William A. Wellman


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Actor | Director | Writer | Story | Screenplay

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 1...

Place of Birth: Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Date of Birth: Feb 29, 1896

Date of Death: Dec 9, 1975


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Filmography

Actor (5 Known Credits)


Cineastes en acció

Himself (archive footage)

Island in the Sky

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Wings

Doughboy (uncredited)

Himself (archive footage)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Wings (1927)
Doughboy (uncredited)

Director (71 Known Credits)


Blood Alley

Director

My Man and I

Director

Battleground

Director

Yellow Sky

Director

Magic Town

Director

Buffalo Bill

Director

Roxie Hart

Director

Thunder Birds

Director

Beau Geste

Director

Men with Wings

Director

A Star Is Born

Director

Nothing Sacred

Director

Tarzan Escapes

Director

Viva Villa!

Director

Stingaree

Director

Midnight Mary

Director

Lilly Turner

Director

College Coach

Director

Frisco Jenny

Director

So Big!

Director

The Conquerors

Director

Night Nurse

Director

Safe in Hell

Director

Young Eagles

Director

The Man I Love

Director

Woman Trap

Director

Wings

Director

The Boob

Director

Big Dan

Director

Director
Director
Director
Blood Alley (1955)
Director
Director
Director
Director
My Man and I (1952)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Battleground (1949)
Director
Yellow Sky (1948)
Director
Director
Magic Town (1947)
Director
Director
Director
Buffalo Bill (1944)
Director
Director
Director
Roxie Hart (1942)
Director
Director
Thunder Birds (1942)
Director
Director
Beau Geste (1939)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Viva Villa! (1934)
Director
Director
Stingaree (1934)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Midnight Mary (1933)
Director
Lilly Turner (1933)
Director
Director
College Coach (1933)
Director
Frisco Jenny (1932)
Director
Director
Director
So Big! (1932)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Night Nurse (1931)
Director
Safe in Hell (1931)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Young Eagles (1930)
Director
Director
Woman Trap (1929)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Wings (1927)
Director
The Boob (1926)
Director
Director
Director
Big Dan (1923)
Director

Writer (1 Known Credits)


Writer

Story (5 Known Credits)


Story
Story
Story
Story
Story

Screenplay (1 Known Credits)


Producer (7 Known Credits)


Magic Town (1947)
Producer
Producer
Beau Geste (1939)
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer

Second Unit Director (1 Known Credits)


China Seas

Second Unit Director

China Seas (1935)
Second Unit Director

Assistant Director (1 Known Credits)


Female

Assistant Director

Female (1933)
Assistant Director

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