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William Holden

William Holden

Acting
April 17, 1918 (63) — November 12, 1981
O'Fallon, Illinois, USA
April 17, 1918 (63) — November 12, 1981
O'Fallon, Illinois, USA

William Holden

Acting

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.

Filmography 110

Movies (98)

  • Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
    2018
    Self (archive footage)
  • The Fabulous Allan Carr
    2017
    Self (archive)
  • Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective
    2009
    Self (archive footage)
  • Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
    2006
    Self - Actor (archive footage)
  • The Making of 'Network'
    2006
    Self (archive footage)
  • Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
    2004
    Self (archive footage)
  • Edith Head: The Paramount Years
    2002
    (archive footage)
  • The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
    2000
    Self (archive footage)
  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
    1997
    Self (archive footage)
  • Sad?
    1996
    (archive footage)
  • Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
    1993
    Self (archive footage)
  • Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
    1991
    Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
    1991
    Self (archive footage)
  • Sally's Beauty Spot
    1990
    Robert Lomax (archive footage)
  • William Holden: The Golden Boy
    1989
    Self (archive footage)
  • Grace Kelly: The American Princess
    1987
    Self (archive footage)
  • S.O.B.
    1981
    Tim Culley
  • The Earthling
    1980
    Patrick Foley
  • When Time Ran Out...
    1980
    Shelby Gilmore
  • Escape to Athena
    1979
    POW (uncredited)
  • Ashanti
    1979
    Jim Sandell
  • Fedora
    1978
    Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler
  • Damien - Omen II
    1978
    Richard Thorn
  • Regie: Billy Wilder
    1978
    Self
  • 21 Hours at Munich
    1976
    Manfred Schreiber
  • Network
    1976
    Max Schumacher
  • Bob Hope's World of Comedy
    1976
    Self (archive footage)
  • The Towering Inferno
    1974
    Jim Duncan
  • Open Season
    1974
    Hal Wolkowski
  • Breezy
    1973
    Frank Harmon

Shows (12)

  • Ciné regards
    1978
    Self
  • The Blue Knight
    1973
    Bumper Morgan
  • The Dick Cavett Show
    1968
    Self - Guest
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
    1962
    Self
  • The Mike Douglas Show
    1961
    Self
  • The Steve Allen Show
    1956
    Self - Set of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
  • The Oscars
    1953
    Self
  • I Love Lucy
    1951
    William Holden
  • The Jack Benny Program
    1950
    William Holden
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour
    1950
    Self
  • What's My Line?
    1950
    Self
  • The Ed Sullivan Show
    1948
    Self