William A. Seiter

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1890-06-10 (74 years old)

Deathday

1964-07-26

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

William A. Seiter

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William A. Seiter (June 10, 1890 - July 26, 1964) was an American film director. He was born in New York City. After attending Hudson River Military Academy, Seiter broke into films in 1915 as a bit player at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios, doubling a cowboy. He graduated to director in 1918. At Universal Studios in the mid-1920s, Seiter was principal director of the popular Reginald Denny vehicles, most of which co-starred Seiter's then wife Laura La Plante (his second wife was actress Marian Nixon). This period also included The Beautiful and Damned and The Family Secret. In the early talkie era, Se...

Acting

1913

Pierre of the North

as The Mail Carrier

Production

1935

Roberta

as Director

1936

Dimples

as Director

1941

Nice Girl?

as Director

1922

When Love Comes

as Director

1936

Stowaway

as Director

1933

1944

1944

1938

Room Service

as Director

1948

1939

1950

Borderline

as Director

1943

1932

Hot Saturday

as Director

1945

1954

1931

Caught Plastered

as Director

1932

Girl Crazy

as Director

1931

Peach-o-Reno

as Director

1940

Hired Wife

as Director

1932

1926

1942

Broadway

as Director

1943

Destroyer

as Director

1944

1936

1930

Going Wild

as Director

1933

Chance at Heaven

as Director

1940

It's a Date

as Director

1947

I'll Be Yours

as Director

1935

1933

Rafter Romance

as Director

1931

1937

1931

Kiss Me Again

as Director

1926

Take It from Me

as Director

1935

Orchids to You

as Director

1924

Helen's Babies

as Director

1945

1951

Dear Brat

as Director

1934

Sing and Like It

as Director

1937

1930

Sunny

as Director

1933

1945

It's a Pleasure

as Director

1930

Back Pay

as Director

1930

1932

Is My Face Red?

as Director

1935

In Person

as Director

1931

Way Back Home

as Director

1948

1946

Lover Come Back

as Director

1937

1932

Young Bride

as Director

1934

We're Rich Again

as Director

1931

Too Many Cooks

as Director

1938

Three Blind Mice

as Director

1924

1930

1933

Diplomaniacs

as Director

1925

Where Was I?

as Director

1953

1926

1926

1941

1938

1938

1953

The Lady Wants Mink

as Associate Producer

1925

The Mad Whirl

as Director

1929

Why Be Good?

as Director

1927

1922

Gay and Devilish

as Director

1929

Synthetic Sin

as Director

1923

Bell Boy 13

as Director

1924

Daddies

as Director

1924

1918

Camouflage

as Director

1928

1933

1926

1935

1929

The Love Racket

as Producer

1946

Little Giant

as Director

1931

1934

Love Birds

as Director

1929

1929

1929

Prisoners

as Director

1924

The Fast Worker

as Director

1940

Hired Wife

as Producer

1930

1930

Strictly Modern

as Director

1918

Oh! What a Day

as Director

1918

1953

Champ for a Day

as Producer

1953

Champ for a Day

as Director

1924

The White Sin

as Director

1921

Passing Through

as Director

1931

The Aviator

as Director

1926

Rolling Home

as Director

1928

Outcast

as Director

1921

The Foolish Age

as Director

1921

1927

Out All Night

as Director

1928

Happiness Ahead

as Director

1955

The Wild Bunch

as Director

1925

1925

The Teaser

as Director

1955

Want Ad Wedding

as Director

1922

Up and at 'Em

as Director

1922

1922

The Understudy

as Director

1922

Boy Crazy

as Director

1921

Eden and Return

as Director

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