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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 miniseries The Blue Knight (1973).
- Brenda Marshall
Career. Marshall made her first film appearance as Ardis...
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William Holden (1972–1981; his death) Tom Carroll...
- Gloria Holden
Gloria Anna Holden (September 5, 1903 – March 22, 1991) was...
- Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes is a 1939 Warner Bros. crime film starring...
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The film was directed by Daniel Mann and stars William...
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William Holden's career, like Ball's, would blossom in the...
- The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers is a 1959 American adventure war western...
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Picnic is a 1955 American Technicolor romantic comedy-drama...
- Brenda Marshall
Apr 23, 2024 · William Holden, American film star who perfected the role of the cynic who acts heroically in spite of his scorn or pessimism. His best-known movies, most from the 1950s, included Golden Boy, Sunset Boulevard, Stalag 17, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Wild Bunch, and Network.
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Dec 27, 2022 · The actor who starred in \"Sunset Boulevard\" and \"Stalag 17\" died from blood loss after tripping over a rug in his apartment. He had a long history of alcoholism and bitterness about his Hollywood career.
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William Holden. Actor: Stalag 17. Billy Wilder proclaimed William Holden to be "the ideal motion picture actor". For almost four decades, the handsome, affable 'Golden Holden' was among Hollywood's most durable and engaging stars. He was born William Franklin Beedle Jr., one of three sons to a high school English teacher, Mary Blanche (Ball), and a chemical and fertilizer analyst, William ...
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- November 12, 1981
IMDb profile of William Holden, a Hollywood star for almost four decades, from Golden Boy (1939) to The Wild Bunch (1969). Learn about his life, career, roles, achievements, and legacy.
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William Holden. William Holden (April 17, 1918 - November 12, 1981) was an American actor. He was born in O'Fallon, Illinois on April 17 1918 and moved to South Pasadena, California when he was three. He was a star during the golden age of Hollywood. He began his career western movies, including Arizona and Texas.
Nov 17, 1981 · William Holden, the film star who won an Oscar in 1953 for his role in ''Stalag 17'' and who represented the manly, straightforward, romantic figure during a career of more than 40 years, was ...
