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William A. Wellman

William A. Wellman

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

29/02/1896

Day of Death

09/12/1975
(79) 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 theme... Read More

Known For

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

Filmmakers in Action

Filmmakers in Action

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

The Star Witness

The Star Witness

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

Wings

Wings

1925 Studio Tour

1925 Studio Tour

Filmography

Cast

2008

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros....

as Self (archive footage)

2006

Filmmakers in Action

as Self (archive footage)

1995

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

as Self (archive footage)

1975

Gable: The King Remembered

as Himself

1953

Island in the Sky

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1933

Frisco Jenny

as Reporter (uncredited)

1931

The Star Witness

as Company Workman (uncredited)

1931

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

as Self

1927

Wings

as Doughboy (uncredited)

1925

1925 Studio Tour

as Self

1919

Evangeline

as British lieutenant

1919

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

as Henry

Crew

2018

A Star Is Born

as Original Story

1976

A Star Is Born

as Story

1958

Lafayette Escadrille

as Story

1958

Lafayette Escadrille

as Producer

1958

Lafayette Escadrille

as Director

1958

Darby's Rangers

as Director

1956

Good-bye, My Lady

as Director

1955

Blood Alley

as Director

1954

Track of the Cat

as Director

1954

A Star Is Born

as Story

1954

The High and the Mighty

as Director

1953

Island in the Sky

as Director

1952

My Man and I

as Director

1951

Westward the Women

as Director

1951

It's a Big Country

as Director

1951

Across the Wide Missouri

as Director

1950

The Happy Years

as Director

1950

The Next Voice You Hear...

as Director

1949

Battleground

as Director

1948

Yellow Sky

as Director

1948

The Iron Curtain

as Director

1947

Magic Town

as Director

1947

Magic Town

as Producer

1946

Gallant Journey

as Director

1946

Gallant Journey

as Producer

1946

Gallant Journey

as Writer

1945

Story of G.I. Joe

as Director

1945

This Man's Navy

as Director

1944

Buffalo Bill

as Director

1943

Lady of Burlesque

as Director

1943

The Ox-Bow Incident

as Director

1942

Thunder Birds

as Director

1942

Roxie Hart

as Director

1941

The Great Man's Lady

as Director

1941

The Great Man's Lady

as Producer

1941

Reaching for the Sun

as Director

1939

The Light That Failed

as Director

1939

The Light That Failed

as Producer

1939

Beau Geste

as Director

1939

Beau Geste

as Producer

1938

Men with Wings

as Director

1938

Men with Wings

as Producer

1937

Nothing Sacred

as Director

1937

The Last Gangster

as Story

1937

A Star Is Born

as Director

1937

A Star Is Born

as Story

1936

Tarzan Escapes

as Co-Director

1936

Small Town Girl

as Director

1936

Robin Hood of El Dorado

as Director

1936

Robin Hood of El Dorado

as Screenplay

1935

Call of the Wild

as Director

1935

China Seas

as Second Unit Director

1934

The President Vanishes

as Director

1934

Stingaree

as Director

1934

Looking for Trouble

as Director

1933

Female

as Assistant Director

1933

College Coach

as Director

1933

Wild Boys of the Road

as Director

1933

Midnight Mary

as Director

1933

Heroes for Sale

as Director

1933

Lilly Turner

as Director

1933

Central Airport

as Director

1933

Frisco Jenny

as Director

1932

The Conquerors

as Director

1932

The Purchase Price

as Director

1932

Love Is a Racket

as Director

1932

So Big!

as Director

1932

The Hatchet Man

as Director

1931

Safe in Hell

as Director

1931

The Star Witness

as Director

1931

Night Nurse

as Director

1931

The Public Enemy

as Director

1931

Other Men's Women

as Director

1930

Maybe It's Love

as Director

1930

Young Eagles

as Director

1930

Dangerous Paradise

as Director

1929

Woman Trap

as Director

1929

The Man I Love

as Director

1929

Chinatown Nights

as Director

1928

Beggars of Life

as Director

1928

Ladies of the Mob

as Director

1928

Ladies of the Mob

as Producer

1928

The Legion of the Condemned

as Director

1928

The Legion of the Condemned

as Producer

1927

Wings

as Director

1926

You Never Know Women

as Director

1926

The Cat's Pajamas

as Director

1926

The Boob

as Director

1924

The Circus Cowboy

as Director

1924

The Vagabond Trail

as Director

1924

Not a Drum Was Heard

as Director

1923

Cupid's Fireman

as Director

1923

Big Dan

as Director

1923

The Man Who Won

as Director

1923

Second Hand Love

as Director

1920

Edgar's Hamlet

as Assistant Director

1920

Edgar and the Teacher's Pet

as Assistant Director

1918

The Unwritten Code

as Assistant Director