William A. Wellman
Known for: Directing
Born: February 28, 1896 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA - Died: December 8, 1975
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
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The Star Witness
Company Workman (uncredited)
Evangeline
British lieutenant
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self (archive footage)
Island in the Sky
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
Self
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Henry
Wings
Doughboy (uncredited)
Filmmakers in Action
Self (archive footage)
1925 Studio Tour
Self
Gable: The King Remembered
Himself
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self (archive footage)
Frisco Jenny
Reporter (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies
This Is Your Life
Self
The Ox-Bow Incident
Director
Yellow Sky
Director
A Star Is Born
Story
Battleground
Director
Other Men's Women
Director
The Iron Curtain
Director
Across the Wide Missouri
Director
The Last Gangster
Story
Blood Alley
Director
Beau Geste
Director