Basic Information
Field | Detail |
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Full name (as used here) | Scott Porter Holden |
Born | May 2, 1946 |
Died | January 21, 2005 |
Parents | William Holden (born William Franklin Beedle Jr.), Brenda Marshall (born Ardis) |
Siblings | Peter Westfield “West” Holden (older brother), Virginia Gaines (adopted sister) |
Occupation | Actor (film credits, early 1970s) |
Active years (on screen) | c. 1972–1973 |
Notable screen appearances | Panhandle 38 (1972) — leading; The Revengers (1972) — cavalry lieutenant; Breezy (1973) — credited appearance |
Family (later life) | Reported to have had a spouse and children (memorial listings indicate surviving wife and children) |
Public net worth | Not publicly documented / unknown |
I first found Scott Porter Holden not in the bright marquee lights but in the margins — a name that flickers, the sort of credit that reads like a whispered footnote in a longer, louder story. He’s a person you notice after you’ve watched the film reel unwind: the son of a major Hollywood star, carrying his own handful of roles into a decade when cinema was changing its face — a crossfade from studio polish into the scruffier, more restless 1970s.
Scott’s life is concise on paper: born May 2, 1946, he entered a world where the surname Holden already hummed with celebrity resonance. His father — known in the business as William Holden (born William Franklin Beedle Jr.) — was an Oscar-winning actor whose career supplied the family name with both advantage and a public shadow. His mother, Brenda Marshall (born Ardis), had her own screen history. Into that orbit came Scott and his siblings: an older brother, Peter Westfield “West” Holden, and an older, adopted sister, Virginia Gaines. Families like this one read like a script of interconnected scenes — step-parents, adoptions, births and obituaries — framed by a larger, star-driven plot.
A short on-screen arc — roles and dates
The numbers are tidy: 1972 seems to be the fulcrum year. In that year Scott is credited onscreen in several entries — a leading presence in Panhandle 38, a supporting cavalry lieutenant in The Revengers. By 1973 he has an appearance in Breezy. After that, public records fall quiet: the bright careers of marquee names often leave brief echoes for relatives who try acting on their own terms. Scott’s cinematic footprint is small but specific — three years, three or so entries, a few credits that suggest someone who walked the set, learned blocking, delivered lines, and then stepped off the stage into private life.
Year | Event |
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1946 | Born (May 2) |
1972 | Credited in Panhandle 38 and The Revengers |
1973 | Credited appearance in Breezy |
2005 | Died (January 21) |
Those are the headline dates — neat, archival. The spaces between them are where the texture lives: family dinners, the way a father’s fame refracts into opportunities and expectations, the private decisions about whether to stay in the industry or walk away. I like to imagine Scott on a backlot, between takes, cigarette in hand (a cinematic trope, I know), listening to older actors tell war stories about sets and directors, half-learning the craft and half-measuring it against whatever else life might have offered.
Family — names, relationships, impressions
If Hollywood is a town, then Scott’s family is one of its old neighborhoods: structures with history, some remodels, a few boarded windows. His father — William Holden — had a career that cast a long, unavoidable light; his mother, Brenda Marshall, brought a lineage of her own. Peter “West” Holden, the older brother, carried the family name into theater and lived a life tied to performance in one form or another. Virginia — adopted into the family — adds another layer: adoption, step-siblings, blended histories — exactly the kinds of human stories that feel as real and gritty as any script, and far less scripted, too.
I find families like this irresistible because they are cinematic without being contrived: rivalries that never made the pages of supermarket tabloids, quiet loyalties that lasted beyond camera call. In my head I hear a line that could be a quote from someone who knew them — “We were always backstage,” — because fame often means living on peripheries of attention rather than at center stage.
Career, money, and the private ledger
Here’s a blunt sentence: Scott Porter Holden’s public finances — his net worth — are not documented in any reliable, public ledger that I could summarize. He was not a household name in his own right, and the usual celebrity accounting — net-worth lists, estates photographed in glossy magazines — does not follow him. That’s not rare; plenty of actors who orbit famous families live lives of practical privacy. It’s also true that he is often mentioned in the same breath as family milestones: a death notice listing survivors, a memorial reference that traces kin and dates.
The public story vs. the private life
There’s a striking rhythm to public records and private memory: dates, credits, obituaries — and then the blank spaces where the human details live. Scott’s recorded life ends, on paper, January 21, 2005. Between 1973 and 2005 there are decades that are largely off the radar — a reminder that not every cinematic child becomes a career actor, and that family legacy can be both a door and a kind of persistent echo. If the movies are a bright technicolor banner, then Scott’s life reads like the frames between the reels — quieter scenes, personal pages, domestic acts that never made headlines.
I tell this in first person because I like the intimacy — because looking into someone’s record feels sometimes like opening a desk drawer and finding an old postcard: familiar, slightly mysterious, and entirely human.
FAQ
Who were Scott Porter Holden’s parents?
Scott’s parents were William Holden (born William Franklin Beedle Jr.) and Brenda Marshall (born Ardis), both of whom had careers connected to Hollywood.
Did Scott have siblings?
Yes — an older brother, Peter Westfield “West” Holden, and an older, adopted sister, Virginia Gaines.
When was Scott Porter Holden active as an actor?
Scott’s on-screen credits cluster around 1972–1973.
What are Scott’s most notable film credits?
His most noted credits include Panhandle 38 (1972), The Revengers (1972), and a credited appearance in Breezy (1973).
Was Scott Porter Holden wealthy?
There is no reliable public documentation of Scott Porter Holden’s personal net worth.
Did Scott have a spouse and children?
Memorial listings indicate that he had a spouse and children and that survivors included a wife and children at the time of his death.
When did Scott Porter Holden pass away?
Scott is recorded as having died on January 21, 2005.
How does Scott’s story connect to Hollywood history?
He represents a quieter thread of Hollywood history — the children who inherited a famous name, found a brief place on screen, and who then lived lives mostly out of the tabloid glare.