- Films
- 63
- Avg rating
- 6.80
- Peak run
- 1953’54
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 3
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
William by the numbers
Average
6.80
45 rated films
Vote weighted
6.86
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.73
rating spread
Career
43y
1939 to 1981
Total votes
1.24M
across every film
Best
8.4
Sunset Boulevard
Worst
5.0
Casino Royale
Newest first
Filmography
| 1981 | S.O.B. | Tim Culley | 6.4 | 6,981 |
| 1980 | The Earthling | Patrick Foley | 6.8 | 2,028 |
| 1980 | When Time Ran Out... | Shelby Gilmore | 4.6 | 3,622 |
| 1979 | Ashanti | Jim Sandell | 5.4 | 2,349 |
| 1978 |  Damien: Omen II | Richard Thorn | 6.2 | 40,617 |
| 1978 | Fedora | Barry Detweiler | 6.8 | 5,986 |
| 1976 |  Network | Max Schumacher | 8.0 | 188K |
| 1974 | Open Season | Hal Wolkowski | · | 824 |
| 1974 |  The Towering Inferno | Jim Duncan | 7.0 | 53,643 |
| 1973 | Breezy | Frank Harmon | 7.0 | 6,642 |
| 1972 | The Revengers | John Benedict | 6.1 | 1,691 |
| 1971 | Wild Rovers | Ross Bodine | 6.5 | 2,389 |
| 1969 | The Christmas Tree | Laurent Ségur | · | 908 |
| 1969 |  The Wild Bunch | Pike | 7.9 | 94,901 |
| 1968 | The Devil's Brigade | Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick | 6.7 | 7,063 |
| 1967 |  Casino Royale | Ransome | 5.0 | 35,363 |
| 1966 | Alvarez Kelly | Alvarez Kelly | 6.3 | 3,024 |
| 1964 | The 7th Dawn | Major Ferris | 6.4 | 1,342 |
| 1964 |  Paris When It Sizzles | Richard Benson | 6.2 | 10,293 |
| 1962 | The Counterfeit Traitor | Eric Erickson | 7.4 | 3,523 |
Better together?
William Holden's regulars
- Billy WilderDirector and actor · 4 films · 7.68 avg▲+0.59
- Nancy OlsonCo-star · 4 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.89
- George SeatonDirector and actor · 4 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.40
- Mona FreemanCo-star · 3 films
- Tom TullyCo-star · 3 films · 6.83 avg▲+0.07
- Edgar BuchananCo-star · 3 films · 6.70 avg●−0.02
- Norman FosterDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.18
- Peter CollinsonDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.80 avg▲+0.27
- William DieterleDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.80 avg●0.00
- Lloyd BaconDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.65 avg▼−0.17
- Richard QuineDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.55 avg▼−0.17
- Rudolph MatéDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.55 avg▼−0.11
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On William Holden
3 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1977William Holden
- WonBest Actor · Academy Awards 1954William Holden
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1951William Holden
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