How old was William Holden in the movie The Bridge on the River Kwai?
William Holden was 38 in The Bridge on the River Kwai when he played the character 'Cmdr. Shears'.
That was over 67 years ago in 1957.
In 1981 he died aged 63, starring in 85 films in his career, 41 of those after The Bridge on the River Kwai was first released. If he were alive today he would be 106.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In The Bridge on the River Kwai, I think William Holden looks:
Did you know?
- Director David Lean has worked with William Holden just once in his career.
- William Holden's first movie was as 'Prisoner' in Prison Farm, released in 1938 when he was 19
- The Bridge on the River Kwai scores 7.8 out of 10 on TMDB.
