
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/17/1918
Place of Birth
O'Fallon, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
William Franklin Beedle Jr.ویلیام هولدن
William Holden
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

Casino Royale
as Ransome

Stalag 17
as Sgt. J.J. Sefton

The Key
as Capt. David Ross

The Earthling
as Patrick Foley

Boots Malone
as Boots Malone

Picnic
as Hal Carter

Sabrina
as David Larrabee

Dear Ruth
as Lt. William Seacroft

Golden Boy
as Joe Bonaparte

The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Cmdr. Shears

Arizona
as Peter Muncie

Union Station
as Lt. William Calhoun

Breezy
as Frank Harmon

Prison Farm
as Prisoner

Texas
as Dan Thomas

The Wild Bunch
as Pike Bishop

Our Town
as Georges Gibbs

The Revengers
as John Benedict

Open Season
as Hal Wolkowski

Wild Rovers
as Ross Bodine
Career Timeline
2006
1991
1968
1962
1956
1954
1953
1951
1950
Born Yesterday
as Paul Verrall
The Jack Benny Program
as William Holden
Union Station
as Lt. William Calhoun
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
Sunset Boulevard
as Joe Gillis
You Can Change The World
as Self
Father Is a Bachelor
as Johnny Rutledge
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest