About

Known credits:
109
Birthday:
1896-02-29
Place of birth:
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Website:
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William A. Wellman

Overview

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

Acting
2019 Los mejores westerns Actor Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) N/A
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2008 You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2006 Filmmakers in Action Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
1995 Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
1975 Gable: The King Remembered Actor Himself 59
Average
1953 Island in the Sky Actor Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 59
Average
1931 The Star Witness Actor Company Workman (uncredited) 59
Average
1931 Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) Actor Self 59
Average
1927 Wings Actor Doughboy (uncredited) 63
Fair
1925 1925 Studio Tour Actor Self 59
Average
1919 Evangeline Actor British lieutenant N/A
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1919 The Knickerbocker Buckaroo Actor Henry 59
Average

Directing
1958 Lafayette Escadrille Directing Director 58
Average
1958 Darby's Rangers Directing Director 59
Average
1956 Good-bye, My Lady Directing Director 59
Average
1955 Blood Alley Directing Director 58
Average
1954 Track of the Cat Directing Director 58
Average
1954 The High and the Mighty Directing Director 59
Average
1953 Island in the Sky Directing Director 59
Average
1952 My Man and I Directing Director 59
Average
1951 Westward the Women Directing Director 60
Fair
1951 It's a Big Country Directing Director 58
Average
1951 Across the Wide Missouri Directing Director 59
Average
1950 The Happy Years Directing Director 59
Average
1950 The Next Voice You Hear... Directing Director 59
Average
1949 Battleground Directing Director 60
Fair
1948 Yellow Sky Directing Director 60
Fair
1948 The Iron Curtain Directing Director 59
Average
1947 Magic Town Directing Director 59
Average
1946 Gallant Journey Directing Director 59
Average
1945 Story of G.I. Joe Directing Director 59
Average
1945 This Man's Navy Directing Director 59
Average
1944 Buffalo Bill Directing Director 58
Average
1943 Lady of Burlesque Directing Director 58
Average
1943 The Ox-Bow Incident Directing Director 66
Fair
1942 Thunder Birds Directing Director 59
Average
1942 The Great Man's Lady Directing Director 59
Average
1942 Roxie Hart Directing Director 59
Average
1941 Reaching for the Sun Directing Director 59
Average
1939 The Light That Failed Directing Director 59
Average
1939 Beau Geste Directing Director 60
Fair
1938 Men with Wings Directing Director 59
Average
1937 Nothing Sacred Directing Director 59
Average
1937 A Star Is Born Directing Director 62
Fair
1936 Tarzan Escapes Directing Co-Director 59
Average
1936 Small Town Girl Directing Director 59
Average
1936 Robin Hood of El Dorado Directing Director 58
Average
1935 China Seas Directing Second Unit Director 59
Average
1935 Call of the Wild Directing Director 59
Average
1934 The President Vanishes Directing Director 59
Average
1934 Stingaree Directing Director 59
Average
1934 Looking for Trouble Directing Director 59
Average
1933 Female Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1933 College Coach Directing Director 58
Average
1933 Wild Boys of the Road Directing Director 59
Average
1933 Midnight Mary Directing Director 59
Average
1933 Heroes for Sale Directing Director 59
Average
1933 Lilly Turner Directing Director 59
Average
1933 Central Airport Directing Director 59
Average
1933 Frisco Jenny Directing Director 59
Average
1932 The Conquerors Directing Director 59
Average
1932 The Purchase Price Directing Director 59
Average
1932 Love Is a Racket Directing Director 59
Average
1932 So Big! Directing Director 58
Average
1932 The Hatchet Man Directing Director 58
Average
1931 Safe in Hell Directing Director 59
Average
1931 The Star Witness Directing Director 59
Average
1931 Night Nurse Directing Director 60
Fair
1931 The Public Enemy Directing Director 64
Fair
1931 Other Men's Women Directing Director 59
Average
1930 Maybe It's Love Directing Director 58
Average
1930 Young Eagles Directing Director N/A
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1930 Dangerous Paradise Directing Director 58
Average
1929 Woman Trap Directing Director 58
Average
1929 The Man I Love Directing Director 59
Average
1929 Chinatown Nights Directing Director 58
Average
1928 Beggars of Life Directing Director 59
Average
1928 Ladies of the Mob Directing Director N/A
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1928 The Legion of the Condemned Directing Director N/A
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1927 Wings Directing Director 63
Fair
1926 You Never Know Women Directing Director 59
Average
1926 The Cat's Pajamas Directing Director N/A
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1926 The Boob Directing Director 58
Average
1924 The Circus Cowboy Directing Director N/A
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1924 The Vagabond Trail Directing Director N/A
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1924 Not a Drum Was Heard Directing Director N/A
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1923 Cupid's Fireman Directing Director 58
Average
1923 Big Dan Directing Director N/A
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1923 Second Hand Love Directing Director N/A
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1923 The Man Who Won Directing Director N/A
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1920 Edgar's Hamlet Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1920 Edgar and the Teacher's Pet Directing Assistant Director N/A
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Writing
2018 A Star Is Born Writing Original Story 74
Good
1976 A Star Is Born Writing Story 59
Average
1958 Lafayette Escadrille Writing Story 58
Average
1954 A Star Is Born Writing Story 63
Fair
1946 Gallant Journey Writing Writer 59
Average
1937 The Last Gangster Writing Story 59
Average
1937 A Star Is Born Writing Story 62
Fair
1936 Robin Hood of El Dorado Writing Screenplay 58
Average

Production
1958 Lafayette Escadrille Production Producer 58
Average
1947 Magic Town Production Producer 59
Average
1946 Gallant Journey Production Producer 59
Average
1942 The Great Man's Lady Production Producer 59
Average
1939 The Light That Failed Production Producer 59
Average
1939 Beau Geste Production Producer 60
Fair
1938 Men with Wings Production Producer 59
Average
1928 Ladies of the Mob Production Producer N/A
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1928 The Legion of the Condemned Production Producer N/A
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