William Holden
| First Name | William |
| Last Name | Holden |
| Full Name at Birth | William Franklin Beedle Jr. |
| Other Names | Golden HoldenBillGolden BoyThe Golden Boy |
| Age | 63 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | April 17, 1918 |
| Birthplace | O`Fallon, IL |
| Date of Death | November 16, 1981 |
| Location of Death | 535 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA |
| Cause of Death | Accident - Fall |
| Height | 5' 11Ό" (181 cm) |
| Build | Athletic |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Brown - Dark |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| Religion | Congregationalist |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| University | Pasadena Junior College, Pasadena, CA |
| Occupation Category | Actor |
| Claim to Fame | Stalag 17 |
| Father | William Franklin Beedle |
| Mother | Mary Beedle |
| Brother(s) | Robert Westfield Beedle (Navy fighter pilot who was killed in action in World War II)Richard P. Beedle |
| Friends | Ronald Reagan, John Wayne, Lucille Ball, Billy Wilder, Robert Mitchum, Johnny Mercer, Ginger Mercer, Jack Webb, Clark Gable, Art Rooney |
William Holden (April 17, 1918 November 12, 1981) was an American actor. Holden won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1953 and the Emmy Award for Best Actor in 1974. One of the biggest box office draws of the 1950s, he was named one of the "Top 10 Stars of the Year" six times (19541958, 1961) and appeared on the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years 100 Stars list as #25.
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Filmography
Selected William Holden film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
1973
The Blue Knight
Bumper Morgan
1973
The Devil's Daughter
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1953
Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach
Tourist
1942
Meet the Stewarts
Michael Stewart
1940
Those Were the Days!
P.J. 'Petey' Simmons
Soundtrack Credits
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