Portrait of William Holden

Acting

William Holden

Career

Active from 1920 to 1931, busiest in 1930 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Holiday
Holiday
GoodWatch score62/100

Characters

2

The characters William Holden played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Holden Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Crime Drama 2
  • Class Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 57
Dance, Fools, Dance
Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
GoodWatch score 58

as Stanley Jordan

Six Cylinder Love
Six Cylinder Love (1931)

as Stappleton

The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back (1931)

as Thomas Randolph

Charlie Chan Carries On
Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)
GoodWatch score 68

as Patrick Tait

Holiday
Holiday (1930)
GoodWatch score 62

as Edward Seton

Framed
Framed (1930)
GoodWatch score 56

as Inspector 'Butch' McArthur

Not So Dumb
Not So Dumb (1930)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mr. Forbes

Three Faces East
Three Faces East (1930)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sir Winston Chamberlain

Numbered Men
Numbered Men (1930)
GoodWatch score 49

as Warden Lansing

What a Widow!
What a Widow! (1930)

as Mr. Lodge

1920s

7 titles ยท average score 58
Weary River
Weary River (1929)
GoodWatch score 51

as Prison Warden

Fast Life
Fast Life (1929)

as Governor

The Trespasser
The Trespasser (1929)
GoodWatch score 57

as John Merrick Sr.

Dynamite
Dynamite (1929)
GoodWatch score 66

as Wise Fool

Three Week Ends
Three Week Ends (1928)

as Carter

Babs
Babs (1920)

as Ben Cogswell

The Fortune Hunter
The Fortune Hunter (1920)

as Banker Lockwood