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William Holden

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Biography

William Holden (born April 17, 1918) was the leading man for many classic Hollywood films such as "Sunset Boulevard," "The Bridge on the River…more

Born

4/17/1918, O' Fallon Illinois, USA

Died

11/16/1981

Birth Name

William Franklin Beedle, Jr

Gender

Male

Credits

Guest Star (24)

Role
- Biography
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 26 William Holden: An Untamed Spirit.
    9/15/99
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 118 March 15, 1977
    3/15/77
  - S 3: Ep 61 December 17, 1976
    12/17/76
  - S 3: Ep 49 November 30, 1976
    11/30/76
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 71 Week of January 3, 1977
    1/3/77
  - S 15: Ep 53 November 17, 1976
    11/17/76
  - S 10: Ep 220 June 30, 1972
    6/30/72
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 Carroll O'Connor
    12/7/73
  - S 1: Ep 7 Barry Goldwater
    10/25/73
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 7 Barry Goldwater (Celebrity Roast)
    10/25/73
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 94 730911
    9/11/73
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 202 June 28, 1972
    6/28/72
  - S 3: Ep 216 August 3, 1971
    8/3/71
- Christopher Closeup
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 15 You Can Change the World
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 43 September 2, 1969
    9/2/69
  - S 6: Ep 177 June 14, 1972
    6/14/72
  - S 5: Ep 193 June 24, 1971
    6/24/71
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 202 June 11, 1968
    6/11/68
  - S 5: Ep 127 February 27, 1968
    2/27/68
  - S 14: Ep 50 November 15, 1976
    11/15/76
  - S 11: Ep 17 September 25, 1973
    9/25/73
  - S 10: Ep 51 November 28, 1972
    11/28/72
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 115 February 28, 1968
    2/28/68
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 31: Ep 1 The 31st Annual Academy Awards
    4/6/59
  - S 26: Ep 1 The 26th Annual Academy Awards
    3/25/54
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 38 The Brussels World's Fair / Sophia Loren / The Platters
    6/15/58
- The Steve Allen Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 7 Jerry Lee Lewis; Dennis Day; Jerry Lewis (cameo) / On film: William Holden and; Alec Guinness
    11/3/57
- The Perry Como Show
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 3 September 29, 1956
    9/29/56
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest #2
  - S 8: Ep 4 EPISODE #329
    9/23/56
- The Jack Benny Program
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 11 William Holden/Frances Bergen Show
    2/12/56
- Producers' Showcase
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Dateline II
    11/14/55
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 27: Ep 1 The 27th Annual Academy Awards
    3/30/55
  - S 49: Ep 1 The 49th Annual Academy Awards
    3/28/77
- I Love Lucy
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 17 L.A. at Last!
    2/7/55
- Person to Person
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 22 January 28, 1955
    1/28/55
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Lux Video Theatre Guest
  - S 5: Ep 22 Love Letters
    1/20/55
  - S 5: Ep 2 Welcome, Stranger
    9/2/54
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 13 1/9/1955
    1/9/55
  - S 4: Ep 23 3/7/1954
    3/7/54
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 3 January 9, 1955
    1/9/55

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- William is mentioned in the Seinfeld episode "The Good Samaritian." He is described as being what George thinks having an affair with a married woman would be like.
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- Rumoured to have had affairs with both Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly.
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- Reportedy the first actor to ever make one million dollars for a movie for the film The Bridge Over the River Kwai.
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Quotes
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- William(regarding his love scenes in the movie Network): I believe lovemaking is a private thing, and I don't enjoy depictions of it on the screen. But I have to go by what the audience accepts as normalcy in today's world. And Network is no Deep Throat.
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- William: Every day in Africa might be your last. That sense of anticipation keeps you thrillingly alive!
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- William: There's two things that happen to you when you come to Kenya. You can regenerate yourself here, and you can reconstitute yourself.
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