William A. Wellman
DirectingWilliam 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.
Known For
Wings
Doughboy (uncredited)
Island in the Sky
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Filmmakers in Action
Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self (archive footage)
The Star Witness
Company Workman (uncredited)
Frisco Jenny
Reporter (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
Self
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self (archive footage)
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Henry
Evangeline
British lieutenant
Filmography — Acting
Wings
Doughboy (uncredited)
Island in the Sky
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Filmmakers in Action
Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self (archive footage)
The Star Witness
Company Workman (uncredited)
Frisco Jenny
Reporter (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
Self
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self (archive footage)
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Henry
Evangeline
British lieutenant
1925 Studio Tour
Self
Gable: The King Remembered
Himself
Filmography — Crew
Wings
Director
Battleground
Director
The Public Enemy
Director
Yellow Sky
Director
The Ox-Bow Incident
Director
The High and the Mighty
Director
A Star Is Born
Director
Story of G.I. Joe
Director
Darby's Rangers
Director
Beau Geste
Director
Night Nurse
Director
Blood Alley
Director
Nothing Sacred
Director
Westward the Women
Director
Call of the Wild
Director
Island in the Sky
Director
Midnight Mary
Director
Wild Boys of the Road
Director
Safe in Hell
Director
Across the Wide Missouri
Director
College Coach
Director
Track of the Cat
Director
Small Town Girl
Director
Roxie Hart
Director
The Iron Curtain
Director
The Next Voice You Hear...
Director
Gallant Journey
Director
Heroes for Sale
Director
Magic Town
Director
Stingaree
Director
So Big!
Director
It's a Big Country
Director
Lady of Burlesque
Director
The Happy Years
Director
The Great Man's Lady
Director
Buffalo Bill
Director
Thunder Birds
Director
Good-bye, My Lady
Director
The Purchase Price
Director
Central Airport
Director
The Light That Failed
Director
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Director
Young Eagles
Director
Other Men's Women
Director
The Star Witness
Director
Love is a Racket
Director
Looking for Trouble
Director
The President Vanishes
Director
Men with Wings
Director
Lilly Turner
Director
Frisco Jenny
Director
Beggars of Life
Director
This Man's Navy
Director
Lafayette Escadrille
Producer
The Man I Love
Director
The Conquerors
Director
The Vagabond Trail
Director
The Boob
Director
Chinatown Nights
Director
Big Dan
Director
Reaching for the Sun
Director
The Legion of the Condemned
Director
My Man and I
Director
The Man Who Won
Director
Ladies of the Mob
Director
The Hatchet Man
Director
Maybe It's Love
Director
You Never Know Women
Director
Woman Trap
Director
Dangerous Paradise
Director
Cupid's Fireman
Director
The Cat's Pajamas
Director
Not a Drum Was Heard
Director
Second Hand Love
Director
The Circus Cowboy
Director
When Husbands Flirt
Director