How tall is William Holden?

William Holden's listed height was 179 cm (5'10"). He was taller than about 77% of men in the United States.

Where 179 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 77% of men in the United States born in 1918 (average 173.5 cm).

Holden next to his co-stars

David Niven is 2 cm taller than William Holden (181 cm), Casino Royale co-star.

Ernest Borgnine is 4 cm shorter than William Holden (175 cm), The Wild Bunch co-star.

Audrey Hepburn is 9 cm shorter than William Holden (170 cm), Sabrina co-star.

About William Holden

William Holden was an American actor, born William Franklin Beedle on 17 April 1918 in O'Fallon. He won an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, and was one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s. He died on 12 November 1981.

Holden began appearing in films in the late 1930s and played his first lead role in the boxing drama Golden Boy in 1939. He gained critical recognition as Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard in 1950, and in 1954 he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing a prisoner of war in Stalag 17. His other films include Sabrina, Picnic, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Wild Bunch and Network. He won a Primetime Emmy for the television film The Blue Knight.

At a listed 179 cm (5'10"), Holden stood 2 cm shorter than David Niven, who is listed at 181 cm (5'11") and appeared with him in Casino Royale. Ernest Borgnine, his co-star in The Wild Bunch, is listed at 175 cm (5'9") and was 4 cm shorter than Holden. Audrey Hepburn, from Sabrina, is listed at 170 cm (5'7"), 9 cm shorter than him.

Frequently asked

How tall is William Holden in feet and inches? William Holden was 5'10" tall, which is 179 cm, 70.5 inches or 1.79 m.

How tall is William Holden compared to David Niven? David Niven is 2 cm taller than William Holden: 181 cm (5'11") vs 179 cm (5'10").

How tall is William Holden compared to Ernest Borgnine? Ernest Borgnine is 4 cm shorter than William Holden: 175 cm (5'9") vs 179 cm (5'10").

How tall is William Holden compared to Audrey Hepburn? Audrey Hepburn is 9 cm shorter than William Holden: 170 cm (5'7") vs 179 cm (5'10").

Is William Holden tall for men in the United States? At 179 cm he was taller than about 77% of men in the United States born in 1918, whose average height is 173.5 cm.

Sources

• William Holden on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• William Holden on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 179 cm.
• William Holden on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.