William Holden

Acting

Apr 17, 1918 – Nov 12, 1981 · O'Fallon, Illinois, USA

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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Sunset Boulevard1950
as ⁨Joe Gillis⁩
The Bridge on the River Kwai1957
as ⁨Cmdr. Shears⁩
Network1976
as ⁨Max Schumacher⁩
Sabrina1954
as ⁨David Larrabee⁩
The Wild Bunch1969
as ⁨Pike Bishop⁩
The Towering Inferno1974
as ⁨Jim Duncan⁩
Casino Royale1967
as ⁨Ransome⁩
as ⁨Richard Thorn⁩
as ⁨J.J. Sefton⁩
as ⁨Major 'Hank' Kendall⁩
as ⁨Richard Benson⁩
as ⁨Paul Verrall⁩
as ⁨Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler⁩
as ⁨Frank Harmon⁩
as ⁨POW (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Hal Carter⁩
as ⁨Tim Culley⁩
as ⁨Bernie Dodd⁩
as ⁨Lt. Harry Brubaker⁩
as ⁨Mark Elliott⁩
as ⁨Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick⁩
as ⁨Captain Roper⁩
as ⁨Shelby Gilmore⁩
as ⁨Alvarez Kelly⁩
as ⁨McDonald Walling⁩
as ⁨Jim Sandell⁩
as ⁨Eric Erickson⁩
as ⁨Donald Gresham⁩
as ⁨Lt. William Calhoun⁩
as ⁨Ross Bodine⁩
as ⁨Capt. Del Stewart⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Sunset Boulevard1950
as ⁨Joe Gillis⁩
The Bridge on the River Kwai1957
as ⁨Cmdr. Shears⁩
Network1976
as ⁨Max Schumacher⁩
Sabrina1954
as ⁨David Larrabee⁩
The Wild Bunch1969
as ⁨Pike Bishop⁩
The Towering Inferno1974
as ⁨Jim Duncan⁩
Casino Royale1967
as ⁨Ransome⁩
as ⁨Richard Thorn⁩
as ⁨J.J. Sefton⁩
as ⁨Major 'Hank' Kendall⁩
as ⁨Richard Benson⁩
as ⁨Paul Verrall⁩
as ⁨Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler⁩
as ⁨Frank Harmon⁩
as ⁨POW (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Hal Carter⁩
as ⁨Tim Culley⁩
as ⁨Bernie Dodd⁩
as ⁨Lt. Harry Brubaker⁩
as ⁨Mark Elliott⁩
as ⁨Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick⁩
as ⁨Captain Roper⁩
as ⁨Shelby Gilmore⁩
as ⁨Alvarez Kelly⁩
as ⁨McDonald Walling⁩
as ⁨Jim Sandell⁩
as ⁨Eric Erickson⁩
as ⁨Donald Gresham⁩
as ⁨Lt. William Calhoun⁩
as ⁨Ross Bodine⁩
as ⁨Capt. Del Stewart⁩