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William Holden. Jump to. 13 wins & 17 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1977 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Network. 1954 Winner Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Stalag 17. 1951 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Sunset Blvd. BAFTA Awards. 1978 Nominee BAFTA Film Award. Best Actor. Network. 1957 Nominee BAFTA Film Award.
- April 17, 1918
- November 12, 1981
William Franklin Holden (né Beedle Jr.; April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor and one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s. Holden won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film Stalag 17 (1953) and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for the television ...
Apr 23, 2024 · Academy Award (1954) Academy Award (1954): Actor in a Leading Role. Emmy Award (1974): Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series. (Show more) William Holden (born April 17, 1918, O’Fallon, Illinois, U.S.—found dead November 16, 1981, Santa Monica, California) was an American film star who perfected the role of the cynic who acts heroically in ...
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First, as William Holden and Barbara Stanwyck presented an award at the 1978 Oscars, Holden was seized by a moment of gratitude for his longtime friend and former co-star Stanwyck. Back in 1939, Holden’s film career nearly ended before it began, but Stanwyck, his GOLDEN BOY co-star, took him under her wing.
Awards. Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. William Holden (1918-1981) Actor. Additional Crew. Soundtrack. IMDbPro Starmeter Top 5,000 1138. Play trailer 2:41. S.O.B. (1981) 36 Videos. 99+ Photos. Billy Wilder proclaimed William Holden to be "the ideal motion picture actor".
Felt he didn't deserve the Academy Award for Best Actor for Stalag 17 (1953), and that the award should have gone to Burt Lancaster for From Here to Eternity (1953). His wife also felt that the honor was just a belated apology for snubbing his nomination for Sunset Boulevard (1950) .