How old was William Holden in the movie Sunset Boulevard?

William Holden was 31 in Sunset Boulevard when he played the character 'Joe Gillis'.

That was over 74 years ago in 1950.

In 1981 he died aged 63, starring in 85 films in his career, 60 of those after Sunset Boulevard was first released. If he were alive today he would be 106.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Sunset Boulevard, I think William Holden looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Billy Wilder has worked with William Holden a total of 5 times in his career.
  • William Holden's first movie was as 'Prisoner' in Prison Farm, released in 1938 when he was 19
  • Sunset Boulevard scores 8.38 out of 10 on TMDB.

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