William Holden

William Holden

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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

1951 • as William Holden

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 • as Self - Guest

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

1950 • as William Holden

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950 • as Self

Filmography

2018

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/27/2018

2009

Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective
Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/13/2009

2006

The Making of 'Network'
The Making of 'Network'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/28/2006
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/16/2006

2004

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/25/2004

2002

Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/26/2002

2000

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/21/2000

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/12/1997

1996

Movie
Sad?
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/18/1996

1993

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/11/1993

1991

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/15/1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/28/1991

1990

Sally's Beauty Spot
Sally's Beauty Spot
as Robert Lomax (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990

1989

William Holden: The Golden Boy
William Holden: The Golden Boy
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/13/1989

1987

Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/8/1987

1986

Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown
Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown
as Charlie Brown (voice) (archive sound)
Movie - Released: 6/27/1986

1981

S.O.B.
S.O.B.
as Tim Culley
Movie - Released: 7/1/1981

1980

When Time Ran Out...
When Time Ran Out...
as Shelby Gilmore
Movie - Released: 3/28/1980
The Earthling
The Earthling
as Patrick Foley
Movie - Released: 7/24/1980

1979

Ashanti
Ashanti
as Jim Sandell
Movie - Released: 2/21/1979
Escape to Athena
Escape to Athena
as POW (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/21/1979

1978

Damien - Omen II
Damien - Omen II
as Richard Thorn
Movie - Released: 6/9/1978
Fedora
Fedora
as Barry Detweiler
Movie - Released: 6/29/1978

1976

Network
Network
as Max Schumacher
Movie - Released: 11/19/1976
21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich
as Manfred Schreiber
Movie - Released: 12/25/1976

1974

The Towering Inferno
The Towering Inferno
as Jim Duncan
Movie - Released: 12/14/1974
Open Season
Open Season
as Hal Wolkowski
Movie - Released: 8/1/1974

1973

Breezy
Breezy
as Frank Harmon
Movie - Released: 11/18/1973
The Blue Knight
The Blue Knight
as Bumper Morgan
Movie - Released: 11/11/1973
The Blue Knight
The Blue Knight
as Bumper Morgan
TV - Released: 11/11/1973

1972

The Revengers
The Revengers
as John Benedict
Movie - Released: 6/21/1972

1971

Wild Rovers
Wild Rovers
as Ross Bodine
Movie - Released: 6/23/1971

1969

The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
as Pike Bishop
Movie - Released: 6/19/1969
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree
as Laurent Ségur
Movie - Released: 9/25/1969

1968

The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade
as Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
Movie - Released: 5/15/1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self - Guest (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/19/1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/6/1968

1967

Casino Royale
Casino Royale
as Ransome
Movie - Released: 4/13/1967

1966

Alvarez Kelly
Alvarez Kelly
as Alvarez Kelly
Movie - Released: 10/6/1966

1964

Paris When It Sizzles
Paris When It Sizzles
as Richard Benson
Movie - Released: 3/1/1964
The 7th Dawn
The 7th Dawn
as Major Ferris
Movie - Released: 9/2/1964

1962

The Counterfeit Traitor
The Counterfeit Traitor
as Eric Erickson
Movie - Released: 4/13/1962
The Lion
The Lion
as Robert Hayward
Movie - Released: 8/19/1962
Satan Never Sleeps
Satan Never Sleeps
as Father O'Banion
Movie - Released: 2/22/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

The World of Suzie Wong
The World of Suzie Wong
as Robert Lomax
Movie - Released: 11/10/1960

1959

The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers
as Major 'Hank' Kendall
Movie - Released: 6/11/1959

1958

The Key
The Key
as Capt. David Ross
Movie - Released: 5/28/1958
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1958

1957

The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Cmdr. Shears
Movie - Released: 10/11/1957

1956

The Proud and Profane
The Proud and Profane
as Lt. Col. Colin Black
Movie - Released: 6/13/1956
Toward the Unknown
Toward the Unknown
as Maj. Lincoln Bond
Movie - Released: 9/27/1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Set of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
TV - Released: 6/24/1956

1955

Picnic
Picnic
as Hal Carter
Movie - Released: 11/18/1955
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
as Mark Elliott
Movie - Released: 8/18/1955

