Actor

William Holden

1938–present1918–1981DramaComedyRomanceDocumentary

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Known For

96 acting credits

as Joe Gillis

Sunset Boulevard

as Joe Gillis

1950

Sunset Boulevard

as Cmdr. Shears

The Bridge on the River Kwai

as Cmdr. Shears

1957

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Filmography

2018Scotty and the Secret History of HollywoodSelf (archive footage)6.0 2009Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian PerspectiveSelf (archive footage)2006The Making of 'Network'Self (archive footage)2006Grace Kelly: Destiny of a PrincessSelf - Actor (archive footage)7.2 2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf (archive footage)8.0 2002Edith Head: The Paramount Years(archive footage)

About

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.

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