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William Holden

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.

Filmography

1950
Sunset Boulevard

as Joe Gillis

Movie
1967
Casino Royale

as Ransome

Movie
1957
The Bridge on the River Kwai

as Cmdr. Shears

Movie