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William Holden

1918 - 1981

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William Franklin Holden (né Beedle Jr.; April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor and one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film Stalag 17 (1953) and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for The Blue Knight (1973). Holden starred in some of Hollywood's most popular and critically acclaimed films, including Sunset Boulevard (1950), Sabrina (1954), Picnic (1955), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), The Wild Bunch (1969) and Network (1976). He was named one of the "Top 10 Stars of the Year" six times (1954–1958, 1961), and appeared as 25th on the American Film Institute's list of 25 greatest male stars of Classical Hollywood cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Holden is the 330th most popular actor (down from 281st in 2019), the 717th most popular biography from United States (down from 518th in 2019) and the 176th most popular American Actor.

William Holden is most famous for his portrayal of the lead character in the film "Sunset Boulevard."

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Among actors, William Holden ranks 330 out of 13,578. Before him are Ralph Fiennes, Angela Lansbury, Bryan Cranston, Anne Bancroft, Malcolm McDowell, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. After him are Tony Lip, Martin Landau, James Caan, Rudolph Valentino, Colin Firth, and Olivia Hussey.

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Among people born in 1918, William Holden ranks 26. Before him are Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Takashi Kasahara, Jens Christian Skou, Jørn Utzon, Ken Miles, and Martin Ryle. After him are Bertram Brockhouse, Jerome Karle, Billy Graham, Paul D. Boyer, Gunnar Sønsteby, and Derek Barton. Among people deceased in 1981, William Holden ranks 17. Before him are Max Euwe, Odd Hassel, Hideki Yukawa, William Wyler, Harold Urey, and Béla Guttmann. After him are Marcel Breuer, Max Delbrück, Karl Böhm, Natalie Wood, A. J. Cronin, and Eugenio Montale.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Holden ranks 717 out of 20,380. Before him are Douglas Osheroff (1945), George Smoot (1945), Donald Davidson (1917), Tom Clancy (1947), Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (1981), and Val Logsdon Fitch (1923). After him are Harvey Cushing (1869), William Halsey Jr. (1882), Gwen Stefani (1969), Tony Lip (1930), Jack Kilby (1923), and Margaret Mead (1901).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Holden ranks 176. Before him are Julie Harris (1925), Robert Downey Sr. (1936), Leonard Nimoy (1931), Bryan Cranston (1956), Anne Bancroft (1931), and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (1981). After him are Tony Lip (1930), Martin Landau (1928), James Caan (1940), Reese Witherspoon (1976), Doris Day (1922), and Alec Baldwin (1958).

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