Cast

William Holden

1918 – 1981

Active years (films on this site)

1950–1978

Genres

DramaComedyRomanceWarAdventure

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodNew HollywoodBritish Cinema

Directors worked with

Billy Wilder4 filmsGeorge Cukor1 filmDavid Lean1 filmSam Peckinpah1 filmSidney Lumet1 film

Biography

William Franklin Holden was an American actor. He was an Academy Award and Primetime Emmy Award winner, and one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s. He was named one of the "Top 10 Stars of the Year" six times, and appeared as 25th on the American Film Institute's list of 25 greatest male stars of Classical Hollywood cinema.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Actor 1954
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie 1974

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

8 films on this site

1. Born Yesterday 1950 · George Cukor · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
2. Sunset Boulevard 1950 · Billy Wilder · IMDb 8.4 · Cast
3. Stalag 17 1953 · Billy Wilder · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
4. Sabrina 1954 · Billy Wilder · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
5. The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957 · David Lean · IMDb 8.1 · Cast
6. The Wild Bunch 1969 · Sam Peckinpah · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
7. Network 1976 · Sidney Lumet · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
8. Fedora 1978 · Billy Wilder · IMDb 6.8 · Cast