William Holden

William Holden

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

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.

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Known For

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard

1950

as Joe Gillis

Casino Royale
Casino Royale

1967

as Ransome

Sabrina
Sabrina

1954

as David Larrabee

Network
Network

1976

as Max Schumacher

The Towering Inferno
The Towering Inferno

1974

as Jim Duncan

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

1957

as Cmdr. Shears

The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch

1969

as Pike Bishop

Alvarez Kelly
Alvarez Kelly

1966

as Alvarez Kelly

Ashanti
Ashanti

1979

as Jim Sandell

The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers

1959

as Major 'Hank' Kendall

Damien - Omen II
Damien - Omen II

1978

as Richard Thorn

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday

1950

as Paul Verrall

Executive Suite
Executive Suite

1954

as McDonald Walling

Escape to Athena
Escape to Athena

1979

as POW (uncredited)

Breezy
Breezy

1973

as Frank Harmon

Stalag 17
Stalag 17

1953

as Sgt. J.J. Sefton

S.O.B.
S.O.B.

1981

as Tim Culley

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Picnic
Picnic

1955

as Hal Carter