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William Holden
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William Holden (April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor. He 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 (1954–1958, 1961) and appeared on the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years…100 Stars list as #25.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Oscars
1953
I Love Lucy
1951
Damien - Omen II
1978
Sunset Boulevard
1950
Casino Royale
1967
Sabrina
1954
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
Network
1976
Born Yesterday
1950
The Wild Bunch
1969
The Towering Inferno
1974
The Horse Soldiers
1959
Alvarez Kelly
1966
Fedora
1978
When Time Ran Out...
1980
The Devil's Brigade
1968
Breezy
1973
Escape to Athena
1979
Paris When It Sizzles
1964
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955
Picnic
1955
The Country Girl
1954
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953
S.O.B.
1981
Executive Suite
1954
The Counterfeit Traitor
1962
Stalag 17
1953
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