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William Holden Acting Filmography (95)

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018·Self (archive footage)
Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective
2009·Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Network'
2006·Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006·Self - Actor (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004·Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002·(archive footage)
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
2000·Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997·Self (archive footage)
Sad?
1996·(archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993·Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991·Self (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991·Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sally's Beauty Spot
1990·Robert Lomax (archive footage)
William Holden: The Golden Boy
1989·Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987·Self (archive footage)
S.O.B.
1981·Tim Culley
When Time Ran Out...
1980·Shelby Gilmore
The Earthling
1980·Patrick Foley
Ashanti
1979·Jim Sandell
Escape to Athena
1979·POW (uncredited)
Damien - Omen II
1978·Richard Thorn
Fedora
1978·Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler
Network
1976·Max Schumacher
21 Hours at Munich
1976·Manfred Schreiber
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976·Self (archive footage)
The Towering Inferno
1974·Jim Duncan
Open Season
1974·Hal Wolkowski
Breezy
1973·Frank Harmon
The Blue Knight
1973·Bumper Morgan
The Revengers
1972·John Benedict
Wild Rovers
1971·Ross Bodine
The Wild Bunch
1969·Pike Bishop
The Christmas Tree
1969·Laurent Ségur
The Devil's Brigade
1968·Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968·Self - Guest (uncredited)
Casino Royale
1967·Ransome
Alvarez Kelly
1966·Alvarez Kelly
Paris When It Sizzles
1964·Richard Benson
The 7th Dawn
1964·Major Ferris
The Counterfeit Traitor
1962·Eric Erickson
The Lion
1962·Robert Hayward
Satan Never Sleeps
1962·Father O'Banion
Lykke og krone
1962
The World of Suzie Wong
1960·Robert Lomax
The Horse Soldiers
1959·Major 'Hank' Kendall
The Key
1958·Capt. David Ross
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
1958·Self
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957·Cmdr. Shears
The Proud and Profane
1956·Lt. Col. Colin Black
Toward the Unknown
1956·Maj. Lincoln Bond
Picnic
1955·Hal Carter
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955·Mark Elliott
The Country Girl
1954·Bernie Dodd
Sabrina
1954·David Larrabee
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954·Lt. Harry Brubaker
Executive Suite
1954·McDonald Walling
Stalag 17
1953·Sgt. J.J. Sefton
The Moon Is Blue
1953·Donald Gresham
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953·Captain Roper
Forever Female
1953·Stanley Krown
The Girl on The Roof
1953·A tourist
The Turning Point
1952·Jerry McKibbon
Boots Malone
1952·Boots Malone
Force of Arms
1951·Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson
Submarine Command
1951·Lt. Cmdr. Ken White
Sunset Boulevard
1950·Joe Gillis
Born Yesterday
1950·Paul Verrall
Union Station
1950·Lt. William Calhoun
Father Is a Bachelor
1950·Johnny Rutledge
You Can Change The World
1950·Self
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949·Dick Richmond
Dear Wife
1949·Bill Seacroft
Streets of Laredo
1949·Jim Dawkins
The Man from Colorado
1948·Capt. Del Stewart
The Dark Past
1948·Al Walker
Rachel and the Stranger
1948·David “Big Davey" Harvey
Apartment for Peggy
1948·Jason Taylor
Dear Ruth
1947·Lt. William Seacroft
Variety Girl
1947·William Holden
Blaze of Noon
1947·Colin McDonald
Young and Willing
1943·Norman Reese
Reconnaissance Pilot
1943·Lt. Packard A. Cummings
Wings Up
1943·Himself
The Fleet's In
1942·Casey Kirby
The Remarkable Andrew
1942·Andrew Long
Meet the Stewarts
1942·Michael "Mike" Stewart
Texas
1941·Dan Thomas
I Wanted Wings
1941·Al Ludlow
Our Town
1940·Georges Gibbs
Arizona
1940·Peter Muncie
Those Were the Days!
1940·P. J. "Petey" Simmons
Golden Boy
1939·Joe Bonaparte
Million Dollar Legs
1939·Graduate Who Says 'Thank You' (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
1939·Tim Taylor
Prison Farm
1938·Prisoner