Acting

William Holden

Born 1918-04-17 · O'Fallon, Illinois, USA

Died 1981-11-12

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.

Credits

Newest first

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2018
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2006
The Making of 'Network'
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as (archive footage)
2002
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
as Self (archive footage)
2000
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Sad?
as (archive footage)
1996
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
1993
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
1991
Sally's Beauty Spot
as Robert Lomax (archive footage)
1990
William Holden: The Golden Boy
as Self (archive footage)
1989
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self (archive footage)
1987
S.O.B.
as Tim Culley
1981
The Earthling
as Patrick Foley
1980
When Time Ran Out...
as Shelby Gilmore
1980
Escape to Athena
as POW (uncredited)
1979
Ashanti
as Jim Sandell
1979
Fedora
as Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler
1978
Damien - Omen II
as Richard Thorn
1978
Regie: Billy Wilder
as Self
1978
Ciné regards
as Self
1978
21 Hours at Munich
as Manfred Schreiber
1976
Network
as Max Schumacher
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as (archive footage)
1976
The Towering Inferno
as Jim Duncan
1974
Open Season
as Hal Wolkowski
1974
Breezy
as Frank Harmon
1973
The Blue Knight
as Bumper Morgan
1973
The Blue Knight
as Bumper Morgan
1973
The Revengers
as John Benedict
1972
Wild Rovers
as Ross Bodine
1971
The Christmas Tree
as Laurent Ségur
1969
The Wild Bunch
as Pike Bishop
1969
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self - Guest (uncredited)
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
The Devil's Brigade
as Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
1968
Casino Royale
as Ransome
1967
Alvarez Kelly
as Alvarez Kelly
1966
The 7th Dawn
as Major Ferris
1964
Paris When It Sizzles
as Richard Benson
1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
The Lion
as Robert Hayward
1962
Lykke og krone
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962
The Counterfeit Traitor
as Eric Erickson
1962
Satan Never Sleeps
as Father O'Banion
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
The World of Suzie Wong
as Robert Lomax
1960
The Horse Soldiers
as Major 'Hank' Kendall
1959
The Key
as Capt. David Ross
1958
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
as Self
1958
...On Seeing Film
as Self
1958
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Cmdr. Shears
1957
Toward the Unknown
as Maj. Lincoln Bond
1956
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Set of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
1956
The Proud and Profane
as Lt. Col. Colin Black
1956
Picnic
as Hal Carter
1955
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
as Mark Elliott
1955
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
1954
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 J.J. Sefton
1953
The Oscars
as Self
1953
The Turning Point
as Jerry McKibbon
1952
Boots Malone
as Boots Malone
1952
Submarine Command
as Lt. Cmdr. Ken White
1951
I Love Lucy
as William Holden
1951
Force of Arms
as Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson
1951
Born Yesterday
as Paul Verrall
1950
The Jack Benny Program
as William Holden
1950
Union Station
as Lt. William Calhoun
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950