William A. Wellman
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 29, 1896
- Place of birth
- Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- December 9, 1975
Biography
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.
Movies with William A. Wellman
- Wings 1927 · ★ 7.2
- Island in the Sky 1953 · ★ 6.2
- 1925 Studio Tour 1925 · ★ 6.2
- Frisco Jenny 1933 · ★ 6.7
- The Star Witness 1931 · ★ 6.8
- You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story 2008 · ★ 8.5
- Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick 1995 · ★ 7.8
- Filmmakers in Action 2006 · ★ 7.2
- The Knickerbocker Buckaroo 1919 · ★ 7.0
- Gable: The King Remembered 1975 · ★ 6.5
- Evangeline 1919 · ★ 9.0
- Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) 1931 · ★ 6.0
Movies directed by William A. Wellman
- The Ox-Bow Incident 1943 · ★ 7.7
- The Public Enemy 1931 · ★ 7.3
- Wings 1927 · ★ 7.2
- A Star Is Born 1937 · ★ 7.2
- Yellow Sky 1948 · ★ 7.0
- Nothing Sacred 1937 · ★ 6.3
- Beau Geste 1939 · ★ 7.0
- Battleground 1949 · ★ 6.7
- Night Nurse 1931 · ★ 6.8
- The High and the Mighty 1954 · ★ 5.9
- Westward the Women 1951 · ★ 7.0
- Island in the Sky 1953 · ★ 6.2
- Blood Alley 1955 · ★ 6.0
- Call of the Wild 1935 · ★ 6.3
- Wild Boys of the Road 1933 · ★ 6.8
- Story of G.I. Joe 1945 · ★ 6.5
- Lady of Burlesque 1943 · ★ 5.4
- Track of the Cat 1954 · ★ 5.9
- Safe in Hell 1931 · ★ 6.7
- Beggars of Life 1928 · ★ 7.1
- Buffalo Bill 1944 · ★ 5.8
- Across the Wide Missouri 1951 · ★ 6.1
- Magic Town 1947 · ★ 6.8
- The Purchase Price 1932 · ★ 6.5
- Roxie Hart 1942 · ★ 7.0
- The Iron Curtain 1948 · ★ 6.0
- Midnight Mary 1933 · ★ 6.8
- Heroes for Sale 1933 · ★ 7.1
- Other Men's Women 1931 · ★ 5.7
- Lafayette Escadrille 1958 · ★ 4.5
- Frisco Jenny 1933 · ★ 6.7
- The Star Witness 1931 · ★ 6.8
- Love is a Racket 1932 · ★ 5.4
- So Big! 1932 · ★ 5.8
- Central Airport 1933 · ★ 6.0
- Small Town Girl 1936 · ★ 6.0
- The Hatchet Man 1932 · ★ 5.4
- College Coach 1933 · ★ 4.6
- The Boob 1926 · ★ 6.0
- The Great Man's Lady 1941 · ★ 6.3