William A. Wellman

William A. Wellman

b. 1896 — d. 1975 (aged 79) Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Director Writer

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.

Known For

Filmography

A Star Is Born
🎞️
★ 7.6
A Star Is Born
2018 Writer
A Star Is Born
🎞️
★ 6.1
A Star Is Born
1976 Writer
Gable: The King Remembered
🎞️
★ 6.3
Gable: The King Remembered
1975 Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: William A. Wellman
🎞️
★ 7.4
The Men Who Made the Movies: William A. Wellman
1973 Self
🎬
📺
Film Extra
1973 Self
Darby's Rangers
🎞️
★ 6.3
Darby's Rangers
1958 Director
Lafayette Escadrille
🎞️
★ 5.5
Lafayette Escadrille
1958 Director Writer
Good-bye, My Lady
🎞️
★ 7.2
Good-bye, My Lady
1956 Director
Blood Alley
🎞️
★ 6.2
Blood Alley
1955 Director
A Star Is Born
🎞️
★ 7.5
A Star Is Born
1954 Writer
The High and the Mighty
🎞️
★ 6.6
The High and the Mighty
1954 Director
Track of the Cat
🎞️
★ 6.4
Track of the Cat
1954 Director
Ring of Fear
🎞️
★ 5.0
Ring of Fear
1954 Director
Light's Diamond Jubilee
🎞️
★ 7.1
Light's Diamond Jubilee
1954 Director
Island in the Sky
🎞️
★ 6.8
Island in the Sky
1953 Director
My Man and I
🎞️
★ 6.4
My Man and I
1952 Director
Westward the Women
🎞️
★ 7.6
Westward the Women
1951 Director
Across the Wide Missouri
🎞️
★ 6.2
Across the Wide Missouri
1951 Director
Three Guys Named Mike
🎞️
★ 6.2
Three Guys Named Mike
1951 Writer
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology
🎞️
★ 6.0
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology
1951 Director
The Next Voice You Hear...
🎞️
★ 6.4
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950 Director
The Happy Years
🎞️
★ 6.7
The Happy Years
1950 Director
Robert Montgomery Presents
📺
★ 7.9
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 Writer
Battleground
🎞️
★ 7.4
Battleground
1949 Director
Yellow Sky
🎞️
★ 7.4
Yellow Sky
1948 Director
The Iron Curtain
🎞️
★ 6.3
The Iron Curtain
1948 Director
Magic Town
🎞️
★ 6.4
Magic Town
1947 Director
Gallant Journey
🎞️
★ 6.1
Gallant Journey
1946 Director Writer
Story of G.I. Joe
🎞️
★ 7.2
Story of G.I. Joe
1945 Director
This Man's Navy
🎞️
★ 6.3
This Man's Navy
1945 Director
Buffalo Bill
🎞️
★ 6.4
Buffalo Bill
1944 Director
The Ox-Bow Incident
🎞️
★ 8.0
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943 Director
Lady of Burlesque
🎞️
★ 6.2
Lady of Burlesque
1943 Director
Roxie Hart
🎞️
★ 6.9
Roxie Hart
1942 Director
Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air
🎞️
★ 6.1
Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air
1942 Director
The Great Man's Lady
🎞️
★ 6.6
The Great Man's Lady
1941 Director
Reaching for the Sun
🎞️
★ 6.5
Reaching for the Sun
1941 Director
Beau Geste
🎞️
★ 7.5
Beau Geste
1939 Director
The Light That Failed
🎞️
★ 6.4
The Light That Failed
1939 Director
Men with Wings
🎞️
★ 6.1
Men with Wings
1938 Director
A Star Is Born
🎞️
★ 7.3
A Star Is Born
1937 Director Writer
Nothing Sacred
