Name
William A. Wellman
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1896-02-29
Deathday
1975-12-09 (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 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
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- 1931 The Star Witness as Company Workman (uncredited)
- 1919 Evangeline as British lieutenant
- 1995 Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick as Self (archive footage)
- 1953 Island in the Sky as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1931 Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) as Self
- 1919 The Knickerbocker Buckaroo as Henry
- 1927 Wings as Doughboy (uncredited)
- 2006 Filmmakers in Action as Self (archive footage)
- 1925 1925 Studio Tour as Self
- 1975 Gable: The King Remembered as Himself
- 2008 You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story as Self (archive footage)
- 1933 Frisco Jenny as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1973 The Men Who Made the Movies ( 1 episode )
- 1952 This Is Your Life ( 1 episode ) as Self
