Filmography
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Known For
Stalag 17 Sgt. J.J. Sefton (1953) -
Sabrina David Larrabee (1954) -
Sunset Blvd. Joe Gillis (1950) -
Known For
Network Max Schumacher (1976) -
Actor
S.O.B. Tim Culley (1981) -
The Earthling Patrick Foley (1980) -
When Time Ran Out... Shelby Gilmore (1980) -
Ashanti Jim Sandell (1979) -
Escape to Athena Prisoner smoking a cigar in prison camp (1979) -
Damien: Omen II Richard Thorn (1978) -
Fedora Barry Detweiler (1978) -
Network Max Schumacher (1976)
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21 Hours at Munich Chief of Police Manfred Schreiber (1976) -
The Towering Inferno Jim Duncan (1974) -
![Open Season]( "Open Season")
Open Season Hal Wolkowski (1974) -
![Breezy]( "Breezy")
Breezy Frank Harmon (1973) -
![The Blue Knight]( "The Blue Knight")
The Blue Knight Bumper Morgan (1973) -
![The Revengers]( "The Revengers")
The Revengers John Benedict (1972) -
![Wild Rovers]( "Wild Rovers")
Wild Rovers Ross Bodine (1971) -
![The Christmas Tree]( "The Christmas Tree")
The Christmas Tree Laurent Ségur (1969) -
![The Wild Bunch]( "The Wild Bunch")
The Wild Bunch Pike (1969) -
![The Devil's Brigade]( "The Devil's Brigade")
The Devil's Brigade Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick (1968) -
![Casino Royale]( "Casino Royale")
Casino Royale Ransome (1967) -
![Alvarez Kelly]( "Alvarez Kelly")
Alvarez Kelly Alvarez Kelly (1966) -
![The 7th Dawn]( "The 7th Dawn")
The 7th Dawn Major Ferris (1964) -
![Paris When It Sizzles]( "Paris When It Sizzles")
Paris When It Sizzles Richard Benson / Rick (1964) -
![The Lion]( "The Lion")
The Lion Robert Hayward (1962) -
![The Counterfeit Traitor]( "The Counterfeit Traitor")
The Counterfeit Traitor Eric Erickson (1962) -
![Satan Never Sleeps]( "Satan Never Sleeps")
Satan Never Sleeps Father O'Banion (1962) -
![The World of Suzie Wong]( "The World of Suzie Wong")
The World of Suzie Wong Robert Lomax (1960) -
![The Horse Soldiers]( "The Horse Soldiers")
The Horse Soldiers Maj. Henry Kendall (1959) -
![The Key]( "The Key")
The Key Captain David Ross (1958) -
![The Bridge on the River Kwai]( "The Bridge on the River Kwai")
The Bridge on the River Kwai Shears (1957) -
![Toward the Unknown]( "Toward the Unknown")
Toward the Unknown Maj. Lincoln Bond (1956) -
![The Proud and Profane]( "The Proud and Profane")
The Proud and Profane Lt. Col. Colin Black (1956) -
![Picnic]( "Picnic")
Picnic Hal Carter (1955) -
![Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing]( "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing")
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing Mark Elliott (1955) -
![The Bridges at Toko-Ri]( "The Bridges at Toko-Ri")
The Bridges at Toko-Ri Lt. Harry Brubaker (1954) -
![The Country Girl]( "The Country Girl")
The Country Girl Bernie Dodd (1954) -
![Sabrina]( "Sabrina")
Sabrina David Larrabee (1954) -
![Executive Suite]( "Executive Suite")
Executive Suite McDonald Walling (1954) -
![Escape from Fort Bravo]( "Escape from Fort Bravo")
Escape from Fort Bravo Capt. Roper (1953) -
![Forever Female]( "Forever Female")
Forever Female Stanley Krown (1953) -
![Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach]( "Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach")
Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach Tourist (1953) -
![The Moon Is Blue]( "The Moon Is Blue")
The Moon Is Blue Donald Gresham (1953) -
![Stalag 17]( "Stalag 17")
Stalag 17 Sgt. J.J. Sefton (1953) -
![The Turning Point]( "The Turning Point")
The Turning Point Jerry McKibbon (1952) -
![Boots Malone]( "Boots Malone")
Boots Malone Boots Malone (1952) -
![Submarine Command]( "Submarine Command")
Submarine Command Lt. Cmdr. Ken White (1951) -
![Force of Arms]( "Force of Arms")
Force of Arms Sgt. John 'Pete' Peterson (1951) -
![Born Yesterday]( "Born Yesterday")
Born Yesterday Paul Verrall (1950) -
![Union Station]( "Union Station")
Union Station Lt. William Calhoun (1950) -
![Sunset Blvd.]( "Sunset Blvd.")
