Where to watch William Holden in the UK
Find every William Holden film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
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
- Sabrina (1954) as David Larrabee
- The Towering Inferno (1974) as Jim Duncan
- The Wild Bunch (1969) as Pike Bishop
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) as Cmdr. Shears
- Damien - Omen II (1978) as Richard Thorn
- The Blue Knight (1973) as Bumper Morgan
- The Horse Soldiers (1959) as Major 'Hank' Kendall
- Stalag 17 (1953) as Sgt. J.J. Sefton
- The Devil's Brigade (1968) as Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
- Breezy (1973) as Frank Harmon
- Wild Rovers (1971) as Ross Bodine
- Picnic (1955) as Hal Carter
- Ashanti (1979) as Jim Sandell
- S.O.B. (1981) as Tim Culley
- Executive Suite (1954) as McDonald Walling
- Paris When It Sizzles (1964) as Richard Benson
- Texas (1941) as Dan Thomas
- Invisible Stripes (1939) as Tim Taylor
- The Man from Colorado (1948) as Capt. Del Stewart
- The Fleet's In (1942) as Casey Kirby
- Fedora (1978) as Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler
- Born Yesterday (1950) as Paul Verrall
- Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) as Captain Roper
- When Time Ran Out... (1980) as Shelby Gilmore
- The Country Girl (1954) as Bernie Dodd
- Escape to Athena (1979) as POW (uncredited)
- Golden Boy (1939) as Joe Bonaparte
- Variety Girl (1947) as William Holden
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) as Mark Elliott
- The Lion (1962) as Robert Hayward
- The Counterfeit Traitor (1962) as Eric Erickson
- Submarine Command (1951) as Lt. Cmdr. Ken White
- Our Town (1940) as Georges Gibbs
- Union Station (1950) as Lt. William Calhoun
- Arizona (1940) as Peter Muncie
- Toward the Unknown (1956) as Maj. Lincoln Bond
- Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991) as Self (archive footage)
- Alvarez Kelly (1966) as Alvarez Kelly
- Meet the Stewarts (1942) as Michael "Mike" Stewart
- 21 Hours at Munich (1976) as Manfred Schreiber
- The World of Suzie Wong (1960) as Robert Lomax
- The Revengers (1972) as John Benedict
- The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968) as Self - Guest (uncredited)
- I Wanted Wings (1941) as Al Ludlow
- The 7th Dawn (1964) as Major Ferris
- The Earthling (1980) as Patrick Foley
- The Turning Point (1952) as Jerry McKibbon
- Open Season (1974) as Hal Wolkowski
- The Dark Past (1948) as Al Walker
- The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954) as Lt. Harry Brubaker
- The Proud and Profane (1956) as Lt. Col. Colin Black
- The Blue Knight (1973) as Bumper Morgan
- Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) as Self (archive footage)
- Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) as Donald Gresham (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Blaze of Noon (1947) as Colin McDonald
- Streets of Laredo (1949) as Jim Dawkins
- Father Is a Bachelor (1950) as Johnny Rutledge
- Boots Malone (1952) as Boots Malone
- The Making of 'Network' (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- Prison Farm (1938) as Prisoner
- Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- The Key (1958) as Capt. David Ross
- Forever Female (1953) as Stanley Krown
- Dear Ruth (1947) as Lt. William Seacroft
- Million Dollar Legs (1939) as Graduate Who Says 'Thank You' (uncredited)
- William Holden: The Golden Boy (1989) as Self (archive footage)
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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), Sabrina (1954), The Towering Inferno (1974).
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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