William Holden

April 17, 1918 - November 12, 1981 O'Fallon, Illinois, USA
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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.

His titles like Sunset Boulevard, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Network - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 20, 2026

Watched: 0/79
Weighted avg: 6.97 /10
  • 1
    1
    Sunset Boulevard
    1950August 1950 by Billy Wilder
    Lead role as Joe Gillis
    Lead role as Joe Gillis
    7.98 Excellent+
  • 2
    2
    The Bridge on the River Kwai
    1957October 1957 by David Lean
    Lead role as Cmdr. Shears
    Lead role as Cmdr. Shears
    7.47 Excellent-
  • 3
    3
    Network
    1976November 1976 by Sidney Lumet
    Starring as Max Schumacher
    Starring as Max Schumacher
    7.44 Excellent--
  • 4
    4
    The Wild Bunch
    1969June 1969 by Sam Peckinpah
    Lead role as Pike Bishop
    Lead role as Pike Bishop
    7.20 Good++
  • 5
    5
    Damien - Omen II
    1978June 1978 by Don Taylor
    Lead role as Richard Thorn
    Lead role as Richard Thorn
    5.95 Okay++
  • 6
    6
    Sabrina
    1954September 1954 by Billy Wilder
    Starring as David Larrabee
    Starring as David Larrabee
    7.10 Good++
  • 7
    7
    Stalag 17
    1953May 1953 by Billy Wilder
    Lead role as J.J. Sefton
    Lead role as J.J. Sefton
    7.25 Excellent--
  • 8
    8
    The Towering Inferno
    1974December 1974 by John Guillermin
    Starring as Jim Duncan
    Starring as Jim Duncan
    6.57 Good
  • 9
    9
    Casino Royale
    1967April 1967 by Val Guest
    Minor role as Ransome
    Minor role as Ransome
    4.78 Mediocre+
  • 10
    10
    The Horse Soldiers
    1959June 1959 by John Ford
    Starring as Major 'Hank' Kendall
    Starring as Major 'Hank' Kendall
    6.41 Good-
  • 11
    11
    Paris When It Sizzles
    1964March 1964 by Richard Quine
    Lead role as Richard Benson
    Lead role as Richard Benson
    5.83 Okay+
  • 12
    12
    Fedora
    1978June 1978 by Billy Wilder
    Lead role as Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler
    Lead role as Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler
    6.20 Good--
  • 13
    13
    Breezy
    1973November 1973 by Clint Eastwood
    Lead role as Frank Harmon
    Lead role as Frank Harmon
    6.28 Good--
  • 14
    14
    Picnic
    1955November 1955 by Joshua Logan
    Lead role as Hal Carter
    Lead role as Hal Carter
    5.93 Okay++
  • 15
    15
    Born Yesterday
    1950December 1950 by George Cukor
    Starring as Paul Verrall
    Starring as Paul Verrall
    6.69 Good
  • 16
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    The Devil's Brigade
    1968May 1968 by Andrew V. McLaglen
    Lead role as Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
    Lead role as Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
    5.92 Okay++
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    17
    The Bridges at Toko-Ri
    1954December 1954 by Mark Robson
    Lead role as Lt. Harry Brubaker
    Lead role as Lt. Harry Brubaker
    5.68 Okay+
  • 18
    18
    Escape from Fort Bravo
    1953December 1953 by John Sturges
    Lead role as Captain Roper
    Lead role as Captain Roper
    5.89 Okay++
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    19
    S.O.B.
    1981July 1981 by Blake Edwards
    Starring as Tim Culley
    Starring as Tim Culley
    5.69 Okay+
  • 20
    20
    Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
    1955August 1955 by Henry King
    Starring as Mark Elliott
    Starring as Mark Elliott
    5.72 Okay+
  • 21
    21
    Executive Suite
    1954April 1954 by Robert Wise
    Lead role as McDonald Walling
    Lead role as McDonald Walling
    6.37 Good-
  • 22
    22
    Alvarez Kelly
    1966October 1966 by Edward Dmytryk
    Lead role as Alvarez Kelly
    Lead role as Alvarez Kelly
    5.82 Okay+
  • 23
    23
    The Counterfeit Traitor
    1962April 1962 by George Seaton
    Lead role as Eric Erickson
    Lead role as Eric Erickson
    5.99 Okay++
  • 24
    24
    The Country Girl
    1954December 1954 by George Seaton
    Starring as Bernie Dodd
    Starring as Bernie Dodd
    6.39 Good-
  • 25
    25
    The Moon Is Blue
    1953July 1953 by Otto Preminger
    Lead role as Donald Gresham
    Lead role as Donald Gresham
    5.91 Okay++
  • 26
    26
    Union Station
    1950October 1950 by Rudolph Maté
    Lead role as Lt. William Calhoun
    Lead role as Lt. William Calhoun
    6.02 Okay++
  • 27
    27
    Wild Rovers
    1971June 1971 by Blake Edwards
    Lead role as Ross Bodine
    Lead role as Ross Bodine
    5.83 Okay+
  • 28
    28
    When Time Ran Out...
    1980March 1980 by James Goldstone
    Starring as Shelby Gilmore
    Starring as Shelby Gilmore
    5.28 Okay-
  • 29
    29
    The Christmas Tree French
    1969September 1969 by Terence Young
    Lead role as Laurent Ségur
    Lead role as Laurent Ségur
    5.88 Okay+
  • 30
    30
    The Dark Past
    1948December 1948 by Rudolph Maté
    Lead role as Al Walker
    Lead role as Al Walker
    5.76 Okay+
  • 31
    31
    The Revengers
    1972June 1972 by Daniel Mann
    Lead role as John Benedict
    Lead role as John Benedict
    5.64 Okay
  • 32
    32
    Our Town
    1940May 1940 by Sam Wood
    Lead role as Georges Gibbs
    Lead role as Georges Gibbs
    5.72 Okay+
  • 33
    33
    The Man from Colorado
    1948August 1948 by Henry Levin
    Starring as Capt. Del Stewart
    Starring as Capt. Del Stewart
    6.23 Good--
  • 34
    34
    The Earthling
    1980July 1980 by Peter Collinson
    Lead role as Patrick Foley
    Lead role as Patrick Foley
    5.94 Okay++
  • 35
    35
    The Key
    1958May 1958 by Carol Reed
    Lead role as Capt. David Ross
    Lead role as Capt. David Ross
    5.86 Okay+
  • 36
    36
    The Turning Point
    1952July 1952 by William Dieterle
    Lead role as Jerry McKibbon
    Lead role as Jerry McKibbon
    5.93 Okay++
  • 37
    37
    The World of Suzie Wong
    1960November 1960 by Richard Quine
    Starring as Robert Lomax
    Starring as Robert Lomax
    6.07 Okay++
  • 38
    38
    Texas
    1941October 1941 by George Marshall
    Lead role as Dan Thomas
    Lead role as Dan Thomas
    6.09 Okay++
  • 39
    39
    Rachel and the Stranger
    1948September 1948 by Norman Foster
    Starring as David “Big Davey" Harvey
    Starring as David “Big Davey" Harvey
    6.02 Okay++
  • 40
    40
    21 Hours at Munich
    1976December 1976 by William A. Graham
    Lead role as Manfred Schreiber
    Lead role as Manfred Schreiber
    5.95 Okay++
  • 41
    41
    The 7th Dawn
    1964September 1964 by Lewis Gilbert
    Lead role as Major Ferris
    Lead role as Major Ferris
    6.02 Okay++
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    42
    Arizona
    1940December 1940 by Wesley Ruggles
    Starring as Peter Muncie
    Starring as Peter Muncie
    6.02 Okay++
  • 43
    43
    Ashanti
    1979February 1979 by Richard Fleischer
    Supporting as Jim Sandell
    Supporting as Jim Sandell
    5.63 Okay
  • 44
    44
    Golden Boy
    1939September 1939 by Rouben Mamoulian
    Starring as Joe Bonaparte
    Starring as Joe Bonaparte
    6.02 Okay++
  • 45
    45
    Submarine Command
    1951November 1951 by John Farrow
    Lead role as Lt. Cmdr. Ken White
    Lead role as Lt. Cmdr. Ken White
    5.82 Okay+
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    46
    Satan Never Sleeps
    1962February 1962 by Leo McCarey
    Lead role as Father O'Banion
    Lead role as Father O'Banion
    5.76 Okay+
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    47
    Invisible Stripes
    1939December 1939 by Lloyd Bacon
    Starring as Tim Taylor
    Starring as Tim Taylor
    5.89 Okay+
  • 48
    48
    Streets of Laredo
    1949May 1949 by Leslie Fenton
    Lead role as Jim Dawkins
    Lead role as Jim Dawkins
    5.89 Okay+
  • 49
    49
    Toward the Unknown
    1956September 1956 by Mervyn LeRoy
    Lead role as Maj. Lincoln Bond
    Lead role as Maj. Lincoln Bond
    5.87 Okay+
  • 50
    50
    Sad?
