William A. Wellman

William A. Wellman

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.

Known For: Directing

Born: Brookline, Massachusetts, USA, 1896-02-29

Died: 1975-12-09

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1919	The Knickerbocker Buckaroo	Henry	60
2	1919	Evangeline	British lieutenant	0
3	1925	1925 Studio Tour	Self	61
4	1927	Wings	Doughboy (uncredited)	72
5	1931	Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)	Self	60
6	1931	The Star Witness	Company Workman (uncredited)	67
7	1933	Frisco Jenny	Reporter (uncredited)	63
8	1953	Island in the Sky	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	62
9	1975	Gable: The King Remembered	Himself	60
10	1995	Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick	Self (archive footage)	80
11	2006	Filmmakers in Action	Self (archive footage)	68
12	2008	You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story	Self (archive footage)	85

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1952	This Is Your Life	Self	64
2	1973	The Men Who Made the Movies		0

William A. Wellman

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