William Holden
- Birthday
- Apr 17, 1918
- Birthplace
- O'Fallon, Illinois, USA
Bio: William Holden came from a wealthy family (the Beedles) that moved to Pasadena, California, when he was three. His father William Franklin Beedle was an industrial chemist and his mother Mary Blanche Ball a teacher. In 1937, while studying chemistry at Pasadena Junior College, he was signed to a film contract by Paramount. His first starring role was as a young man… More Bio: William Holden came from a wealthy family (the Beedles) that moved to Pasadena, California, when he was three. His father William Franklin Beedle was an industrial chemist and his mother Mary Blanche Ball a teacher. In 1937, while studying chemistry at Pasadena Junior College, he was signed to a film contract by Paramount. His first starring role was as a young man torn between the violin and boxing in Golden Boy (1939). From then on he was typecast as the boy-next-door.After returning from World War II military service, he got two very important roles: Joe Gillis, the gigolo, in Sunset Blvd. (1950), and the tutor in Born Yesterday (1950). These were followed by his Oscar-winning role as the cynical sergeant in Stalag 17 (1953). He stayed popular through the 1950s, appearing in such films as Picnic (1955). He spent much of his later time as co-owner of the Mount Kenya Safari Club, dividing his time between Africa and Switzerland.
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Filmography
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The Way (2011)
- Cal
- 82%
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Rachel And The Stranger (2000)
- Actor
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50 Years: The Best of Hollywood (1998)
- Actor
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S.O.B. (1981)
- Tim Culley
- 100%
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The Earthling (1980)
- Patrick Foley
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William Holden Videos
Sabrina
2 minutes 2 seconds
Stalag 17
2 minutes 51 seconds
Sunset Boulevard
1 minutes 22 seconds
Executive Suite
1 minutes 32 seconds
The Way
3 minutes 32 seconds
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