🎞️
★ 6.8
Nothing Sacred
1937 Director Writer
The Last Gangster
🎞️
★ 6.7
The Last Gangster
1937 Writer
Tarzan Escapes
🎞️
★ 6.5
Tarzan Escapes
1936 Director
Small Town Girl
🎞️
★ 6.5
Small Town Girl
1936 Director
Robin Hood of El Dorado
🎞️
★ 5.9
Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936 Director Writer
Call of the Wild
🎞️
★ 6.8
Call of the Wild
1935 Director
Viva Villa!
🎞️
★ 6.3
Viva Villa!
1934 Director
Stingaree
🎞️
★ 5.8
Stingaree
1934 Director
Looking for Trouble
🎞️
★ 6.3
Looking for Trouble
1934 Director
The President Vanishes
🎞️
★ 6.0
The President Vanishes
1934 Director
Heroes for Sale
🎞️
★ 7.4
Heroes for Sale
1933 Director
Wild Boys of the Road
🎞️
★ 7.5
Wild Boys of the Road
1933 Director
Female
🎞️
★ 6.7
Female
1933 Director
Midnight Mary
🎞️
★ 7.0
Midnight Mary
1933 Director
Lilly Turner
🎞️
★ 6.4
Lilly Turner
1933 Director
College Coach
🎞️
★ 5.9
College Coach
1933 Director
Central Airport
🎞️
★ 6.2
Central Airport
1933 Director
The Purchase Price
🎞️
★ 6.4
The Purchase Price
1932 Director
So Big!
🎞️
★ 6.8
So Big!
1932 Director
Frisco Jenny
🎞️
★ 6.8
Frisco Jenny
1932 Director
The Hatchet Man
🎞️
★ 6.2
The Hatchet Man
1932 Director
Love Is a Racket
🎞️
★ 6.2
Love Is a Racket
1932 Director
The Conquerors
🎞️
★ 6.3
The Conquerors
1932 Director
The Public Enemy
🎞️
★ 7.6
The Public Enemy
1931 Director
Night Nurse
🎞️
★ 7.0
Night Nurse
1931 Director
Safe in Hell
🎞️
★ 6.9
Safe in Hell
1931 Director
The Star Witness
🎞️
★ 6.2
The Star Witness
1931 Director
Other Men's Women
🎞️
★ 6.4
Other Men's Women
1930 Director
Maybe It's Love
🎞️
★ 5.0
Maybe It's Love
1930 Director
Dangerous Paradise
🎞️
★ 5.5
Dangerous Paradise
1930 Director
Young Eagles
🎞️
★ 5.6
Young Eagles
1930 Director
Chinatown Nights
🎞️
★ 5.5
Chinatown Nights
1929 Director
Woman Trap
🎞️
★ 5.5
Woman Trap
1929 Director
The Man I Love
🎞️
★ 5.2
The Man I Love
1929 Director
Beggars of Life
🎞️
★ 7.5
Beggars of Life
1928 Director
The Legion of the Condemned
🎞️
★ 6.0
The Legion of the Condemned
1928 Director
Ladies of the Mob
🎞️
★ 6.5
Ladies of the Mob
1928 Director
Wings
🎞️
★ 7.5
Wings
1927 Director
The Boob
🎞️
★ 5.4
The Boob
1926 Director
You Never Know Women
🎞️
★ 6.8
You Never Know Women
1926 Director
The Cat's Pajamas
🎞️
★ 4.9
The Cat's Pajamas
1926 Director
When Husbands Flirt
🎞️
★ 4.4
When Husbands Flirt
1925 Director
The Vagabond Trail
🎞️
★ 4.6
The Vagabond Trail
1924 Director
Not a Drum Was Heard
🎞️
★ 4.6
Not a Drum Was Heard
1924 Director
The Circus Cowboy
🎞️
★ 3.3
The Circus Cowboy
1924 Director
Cupid's Fireman
🎞️
★ 4.6
Cupid's Fireman
1923 Director
Big Dan
🎞️
★ 4.1
Big Dan
1923 Director
The Man Who Won
🎞️
★ 4.4
The Man Who Won
1923 Director
Second Hand Love
🎞️
★ 3.8
Second Hand Love
1923 Director
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
🎞️
★ 6.8
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
1919 Actor
Henry
Evangeline
🎞️
★ 5.0
Evangeline
1919 Actor
British lieutenant