William Holden Movies, Biography, Credits & Career Highlights

William Holden Biography

William Holden 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.

William Holden Career Highlights

• Known for The Oscars, The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Jack Benny Program, The Ed Sullivan Show, What's My Line?, and Sunset Boulevard.
• Credits include actors.
• Recent listed credits include Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, The Fabulous Allan Carr, Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective, and Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess.

William Holden Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

103

Birth Date

1918-04-17 00:00:00

Birth Place

O'Fallon, Illinois, USA

William Holden Known For

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  The Oscars
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  The Colgate Comedy Hour
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  The Jack Benny Program
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  The Ed Sullivan Show
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  What's My Line?
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  Sunset Boulevard

William Holden Movies and Credits

• actors (8 credits)

  • Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Fabulous Allan Carr

    Self (archive)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

    Self - Actor (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The Making of 'Network'

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Edith Head: The Paramount Years

    (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2000

William Holden Profiles and Sources

• IMDb
• TMDB