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William Holden Biography (1918-1981)

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Born William Franklin Beedle, Jr., April 17, 1918, in O'Fallon, IL; died in ahousehold accident, November, 1981, in Santa Monica, CA; son of William Franklin (an industrial chemist) and Mary (a schoolteacher; maiden name, Bell) Beedle; married Brenda Marshall (real name, Ardis Ankerson; an actress), 1941 (divorced, 1970); children: Peter Westfield, Scott Porter.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Birth Details
April 17, 1918
O'Fallon, Illinois, United States
Death Details
November, 1981
Santa Monica, California, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits; Film Appearances
  • Fast Life, Warner Bros., 1929.
  • Judge, His Captive Woman, Warner Bros., 1929.
  • John Merrick Sr., The Trespasser, United Artists (UA), 1929.
  • Warden, Weary River, Warner Bros., 1929.
  • Dynamite, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1930.
  • Inspector McArthure, Framed, RKO, 1930.
  • Edward Seton, Holiday, Pathe, 1930.
  • Mr. Forbes, Not So Dumb, MGM, 1930.
  • Warden Lansing, Numbered Men, Warner Bros., 1930.
  • Sir Winston Chamberlain, Three Faces East, Warner Bros., 1930.
  • Mr. Lodge, What a Widow!, UA, 1930.
  • Patrick Tait, Charlie Chan Carries On, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1931.
  • Stanley Jordan, Dance, Fools, Dance, MGM, 1931.
  • Thomas Randolph, The Man Who Came Back, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1931.
  • Stapleton, Six Cylinder Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1931.
  • Inmate, Prison Farm, Paramount, 1938.
  • Joe Bonaparte, Golden Boy, Columbia, 1939.
  • Graduate, Million Dollar Legs, Paramount, 1939.
  • Peter Muncie, Arizona, Columbia, 1940.
  • Tim Taylor, Invisible Stripes, Warner Bros., 1940.
  • George Gibbs, Our Town, UA, 1940.
  • P.J. "Petey" Simmons, Those Were the Days (also known as At Good Old Siwash and Good Old Schooldays), Paramount, 1940.
  • Al Ludlow, I Wanted Wings, Paramount, 1941.
  • Dan Thomas, Texas, Columbia, 1941.
  • Casey Kirby, The Fleet's In, Paramount, 1942.
  • Michael Stewart, Meet the Stewarts, Columbia, 1942.
  • Andrew Long, The Remarkable Andrew, Paramount, 1942.
  • Norman Reese, Young and Willing (also known as Out of the Frying Pan), UA, 1943.
  • Colin McDonald, Blaze of Noon, Paramount, 1947.
  • Lieutenant William Seacroft, Dear Ruth, Paramount, 1947.
  • Variety Girl, Paramount, 1947.
  • Jason, Apartment for Peggy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948.
  • Al Walker, The Dark Past, Columbia, 1948.
  • Captain Del Stewart, The Man from Colorado, Columbia, 1948.
  • Big Davey Harvey, Rachel and the Stranger, RKO, 1948.
  • Bill Seacroft, Dear Wife, Paramount, 1949.
  • Dick Richmond, Miss Grant Takes Richmond (also known as Innocence Is Bliss), Columbia, 1949.
  • Jim Dawkins, The Streets of Laredo, Paramount, 1949.
  • Johnny Rutledge, Father Is a Bachelor, Columbia, 1950.
  • Joe Gillis, Sunset Boulevard, Paramount, 1950.
  • Lieutenant William Calhoun, Union Station, Paramount, 1950.
  • Paul Verrall, Born Yesterday, Columbia, 1951.
  • Peterson, Force of Arms (also known as A Girl for Joe), Warner Bros., 1951.
  • Commander White, Submarine Command, Paramount, 1951.
  • Title role, Boots Malone, Columbia, 1952.
  • Jerry McKibbon, The Turning Point, Paramount, 1952.
  • Captain Roper, Escape from Fort Bravo, MGM, 1953.
  • Stanley Krown, Forever Female, Paramount, 1953.
  • Donald Gresham, The Moon Is Blue, UA, 1953.
  • Sefton, Stalag 17, Paramount, 1953.
  • Lieutenant Harry Brubaker, The Bridges at Toko-Ri, Paramount, 1954.
  • Bernie Dodd, The Country Girl, Paramount, 1954.
  • McDonald Walling, Executive Suite, MGM, 1954.
  • David Larrabee, Sabrina (also known as Sabrina Fair), Paramount, 1954.
  • Narrator, Samurai (also known as The Legend of Musashi and Miyamoto Musashi), Fine Arts, 1954.
  • Mark Elliot, Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, Twentieth Century- Fox, 1955.
  • Hal Carter, Picnic, Columbia, 1955.
  • Lieutenant Colonel Colin Black, The Proud and the Profane, Paramount, 1956.
  • Major Lincoln Bond, Toward the Unknown (also known as Brink of Hell), Warner Bros., 1956.
  • Shears, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Columbia, 1957.
  • David Ross, The Key, Columbia, 1958.
  • Major Henry Kendall, The Horse Soldiers, UA, 1959.
  • Robert Lomax, The World of Suzie Wong, Paramount, 1960.
  • Eric Erickson, The Counterfeit Traitor, Paramount, 1962.
  • Robert Hayward, The Lion, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962.
  • Father O'Banion, Satan Never Sleeps (also known as Flight from Terror andThe Devil Never Sleeps), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962.
  • Richard Benson, Paris When It Sizzles (also known as Together in Paris),Paramount, 1964.
  • Ferris, The Seventh Dawn (also known as The Third Road), UA, 1964.
  • Title role, Alvarez Kelly, Columbia, 1966.
  • Ransome, Casino Royale, Columbia, 1967.
  • Lieutenant Colonel Robert T. Frederick, The Devil's Brigade, UA, 1968.
  • Laurent, The Christmas Tree, Continental, 1969.
  • Pike Bishop, The Wild Bunch, Warner Bros., 1969.
  • Ross Bodine, Wild Rovers, MGM, 1971.
  • John Benedict, The Revengers, National General, 1972.
  • Frank Harmon, Breezy, Universal, 1973.
  • Wolkowski, Open Season, Columbia, 1974.
  • Jim Duncan, The Towering Inferno, Warner Bros., 1974.
  • Max Schumacher, Network, UA, 1976.
  • Richard Thorn, Damien--Omen II, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978.
  • Barry Detweiler, Fedora, UA, 1978.
  • Jim Sandell, Ashanti, Columbia, 1979.
  • A prisoner, Escape to Athena, 1979.
  • Patrick Foley, The Earthling, Earthlings, 1980.
  • Shelby Gilmore, When Time Ran Out, Warner Bros., 1980.
  • Tim Culley, S.O.B., Paramount, 1981.
  • Credits; Film Work
  • Producer, Toward the Unknown (also known as Brink of Hell), Warner Bros.,1956.
  • Credits; Television Appearances: Miniseries
  • Bumper Morgan, The Blue Knight, NBC, 1973.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
  • Person to Person, CBS, 1955.
  • "L.A. at Last," I Love Lucy, CBS, 1955.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
  • Chief of Police Manfred Schreiber, 21 Hours at Munich, ABC, 1976.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
  • The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1955.
  • William Holden: The Golden Boy, 1989.
  • Credits; Stage Appearances
  • Appeared in Manya, c. 1938; acted in radio plays and stage plays, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA.