William Holden movies and series

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

William Holden 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: October 2, 2026

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Sunset Boulevard

1950August 1950 by Billy Wilder

Lead role as Joe Gillis

Lead role as Joe Gillis

7.86 Excellent 3,043 ratings
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The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957October 1957 by David Lean

Lead role as Cmdr. Shears

Lead role as Cmdr. Shears

7.35 Excellent-- 2,466 ratings
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Network

1976November 1976 by Sidney Lumet

Starring as Max Schumacher

Starring as Max Schumacher

7.33 Excellent-- 2,130 ratings
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The Wild Bunch

1969June 1969 by Sam Peckinpah

Lead role as Pike Bishop

Lead role as Pike Bishop

7.06 Good++ 1,385 ratings
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Damien - Omen II

1978June 1978 by Don Taylor

Lead role as Richard Thorn

Lead role as Richard Thorn

5.96 Okay++ 857 ratings
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Sabrina

1954September 1954 by Billy Wilder

Starring as David Larrabee

Starring as David Larrabee

6.98 Good+ 1,400 ratings
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Stalag 17

1953May 1953 by Billy Wilder

Lead role as J.J. Sefton

Lead role as J.J. Sefton

7.02 Good++ 690 ratings
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The Towering Inferno

1974December 1974 by John Guillermin

Starring as Jim Duncan

Starring as Jim Duncan

6.49 Good- 1,079 ratings
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Casino Royale

1967April 1967 by Joseph McGrath

Minor role as Ransome

Minor role as Ransome

4.97 Mediocre++ 860 ratings
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The Horse Soldiers

1959June 1959 by John Ford

Starring as Major 'Hank' Kendall

Starring as Major 'Hank' Kendall

6.29 Good-- 291 ratings
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Paris When It Sizzles

1964March 1964 by Richard Quine

Lead role as Richard Benson

Lead role as Richard Benson

5.94 Okay++ 201 ratings
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Fedora

1978June 1978 by Billy Wilder

Lead role as Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler

Lead role as Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler

6.13 Good-- 159 ratings
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Breezy

1973November 1973 by Clint Eastwood

Lead role as Frank Harmon

Lead role as Frank Harmon

6.18 Good-- 155 ratings
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Picnic

1955November 1955 by Joshua Logan

Lead role as Hal Carter

Lead role as Hal Carter

6.03 Okay++ 113 ratings
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Born Yesterday

1950December 1950 by George Cukor

Starring as Paul Verrall

Starring as Paul Verrall

6.41 Good- 188 ratings
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954December 1954 by Mark Robson

Lead role as Lt. Harry Brubaker

Lead role as Lt. Harry Brubaker

5.90 Okay++ <100 ratings
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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

6.02 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Escape from Fort Bravo

1953December 1953 by John Sturges

Lead role as Captain Roper

Lead role as Captain Roper

6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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S.O.B.

1981July 1981 by Blake Edwards

Starring as Tim Culley

Starring as Tim Culley

5.91 Okay++ 100 ratings
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Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955August 1955 by Henry King

Starring as Mark Elliott

Starring as Mark Elliott

5.93 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Executive Suite

1954April 1954 by Robert Wise

Lead role as McDonald Walling

Lead role as McDonald Walling

6.19 Good-- <100 ratings
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Alvarez Kelly

1966October 1966 by Edward Dmytryk

Lead role as Alvarez Kelly

Lead role as Alvarez Kelly

6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Counterfeit Traitor

1962April 1962 by George Seaton

Lead role as Eric Erickson

Lead role as Eric Erickson

6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Country Girl

1954December 1954 by George Seaton

Starring as Bernie Dodd

Starring as Bernie Dodd

6.21 Good-- <100 ratings
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The Moon Is Blue

1953July 1953 by Otto Preminger

Lead role as Donald Gresham

Lead role as Donald Gresham

6.02 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Union Station

1950October 1950 by Rudolph Maté

Lead role as Lt. William Calhoun

Lead role as Lt. William Calhoun

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Wild Rovers

1971June 1971 by Blake Edwards

Lead role as Ross Bodine

Lead role as Ross Bodine

6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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When Time Ran Out...

1980March 1980 by James Goldstone

Starring as Shelby Gilmore

Starring as Shelby Gilmore

5.75 Okay+ <100 ratings
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The Christmas Tree

1969September 1969 by Terence Young

Lead role as Laurent Ségur

Lead role as Laurent Ségur

6.02 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Dark Past

1948December 1948 by Rudolph Maté

Lead role as Al Walker

Lead role as Al Walker

5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Revengers

1972June 1972 by Daniel Mann

Lead role as John Benedict

Lead role as John Benedict

5.94 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Our Town

1940May 1940 by Sam Wood

Lead role as Georges Gibbs

Lead role as Georges Gibbs

5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Man from Colorado

1948August 1948 by Henry Levin

Starring as Capt. Del Stewart

Starring as Capt. Del Stewart

6.13 Good-- <100 ratings
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The Earthling

1980July 1980 by Peter Collinson

Lead role as Patrick Foley

Lead role as Patrick Foley

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Key

1958May 1958 by Carol Reed

Lead role as Capt. David Ross

Lead role as Capt. David Ross

6.01 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Turning Point

1952July 1952 by William Dieterle

Lead role as Jerry McKibbon

Lead role as Jerry McKibbon

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The World of Suzie Wong

1960November 1960 by Richard Quine

Starring as Robert Lomax

Starring as Robert Lomax

6.08 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Texas

1941October 1941 by George Marshall

Lead role as Dan Thomas

Lead role as Dan Thomas

6.08 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Rachel and the Stranger

