This actor was the first to be paid $1 million dollars for a single movie role.
Humphrey Bogart
Errol Flynn
William Holden
John Wayne
William Holden. Holden got the huge paycheck for his role as Commander Shears in David Lean’s 1958 movie, The Bridge over the River Kwai. The movie took in over $18 Million dollars and won 7 Academy Awards.
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