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William A. Wellman

William A. Wellman

Actor, Director, Writer

Born February 29, 1896 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Died December 9, 1975

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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.

6 wins and 5 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

22

Type

Year

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film Poster

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film Documentary2008

Filmmakers in Action Poster

Filmmakers in Action Documentary2005

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick Poster

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick Documentary1995

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Poster

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Documentary1988

Gable: The King Remembered Poster

Gable: The King Remembered Documentary1975

Film Extra Mini-Series1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: William A. Wellman Poster

The Men Who Made the Movies: William A. Wellman Documentary1973

Tomorrow Coast to Coast Poster

Tomorrow Coast to Coast TV Series1973

The Movie Crazy Years Documentary1971

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1971

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962

Lafayette Escadrille Poster

Lafayette Escadrille Feature Film1958

Island in the Sky Poster

Island in the Sky Feature Film1953

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1952

Challenge the Wilderness Documentary1951

Frisco Jenny Poster

Frisco Jenny Feature Film1932

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 8 Poster

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 8 Documentary1931

The Star Witness Poster

The Star Witness Feature Film1931

Wings Feature Film1927

1925 Studio Tour Poster

1925 Studio Tour Short Film1925

Evangeline Poster

Evangeline Feature Film1919

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo Poster

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo Feature Film1919

Director

81

Type

Year

Darby's Rangers Poster

Darby's Rangers Feature Film1958

Lafayette Escadrille Poster

Lafayette Escadrille Feature Film1958

Good-bye, My Lady Poster

Good-bye, My Lady Feature Film1956

Blood Alley Poster

Blood Alley Feature Film1955

Light's Diamond Jubilee Documentary1954

Ring of Fear Poster

Ring of Fear Feature Film1954

The High and the Mighty Poster

The High and the Mighty Feature Film1954

Track of the Cat Poster

Track of the Cat Feature Film1954

Island in the Sky Poster

Island in the Sky Feature Film1953

My Man and I Poster

My Man and I Feature Film1952

Across the Wide Missouri Poster

Across the Wide Missouri Feature Film1951

It's a Big Country: An American Anthology Poster

It's a Big Country: An American Anthology Feature Film1951

Westward the Women Poster

Westward the Women Feature Film1951

The Happy Years Poster

The Happy Years Feature Film1950

The Next Voice You Hear... Poster

The Next Voice You Hear... Feature Film1950

Battleground Poster

Battleground Feature Film1949

The Iron Curtain Poster

The Iron Curtain Feature Film1948

Yellow Sky Poster

Yellow Sky Feature Film1948

Magic Town Poster

Magic Town Feature Film1947

Gallant Journey Poster

Gallant Journey Feature Film1946

Story of G.I. Joe Poster

Story of G.I. Joe Feature Film1945

This Man's Navy Poster

This Man's Navy Feature Film1945

Buffalo Bill Poster

Buffalo Bill Feature Film1944

Lady of Burlesque Poster

Lady of Burlesque Feature Film1943

Roxie Hart Poster

Roxie Hart Feature Film1942

The Ox-Bow Incident Poster

The Ox-Bow Incident Feature Film1942

Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air Poster

Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air Feature Film1942

Reaching for the Sun Poster

Reaching for the Sun Feature Film1941

The Great Man's Lady Poster

The Great Man's Lady Feature Film1941

Beau Geste Poster

Beau Geste Feature Film1939

The Light That Failed Poster

The Light That Failed Feature Film1939

Men with Wings Poster

Men with Wings Feature Film1938

A Star Is Born Poster

A Star Is Born Feature Film1937

Nothing Sacred Poster

Nothing Sacred Feature Film1937

Robin Hood of El Dorado Poster

Robin Hood of El Dorado Feature Film1936

Small Town Girl Poster

Small Town Girl Feature Film1936