Sunset Blvd. Joe Gillis (1950) -
![Father Is a Bachelor]( "Father Is a Bachelor")
Father Is a Bachelor Johnny Rutledge (1950) -
![Dear Wife]( "Dear Wife")
Dear Wife Bill Seacroft (1949) -
![Miss Grant Takes Richmond]( "Miss Grant Takes Richmond")
Miss Grant Takes Richmond Dick Richmond (1949) -
![Streets of Laredo]( "Streets of Laredo")
Streets of Laredo Jim Dawkins (1949) -
![The Man from Colorado]( "The Man from Colorado")
The Man from Colorado Del Stewart (1948) -
![The Dark Past]( "The Dark Past")
The Dark Past Al Walker (1948) -
![Apartment for Peggy]( "Apartment for Peggy")
Apartment for Peggy Jason Taylor (1948) -
![Rachel and the Stranger]( "Rachel and the Stranger")
Rachel and the Stranger Big Davey (1948) -
![Variety Girl]( "Variety Girl")
Variety Girl William Holden (1947) -
![Dear Ruth]( "Dear Ruth")
Dear Ruth Lt. William Seacroft (1947) -
![Blaze of Noon]( "Blaze of Noon")
Blaze of Noon Colin McDonald (1947) -
Reconnaissance Pilot Lt. Packard A. Cummings (1943)
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![Young and Willing]( "Young and Willing")
Young and Willing Norman Reese (1943) -
![Meet the Stewarts]( "Meet the Stewarts")
Meet the Stewarts Michael Stewart (1942) -
![The Remarkable Andrew]( "The Remarkable Andrew")
The Remarkable Andrew Andrew Long (1942) -
![The Fleet's In]( "The Fleet's In")
The Fleet's In Casey Kirby (1942) -
![Texas]( "Texas")
Texas Dan Thomas (1941) -
![I Wanted Wings]( "I Wanted Wings")
I Wanted Wings Al Ludlow (1941) -
![Arizona]( "Arizona")
Arizona Peter Muncie (1940) -
![Our Town]( "Our Town")
Our Town George Gibbs (1940) -
![Those Were the Days!]( "Those Were the Days!")
Those Were the Days! P.J. 'Petey' Simmons (1940) -
![Invisible Stripes]( "Invisible Stripes")
Invisible Stripes Tim Taylor (1939) -
![Golden Boy]( "Golden Boy")
Golden Boy Joe Bonaparte (1939) -
![Million Dollar Legs]( "Million Dollar Legs")
Million Dollar Legs Graduate Who Says 'Thank You' (1939) -
Actor
![Prison Farm]( "Prison Farm")
Prison Farm Prisoner (1938) -
Soundtrack
![Wild Rovers]( "Wild Rovers")
Wild Rovers (1971) -
![Picnic]( "Picnic")
Picnic (1955) -
![Sunset Blvd.]( "Sunset Blvd.")
