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William Holden Biography (1918-1981)

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.