William Holden
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1918-04-17 – 1981-11-12
Place of birth: O'Fallon, Illinois, USA
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
The Wild Bunch
1969Pike Bishop
Sunset Boulevard
1950Joe Gillis
Stalag 17
1953Sgt. J.J. Sefton
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957Cmdr. Shears
The Country Girl
1954Bernie Dodd
Damien - Omen II
1978Richard Thorn
Network
1976Max Schumacher
The Towering Inferno
1974Jim Duncan
Paris When It Sizzles
1964Richard Benson
Sabrina
1954David Larrabee
Our Town
1940Georges Gibbs
The Devil's Brigade
1968Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
Born Yesterday
1950Paul Verrall
The Making of 'Network'
2006Self (archive footage)
Casino Royale
1967Ransome
S.O.B.
1981Tim Culley
Breezy
1973Frank Harmon
Arizona
1940Peter Muncie
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954Lt. Harry Brubaker