"Bill Holden" redirects here. For other uses, see William Holden (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with William Holden (character actor).
William Holden
Holden in a publicity photo, 1950
Born
William Franklin Beedle Jr.
(1918-04-17)April 17, 1918
O'Fallon, Illinois, U.S.
Died
November 12, 1981(1981-11-12) (aged 63)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Alma mater
Pasadena Junior College
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1938–1981
Spouse
Brenda Marshall
(m. 1941; div. 1971)
Partner(s)
Stefanie Powers (1972–1981; his death)
Children
4
Awards
Academy Award for Best Actor (1953)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor (1974)
Military career
Allegiance
United States
Branch
United States Army
Years of service
1942–1945
Rank
First lieutenant
Wars
World War II
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).
Holden starred in some of Hollywood's most popular and critically acclaimed films, including Sunset Boulevard (1950), Sabrina (1954), Picnic (1955), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), The Wild Bunch (1969) and Network (1976). He was named one of the "Top 10 Stars of the Year" six times (1954–1958, 1961), and appeared as 25th on the American Film Institute's list of 25 greatest male stars of Classical Hollywood cinema.
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