- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- February 29, 1896
- Place of Birth
- Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- December 9, 1975
William A. Wellman
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.
Filmography
movieA Star Is Born
2018 · Original Story
movieYou Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008 · Self (archive footage)
movieFilmmakers in Action
2006 · Self (archive footage)
movieWild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995 · Self (archive footage)
movieA Star Is Born
1976 · Story
movieGable: The King Remembered
1975 · Himself
tvThe Men Who Made the Movies
1973
movieLafayette Escadrille
1958 · Story, Producer, Director
movieDarby's Rangers
1958 · Director
movieGood-bye, My Lady
1956 · Director
movieBlood Alley
1955 · Director
movieTrack of the Cat
1954 · Director
movieA Star Is Born
1954 · Story
movieThe High and the Mighty
1954 · Director
movieIsland in the Sky
1953 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Director
tvThis Is Your Life
1952 · Self
movieMy Man and I
1952 · Director
movieWestward the Women
1951 · Director
movieIt's a Big Country
1951 · Director
movieAcross the Wide Missouri
1951 · Director
movieThe Happy Years
1950 · Director
movieThe Next Voice You Hear...
1950 · Director
movieBattleground
1949 · Director
movieYellow Sky
1948 · Director
movieThe Iron Curtain
1948 · Director
movieMagic Town
1947 · Director, Producer
movieGallant Journey
1946 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieStory of G.I. Joe
1945 · Director
movieThis Man's Navy
1945 · Director
movieBuffalo Bill
1944 · Director
movieLady of Burlesque
1943 · Director
movieThe Ox-Bow Incident
1943 · Director
movieThunder Birds
1942 · Director
movieRoxie Hart
1942 · Director
movieThe Great Man's Lady
1941 · Director, Producer
movieReaching for the Sun
1941 · Director
movieThe Light That Failed
1939 · Director, Producer
movieBeau Geste
1939 · Director, Producer
movieMen with Wings
1938 · Director, Producer
movieNothing Sacred
1937 · Director
movieThe Last Gangster
1937 · Story
movieA Star Is Born
1937 · Director, Story
movieTarzan Escapes
1936 · Co-Director
movieSmall Town Girl
1936 · Director
movieRobin Hood of El Dorado
1936 · Director, Screenplay
movieCall of the Wild
1935 · Director
movieChina Seas
1935 · Second Unit Director
movieThe President Vanishes
1934 · Director
movieStingaree
1934 · Director
movieLooking for Trouble
1934 · Director
movieFemale
1933 · Assistant Director
movieCollege Coach
1933 · Director
movieWild Boys of the Road
1933 · Director
movieMidnight Mary
1933 · Director
movieHeroes for Sale
1933 · Director
movieLilly Turner
1933 · Director
movieCentral Airport
1933 · Director
movieFrisco Jenny
1933 · Reporter (uncredited), Director
movieThe Conquerors
1932 · Director
movieThe Purchase Price
1932 · Director
movieLove is a Racket
1932 · Director
movieSo Big!
1932 · Director
movieThe Hatchet Man
1932 · Director
movieSafe in Hell
1931 · Director
movieThe Star Witness
1931 · Company Workman (uncredited), Director
movieNight Nurse
1931 · Director
movieScreen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
1931 · Self
movieThe Public Enemy
1931 · Director
movieOther Men's Women
1931 · Director
movieMaybe It's Love
1930 · Director
movieYoung Eagles
1930 · Director
movieDangerous Paradise
1930 · Director
movieWoman Trap
1929 · Director
movieThe Man I Love
1929 · Director
movieChinatown Nights
1929 · Director
movieBeggars of Life
1928 · Director
movieLadies of the Mob
1928 · Director, Producer
movieThe Legion of the Condemned
1928 · Director, Producer
movieWings
1927 · Doughboy (uncredited), Director
movieYou Never Know Women
1926 · Director
movieThe Cat's Pajamas
1926 · Director
movieThe Boob
1926 · Director
movieWhen Husbands Flirt
1925 · Director
movie1925 Studio Tour
1925 · Self
movieThe Circus Cowboy
1924 · Director
movieThe Vagabond Trail
1924 · Director
movieNot a Drum Was Heard
1924 · Director
movieCupid's Fireman
1923 · Director
movieBig Dan
1923 · Director
movieThe Man Who Won
1923 · Director
movieSecond Hand Love
1923 · Director
movieEdgar's Hamlet
1920 · Assistant Director
movieEdgar and the Teacher's Pet
1920 · Assistant Director
movieEvangeline
1919 · British lieutenant
movieThe Knickerbocker Buckaroo
1919 · Henry
movieThe Unwritten Code
1918 · Assistant Director