Directed credits
50
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
William Wyler
Directing
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Directed movies: 50Directed series: 0All crew credits: 55
TMDB ID: 10001
IMDb ID: nm0943758
Known for: Directing
Born: July 1, 1902
Died: July 27, 1981
Age: 79
Place of birth: Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1923 - 2025
Years active: 103
Average TMDB rating: 7.03
Wikidata: Q51495
Also known as
Wilhelm Weiller • Bill Wyler • 윌리엄 와일러 • 윌리암 와일러
Frequent jobs
Director (48)Assistant Director (1)Co-Director (1)Producer (4)Writer (1)
Biography
William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born film director, producer, and screenwriter. Notable works include Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Mrs. Miniver (1942), all which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, and also won Best Picture. He earned his first Oscar nomination for directing Dodsworth in 1936, sparking a 20-year run of almost unbroken greatness. Film historian Ian Freer calls Wyler a "bona fide perfectionist," whose penchant for retakes and an attempt to hone every last nuance "became the stuff of legend." His ability to direct a string of classic literary adaptations into huge box office and critical successes made him one of Hollywood's most bankable moviemakers during the 1930s and 1940s.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by William Wyler.
History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle
Director
2011 Movie
5.8
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Director
1970 Movie
7.2
Funny Girl
Director
1968 Movie
7.5
How to Steal a Million
Director
1966 Movie
7.3
The Collector
Director
1965 Movie
7.7
The Children's Hour
Director
1961 Movie
7.9
Ben-Hur
Director
1959 Movie
6.7
Friendly Persuasion
Director
1956 Movie
6.4
Carrie
Director
1952 Movie
7.0
Detective Story
Director
1951 Movie
7.7
The Heiress
Director
1949 Movie
6.1
Thunderbolt
Director
1947 Movie
7.8
The Best Years of Our Lives
Director
1946 Movie
6.2
The Fighting Lady
Director
1944 Movie
6.6
The Memphis Belle
Director
1944 Movie
7.1
Mrs. Miniver
Director
1942 Movie
7.5
The Little Foxes
Director
1941 Movie
7.3
The Letter
Director
1940 Movie
7.1
The Westerner
Director
1940 Movie
7.2
Wuthering Heights
Director
1939 Movie
6.3
The Cowboy and the Lady
Co-Director
1938 Movie
7.0
Dead End
Director
1937 Movie
6.8
Come and Get It
Director
1936 Movie
7.1
Dodsworth
Director
1936 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with William Wyler.
7.9
Ben-Hur
Director
1959 Movie
7.9
Roman Holiday
Producer
1953 Movie
7.8
The Best Years of Our Lives
Director
1946 Movie
7.7
The Heiress
Director
1949 Movie
7.7
The Children's Hour
Director
1961 Movie
7.6
The Big Country
Producer
1958 Movie
7.5
How to Steal a Million
Director
1966 Movie
7.5
The Little Foxes
Director
1941 Movie
7.3
The Collector
Director
1965 Movie
7.3
The Letter
Director
1940 Movie
7.2
Wuthering Heights
Director
1939 Movie
7.2
Funny Girl
Director
1968 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with William Wyler.
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with William Wyler.
7.2
Wuthering Heights
Director
1939 Movie
7.9
Ben-Hur
Director
1959 Movie
7.9
Roman Holiday
Producer
1953 Movie
7.2
Funny Girl
Director
1968 Movie
6.1
Thunderbolt
Director
1947 Movie
7.9
Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Movie
7.0
Dead End
Director
1937 Movie
7.1
Dodsworth
Director
1936 Movie
7.5
How to Steal a Million
Director
1966 Movie
7.8
The Best Years of Our Lives
Director
1946 Movie
7.3
The Letter
Director
1940 Movie
6.7
Friendly Persuasion
Director
1956 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with William Wyler.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for William Wyler.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for William Wyler.
William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy
as Himself (Archival)
2025 Movie
8.0
Hollywood's Second World War
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
7.0
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019 Movie
6.7
The Cold Blue
as Himself (archive footage)
2018 Movie
7.9
Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Movie
6.6
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2005 Movie
8.0
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self
2001 Movie
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
as Self (archive footage)
2000 Movie
7.4
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
as Self - Director (archive footage)
1993 Movie
Directed by William Wyler
as Self
1986 Movie
10.0
Laurence Olivier: a life
as Self
1982 Movie
Fun in the Big Country
as Self
1958 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for William Wyler.