Where to watch William Holden in the UK
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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.
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Mystery Guest
- I Love Lucy (1951) as William Holden
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Set of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Jack Benny Program (1950) as William Holden
- Sunset Boulevard (1950) as Joe Gillis
- Network (1976) as Max Schumacher
- Casino Royale (1967) as Ransome
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) as Cmdr. Shears
- Sabrina (1954) as David Larrabee
- The Towering Inferno (1974) as Jim Duncan
- The Blue Knight (1973) as Bumper Morgan
- Damien - Omen II (1978) as Richard Thorn
- The Wild Bunch (1969) as Pike Bishop
- The Horse Soldiers (1959) as Major 'Hank' Kendall
- Stalag 17 (1953) as Sgt. J.J. Sefton
- Breezy (1973) as Frank Harmon
- The Devil's Brigade (1968) as Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) as Mark Elliott
- Picnic (1955) as Hal Carter
- S.O.B. (1981) as Tim Culley
- Escape to Athena (1979) as POW (uncredited)
- Paris When It Sizzles (1964) as Richard Benson
- Variety Girl (1947) as William Holden
- When Time Ran Out... (1980) as Shelby Gilmore
- The Country Girl (1954) as Bernie Dodd
- Born Yesterday (1950) as Paul Verrall
- The Man from Colorado (1948) as Capt. Del Stewart
- Ashanti (1979) as Jim Sandell
- Texas (1941) as Dan Thomas
- Wild Rovers (1971) as Ross Bodine
- Executive Suite (1954) as McDonald Walling
- Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) as Captain Roper
- The Fleet's In (1942) as Casey Kirby
- Fedora (1978) as Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler
- The Lion (1962) as Robert Hayward
- I Wanted Wings (1941) as Al Ludlow
- Invisible Stripes (1939) as Tim Taylor
- Arizona (1940) as Peter Muncie
- Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991) as Self (archive footage)
- Alvarez Kelly (1966) as Alvarez Kelly
- The Key (1958) as Capt. David Ross
- Our Town (1940) as Georges Gibbs
- The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954) as Lt. Harry Brubaker
- Union Station (1950) as Lt. William Calhoun
- The 7th Dawn (1964) as Major Ferris
- Golden Boy (1939) as Joe Bonaparte
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) as Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Revengers (1972) as John Benedict
- Toward the Unknown (1956) as Maj. Lincoln Bond
- The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968) as Self - Guest (uncredited)
- The Counterfeit Traitor (1962) as Eric Erickson
- 21 Hours at Munich (1976) as Manfred Schreiber
- The Dark Past (1948) as Al Walker
- The World of Suzie Wong (1960) as Robert Lomax
- Meet the Stewarts (1942) as Michael "Mike" Stewart
- Submarine Command (1951) as Lt. Cmdr. Ken White
- Streets of Laredo (1949) as Jim Dawkins
- Dear Ruth (1947) as Lt. William Seacroft
- Forever Female (1953) as Stanley Krown
- Prison Farm (1938) as Prisoner
- The Proud and Profane (1956) as Lt. Col. Colin Black
- Dear Wife (1949) as Bill Seacroft
- The Blue Knight (1973) as Bumper Morgan
- The Earthling (1980) as Patrick Foley
- Million Dollar Legs (1939) as Graduate Who Says 'Thank You' (uncredited)
- The Turning Point (1952) as Jerry McKibbon
- Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- Open Season (1974) as Hal Wolkowski
- Rachel and the Stranger (1948) as David “Big Davey" Harvey
- William Holden: The Golden Boy (1989) as Self (archive footage)
- The Remarkable Andrew (1942) as Andrew Long
- Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993) as Self (archive footage)
- Boots Malone (1952) as Boots Malone
- Blaze of Noon (1947) as Colin McDonald
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William Holden's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are William Holden's most popular films?
Most-watched William Holden films currently: Sunset Boulevard (1950), Network (1976), Casino Royale (1967), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Sabrina (1954).
What TV shows has William Holden appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), The Mike Douglas Show (1961), What's My Line? (1950), I Love Lucy (1951), The Dick Cavett Show (1968).
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