezy
  • Fedora
  • Born Yesterday
  • Casino Royale
  • The Counterfeit Traitor
  • S.O.B.
  • Escape from Fort Bravo
  • Our Town
  • Union Station
  • Alvarez Kelly
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
  • The Moon Is Blue
  • The Dark Past

William Holden Filmography

2010
2002
Edith Head: The Paramount Years · as (archive Footage)
2001
1996
Sad? · as (archive Footage)
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker · as Donald Gresham (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1990
1986
Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown · as Charlie Brown (voice) (archive Sound)
1981
S.O.B. · as Tim Culley
1980
The Earthling · as Patrick Foley
1980
When Time Ran Out... · as Shelby Gilmore
1979
Ashanti · as Jim Sandell
1979
Escape to Athena · as Pow (uncredited)
1979
The Wild West · as Cast
1978
Fedora · as Barry Detweiler
1978
Damien: Omen II · as Richard Thorn
1976
Network · as Max Schumacher
1976
21 Hours at Munich · as Manfred Schreiber
1974
The Towering Inferno · as Jim Duncan
1974
Open Season · as Hal Wolkowski
1973
Breezy · as Frank Harmon
1973
The Blue Knight · as Bumper Morgan
1972
The Revengers · as John Benedict
1971
Wild Rovers · as Ross Bodine
1969
The Christmas Tree · as Laurent Ségur
1969
The Wild Bunch · as Pike Bishop
1968
The Devil's Brigade · as Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
1967
Casino Royale · as Ransome
1966
Alvarez Kelly · as Alvarez Kelly
1964
The 7th Dawn · as Major Ferris
1964
Paris When It Sizzles · as Richard Benson
1962
The Lion · as Robert Hayward
1962
The Counterfeit Traitor · as Eric Erickson
1962
Satan Never Sleeps · as Father O'banion
1960
The World of Suzie Wong · as Robert Lomax
1959
The Horse Soldiers · as Major 'hank' Kendall
1958
The Key · as Capt. David Ross
1957
The Bridge on the River Kwai · as Cmdr. Shears
1956
Toward the Unknown · as Maj. Lincoln Bond
1956
The Proud and Profane · as Lt. Col. Colin Black
1955
Picnic · as Hal Carter
1955
1954
The Country Girl · as Bernie Dodd
1954
The Bridges at Toko-Ri · as Lt. Harry Brubaker
1954
Sabrina · as David Larrabee
1954
Executive Suite · as Mcdonald Walling
1953
The Girl on the Roof · as A Tourist
1953
Escape from Fort Bravo · as Captain Roper
1953
Forever Female · as Stanley Krown
1953
The Moon Is Blue · as Donald Gresham
1953
Stalag 17 · as Sgt. J.j. Sefton
1952
The Turning Point · as Jerry Mckibbon
1952
Boots Malone · as Boots Malone
1951
Submarine Command · as Lt. Cmdr. Ken White
1951
Force of Arms · as Sgt. Joe 'pete' Peterson
1950
Born Yesterday · as Paul Verrall
1950
Union Station · as Lt. William Calhoun
1950
Sunset Boulevard · as Joe Gillis
1950
Father Is a Bachelor · as Johnny Rutledge
1949
Dear Wife · as Bill Seacroft
1949
Miss Grant Takes Richmond · as Dick Richmond
1949
Streets of Laredo · as Jim Dawkins
1948
The Dark Past · as Al Walker
1948
Rachel and the Stranger · as David “big Davey" Harvey
1948
Apartment for Peggy · as Jason Taylor
1948
The Man from Colorado · as Capt. Del Stewart
1947
Dear Ruth · as Lt. William Seacroft
1947
Blaze of Noon · as Colin Mcdonald
1943
Young and Willing · as Norman Reese
1942
Meet the Stewarts · as Michael "mike" Stewart
1942
The Remarkable Andrew · as Andrew Long
1942
The Fleet's In · as Casey Kirby
1941
Texas · as Dan Thomas
1941
I Wanted Wings · as Al Ludlow
1940
Arizona · as Peter Muncie
1940
Those Were the Days! · as P. J. "petey" Simmons
1940
Our Town · as Georges Gibbs
1939
Invisible Stripes · as Tim Taylor
1939
Golden Boy · as Joe Bonaparte
1939
Million Dollar Legs · as Graduate Who Says 'thank You' (uncredited)
1938
Prison Farm · as Prisoner

2025
2024
2024
Faye · as Self - Actor: 'network'
2017
2017
2017
2017
2016
2015
2006
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess · as Self - Actor (archive Footage)
2006
2004
2004
2003
2001
2000
2000
2000
1999
1995
1994
1993
Audrey Hepburn Remembered · as Self (archive Footage)
1992
1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire · as Self (archive Footage)
1990
1989
William Holden: The Golden Boy · as Self (archive Footage)
1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess · as Self (archive Footage)
1980
1978
The 50th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter
1977
The 49th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter
1976
1975
Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1973
AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self - Audience Member
1968
The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1967
The Phil Donahue Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1965
The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1963
1962
1962
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1962
Lykke og krone · as Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self
1960
Here's Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
1959
The 31st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Opening Greeting
1959
1956
The Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self - Set Of 'the Bridge On The River Kwai'
1955
The 27th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter
1954
Producers' Showcase (TV Series) · as Self
1954
The 26th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner
1953
Person to Person (TV Series) · as Self
1953
The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self
1951
I Love Lucy (TV Series) · as William Holden
1950
The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as William Holden
1950
The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Self - Intermission Guest
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self
1950
What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest
1948
The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self
1947
Variety Girl · as William Holden

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