Directed credits
79
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
William A. Wellman
Directing
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1.4
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Directed movies: 79Directed series: 0All crew credits: 86
TMDB ID: 14643
IMDb ID: nm0920074
Known for: Directing
Born: February 29, 1896
Died: December 9, 1975
Age: 79
Place of birth: Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1918 - 2018
Years active: 101
Average TMDB rating: 6.52
Wikidata: Q290962
Also known as
William Augustus Wellman • William Wellman
Frequent jobs
Director (73)Assistant Director (4)Co-Director (1)Second Unit Director (1)Story (5)Original Story (1)Producer (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by William A. Wellman.
5.9
Darby's Rangers
Director
1958 Movie
7.7
Good-bye, My Lady
Director
1956 Movie
5.9
Blood Alley
Director
1955 Movie
5.9
Track of the Cat
Director
1954 Movie
5.9
The High and the Mighty
Director
1954 Movie
6.3
Island in the Sky
Director
1953 Movie
6.8
My Man and I
Director
1952 Movie
7.1
Westward the Women
Director
1951 Movie
5.3
It's a Big Country
Director
1951 Movie
5.9
Across the Wide Missouri
Director
1951 Movie
7.7
The Happy Years
Director
1950 Movie
5.2
The Next Voice You Hear...
Director
1950 Movie
6.7
Battleground
Director
1949 Movie
6.9
Yellow Sky
Director
1948 Movie
5.8
The Iron Curtain
Director
1948 Movie
6.7
Magic Town
Director
1947 Movie
6.1
Gallant Journey
Director
1946 Movie
6.5
Story of G.I. Joe
Director
1945 Movie
6.4
This Man's Navy
Director
1945 Movie
5.6
Buffalo Bill
Director
1944 Movie
5.3
Lady of Burlesque
Director
1943 Movie
7.7
The Ox-Bow Incident
Director
1943 Movie
5.4
Thunder Birds
Director
1942 Movie
6.9
Roxie Hart
Director
1942 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with William A. Wellman.
7.7
The Ox-Bow Incident
Director
1943 Movie
7.5
A Star Is Born
Original Story
2018 Movie
7.2
The Public Enemy
Director
1931 Movie
7.2
Wings
Director
1927 Movie
7.2
A Star Is Born
Story
1937 Movie
7.1
A Star Is Born
Story
1954 Movie
7.1
Westward the Women
Director
1951 Movie
6.9
Beau Geste
Producer
1939 Movie
6.9
Yellow Sky
Director
1948 Movie
6.7
Battleground
Director
1949 Movie
6.7
Night Nurse
Director
1931 Movie
6.3
Tarzan Escapes
Co-Director
1936 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with William A. Wellman.
7.5
A Star Is Born
Original Story
2018 Movie
7.2
Wings
Director
1927 Movie
6.3
Tarzan Escapes
Co-Director
1936 Movie
5.8
Stingaree
Director
1934 Movie
6.1
Central Airport
Director
1933 Movie
6.7
Magic Town
Director
1947 Movie
6.9
Roxie Hart
Director
1942 Movie
7.1
A Star Is Born
Story
1954 Movie
5.8
The Boob
Director
1926 Movie
6.0
A Star Is Born
Story
1976 Movie
7.2
A Star Is Born
Story
1937 Movie
7.0
Heroes for Sale
Director
1933 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with William A. Wellman.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for William A. Wellman.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for William A. Wellman.
8.5
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
as Self (archive footage)
2008 Movie
6.8
Filmmakers in Action
as Self (archive footage)
2006 Movie
8.0
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self (archive footage)
1995 Movie
6.0
Gable: The King Remembered
as Himself
1975 Movie
6.3
Island in the Sky
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1953 Movie
6.3
Frisco Jenny
as Reporter (uncredited)
1933 Movie
6.7
The Star Witness
as Company Workman (uncredited)
1931 Movie
6.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
as Self
1931 Movie
7.2
Wings
as Doughboy (uncredited)
1927 Movie
6.1
1925 Studio Tour
as Self
1925 Movie
Evangeline
as British lieutenant
1919 Movie
6.0
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
as Henry
1919 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for William A. Wellman.