William A. Wellman
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1896-02-29 (79 years old)
Deathday
1975-12-09
Place of Birth
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Also known As
William Augustus Wellman
William Wellman
William A. Wellman
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.
Acting
1931
as Company Workman (uncredited)
1919
as British lieutenant
1995
as Self (archive footage)
1953
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1931
1919
as Henry
1927
as Doughboy (uncredited)
2006
as Self (archive footage)
1925
as Self
1975
as Himself
2008
as Self (archive footage)
1933
as Reporter (uncredited)
Production
1943
as Director
1948
as Director
1937
as Story
1937
as Director
1949
as Director
1931
as Director
1948
as Director
1951
as Director
1953
as Director
1937
as Story
1927
as Director
1955
as Director
1939
as Director
1939
as Producer
1944
as Director
1937
as Director
1945
as Director
1958
as Director
1950
as Director
1931
as Director
1954
as Director
1933
as Director
1958
as Story
1958
as Producer
1943
as Director
1933
as Director
1933
as Director
1931
as Director
1933
as Director
1931
as Director
1947
as Director
1951
as Director
1932
as Director
1931
as Director
1942
as Director
1928
as Director
1942
as Director
1929
as Director
1954
as Director
1933
as Director
1941
as Director
1941
as Producer
1951
as Director
1945
as Director
1932
as Director
1933
as Director
1936
as Director
1950
as Director
1932
as Director
1936
as Director
1958
as Director
1932
as Director
1935
as Director
1933
as Director
1934
as Director
1930
as Director
1939
as Director
1926
as Director
1934
as Director
1929
as Director
1928
as Director
1928
as Producer
1928
as Director
1928
as Producer
1938
as Director
1938
as Producer
1932
as Director
1930
as Director
1952
as Director
1926
as Director
1941
as Director
1923
as Director
1930
as Director
1946
as Director
1956
as Director
1929
as Director
1934
as Director
1924
as Director
1936
as Screenplay
1947
as Producer
1933
as Assistant Director
1923
as Director
1923
as Director
1924
as Director
1924
as Director
1936
as Co-Director
2018
as Original Story
1946
as Producer
1939
as Producer
1923
as Director
1976
as Story
1946
as Writer
1954
as Story
1935
as Second Unit Director
1920
as Assistant Director
1920
as Assistant Director
1926
as Director
1918
as Assistant Director
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