William Holden: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	William Franklin Beedle, Jr.
Born	April 17, 1918 • Illinois
Found Dead	November 16, 1981 • California
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (1954) • Academy Award (1954): Actor in a Leading Role • Emmy Award (1974): Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series
Married To	Brenda Marshall (1941–1971)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Alvarez Kelly" (1966) • "Those Were the Days!" (1940) • "Young and Willing" (1943) • "Streets of Laredo" (1949) • "Casino Royale" (1967) • "L'arbre de Noël" (1969) • "When Time Ran Out..." (1980) • "The Horse Soldiers" (1959) • "Our Town" (1940) • "The Towering Inferno" (1974) • "Stalag 17" (1953) • "The Key" (1958) • "The Dark Past" (1948) • "The World of Suzie Wong" (1960) • "Damien: Omen II" (1978) • "Picnic" (1956) • "I Wanted Wings" (1941) • "Network" (1976) • "The Counterfeit Traitor" (1962) • "The Proud and Profane" (1956) • "The Devil's Brigade" (1968) • "Union Station" (1950) • "The Earthling" (1980) • "Toward the Unknown" (1956) • "Miss Grant Takes Richmond" (1949) • "The Wild Bunch" (1969) • "The Remarkable Andrew" (1942) • "Satan Never Sleeps" (1962) • "Rachel and the Stranger" (1948) • "The Revengers" (1972) • "The Turning Point" (1952) • "The Man from Colorado" (1949) • "I Love Lucy" (1955) • "Sunset Blvd." (1950) • "Ashanti" (1979) • "Born Yesterday" (1950) • "Breezy" (1973) • "Texas" (1941) • "Dear Ruth" (1947) • "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" (1954) • "Lux Video Theatre" (1955) • "Apartment for Peggy" (1948) • "Arizona" (1940) • "Paris - When It Sizzles" (1964) • "Meet the Stewarts" (1942) • "Dear Wife" (1949) • "The Moon Is Blue" (1953) • "The Fleet's In" (1942) • "S.O.B." (1981) • "Boots Malone" (1952) • "Executive Suite" (1954) • "Golden Boy" (1939) • "Wild Rovers" (1971) • "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957) • "The Lion" (1962) • "Variety Girl" (1947) • "Forever Female" (1953) • "The 7th Dawn" (1964) • "The Country Girl" (1954) • "Blaze of Noon" (1947) • "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" (1955) • "Invisible Stripes" (1939) • "Escape from Fort Bravo" (1953) • "Father Is a Bachelor" (1950) • "Fedora" (1978) • "Force of Arms" (1951) • "Open Season" (1974) • "Submarine Command" (1951) • "Sabrina" (1954)