Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
February 29, 1896
Place of Birth:
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
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William A. Wellman
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Filmmakers in Action | Self (archive footage) |
| 1995 | Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick | Self (archive footage) |
| 1975 | Gable: The King Remembered | Himself |
| 1953 | Island in the Sky | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Frisco Jenny | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Star Witness | Company Workman (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) | Self |
| 1927 | Wings | Doughboy (uncredited) |
| 1925 | 1925 Studio Tour | Self |
| 1919 | Evangeline | British lieutenant |
| 1919 | The Knickerbocker Buckaroo | Henry |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies | |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self |