Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
17 aprile 1918
Died
12 novembre 1981
Place of birth
O'Fallon, Illinois, USA
Also known as
William Franklin Beedle Jr. · ویلیام هولدن
Biography
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.
Conosciuto per
5.2
Film
Casino Royale
Ransome
1967
8.3
Film
Sunset Boulevard
Joe Gillis
1950
7.8
Film
Network
Max Schumacher
1976
7.0
Film
The Towering Inferno
Jim Duncan
1974
7.8
Film
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Cmdr. Shears
1957
6.4
Film
Damien - Omen II
Richard Thorn
1978
7.6
Film
The Wild Bunch
Pike Bishop
1969
6.5
Film
Arizona
Peter Muncie
1940
5.5
Film
Open Season
Hal Wolkowski
1974
6.3
Film
Paris When It Sizzles
Richard Benson
1964
6.7
Film
Texas
Dan Thomas
1941
7.5
Film
Sabrina
David Larrabee
1954
6.5
Film
The Counterfeit Traitor
Eric Erickson
1962
6.9
Film
The Horse Soldiers
Major 'Hank' Kendall
1959
5.0
Series
The Blue Knight
Bumper Morgan
1973
6.8
Film
Breezy
Frank Harmon
1973
7.7
Film
Stalag 17
Sgt. J.J. Sefton
1953
6.2
Film
Alvarez Kelly
Alvarez Kelly
1966
Acting credits 18 titles
Damien - Omen II
as Richard Thorn
6.4
1978
Network
as Max Schumacher
7.8
1976
The Towering Inferno
as Jim Duncan
7.0
1974
Open Season
as Hal Wolkowski
5.5
1974
Breezy
as Frank Harmon
6.8
1973
The Blue Knight
as Bumper Morgan
5.0
1973
The Wild Bunch
as Pike Bishop
7.6
1969
Casino Royale
as Ransome
5.2
1967
Alvarez Kelly
as Alvarez Kelly
6.2
1966
Paris When It Sizzles
as Richard Benson
6.3
1964
The Counterfeit Traitor
as Eric Erickson
6.5
1962
The Horse Soldiers
as Major 'Hank' Kendall
6.9
1959
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Cmdr. Shears
7.8
1957
Sabrina
as David Larrabee
7.5
1954
Stalag 17
as Sgt. J.J. Sefton
7.7
1953
Sunset Boulevard
as Joe Gillis
8.3
1950
Texas
as Dan Thomas
6.7
1941
Arizona
as Peter Muncie
6.5
1940