Sunset Blvd. (1950) -
![Variety Girl]( "Variety Girl")
Variety Girl (1947) -
![Arizona]( "Arizona")
Arizona (1940) -
Soundtrack
![Golden Boy]( "Golden Boy")
Golden Boy (1939) -
Archive footage
![Grace Kelly: The Hollywood Years]( "Grace Kelly: The Hollywood Years")
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![The Movies]( "The Movies")
The Movies (2019) -
![The Oscars Library: A Tribute to the Academy Awards]( "The Oscars Library: A Tribute to the Academy Awards")
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![The Fabulous Allan Carr]( "The Fabulous Allan Carr")
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) -
![Du sollst nicht langweilen: Billy Wilder]( "Du sollst nicht langweilen: Billy Wilder")
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![How to Win the US Presidency]( "How to Win the US Presidency")
How to Win the US Presidency (2016) -
![Raised Human]( "Raised Human")
Raised Human (2016) -
![My Lion and Me]( "My Lion and Me")
My Lion and Me (2016) -
![Million Dollar American Princesses]( "Million Dollar American Princesses")
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![War Movie Blockbusters]( "War Movie Blockbusters")
War Movie Blockbusters (2015) -
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![Welcome to the Basement]( "Welcome to the Basement")
Welcome to the Basement (2012) -
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (2008-2009) -
![For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism]( "For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism")
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![Il falso bugiardo]( "Il falso bugiardo")
Il falso bugiardo (2008) -
![Billy Wilder Speaks]( "Billy Wilder Speaks")
Billy Wilder Speaks (2006) -
![Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade]( "Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade")
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![Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession]( "Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession")
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![Mayor of the Sunset Strip]( "Mayor of the Sunset Strip")
Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003) -
![Edith Head: The Paramount Years]( "Edith Head: The Paramount Years")
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![Histoires de festival]( "Histoires de festival")
Histoires de festival (2002) -
![I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special]( "I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special")
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![Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows]( "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows")
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![Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years]( "Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years")
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![The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai']( "The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'")
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![The Audrey Hepburn Story]( "The Audrey Hepburn Story")
The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000) -
![E! Mysteries & Scandals]( "E! Mysteries & Scandals")
E! Mysteries & Scandals (1999) -
![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1997-1999) -
The Lady with the Torch (1999)
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![Hollywood Commandos]( "Hollywood Commandos")
Hollywood Commandos (1997) -
![The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen]( "The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen")
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![100 Years at the Movies]( "100 Years at the Movies")
100 Years at the Movies (1994) -
![Audrey Hepburn Remembered]( "Audrey Hepburn Remembered")
Audrey Hepburn Remembered (1993) -
![Oscar's Greatest Moments]( "Oscar's Greatest Moments")
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) -
![Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker]( "Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker")
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![Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire]( "Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire")
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![When the Applause Died]( "When the Applause Died")
When the Applause Died (1990) -
![Hollywood Mavericks]( "Hollywood Mavericks")
Hollywood Mavericks (1990) -
![Grace Kelly: The American Princess]( "Grace Kelly: The American Princess")
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![The 1st TV Academy Hall of Fame]( "The 1st TV Academy Hall of Fame")
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![Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972]( "Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972")
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![The Wild West]( "The Wild West")
The Wild West (1979) -
![CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years]( "CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years")
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![Bob Hope's World of Comedy]( "Bob Hope's World of Comedy")
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) -
![V.I.P.-Schaukel]( "V.I.P.-Schaukel")
V.I.P.-Schaukel (1973) -
![Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At...]( "Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At...")
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![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1964) -
![Hollywood Without Make-Up]( "Hollywood Without Make-Up")
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) -
Lykke og krone (1962)
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Archive footageZwischen Glück und Krone (1959)
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![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show (1954-1955)
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Did You Know
Trivia
In honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth, Holden was recognized as Turner Classic Movies Star of the Month for April 2018.
Quotes
I'm a whore, all actors are whores. We sell our bodies to the highest bidder.
Trademark
Often portrays flirting men
Nickname
The Golden Boy
Star Sign
Aries
Personal Details
Born
William Franklin Beedle Jr.
O'Fallon, Illinois, USA
Died
(age 63)
Santa Monica, California, USA
Height:
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