William A. Wellman
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 29, 1896 (130 years old)
Place of Birth
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
William Augustus Wellman was an American film director. Although Wellman began his film career as an actor, he worked on over 80 films, as director, producer and consultant but most often as a director, notable for his work in crime, adventure and action genre films, often focusing on aviation themes, a particular passion. He also directed several well regarded satirical comedies. Wellman directed the 1927 film Wings, which became the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony.
Known For
| 2008 | You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. StorySelf (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | Filmmakers in ActionSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1995 | Wild Bill: Hollywood MaverickSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1975 | Gable: The King RememberedHimself | |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies | |
| 1953 | Island in the SkyNarrator (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1952 | This Is Your LifeSelf | |
| 1933 | Frisco JennyReporter (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | The Star WitnessCompany Workman (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)Self | |
| 1927 | WingsDoughboy (uncredited) | |
| 1925 | 1925 Studio TourSelf | |
| 1919 | EvangelineBritish lieutenant | |
| 1919 | The Knickerbocker BuckarooHenry |
| 1958 | Lafayette EscadrilleProducer | |
| 1947 | Magic TownProducer | |
| 1946 | Gallant JourneyProducer | |
| 1941 | The Great Man's LadyProducer | |
| 1939 | Beau GesteProducer | |
| 1939 | The Light That FailedProducer | |
| 1938 | Men with WingsProducer | |
| 1928 | The Legion of the CondemnedProducer | |
| 1928 | Ladies of the MobProducer |
| 1958 | Darby's RangersDirector | |
| 1958 | Lafayette EscadrilleDirector | |
| 1956 | Good-bye, My LadyDirector | |
| 1955 | Blood AlleyDirector | |
| 1954 | The High and the MightyDirector | |
| 1954 | Track of the CatDirector | |
| 1953 | Island in the SkyDirector | |
| 1952 | My Man and IDirector | |
| 1951 | Across the Wide MissouriDirector | |
| 1951 | It's a Big CountryDirector | |
| 1951 | Westward the WomenDirector | |
| 1950 | The Next Voice You Hear...Director | |
| 1950 | The Happy YearsDirector | |
| 1949 | BattlegroundDirector | |
| 1948 | Yellow SkyDirector | |
| 1948 | The Iron CurtainDirector | |
| 1947 | Magic TownDirector | |
| 1946 | Gallant JourneyDirector | |
| 1945 | Story of G.I. JoeDirector | |
| 1945 | This Man's NavyDirector | |
| 1944 | Buffalo BillDirector | |
| 1943 | The Ox-Bow IncidentDirector | |
| 1943 | Lady of BurlesqueDirector | |
| 1942 | Roxie HartDirector | |
| 1942 | Thunder BirdsDirector | |
| 1941 | The Great Man's LadyDirector | |
| 1941 | Reaching for the SunDirector | |
| 1939 | Beau GesteDirector | |
| 1939 | The Light That FailedDirector | |
| 1938 | Men with WingsDirector | |
| 1937 | A Star Is BornDirector | |
| 1937 | Nothing SacredDirector | |
| 1936 | Robin Hood of El DoradoDirector | |
| 1936 | Small Town GirlDirector | |
| 1936 | Tarzan EscapesCo-Director | |
| 1935 | Call of the WildDirector | |
| 1935 | China SeasSecond Unit Director | |
| 1934 | Looking for TroubleDirector | |
| 1934 | StingareeDirector | |
| 1934 | The President VanishesDirector | |
| 1933 | Heroes for SaleDirector | |
| 1933 | Wild Boys of the RoadDirector | |
| 1933 | Midnight MaryDirector | |
| 1933 | Frisco JennyDirector | |
| 1933 | Central AirportDirector | |
| 1933 | Lilly TurnerDirector | |
| 1933 | College CoachDirector | |
| 1933 | FemaleAssistant Director | |
| 1932 | The Purchase PriceDirector | |
| 1932 | Love is a RacketDirector | |
| 1932 | So Big!Director | |
| 1932 | The Hatchet ManDirector | |
| 1932 | The ConquerorsDirector | |
| 1931 | Other Men's WomenDirector | |
| 1931 | The Public EnemyDirector | |
| 1931 | Safe in HellDirector | |
| 1931 | Night NurseDirector | |
| 1931 | The Star WitnessDirector | |
| 1930 | Maybe It's LoveDirector | |
| 1930 | Dangerous ParadiseDirector | |
| 1930 | Young EaglesDirector | |
| 1929 | The Man I LoveDirector | |
| 1929 | Woman TrapDirector | |
| 1929 | Chinatown NightsDirector | |
| 1928 | Beggars of LifeDirector | |
| 1928 | The Legion of the CondemnedDirector | |
| 1928 | Ladies of the MobDirector | |
| 1927 | WingsDirector | |
| 1926 | The BoobDirector | |
| 1926 | You Never Know WomenDirector | |
| 1926 | The Cat's PajamasDirector | |
| 1925 | When Husbands FlirtDirector | |
| 1924 | The Vagabond TrailDirector | |
| 1924 | Not a Drum Was HeardDirector | |
| 1924 | The Circus CowboyDirector | |
| 1923 | The Man Who WonDirector | |
| 1923 | Second Hand LoveDirector | |
| 1923 | Cupid's FiremanDirector | |
| 1923 | Big DanDirector | |
| 1920 | Edgar and the Teacher's PetAssistant Director | |
| 1920 | Edgar's HamletAssistant Director | |
| 1918 | The Unwritten CodeAssistant Director |
| 2018 | A Star Is BornOriginal Story | |
| 1976 | A Star Is BornStory | |
| 1958 | Lafayette EscadrilleStory | |
| 1954 | A Star Is BornStory | |
| 1946 | Gallant JourneyWriter | |
| 1937 | A Star Is BornStory | |
| 1937 | The Last GangsterStory | |
| 1936 | Robin Hood of El DoradoScreenplay |