William Holden

William Holden

1918-04-17 – 1981-11-12 (age 63) O'Fallon, Illinois, USA
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Biography

William Holden 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.

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Known For

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard

1950

as Joe Gillis

Sabrina
Sabrina

1954

as David Larrabee

Casino Royale
Casino Royale

1967

as Ransome

The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

as Cmdr. Shears

Network
Network

1976

as Max Schumacher

The Towering Inferno
The Towering Inferno

1974

as Jim Duncan

Damien - Omen II
Damien - Omen II

1978

as Richard Thorn

The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch

1969

as Pike Bishop

Fedora
Fedora

1978

as Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler

Stalag 17
Stalag 17

1953

as J.J. Sefton

Alvarez Kelly
Alvarez Kelly

1966

as Alvarez Kelly

The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers

1959

as Major 'Hank' Kendall

The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade

1968

as Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick

Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday

1950

as Paul Verrall

Ashanti
Ashanti

1979

as Jim Sandell

Wings Up
Wings Up

1943

as Himself

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Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976

as Self (archive footage)

Reconnaissance Pilot
Reconnaissance Pilot

1943

as Lt. Packard A. Cummings

Paris When It Sizzles
Paris When It Sizzles

1964

as Richard Benson

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing