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William Holden
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William Holden (April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor. He was nominated for three Academy Awards in his career (winning Best Actor in 1953 for "Stalag 17"), and also won the Emmy Award for Best Actor for "The Blue Knight" in 1974. He is also known for his roles in "Sunset Boulevard" (1950), "Sabrina" (1954), and "Network" (1976). 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 Camera as Weapon
From Chris Hansen's sting operations to the blood sport of nightly news, this chain traces the moral rot at the heart of spectacle.
8 films
Criminal Alliances
A chain tracing the anti-hero ensemble film from its war-movie origins through heist, western, and genre mutations to the modern comic-book iteration, examining...
8 films
The Long Goodbye: Twilight of Heroes and Outlaws
There is a moment in Richard Lester's Robin and Marian (1976) that cuts deeper than any broadsword. Sean Connery, sporting grey in his beard and exhaustion in h...
8 films
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William Holden: The Golden Boy
1989 · Self (archive footage)
Ashanti
1979 · Jim Sandell
Damien - Omen II
1978 · Richard Thorn
Network
1976 · Max Schumacher
The Towering Inferno
1974 · Jim Duncan
The Wild Bunch
1969 · Pike Bishop
The Devil's Brigade
1968 · Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
Casino Royale
1967 · Ransome
Paris When It Sizzles
1964 · Richard Benson
The Key
1958 · Capt. David Ross
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · Cmdr. Shears
Sabrina
1954 · David Larrabee
Stalag 17
1953 · J.J. Sefton
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · Joe Gillis