Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1918-04-17
- Day of Death1981-11-12 (63 years)
- Place of BirthO'Fallon, Illinois, USA
- Also Known AsWilliam Franklin Beedle Jr.ویلیام هولدن
William Holden
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.
Known For
Acting Career
- 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
Escape to Athena
As: POW (uncredited)
- 1979
Ashanti
As: Jim Sandell
- 1978
Fedora
As: Barry Detweiler
- 1978
Damien - Omen II
As: Richard Thorn
- 1976
21 Hours at Munich
As: Manfred Schreiber
- 1976
Network
As: Max Schumacher
- 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
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
As: Mark Elliott
- 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
I Love Lucy
As: William Holden
- 1951
Force of Arms
As: Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson
- 1950
Born Yesterday
As: Paul Verrall
- 1950
The Jack Benny Program
As: William Holden
- 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
Apartment for Peggy
As: Jason Taylor
- 1948
Rachel and the Stranger
As: David “Big Davey" Harvey
- 1948
The Man from Colorado
As: Capt. Del Stewart
- 1947
Variety Girl
As: William Holden
- 1947
Dear Ruth
As: Lt. William Seacroft
- 1947
Blaze of Noon
As: Colin McDonald
- 1943
Young and Willing
As: Norman Reese
- 1943
Reconnaissance Pilot
As: Lt. Packard A. Cummings
- 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