Acting
William Holden
- Titles
- 99movies12TV shows
- Career
Active from 1939 to 2018, with a break from 1997 to 2017, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 69top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Sunset Boulevard91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.6
- Romance4.7average 3.8
- Politics3.4average 2.6
- Wholesome3.8average 3.3
- Melancholy5.1average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism3.7average 3.3
- Pathos5.5average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.4, average 5.2
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
- Fantasy0.7, average 1.8
- Uncanny1.4, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character Study 8
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Character-Driven 6
- Historical Drama 5
- Historical Setting 5
- Nostalgic 5
- Psychological Drama 4
- Melancholy 4
- Wholesome Entertainment 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Classic Cinema 4
- Moral Conflict 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Victor YoungComposerThe Country Girl, The Proud and Profane, The Fleet's In, Arizona, Streets of Laredo, +6 more- AArchie MarshekEditorParis When It Sizzles, Streets of Laredo, Forever Female, Dear Wife, Dear Ruth, +1 more
Nancy OlsonActorSunset Boulevard, Union Station, Submarine Command, Force of Arms
George DuningComposerPicnic, The Man from Colorado, The World of Suzie Wong, The Dark Past
George SeatonWriterThe Country Girl, The Proud and Profane, The Counterfeit Traitor, Apartment for Peggy
Billy WilderWriterSunset Boulevard, Sabrina, Stalag 17, Fedora
Grace KellyActorThe Bridges at Toko-Ri, The Country Girl, Sad?
William BendixActorStreets of Laredo, Submarine Command, Blaze of Noon
Mona FreemanActorStreets of Laredo, Dear Wife, Dear Ruth
Edgar BuchananActorThe Man from Colorado, Arizona, Texas
Ernest BorgnineActorThe Wild Bunch, When Time Ran Out..., The Revengers
Don TaylorActorDamien - Omen II, Stalag 17, Submarine Command
Movies and TV shows
221980s
1 title · average score 65
65
The Earthling (1980)
as Patrick Foley
1970s
5 titles · average score 64
68
Fedora (1978)
as Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler
71
The Towering Inferno (1974)
as Jim Duncan
65
Breezy (1973)
as Frank Harmon
59
The Revengers (1972)
as John Benedict
58
Wild Rovers (1971)
as Ross Bodine
1960s
4 titles · average score 56
67
The Christmas Tree (1969)
as Laurent Ségur
49
Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
as Father O'Banion
58
The Lion (1962)
as Robert Hayward
50
The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
as Robert Lomax
1950s
8 titles · average score 70
83
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
as Cmdr. Shears
53
Picnic (1955)
as Hal Carter
56
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
as Mark Elliott
70
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
as Lt. Harry Brubaker
75
The Country Girl (1954)
as Bernie Dodd
46
Submarine Command (1951)
as Lt. Cmdr. Ken White
91
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
as Joe Gillis
86
Born Yesterday (1950)
as Paul Verrall
1940s
2 titles · average score 65
58
The Man from Colorado (1948)
as Capt. Del Stewart
72
Our Town (1940)
as Georges Gibbs
1930s
2 titles · average score 66
66
Golden Boy (1939)
as Joe Bonaparte
Prison Farm (1938)
as Prisoner