1954

The Country Girl
The Country Girl
as Bernie Dodd
Movie - Released: 12/15/1954
Sabrina
Sabrina
as David Larrabee
Movie - Released: 9/1/1954
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
as Lt. Harry Brubaker
Movie - Released: 12/1/1954
Executive Suite
Executive Suite
as McDonald Walling
Movie - Released: 4/30/1954

1953

Stalag 17
Stalag 17
as Sgt. J.J. Sefton
Movie - Released: 5/29/1953
The Moon Is Blue
The Moon Is Blue
as Donald Gresham
Movie - Released: 7/8/1953
Escape from Fort Bravo
Escape from Fort Bravo
as Captain Roper
Movie - Released: 12/4/1953
Forever Female
Forever Female
as Stanley Krown
Movie - Released: 11/28/1953
The Girl on The Roof
The Girl on The Roof
as A tourist
Movie - Released: 12/16/1953
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1952

The Turning Point
The Turning Point
as Jerry McKibbon
Movie - Released: 7/12/1952
Boots Malone
Boots Malone
as Boots Malone
Movie - Released: 1/11/1952

1951

Force of Arms
Force of Arms
as Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson
Movie - Released: 8/13/1951
Submarine Command
Submarine Command
as Lt. Cmdr. Ken White
Movie - Released: 11/1/1951
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
as William Holden
TV - Released: 10/15/1951

1950

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
as Joe Gillis
Movie - Released: 8/10/1950
Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday
as Paul Verrall
Movie - Released: 12/26/1950
Union Station
Union Station
as Lt. William Calhoun
Movie - Released: 10/4/1950
Father Is a Bachelor
Father Is a Bachelor
as Johnny Rutledge
Movie - Released: 2/22/1950
You Can Change The World
You Can Change The World
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/25/1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
TV - Released: 9/10/1950
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
as William Holden
TV - Released: 10/28/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1949

Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Dick Richmond
Movie - Released: 10/20/1949
Dear Wife
Dear Wife
as Bill Seacroft
Movie - Released: 11/15/1949
Streets of Laredo
Streets of Laredo
as Jim Dawkins
Movie - Released: 5/27/1949

1948

The Man from Colorado
The Man from Colorado
as Capt. Del Stewart
Movie - Released: 8/7/1948
Rachel and the Stranger
Rachel and the Stranger
as David “Big Davey" Harvey
Movie - Released: 9/18/1948
The Dark Past
The Dark Past
as Al Walker
Movie - Released: 12/22/1948
Apartment for Peggy
Apartment for Peggy
as Jason Taylor
Movie - Released: 9/30/1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948

1947

Dear Ruth
Dear Ruth
as Lt. William Seacroft
Movie - Released: 6/10/1947
Variety Girl
Variety Girl
as William Holden
Movie - Released: 8/29/1947
Blaze of Noon
Blaze of Noon
as Colin McDonald
Movie - Released: 5/2/1947

1943

Young and Willing
Young and Willing
as Norman Reese
Movie - Released: 2/5/1943
Reconnaissance Pilot
Reconnaissance Pilot
as Lt. Packard A. Cummings
Movie - Released: 1/25/1943
Wings Up
Wings Up
as Himself
Movie - Released: 5/27/1943

1942

The Fleet's In
The Fleet's In
as Casey Kirby
Movie - Released: 1/24/1942
The Remarkable Andrew
The Remarkable Andrew
as Andrew Long
Movie - Released: 3/5/1942
Meet the Stewarts
Meet the Stewarts
as Michael "Mike" Stewart
Movie - Released: 5/28/1942

1941

Texas
Texas
as Dan Thomas
Movie - Released: 10/9/1941
I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings
as Al Ludlow
Movie - Released: 3/26/1941

1940

Our Town
Our Town
as Georges Gibbs
Movie - Released: 5/24/1940
Arizona
Arizona
as Peter Muncie
Movie - Released: 12/25/1940
Those Were the Days!
Those Were the Days!
as P. J. "Petey" Simmons
Movie - Released: 7/14/1940

1939

Golden Boy
Golden Boy
as Joe Bonaparte
Movie - Released: 9/5/1939
Million Dollar Legs
Million Dollar Legs
as Graduate Who Says 'Thank You' (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/13/1939
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
as Tim Taylor
Movie - Released: 12/30/1939

1938

Prison Farm
Prison Farm
as Prisoner
Movie - Released: 6/17/1938