Directing

William A. Wellman

Born 1896-02-29

Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Department: Directing

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.

1939

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (113 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
A Star Is Born	Original Story	Movie	2018
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story	Self (archive footage)	Movie	2008
Filmmakers in Action	Self (archive footage)	Movie	2006
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick	Self (archive footage)	Movie	1995
A Star Is Born	Story	Movie	1976
Gable: The King Remembered	Himself	Movie	1975
The Men Who Made the Movies	Self / Appearance	TV Series	1973
Lafayette Escadrille	Story	Movie	1958
Lafayette Escadrille	Producer	Movie	1958
Lafayette Escadrille	Director	Movie	1958
Darby's Rangers	Director	Movie	1958
Good-bye, My Lady	Director	Movie	1956
Blood Alley	Director	Movie	1955
Track of the Cat	Director	Movie	1954
A Star Is Born	Story	Movie	1954
The High and the Mighty	Director	Movie	1954
Island in the Sky	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	Movie	1953
Island in the Sky	Director	Movie	1953
This Is Your Life	Self	TV Series	1952
My Man and I	Director	Movie	1952
Westward the Women	Director	Movie	1951
It's a Big Country	Director	Movie	1951
Across the Wide Missouri	Director	Movie	1951
The Happy Years	Director	Movie	1950
The Next Voice You Hear...	Director	Movie	1950
Battleground	Director	Movie	1949
Yellow Sky	Director	Movie	1948
The Iron Curtain	Director	Movie	1948
Magic Town	Director	Movie	1947
Magic Town	Producer	Movie	1947
Gallant Journey	Director	Movie	1946
Gallant Journey	Producer	Movie	1946
Gallant Journey	Writer	Movie	1946
Story of G.I. Joe	Director	Movie	1945
This Man's Navy	Director	Movie	1945
Buffalo Bill	Director	Movie	1944
Lady of Burlesque	Director	Movie	1943
The Ox-Bow Incident	Director	Movie	1943
Thunder Birds	Director	Movie	1942
Roxie Hart	Director	Movie	1942
The Great Man's Lady	Director	Movie	1941
The Great Man's Lady	Producer	Movie	1941
Reaching for the Sun	Director	Movie	1941
The Light That Failed	Director	Movie	1939
The Light That Failed	Producer	Movie	1939
Beau Geste	Director	Movie	1939
Beau Geste	Producer	Movie	1939
Men with Wings	Director	Movie	1938
Men with Wings	Producer	Movie	1938
Nothing Sacred	Director	Movie	1937
The Last Gangster	Story	Movie	1937
A Star Is Born	Story	Movie	1937
A Star Is Born	Director	Movie	1937
Tarzan Escapes	Co-Director	Movie	1936
Small Town Girl	Director	Movie	1936
Robin Hood of El Dorado	Director	Movie	1936
Robin Hood of El Dorado	Screenplay	Movie	1936
Call of the Wild	Director	Movie	1935
China Seas	Second Unit Director	Movie	1935
The President Vanishes	Director	Movie	1934
Stingaree	Director	Movie	1934
Looking for Trouble	Director	Movie	1934
Female	Assistant Director	Movie	1933
College Coach	Director	Movie	1933
Wild Boys of the Road	Director	Movie	1933
Midnight Mary	Director	Movie	1933
Heroes for Sale	Director	Movie	1933
Lilly Turner	Director	Movie	1933
Central Airport	Director	Movie	1933
Frisco Jenny	Reporter (uncredited)	Movie	1933
Frisco Jenny	Director	Movie	1933
The Conquerors	Director	Movie	1932
The Purchase Price	Director	Movie	1932
Love is a Racket	Director	Movie	1932
So Big!	Director	Movie	1932
The Hatchet Man	Director	Movie	1932
Safe in Hell	Director	Movie	1931
The Star Witness	Company Workman (uncredited)	Movie	1931
The Star Witness	Director	Movie	1931
Night Nurse	Director	Movie	1931
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)	Self	Movie	1931
The Public Enemy	Director	Movie	1931
Other Men's Women	Director	Movie	1931
Maybe It's Love	Director	Movie	1930
Young Eagles	Director	Movie	1930
Dangerous Paradise	Director	Movie	1930
Woman Trap	Director	Movie	1929
The Man I Love	Director	Movie	1929
Chinatown Nights	Director	Movie	1929
Beggars of Life	Director	Movie	1928
Ladies of the Mob	Director	Movie	1928
Ladies of the Mob	Producer	Movie	1928
The Legion of the Condemned	Director	Movie	1928
The Legion of the Condemned	Producer	Movie	1928
Wings	Doughboy (uncredited)	Movie	1927
Wings	Director	Movie	1927
You Never Know Women	Director	Movie	1926
The Cat's Pajamas	Director	Movie	1926
The Boob	Director	Movie	1926
When Husbands Flirt	Director	Movie	1925
1925 Studio Tour	Self	Movie	1925
The Circus Cowboy	Director	Movie	1924
The Vagabond Trail	Director	Movie	1924
Not a Drum Was Heard	Director	Movie	1924
Cupid's Fireman	Director	Movie	1923
Big Dan	Director	Movie	1923
The Man Who Won	Director	Movie	1923
Second Hand Love	Director	Movie	1923
Edgar's Hamlet	Assistant Director	Movie	1920
Edgar and the Teacher's Pet	Assistant Director	Movie	1920
Evangeline	British lieutenant	Movie	1919
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo	Henry	Movie	1919
The Unwritten Code	Assistant Director	Movie	1918