William Holden biography
William Holden was an American actor, born on 17 April 1918 in O'Fallon, who died on 12 November 1981.
William Holden's screen career began in 1929 with Weary River.
William Holden appeared in 89 films and 3 television or streaming titles between 1929 and 1986.
Honours include Academy Award for Best Actor, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.
- Also known as
- William Franklin Holden, William Beedle Jr., William Franklin Beedle, William Beedle
- Born
- 17 April 1918
- Died
- 12 November 1981 (aged 63)
- Birthplace
- O'Fallon
- Work
- Actor, Television actor, Film actor, Military personnel, Military officer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1938 to 1981
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
William Holden filmography
89 films and 3 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown | Charlie Brown | Archive audio recordings | |
| 1981 | S.O.B | Tim Culley | Final film role | |
| 1980 | When Time Ran Out | Shelby Gilmore | ||
| 1980 | The Earthling | Patrick Foley | ||
| 1979 | Ashanti | Jim Sandell | ||
| 1979 | Escape to Athena | Prisoner | Uncredited cameo | |
| 1978 | Damien , Omen II | Richard Thorn | ||
| 1978 | Fedora | Barry "Dutch" Detweiler | ||
| 1976 | Network | Max Schumacher | ||
| 1974 | Open Season | Hal Wolkowski | Cameo appearance | |
| 1974 | The Towering Inferno | Jim Duncan | ||
| 1973 | Breezy | Frank Harmon | ||
| 1972 | The Revengers | John Benedict | ||
| 1971 | Wild Rovers | Ross Bodine | ||
| 1969 | The Wild Bunch | Pike Bishop | ||
| 1969 | The Christmas Tree | Laurent Ségur | ||
| 1968 | The Devil's Brigade | Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick | ||
| 1967 | Casino Royale | Ransome | Cameo appearance | |
| 1966 | Alvarez Kelly | Alvarez Kelly | ||
| 1964 | The 7th Dawn | Major Ferris | ||
| 1964 | Paris When It Sizzles | Richard Benson/Rick | Shot in 1962, given delayed release | |
| 1963 | Hollywood Without Make-Up | English | ||
| 1962 | The Lion | Robert Hayward | ||
| 1962 | The Counterfeit Traitor | Eric Erickson | ||
| 1962 | Satan Never Sleeps | Father O'Banion |
Show all 89 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | The World of Suzie Wong | Robert Lomax | ||
| 1959 | The Horse Soldiers | Major Henry Kendall | ||
| 1958 | The Key | Capt. David Ross | ||
| 1957 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | Cmdr. Shears | ||
| 1956 | Toward the Unknown | Maj. Lincoln Bond | ||
| 1956 | The Proud and Profane | Lt. Col. Colin Black | ||
| 1955 | Picnic | Hal Carter | ||
| 1955 | Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing | Mark Elliott | ||
| 1954 | The Country Girl | Bernie Dodd | ||
| 1954 | The Bridges at Toko-Ri | LT Harry Brubaker, USNR | ||
| 1954 | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto | Japanese | ||
| 1954 | Sabrina | David Larrabee | ||
| 1954 | Executive Suite | McDonald Walling | ||
| 1953 | The Moon Is Blue | Donald Gresham | ||
| 1953 | Stalag 17 | Sgt. J. J. Sefton | ||
| 1953 | Forever Female | Stanley Krown | ||
| 1953 | Escape from Fort Bravo | Capt. Roper | ||
| 1953 | Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach | German | ||
| 1953 | Lux Summer Theatre | |||
| 1953 | Lux Radio Theatre | |||
| 1952 | The Turning Point | Jerry McKibbon | ||
| 1952 | Boots Malone | Boots Malone | ||
| 1952 | Lux Radio Theatre | |||
| 1952 | Hollywood Star Playhouse | |||
| 1951 | You Can Change the World | English | ||
| 1951 | Submarine Command | LCDR Ken White | ||
| 1951 | Force of Arms | Sgt. Joe "Pete" Peterson | ||
| 1951 | Lux Radio Theatre | |||
| 1950 | Born Yesterday | Paul Verrall | ||
| 1950 | Union Station | Lt. William Calhoun | ||
| 1950 | Sunset Boulevard | Joe Gillis | ||
| 1950 | Father Is a Bachelor | Johnny Rutledge | ||
| 1949 | Streets of Laredo | Jim Dawkins | ||
| 1949 | Miss Grant Takes Richmond | Dick Richmond | ||
| 1949 | Dear Wife | Bill Seacroft | ||
| 1949 | Lux Radio Theatre | |||
| 1948 | Rachel and the Stranger | Big Davey | ||
| 1948 | The Man from Colorado | Del Stewart | ||
| 1948 | The Dark Past | Al Walker | ||
| 1948 | Apartment for Peggy | Jason Taylor | ||
| 1948 | Lux Radio Theatre | |||
| 1947 | Variety Girl | English | ||
| 1947 | Dear Ruth | Lt. William Seacroft | ||
| 1947 | Blaze of Noon | Colin McDonald | ||
| 1946 | Lux Radio Theatre | |||
| 1945 | Lux Radio Theatre | |||
| 1943 | Young and Willing | Norman Reese | ||
| 1942 | The Remarkable Andrew | Andrew Long | ||
| 1942 | The Fleet's In | Casey Kirby | ||
| 1942 | Meet the Stewarts | Michael Stewart | ||
| 1942 | Lux Radio Theatre | |||
| 1941 | Texas | Dan Thomas | ||
| 1941 | I Wanted Wings | Al Ludlow | ||
| 1940 | Those Were the Days! | P.J. "Petey" Simmons | ||
| 1940 | Our Town | George Gibbs | ||
| 1940 | Arizona | Peter Muncie | ||
| 1940 | Lux Radio Theatre | |||
| 1939 | Million Dollar Legs | Graduate | Uncredited | |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | Tim Taylor | ||
| 1939 | Golden Boy | Joe Bonaparte | ||
| 1938 | Prison Farm | Prisoner | Uncredited | |
| 1931 | The Man Who Came Back | English | ||
| 1930 | Not So Dumb | English | ||
| 1929 | Weary River | English |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 21 Hours at Munich | Chief of Police Manfred Schreiber | Television film | |
| 1973 | The Blue Knight | Bumper Morgan | Television film | |
| 1955 | Lux Video Theatre | Intermission Guest | Episode: "Love Letters" |