Tarzan Escapes Poster

Tarzan Escapes Feature Film1936

Call of the Wild Poster

Call of the Wild Feature Film1935

Looking for Trouble Poster

Looking for Trouble Feature Film1934

Stingaree Poster

Stingaree Feature Film1934

The President Vanishes Poster

The President Vanishes Feature Film1934

Viva Villa! Poster

Viva Villa! Feature Film1934

Central Airport Poster

Central Airport Feature Film1933

College Coach Poster

College Coach Feature Film1933

Female Feature Film1933

Heroes for Sale Poster

Heroes for Sale Feature Film1933

Lilly Turner Poster

Lilly Turner Feature Film1933

Midnight Mary Poster

Midnight Mary Feature Film1933

Wild Boys of the Road Poster

Wild Boys of the Road Feature Film1933

Frisco Jenny Poster

Frisco Jenny Feature Film1932

Love Is a Racket Poster

Love Is a Racket Feature Film1932

So Big! Feature Film1932

The Conquerors Poster

The Conquerors Feature Film1932

The Hatchet Man Poster

The Hatchet Man Feature Film1932

The Purchase Price Poster

The Purchase Price Feature Film1932

Night Nurse Poster

Night Nurse Feature Film1931

Other Men's Women Poster

Other Men's Women Feature Film1931

Safe in Hell Poster

Safe in Hell Feature Film1931

The Public Enemy Poster

The Public Enemy Feature Film1931

The Star Witness Poster

The Star Witness Feature Film1931

Dangerous Paradise Poster

Dangerous Paradise Feature Film1930

Maybe It's Love Poster

Maybe It's Love Feature Film1930

Young Eagles Poster

Young Eagles Feature Film1930

Chinatown Nights Poster

Chinatown Nights Feature Film1929

The Man I Love Poster

The Man I Love Feature Film1929

Woman Trap Poster

Woman Trap Feature Film1929

Beggars of Life Poster

Beggars of Life Feature Film1928

Ladies of the Mob Poster

Ladies of the Mob Feature Film1928

The Legion of the Condemned Poster

The Legion of the Condemned Feature Film1928

Wings Feature Film1927

The Boob Poster

The Boob Feature Film1926

The Cat's Pajamas Poster

The Cat's Pajamas Feature Film1926

You Never Know Women Poster

You Never Know Women Feature Film1926

When Husbands Flirt Poster

When Husbands Flirt Feature Film1925

Not a Drum Was Heard Poster

Not a Drum Was Heard Feature Film1924

The Circus Cowboy Poster

The Circus Cowboy Feature Film1924

The Vagabond Trail Poster

The Vagabond Trail Feature Film1924

Big Dan Feature Film1923

Cupid's Fireman Poster

Cupid's Fireman Feature Film1923

Second Hand Love Poster

Second Hand Love Feature Film1923

The Man Who Won Poster

The Man Who Won Feature Film1923

Writer

11

Type

Year

A Star Is Born Poster

A Star Is Born Feature Film2018

A Star Is Born Poster

A Star Is Born Feature Film1976

Lafayette Escadrille Poster

Lafayette Escadrille Feature Film1958

A Star Is Born Poster

A Star Is Born Feature Film1954

Three Guys Named Mike Poster

Three Guys Named Mike Feature Film1951

Robert Montgomery Presents Poster

Robert Montgomery Presents TV Series1950

Gallant Journey Poster

Gallant Journey Feature Film1946

A Star Is Born Poster

A Star Is Born Feature Film1937

Nothing Sacred Poster

Nothing Sacred Feature Film1937

The Last Gangster Poster

The Last Gangster Feature Film1937

Robin Hood of El Dorado Poster

Robin Hood of El Dorado Feature Film1936

Producer

10

Lafayette Escadrille Poster

Lafayette Escadrille Feature Film1958

Magic Town Poster

Magic Town Feature Film1947

Gallant Journey Poster

Gallant Journey Feature Film1946

Reaching for the Sun Poster

Reaching for the Sun Feature Film1941

The Great Man's Lady Poster

The Great Man's Lady Feature Film1941

Beau Geste Poster

Beau Geste Feature Film1939

The Light That Failed Poster

The Light That Failed Feature Film1939

Men with Wings Poster

Men with Wings Feature Film1938

Ladies of the Mob Poster

Ladies of the Mob Feature Film1928

The Legion of the Condemned Poster

The Legion of the Condemned Feature Film1928

2nd Unit / Asst Director

6

Type

Year

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Poster

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Feature Film1938

China Seas Poster

China Seas Feature Film1935

Edgar and the Teacher's Pet Poster

Edgar and the Teacher's Pet Short Film1920

Edgar, the Explorer Short Film1920

Edgar's Hamlet Poster

Edgar's Hamlet Short Film1920

The Unwritten Code Poster

The Unwritten Code Feature Film1918

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