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William Holden

William Holden

William Franklin Beedle Jr.

Born April 17, 1918· O'Fallon, Illinois, USA

† Died November 12, 1981

49Roles★ 6.5Average rating

Emerging from a modest Midwestern background, he was born William Franklin Beedle Jr. in O'Fallon, Illinois, moved to South Pasadena at age three, graduated from the local high school and honed his performance skills in radio plays while attending Pasadena Junior College. After uncredited early appearances, his first starring turn arrived in the 1939 boxing drama Golden Boy, launching a decade-lon…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Sunset Boulevard★ 8.3
Sunset Boulevard1950
Joe Gillis
The Bridge on the River Kwai★ 7.8
The Bridge on the River Kwai1957
Cmdr. Shears
Network★ 7.8
Network1976
Max Schumacher
The Wild Bunch★ 7.6
The Wild Bunch1969
Pike Bishop
Stalag 17★ 7.7
Stalag 171953
J.J. Sefton
Sabrina★ 7.5
Sabrina1954
David Larrabee
The Towering Inferno★ 7
The Towering Inferno1974
Jim Duncan
The Horse Soldiers★ 6.9
The Horse Soldiers1959
Major 'Hank' Kendall
Damien - Omen II★ 6.4
Damien - Omen II1978
Richard Thorn
Casino Royale★ 5.2
Casino Royale1967
Ransome