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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Wild Bunch
as Pike Bishop
1969
Sunset Boulevard
as Joe Gillis
1950
Stalag 17
as Sgt. J.J. Sefton
1953
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Cmdr. Shears
1957
The Country Girl
as Bernie Dodd
1954
Damien - Omen II
as Richard Thorn
1978
Network
as Max Schumacher
1976
The Towering Inferno
as Jim Duncan
1974
Paris When It Sizzles
as Richard Benson
1964
Sabrina
as David Larrabee
1954
Our Town
as Georges Gibbs
1940
The Devil's Brigade
as Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
1968
Born Yesterday
as Paul Verrall
1950
The Making of 'Network'
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Casino Royale
as Ransome
1967
S.O.B.
as Tim Culley
1981
Breezy
as Frank Harmon
1973
Arizona
as Peter Muncie
1940
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
as Lt. Harry Brubaker
1954
Wild Rovers
as Ross Bodine
1971
TV Appearances
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
I Love Lucy
as William Holden
1951
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Set of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
1956
The Oscars
as Self
1953
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
The Jack Benny Program
as William Holden
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
The Blue Knight
as Bumper Morgan
1973