Highest rated as cast or director
William Holden's 13 titles from the 1950s have a median Balasaur Score of 73, led by Sunset Boulevard (89) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (85), against 68 for those from the 1970s.
Biography
William Holden (April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor. He was nominated for three Academy Awards in his career (winning Best Actor in 1953 for "Stalag 17"), and also won the Emmy Award for Best Actor for "The Blue Knight" in 1974. He is also known for his roles in "Sunset Boulevard" (1950), "Sabrina" (1954), and "Network" (1976). 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.
Acted in 80
2000s
- 2002
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
(archive footage)
1990s
- 1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1990
Sally's Beauty Spot
Robert Lomax (archive footage)
1980s
- 1981
S.O.B.
Tim Culley
- 1980
The Earthling
Patrick Foley
When Time Ran Out...
Shelby Gilmore
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1976
- 1974
- 1973
The Blue Knight
Bumper Morgan
The Blue Knight
Bumper Morgan · 4 episodes
- 1972
- 1971
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
Alvarez Kelly
Alvarez Kelly
- 1964
- 1962
The Lion
Robert Hayward
The Counterfeit Traitor
Eric Erickson
Satan Never Sleeps
Father O'Banion
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
The Key
Capt. David Ross
- 1957
- 1956
Toward the Unknown
Maj. Lincoln Bond
The Proud and Profane
Lt. Col. Colin Black
- 1955
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Mark Elliott
- 1954
- 1953
The Girl on The Roof
A tourist
Forever Female
Stanley Krown
- 1952
The Turning Point
Jerry McKibbon
Boots Malone
Boots Malone
- 1951
Submarine Command
Lt. Cmdr. Ken White
Force of Arms
Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson
- 1950
Father Is a Bachelor
Johnny Rutledge
1940s
- 1949
Dear Wife
Bill Seacroft
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Dick Richmond
- 1948
The Dark Past
Al Walker
Apartment for Peggy
Jason Taylor
- 1947
Variety Girl
William Holden
Dear Ruth
Lt. William Seacroft
Blaze of Noon
Colin McDonald
- 1943
Young and Willing
Norman Reese
Reconnaissance Pilot
Lt. Packard A. Cummings
- 1942
Meet the Stewarts
Michael "Mike" Stewart
The Remarkable Andrew
Andrew Long
The Fleet's In
Casey Kirby
- 1941
I Wanted Wings
Al Ludlow
- 1940
Those Were the Days!
P. J. "Petey" Simmons
Our Town
Georges Gibbs
1930s
- 1939
Golden Boy
Joe Bonaparte
Million Dollar Legs
Graduate Who Says 'Thank You' (uncredited)
- 1938
Prison Farm
Prisoner
Appearances27
2010s
- 2018
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
- 2017
2000s
- 2009
Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective
Self (archive footage)
- 2006
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
- 2000
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1997
- 1993
- 1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1989
- 1987
1970s
- 1978
1960s
- 1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self - Guest (uncredited)
- 1962
Lykke og krone
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1961
1950s
- 1958
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
Self
...On Seeing Film
Self
- 1956
- 1953
- 1950
You Can Change The World
Self
1940s
- 1948
- 1943
Wings Up
Himself
