- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- May 15, 1915
- Place of Birth
- Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
- Died
- March 17, 2002
William Witney
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu. He directed many Westerns during his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, which he patterned after the musical sequences of American director Busby Berkeley.[1] Prolific and pugnacious, Witney began directing while still in his 20s, and continued until 1982. Quentin Tarantino singles out Witney as one of his favorite directors, particularly for The Golden Stallion (1949), a Roy Rogers vehicle.[2] Witney also directed Master of the World (1961) starring Vincent Price and …
Filmography
movieCliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
1993 · Himself
Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys
movieRoy Rogers, King of the Cowboys
1992 · Himself (archive footage)
movieThe Republic Pictures Story
1991 · Self
movieQuell and Co.
1982 · Sheriff, Director
tvWestern von gestern
1978 · Director
movieDarktown Strutters
1975 · Director
tvKodiak
1974 · Director, Writer
The Cowboys
tvThe Cowboys
1974 · Director
movieI Escaped from Devil's Island
1973 · Director
tvThe High Chaparral
1967 · Director
tvHondo
1967 · Director
movieTarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967 · Director
movie40 Guns to Apache Pass
1967 · Director
tvTarzan
1966 · Director
movieSpy Smasher Returns
1966 · Director
movieBonanza: Ride the Wind
1966 · Director
movieDr. Satan's Robot
1966 · Director
tvThe Wild Wild West
1965 · Director
tvLaredo
1965 · Director
movieArizona Raiders
1965 · Director
movieThe Girls on the Beach
1965 · Director
tvBranded
1965 · Director
movieApache Rifles
1964 · Director
tvDaniel Boone
1964 · Director
movieMarnie
1964 · Second Unit Director
tvThe Wide Country
1962 · Director
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Director
tvThe Virginian
1962 · Director
movieMr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962 · Second Unit Director
tvFrontier Circus
1961 · Director
movieThe Cat Burglar
1961 · Director
movieMaster of the World
1961 · Director
movieThe Long Rope
1961 · Director
movieThe Secret of the Purple Reef
1960 · Director
tvThe Tall Man
1960 · Director
tvCoronado 9
1960 · Director
movieValley of the Redwoods
1960 · Director
tvOverland Trail
1960 · Director
tvLaramie
1959 · Director
tvRiverboat
1959 · Director
tvBonanza
1959 · Director
movieParatroop Command
1959 · Director
tvFrontier Doctor
1958 · Director
movieThe Bonnie Parker Story
1958 · Director
movieYoung and Wild
1958 · Director
movieJuvenile Jungle
1958 · Director
movieThe Cool and the Crazy
1958 · Director
tvMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958 · Director
moviePanama Sal
1957 · Director
tvZorro
1957 · Director
State Trooper
tvState Trooper
1956 · Director
tvDr. Fu Manchu
1956 · Director
movieA Strange Adventure
1956 · Director
movieStranger at My Door
1956 · Director
movieThe Fighting Chance
1955 · Director
movieHeadline Hunters
1955 · Director
movieCity of Shadows
1955 · Director
movieSanta Fe Passage
1955 · Director
movieThe Outcast
1954 · Director
tvStories of the Century
1954 · Director
movieShadows of Tombstone
1953 · Director
movieDown Laredo Way
1953 · Director
movieIron Mountain Trail
1953 · Director
movieOld Overland Trail
1953 · Director
movieSouth Pacific Trail
1952 · Director
movieThe WAC from Walla Walla
1952 · Director
movieOld Oklahoma Plains
1952 · Director
movieBorder Saddlemates
1952 · Director
movieThe Last Musketeer
1952 · Director
movieColorado Sundown
1952 · Director
movieThe Wild Blue Yonder
1951 · Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
moviePals of the Golden West
1951 · Director
movieSouth of Caliente
1951 · Director
movieIn Old Amarillo
1951 · Director
movieHeart of the Rockies
1951 · Director
movieSpoilers of the Plains
1951 · Director
movieTrail of Robin Hood
1950 · Director
movieNorth of the Great Divide
1950 · Director
movieSunset in the West
1950 · Director
movieTrigger, Jr.
1950 · Director
movieTwilight in the Sierras
1950 · Director
Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras
movieLand of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras
1950 · Director
movieBells of Coronado
1950 · Director
movieThe Golden Stallion
1949 · Director
movieDown Dakota Way
1949 · Director
movieSusanna Pass
1949 · Director
movieThe Far Frontier
1948 · Director
movieGrand Canyon Trail
1948 · Director
movieNight Time in Nevada
1948 · Director
movieEyes of Texas
1948 · Director
movieUnder California Stars
1948 · Director
movieThe Gay Ranchero
1948 · Director
movieOn the Old Spanish Trail
1947 · Director
movieSpringtime in the Sierras
1947 · Director
movieBells of San Angelo
1947 · Director
movieApache Rose
1947 · Director
movieHeldorado
1946 · Director
movieThe Crimson Ghost
1946 · Director
movieHome in Oklahoma
1946 · Director
movieRoll on Texas Moon
1946 · Director
movieDrums of Fu Manchu
1943 · Director
movieG-men vs. the Black Dragon
1943 · Director
movieOutlaws of Pine Ridge
1942 · Director
movieKing of the Mounties
1942 · Director
moviePerils of Nyoka
1942 · Director
movieSpy Smasher
1942 · Director
movieDick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
1941 · Director
movieKing of the Texas Rangers
1941 · Director
movieJungle Girl
1941 · Director
movieAdventures of Captain Marvel
1941 · Director
movieMysterious Doctor Satan
1940 · Director
movieHeroes of the Saddle
1940 · Director
movieKing of the Royal Mounted
1940 · Director
movieAdventures of Red Ryder
1940 · Director
movieHi-Yo Silver
1940 · Director
movieDrums of Fu Manchu
1940 · Director
movieZorro's Fighting Legion
1939 · Director
movieDick Tracy's G-Men
1939 · Director
movieDaredevils of the Red Circle
1939 · Director
movieThe Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939 · Director
movieHawk of the Wilderness
1938 · Director
movieDick Tracy Returns
1938 · Director
movieThe Fighting Devil Dogs
1938 · Director
movieThe Lone Ranger
1938 · Director
movieZorro Rides Again
1937 · Director
movieThe Trigger Trio
1937 · Director
movieSOS Coast Guard
1937 · Director
movieThe Painted Stallion
1937 · Director
movieDick Tracy
1937 · Editor
movieThe Singing Vagabond
1935 · Story
movieFighting With Kit Carson
1933 · Settler / Indian / Trooper