William Holden: movies and TV shows
William Holden has 110 credits in the archive: 98 films and 12 TV series, from 1938 to 2018. Highest rated: Sunset Boulevard (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1938 – 2018 · busiest year: 1950 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.9 | 100 |
| 2017 | The Fabulous Allan Carr | Self (archive) | Film | 4.5 | 99 |
| 2009 | Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 91 |
| 2006 | Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 88 |
| 2006 | The Making of 'Network' | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 88 |
| 2004 | Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 86 |
| 2002 | Edith Head: The Paramount Years | (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 84 |
| 2000 | The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 82 |
| 1997 | Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 79 |
| 1996 | Sad? | (archive footage) | Film | 5.9 | 78 |
| 1993 | Audrey Hepburn: Remembered | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.6 | 75 |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 73 |
| 1991 | Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 73 |
| 1990 | Sally's Beauty Spot | Robert Lomax (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 72 |
| 1989 | William Holden: The Golden Boy | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 71 |
| 1987 | Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1981 | S.O.B. | Tim Culley | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 1980 | The Earthling | Patrick Foley | Film | 6.2 | 62 |
| 1980 | When Time Ran Out... | Shelby Gilmore | Film | 5.4 | 62 |
| 1979 | Ashanti | Jim Sandell | Film | 5.8 | 61 |
| 1979 | Escape to Athena | POW (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 61 |
| 1978 | Ciné regards | Self | TV | — | 60 |
| 1978 | Fedora | Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler | Film | 6.7 | 60 |
| 1978 | Damien - Omen II | Richard Thorn | Film | 6.4 | 60 |
| 1978 | Regie: Billy Wilder | Self | Film | — | 60 |
| 1976 | Network | Max Schumacher | Film | 7.8 | 58 |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of Comedy | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 58 |
| 1976 | 21 Hours at Munich | Manfred Schreiber | Film | 6.3 | 58 |
| 1974 | The Towering Inferno | Jim Duncan | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1974 | Open Season | Hal Wolkowski | Film | 5.5 | 56 |
| 1973 | The Blue Knight | Bumper Morgan | Film | 5.5 | 55 |
| 1973 | The Blue Knight | Bumper Morgan | TV | 9.0 | 55 |
| 1973 | Breezy | Frank Harmon | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1972 | The Revengers | John Benedict | Film | 5.7 | 54 |
| 1971 | Wild Rovers | Ross Bodine | Film | 6.1 | 53 |
| 1969 | The Christmas Tree | Laurent Ségur | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 1969 | The Wild Bunch | Pike Bishop | Film | 7.6 | 51 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 50 |
| 1968 | The Devil's Brigade | Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1968 | The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self - Guest (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 50 |
| 1967 | Casino Royale | Ransome | Film | 5.3 | 49 |
| 1966 | Alvarez Kelly | Alvarez Kelly | Film | 6.2 | 48 |
| 1964 | The 7th Dawn | Major Ferris | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1964 | Paris When It Sizzles | Richard Benson | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1962 | Lykke og krone | Film | 9.0 | 44 | |
| 1962 | The Counterfeit Traitor | Eric Erickson | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1962 | The Lion | Robert Hayward | Film | 5.6 | 44 |
| 1962 | Satan Never Sleeps | Father O'Banion | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 43 |
| 1960 | The World of Suzie Wong | Robert Lomax | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1959 | The Horse Soldiers | Major 'Hank' Kendall | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1958 | ...On Seeing Film | Self | Film | — | 40 |
| 1958 | The Key | Capt. David Ross | Film | 6.1 | 40 |
| 1958 | The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant | Self | Film | — | 40 |
| 1957 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | Cmdr. Shears | Film | 7.8 | 39 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Set of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' | TV | 6.2 | 38 |
| 1956 | The Proud and Profane | Lt. Col. Colin Black | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1956 | Toward the Unknown | Maj. Lincoln Bond | Film | 5.9 | 38 |
| 1955 | Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing | Mark Elliott | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1955 | Picnic | Hal Carter | Film | 6.4 | 37 |
| 1954 | Sabrina | David Larrabee | Film | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1954 | The Bridges at Toko-Ri | Lt. Harry Brubaker | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1954 | The Country Girl | Bernie Dodd | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1954 | Executive Suite | McDonald Walling | Film | 7.1 | 36 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1953 | Escape from Fort Bravo | Captain Roper | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1953 | Stalag 17 | Sgt. J.J. Sefton | Film | 7.7 | 35 |
| 1953 | The Moon Is Blue | Donald Gresham | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1953 | Forever Female | Stanley Krown | Film | 6.9 | 35 |
| 1953 | The Girl on The Roof | A tourist | Film | 5.3 | 35 |
| 1952 | The Turning Point | Jerry McKibbon | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1952 | Boots Malone | Boots Malone | Film | 8.1 | 34 |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | William Holden | TV | 7.9 | 33 |
| 1951 | Force of Arms | Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson | Film | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1951 | Submarine Command | Lt. Cmdr. Ken White | Film | 5.8 | 33 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV | 6.9 | 32 |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | William Holden | TV | 7.8 | 32 |
| 1950 | Sunset Boulevard | Joe Gillis | Film | 8.3 | 32 |
| 1950 | Born Yesterday | Paul Verrall | Film | 7.3 | 32 |
| 1950 | Union Station | Lt. William Calhoun | Film | 6.5 | 32 |
| 1950 | Father Is a Bachelor | Johnny Rutledge | Film | 7.4 | 32 |
| 1950 | You Can Change The World | Self | Film | 6.4 | 32 |
| 1949 | Streets of Laredo | Jim Dawkins | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1949 | Dear Wife | Bill Seacroft | Film | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1949 | Miss Grant Takes Richmond | Dick Richmond | Film | 5.2 | 31 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1948 | The Man from Colorado | Capt. Del Stewart | Film | 6.9 | 30 |
| 1948 | Apartment for Peggy | Jason Taylor | Film | 8.2 | 30 |
| 1948 | The Dark Past | Al Walker | Film | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1948 | Rachel and the Stranger | David “Big Davey" Harvey | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1947 | Variety Girl | William Holden | Film | 6.5 | 29 |
| 1947 | Blaze of Noon | Colin McDonald | Film | 5.7 | 29 |
| 1947 | Dear Ruth | Lt. William Seacroft | Film | 6.7 | 29 |
| 1943 | Reconnaissance Pilot | Lt. Packard A. Cummings | Film | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1943 | Wings Up | Himself | Film | 5.7 | 25 |
| 1943 | Young and Willing | Norman Reese | Film | 5.8 | 25 |
| 1942 | The Remarkable Andrew | Andrew Long | Film | 7.4 | 24 |
| 1942 | Meet the Stewarts | Michael "Mike" Stewart | Film | 5.5 | 24 |
| 1942 | The Fleet's In | Casey Kirby | Film | 7.3 | 24 |
| 1941 | I Wanted Wings | Al Ludlow | Film | 5.6 | 23 |
| 1941 | Texas | Dan Thomas | Film | 6.7 | 23 |
| 1940 | Arizona | Peter Muncie | Film | 6.5 | 22 |
| 1940 | Those Were the Days! | P. J. "Petey" Simmons | Film | 8.0 | 22 |
| 1940 | Our Town | Georges Gibbs | Film | 5.9 | 22 |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | Tim Taylor | Film | 6.2 | 21 |
| 1939 | Million Dollar Legs | Graduate Who Says 'Thank You' (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 21 |
| 1939 | Golden Boy | Joe Bonaparte | Film | 6.5 | 21 |
| 1938 | Prison Farm | Prisoner | Film | 6.8 | 20 |