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