Directing
William Witney
EN, IT, NL cinema · 105 credits
Born
15 May 1915
Died
17 March 2002 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as William Whitney · William N. Witney
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu. He directed many Westerns during his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, which he patterned after the musical sequences of American director Busby Berkeley.[1] Prolific and pugnacious, Witney began directing while still in his 20s, and continued until 1982. Quentin Tarantino singles out Witney as one of his favorite directors, particularly for The Golden Stallion (1949), a Roy Rogers vehicle.[2] Witney also directed Master of the World (1961) starring Vincent Price and Charles Bronson. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Witney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Filmography
Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys
1992
Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys
as Himself (archive footage)
Quell and Co.
as Sheriff, Director
Darktown Strutters
Director
Spy Smasher Returns
Director
Dr. Satan's Robot
Director
Arizona Raiders
Director
Apache Rifles
Director
Marnie
Second Unit Director
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Second Unit Director
Master of the World
Director
The Cat Burglar
Director
The Long Rope
Director
Paratroop Command
Director
Young and Wild
Director
Juvenile Jungle
Director
Panama Sal
Director
Stranger at My Door
Director
A Strange Adventure
Director
City of Shadows
Director
Santa Fe Passage
Director
Headline Hunters
Director
The Fighting Chance
Director
The Outcast
Director
Shadows of Tombstone
Director
Old Overland Trail
Director
Iron Mountain Trail
Director
Down Laredo Way
Director
Colorado Sundown
Director
Old Oklahoma Plains
Director
Border Saddlemates
Director
The Last Musketeer
Director
South Pacific Trail
Director
The Wild Blue Yonder
as Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
In Old Amarillo
Director
South of Caliente
Director
Heart of the Rockies
Director
Trigger, Jr.
Director
Bells of Coronado
Director
Trail of Robin Hood
Director
Sunset in the West
Director
The Golden Stallion
Director
Down Dakota Way
Director
Susanna Pass
Director
The Far Frontier
Director
The Gay Ranchero
Director
Night Time in Nevada
Director
Grand Canyon Trail
Director
Eyes of Texas
Director
Bells of San Angelo
Director
Apache Rose
Director
Home in Oklahoma
Director
Heldorado
Director
Roll on Texas Moon
Director
The Crimson Ghost
Director
Drums of Fu Manchu
Director
Spy Smasher
Director
Perils of Nyoka
Director
King of the Mounties
Director
Jungle Girl
Director
Drums of Fu Manchu
Director
Heroes of the Saddle
Director
Hi-Yo Silver
Director
Dick Tracy's G-Men
Director
Dick Tracy Returns
Director
The Lone Ranger
Director
The Painted Stallion
Director
SOS Coast Guard
Director
Zorro Rides Again
Director
The Trigger Trio
Director
Dick Tracy
Editor
Fighting With Kit Carson
as Settler / Indian / Trooper