    1996January 1996 by Mark Nunneley
    Supporting as (archive footage)
    Supporting as (archive footage)
    5.76 Okay+
  • 51
    51
    The Blue Knight
    1973November 1973 by Robert Butler
    Lead role as Bumper Morgan
    Lead role as Bumper Morgan
    5.79 Okay+
  • 52
    52
    The Proud and Profane
    1956June 1956 by George Seaton
    Lead role as Lt. Col. Colin Black
    Lead role as Lt. Col. Colin Black
    6.01 Okay++
  • 53
    53
    Forever Female
    1953November 1953 by Irving Rapper
    Starring as Stanley Krown
    Starring as Stanley Krown
    6.13 Good--
  • 54
    54
    Force of Arms
    1951August 1951 by Michael Curtiz
    Lead role as Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson
    Lead role as Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson
    6.05 Okay++
  • 55
    55
    The Lion
    1962August 1962 by Jack Cardiff
    Lead role as Robert Hayward
    Lead role as Robert Hayward
    5.85 Okay+
  • 56
    56
    Father Is a Bachelor
    1950February 1950 by Norman Foster
    Lead role as Johnny Rutledge
    Lead role as Johnny Rutledge
    Needs more reviews
  • 57
    57
    Open Season
    1974October 1974 by Peter Collinson
    Supporting as Hal Wolkowski
    Supporting as Hal Wolkowski
    5.71 Okay+
  • 58
    58
    Apartment for Peggy
    1948September 1948 by George Seaton
    Starring as Jason Taylor
    Starring as Jason Taylor
    Needs more reviews
  • 59
    59
    I Wanted Wings
    1941March 1941 by Mitchell Leisen
    Starring as Al Ludlow
    Starring as Al Ludlow
    Needs more reviews
  • 60
    60
    Dear Ruth
    1947June 1947 by William D. Russell
    Starring as Lt. William Seacroft
    Starring as Lt. William Seacroft
    Needs more reviews
  • 61
    61
    Miss Grant Takes Richmond
    1949October 1949 by Lloyd Bacon
    Starring as Dick Richmond
    Starring as Dick Richmond
    Needs more reviews
  • 62
    62
    Boots Malone
    1952January 1952 by William Dieterle
    Lead role as Boots Malone
    Lead role as Boots Malone
    Needs more reviews
  • 63
    63
    Young and Willing
    1943February 1943 by Edward H. Griffith
    Lead role as Norman Reese
    Lead role as Norman Reese
    Needs more reviews
  • 64
    64
    Meet the Stewarts
    1942May 1942 by Alfred E. Green
    Lead role as Michael "Mike" Stewart
    Lead role as Michael "Mike" Stewart
    Needs more reviews
  • 65
    65
    The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
    2000November 2000 by Laurent Bouzereau
    Lead role as Self (archive footage)
    Lead role as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 66
    66
    Wings Up
    1943May 1943
    Starring as Himself
    Starring as Himself
    Needs more reviews
  • 67
    67
    Variety Girl
    1947August 1947 by George Marshall
    Minor role as William Holden
    Minor role as William Holden
    6.01 Okay++
  • 68
    68
    The Remarkable Andrew
    1942March 1942 by Stuart Heisler
    Starring as Andrew Long
    Starring as Andrew Long
    Needs more reviews
  • 69
    69
    The Blue Knight
    1973
    Lead role as Bumper Morgan
    Lead role as Bumper Morgan
    Needs more reviews
  • 70
    70
    You Can Change The World
    1950February 1950 by Leo McCarey
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 71
    71
    Blaze of Noon
    1947May 1947 by John Farrow
    Starring as Colin McDonald
    Starring as Colin McDonald
    Needs more reviews
  • 72
    72
    Dear Wife
    1949November 1949 by Richard Haydn
    Starring as Bill Seacroft
    Starring as Bill Seacroft
    Needs more reviews
  • 73
    73
    The Fleet's In
    1942January 1942 by Victor Schertzinger
    Starring as Casey Kirby
    Starring as Casey Kirby
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    The Girl on The Roof German
    1953December 1953 by Otto Preminger
    Supporting as A tourist
    Supporting as A tourist
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess French
    2006September 2006 by Patrick Jeudy
    Minor role as Self - Actor (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self - Actor (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
    1991July 1991 by Richard Schickel
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 77
    77
    Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
    1993August 1993 by Suzette Winter
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
    1997May 1997 by Gene Feldman
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
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    79
    Prison Farm
    1938June 1938 by Louis King
    Minor role as Prisoner
    Minor role as Prisoner
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Ernest Borgnine 3 titles
Alec Guinness 4 titles
Grace Kelly 4 titles
Audrey Hepburn 3 titles
Trevor Howard 2 titles
Cliff Robertson 2 titles
Ray Milland 3 titles
David Niven 2 titles
Gary Cooper 3 titles