Directing
William A. Wellman
EN, CA, XX cinema · 94 credits
Born
29 February 1896
Died
9 December 1975 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as William Augustus Wellman · William 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
Filmography
A Star Is Born
Original Story
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
as Self (archive footage)
Filmmakers in Action
as Self (archive footage)
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self (archive footage)
Darby's Rangers
Director
Lafayette Escadrille
Story, Producer, Director
Good-bye, My Lady
Director
Blood Alley
Director
Track of the Cat
Director
Island in the Sky
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Director
My Man and I
Director
It's a Big Country
Director
Westward the Women
Director
The Happy Years
Director
Battleground
Director
Yellow Sky
Director
The Iron Curtain
Director
Magic Town
Director, Producer
Gallant Journey
Director, Producer, Writer
Story of G.I. Joe
Director
This Man's Navy
Director
Buffalo Bill
Director
The Ox-Bow Incident
Director
Lady of Burlesque
Director
Roxie Hart
Director
Thunder Birds
Director
The Great Man's Lady
Director, Producer
Reaching for the Sun
Director
Beau Geste
Producer, Director
The Light That Failed
Director, Producer
Men with Wings
Director, Producer
A Star Is Born
Story, Director
Nothing Sacred
Director
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Director, Screenplay
Small Town Girl
Director
Tarzan Escapes
Co-Director
Call of the Wild
Director
China Seas
Second Unit Director
Looking for Trouble
Director
Stingaree
Director
Frisco Jenny
as Reporter (uncredited), Director
Heroes for Sale
Director
Midnight Mary
Director
Central Airport
Director
Lilly Turner
Director
College Coach
Director
Female
Assistant Director
The Purchase Price
Director
Love is a Racket
Director
So Big!
Director
The Hatchet Man
Director
The Conquerors
Director
The Star Witness
as Company Workman (uncredited), Director
Other Men's Women
Director
The Public Enemy
Director
Safe in Hell
Director
Night Nurse
Director
Maybe It's Love
Director
Dangerous Paradise
Director
Young Eagles
Director
The Man I Love
Director
Woman Trap
Director
Chinatown Nights
Director
Beggars of Life
Director
Ladies of the Mob
Director, Producer
The Legion of the Condemned
Director, Producer
Wings
as Doughboy (uncredited), Director
The Boob
Director
You Never Know Women
Director
The Cat's Pajamas
Director
1925 Studio Tour
as Self
When Husbands Flirt
Director
The Vagabond Trail
Director
Not a Drum Was Heard
Director
The Circus Cowboy
Director
The Man Who Won
Director
Second Hand Love
Director
Cupid's Fireman
Director
Big Dan
Director
Edgar and the Teacher's Pet
Assistant Director
Edgar's Hamlet
Assistant Director
Evangeline
as British lieutenant
The Unwritten Code
Assistant Director