William(regarding his love scenes in the movie Network): I believe lovemaking is a private thing, and I don't enjoy depictions of it on the screen. But I have to go by what the audience accepts as normalcy in today's world. And Network is no Deep Throat.
William: There's two things that happen to you when you come to Kenya. You can regenerate yourself here, and you can reconstitute yourself.
William (about the play Stalag 17): I walked out after the first act. I just didn't find it very exiting. And I thought Sefton was just a con man without any motivation for the deals he's pulling.
Reportedy the first actor to ever make one million dollars for a movie for the film The Bridge Over the River Kwai.
In 1995 voted #57 on Empire magazine's list of the 100 Sexiest Stars of film history.
Was a well known Republician, but never voted. Was friends with Ronald Reagan and was Reagan's best man when he wed Nancy Davis in 1952.
He was awarded the Golden Apple Award as the most cooperative male movie star in 1951 and 1955 by the The Hollywood Women's Press Club.
In 1974 Holden won an Emmy for Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series for the 1973 TV Movie "The Blue Knight".
Was a well known alcoholic for most of his life and died from injuries sustained from a fall because he was too inebriated to reach a phone to call for help after a head injury.
Married to Brenda Marshall (real name Ardis Ankerson Gaines) from July 1941 to 1973.
William Holden has the record for the shortest Oscar speech in history. When he won for the film Stalag 17 his acceptance speech was simply, "Thank You."
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