William Holden

William Holden

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

Sunset Boulevard

as Joe Gillis

Network

as Max Schumacher

Cast Credits

Sally's Beauty Spot

as Robert Lomax (archive footage)

S.O.B.

as Tim Culley

The Earthling

as Patrick Foley

When Time Ran Out...

as Shelby Gilmore

Escape to Athena

as POW (uncredited)

Ashanti

as Jim Sandell

Fedora

as Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler

Damien - Omen II

as Richard Thorn

21 Hours at Munich

as Manfred Schreiber

Network

as Max Schumacher

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as Self (archive footage)

Open Season

as Hal Wolkowski

Breezy

as Frank Harmon

The Blue Knight

as Bumper Morgan

The Revengers

as John Benedict

Wild Rovers

as Ross Bodine

The Christmas Tree

as Laurent Ségur

The Wild Bunch

as Pike Bishop

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self - Guest (uncredited)

The Devil's Brigade

as Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick

Casino Royale

as Ransome

Alvarez Kelly

as Alvarez Kelly

The 7th Dawn

as Major Ferris

Paris When It Sizzles

as Richard Benson

The Lion

as Robert Hayward

The Counterfeit Traitor

as Eric Erickson

Satan Never Sleeps

as Father O'Banion

The Horse Soldiers

as Major 'Hank' Kendall