William A. Wellman
Directing · Born 1896-02-29 · Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
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.
As cast
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story 2008
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Filmmakers in Action 2006
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Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick 1995
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Gable: The King Remembered 1975
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Island in the Sky 1953
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Frisco Jenny 1933
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The Star Witness 1931
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Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) 1931
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Wings 1927
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1925 Studio Tour 1925
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Evangeline 1919
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The Knickerbocker Buckaroo 1919
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As director
Lafayette Escadrille 1958
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Darby's Rangers 1958
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Good-bye, My Lady 1956
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Blood Alley 1955
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Track of the Cat 1954
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The High and the Mighty 1954
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Island in the Sky 1953
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My Man and I 1952
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Westward the Women 1951
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It's a Big Country 1951
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Across the Wide Missouri 1951
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The Happy Years 1950
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The Next Voice You Hear... 1950
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Battleground 1949
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Yellow Sky 1948
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The Iron Curtain 1948
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Magic Town 1947
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Gallant Journey 1946
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Story of G.I. Joe 1945
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This Man's Navy 1945
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Buffalo Bill 1944
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Lady of Burlesque 1943
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The Ox-Bow Incident 1943
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Thunder Birds 1942
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Roxie Hart 1942
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The Great Man's Lady 1941
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Reaching for the Sun 1941
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The Light That Failed 1939
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Beau Geste 1939
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Men with Wings 1938
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Nothing Sacred 1937
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A Star Is Born 1937
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Small Town Girl 1936
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Robin Hood of El Dorado 1936
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Call of the Wild 1935
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The President Vanishes 1934
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Stingaree 1934
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Looking for Trouble 1934
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College Coach 1933
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Wild Boys of the Road 1933
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Midnight Mary 1933
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Heroes for Sale 1933
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Lilly Turner 1933
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Central Airport 1933
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Frisco Jenny 1933
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The Conquerors 1932
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The Purchase Price 1932
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Love Is a Racket 1932
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So Big! 1932
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The Hatchet Man 1932
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Safe in Hell 1931
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The Star Witness 1931
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Night Nurse 1931
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The Public Enemy 1931
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Other Men's Women 1931
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Maybe It's Love 1930
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Young Eagles 1930
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Dangerous Paradise 1930
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Woman Trap 1929
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The Man I Love 1929
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Chinatown Nights 1929
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Beggars of Life 1928
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Ladies of the Mob 1928
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The Legion of the Condemned 1928
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Wings 1927
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You Never Know Women 1926
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The Cat's Pajamas 1926
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The Boob 1926
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When Husbands Flirt 1925
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The Circus Cowboy 1924
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The Vagabond Trail 1924
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Not a Drum Was Heard 1924
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Cupid's Fireman 1923
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Big Dan 1923
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The Man Who Won 1923
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Second Hand Love 1923
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