William Holden
Actor, Film actor
1918 – 1981
Who was William Holden?
William Holden was an American actor. One of the most popular movie stars of all time, Holden was one of the biggest box office draws of the 1950s. Holden won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1953 for his role in Stalag 17, and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for his role in the 1973 television film The Blue Knight.
Holden starred in some of the most popular and critically acclaimed films of all time, including such blockbusters as Sunset Boulevard, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Wild Bunch, The Towering Inferno, and Network. He was named one of the "Top 10 Stars of the Year" six times, and appeared on the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years…100 Stars list as number 25.
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- Born
- Apr 17, 1918
O'Fallon - Also known as
- William Franklin Beedle Jr.
- Bill
- Golden Holden
- The Golden Boy
- Bill Holden
- William Franklin Beedle, Jr.
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Brenda Marshall
(1941/07/12 - 1971) - Stefanie Powers
(1972 - 1981/11/12)
- Brenda Marshall
- Children
- Religion
- Methodist
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Pasadena City College
- South Pasadena High School
- Lived in
- Pasadena
- Died
- Nov 12, 1981
Santa Monica
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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