William Holden
Name
William Franklin Beedle Jr.
Birthplace
O'Fallon, Illinois, U.S.
Birth date
April 17, 1918
Death place
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Death date
November 12, 1981 (aged 63)
Occupation
Actor
Active Years
1938–1981
Notable Films
Stalag 17 (1953)
William Holden (born William Franklin Beedle Jr.; April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor who was best known for films such as Sunset Boulevard, Stalag 17, Sabrina, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Wild Bunch and Network.
Early life[]
Career[]
Filmography[]
- Golden Boy (1939) as Joe Bonaparte
- Our Town (1940) as George Gibbs
- The Fleet's In (1942) as Casey Kirby
- Dear Ruth (1947) as Lieutenant William Seacroft
- The Man from Colorado (1948) as Del Stewart
- Sunset Boulevard (1950) as Joe Gillis; Nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
- Stalag 17 (1953) as Sergeant J.J. Sefton; Won Academy Award for Best Actor and nominated for New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
- Sabrina (1954) as David Larrabee
- The Country Girl (1954) as Bernie Dodd
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) as Commander Shear
- The World of Suzie Wong (1960) as Robert Lomax
- The Lion (1962) as Robert Hayward
- Alvarez Kelly (1966) as Alvarez Kelly
- The Wild Bunch (1969) as Pike Bishop
- Wild Rovers (1971) as Ross Bodine
- The Revengers (1972) as John Benedict
- Breezy (1973) as Frank Harmon
- The Towering Inferno (1974) as Jim Duncan
- Network (1976) as Max Schumacher; Nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor, for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and for National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
- The Earthling (1980) as Patrick Foley
External links[]
- William Holden on Wikipedia