1948September 1948 by Norman Foster

Starring as David “Big Davey" Harvey

Starring as David “Big Davey" Harvey

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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21 Hours at Munich

1976December 1976 by William A. Graham

Lead role as Manfred Schreiber

Lead role as Manfred Schreiber

6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Arizona

1940December 1940 by Wesley Ruggles

Starring as Peter Muncie

Starring as Peter Muncie

6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The 7th Dawn

1964September 1964 by Lewis Gilbert

Lead role as Major Ferris

Lead role as Major Ferris

6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Golden Boy

1939September 1939 by Rouben Mamoulian

Starring as Joe Bonaparte

Starring as Joe Bonaparte

6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Ashanti

1979February 1979 by Richard Fleischer

Supporting as Jim Sandell

Supporting as Jim Sandell

5.93 Okay++ <100 ratings
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45

Satan Never Sleeps

1962February 1962 by Leo McCarey

Lead role as Father O'Banion

Lead role as Father O'Banion

6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Submarine Command

1951November 1951 by John Farrow

Lead role as Lt. Cmdr. Ken White

Lead role as Lt. Cmdr. Ken White

6.02 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Invisible Stripes

1939December 1939 by Lloyd Bacon

Starring as Tim Taylor

Starring as Tim Taylor

6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Streets of Laredo

1949May 1949 by Leslie Fenton

Lead role as Jim Dawkins

Lead role as Jim Dawkins

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Toward the Unknown

1956September 1956 by Mervyn LeRoy

Lead role as Maj. Lincoln Bond

Lead role as Maj. Lincoln Bond

6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Sad?

1996January 1996 by Mark Nunneley

Supporting as (archive footage)

Supporting as (archive footage)

5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Blue Knight

1973November 1973 by Robert Butler

Lead role as Bumper Morgan

Lead role as Bumper Morgan

6.01 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Proud and Profane

1956June 1956 by George Seaton

Lead role as Lt. Col. Colin Black

Lead role as Lt. Col. Colin Black

6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Forever Female

1953November 1953 by Irving Rapper

Starring as Stanley Krown

Starring as Stanley Krown

6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
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54

Force of Arms

1951August 1951 by Michael Curtiz

Lead role as Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson

Lead role as Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson

6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Lion

1962August 1962 by Jack Cardiff

Lead role as Robert Hayward

Lead role as Robert Hayward

6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Father Is a Bachelor

1950February 1950 by Norman Foster

Lead role as Johnny Rutledge

Lead role as Johnny Rutledge

Needs more reviews
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Open Season

1974October 1974 by Peter Collinson

Supporting as Hal Wolkowski

Supporting as Hal Wolkowski

5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Apartment for Peggy

1948September 1948 by George Seaton

Starring as Jason Taylor

Starring as Jason Taylor

Needs more reviews
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I Wanted Wings

1941March 1941 by Mitchell Leisen

Starring as Al Ludlow

Starring as Al Ludlow

Needs more reviews
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Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949October 1949 by Lloyd Bacon

Starring as Dick Richmond

Starring as Dick Richmond

Needs more reviews
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Boots Malone

1952January 1952 by William Dieterle

Lead role as Boots Malone

Lead role as Boots Malone

Needs more reviews
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Dear Ruth

1947June 1947 by William D. Russell

Starring as Lt. William Seacroft

Starring as Lt. William Seacroft

Needs more reviews
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Young and Willing

1943February 1943 by Edward H. Griffith

Lead role as Norman Reese

Lead role as Norman Reese

Needs more reviews
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Meet the Stewarts

1942May 1942 by Alfred E. Green

Lead role as Michael "Mike" Stewart

Lead role as Michael "Mike" Stewart

Needs more reviews
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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
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Wings Up

1943May 1943

Starring as Himself

Starring as Himself

Needs more reviews
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Variety Girl

1947August 1947 by George Marshall

Minor role as William Holden

Minor role as William Holden

6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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68

The Remarkable Andrew

1942March 1942 by Stuart Heisler

Starring as Andrew Long

Starring as Andrew Long

Needs more reviews
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The Blue Knight

1973

Lead role as Bumper Morgan

Lead role as Bumper Morgan

Needs more reviews
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You Can Change The World

1950February 1950 by Leo McCarey

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
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Blaze of Noon

1947May 1947 by John Farrow

Starring as Colin McDonald

Starring as Colin McDonald

Needs more reviews
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Dear Wife

1949November 1949 by Richard Haydn

Starring as Bill Seacroft

Starring as Bill Seacroft

Needs more reviews
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The Fleet's In

1942January 1942 by Victor Schertzinger

Starring as Casey Kirby

Starring as Casey Kirby

Needs more reviews
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The Girl on The Roof

1953December 1953 by Otto Preminger

Supporting as A tourist

Supporting as A tourist

Needs more reviews
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Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

2006September 2006 by Patrick Jeudy

Minor role as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Minor role as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Needs more reviews
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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
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Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

1993August 1993 by Suzette Winter

Minor role as Self (archive footage)

Minor role as Self (archive footage)

Needs more reviews
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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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Prison Farm

1938June 1938 by Louis King

Minor role as Prisoner

Minor role as Prisoner

Needs more reviews
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William Holden: The Golden Boy

1989December 1989 by Gene Feldman

Lead role as Self (archive footage)

Lead role as Self (archive footage)

Needs more reviews