William Wyler
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-07-01 (79 years old)
Deathday
1981-07-27
Place of Birth
Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
Also known As
Wilhelm Weiller
Bill Wyler
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William Wyler
Biography
William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born film director, producer, and screenwriter. Notable works include Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Mrs. Miniver (1942), all which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, and also won Best Picture. He earned his first Oscar nomination for directing Dodsworth in 1936, sparking a 20-year run of almost unbroken greatness. Film historian Ian Freer calls Wyler a "bona fide perfectionist," whose penchant for retakes and an attempt to hone every last nuance "became the stuff of legend." His ability to direct a string of classic literary adaptations into huge bo...
Acting
1936
as Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (Uncredited)
2005
as Self (archive footage)
1958
as Self
1993
as Self - Director (archive footage)
1946
as Drug Store customer (uncredited)
2019
as Self (archive footage)
1951
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
2018
as Himself (archive footage)
2019
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
1956
as Self (archive footage)
1986
as Self
2000
as Self (archive footage)
2001
2017
as Self (archive footage)
2002
as Self (uncredited archive footage)
1982
as Self
Production
1959
as Director
1953
as Director
1953
as Producer
1946
as Director
1938
as Director
1938
as Producer
1966
as Director
1939
as Director
1961
as Director
1951
as Director
1936
as Director
1958
as Director
1958
as Producer
1961
as Producer
1942
as Director
1937
as Director
1949
as Director
1944
as Director
1940
as Director
1965
as Director
1956
as Director
1952
as Director
1968
as Director
1941
as Director
1935
as Director
1940
as Director
1940
as Producer
1955
as Director
1955
as Producer
1936
as Director
1935
as Director
1933
as Director
1936
as Director
1970
as Director
1931
as Director
1929
as Director
1970
as Producer
1929
as Director
1944
as Director
1927
as Director
1929
as Director
1933
as Director
1934
as Director
1952
as Producer
1926
as Director
1926
as Story
1926
as Director
1925
as Director
1947
as Director
1926
as Director
1926
as Director
1927
as Director
1932
as Director
1956
as Producer
1949
as Producer
1930
as Director
1926
as Director
1951
as Producer
1942
as Producer
1938
as Co-Director
1923
as Assistant Director
1927
as Director
1927
as Director
1928
as Director
1926
as Director
1927
as Director
2011
as Director
1944
as Writer
1929
as Producer
1926
as Director
1927
as Director
1944
as Director of Photography
1927
as Director
1928
as Director
2016
as Writer
1927
as Director
1946
as Director
1946
as Writer
1946
as Cinematography
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