William A. Wellman
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 29, 1896
- Died
- December 9, 1975
- Birthplace
- Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Filmography
A Star Is Born 2018
Original Story
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story 2008
as Self (archive footage)
Filmmakers in Action 2006
as Self (archive footage)
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick 1995
as Self (archive footage)
A Star Is Born 1976
Story
Gable: The King Remembered 1975
as Self
Lafayette Escadrille 1958
Story, Producer, Director
Darby's Rangers 1958
Director
Good-bye, My Lady 1956
Director
Blood Alley 1955
Director
Track of the Cat 1954
Director
A Star Is Born 1954
Story
The High and the Mighty 1954
Director
Island in the Sky 1953
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Director
My Man and I 1952
Director
Westward the Women 1951
Director
It's a Big Country 1951
Director
Across the Wide Missouri 1951
Director
The Happy Years 1950
Director
The Next Voice You Hear... 1950
Director
Battleground 1949
Director
Yellow Sky 1948
Director
The Iron Curtain 1948
Director
Magic Town 1947
Director, Producer
Gallant Journey 1946
Director, Producer, Writer
Story of G.I. Joe 1945
Director
This Man's Navy 1945
Director
Buffalo Bill 1944
Director
Lady of Burlesque 1943
Director
The Ox-Bow Incident 1943
Director
Thunder Birds 1942
Director
Roxie Hart 1942
Director
The Great Man's Lady 1941
Director, Producer
Reaching for the Sun 1941
Director
The Light That Failed 1939
Director, Producer
Beau Geste 1939
Director, Producer
Men with Wings 1938
Director, Producer
Nothing Sacred 1937
Director
The Last Gangster 1937
Story
A Star Is Born 1937
Story, Director
Tarzan Escapes 1936
Co-Director
Small Town Girl 1936
Director
Robin Hood of El Dorado 1936
Director, Screenplay
China Seas 1935
Second Unit Director
Call of the Wild 1935
Director
The President Vanishes 1934
Director
Stingaree 1934
Director
Looking for Trouble 1934
Director
Female 1933
Assistant Director
College Coach 1933
Director
Wild Boys of the Road 1933
Director
Midnight Mary 1933
Director
Heroes for Sale 1933
Director
Lilly Turner 1933
Director
Central Airport 1933
Director
Frisco Jenny 1933
as Reporter (uncredited), Director
The Conquerors 1932
Director
The Purchase Price 1932
Director
Love is a Racket 1932
Director
So Big! 1932
Director
The Hatchet Man 1932
Director
Safe in Hell 1931
Director
The Star Witness 1931
as Company Workman (uncredited), Director
Night Nurse 1931
Director
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) 1931
as Self
The Public Enemy 1931
Director
Other Men's Women 1931
Director
Maybe It's Love 1930
Director
Young Eagles 1930
Director
Dangerous Paradise 1930
Director
Woman Trap 1929
Director
The Man I Love 1929
Director
Chinatown Nights 1929
Director
Beggars of Life 1928
Director
Ladies of the Mob 1928
Director, Producer
The Legion of the Condemned 1928
Director, Producer
Wings 1927
as Doughboy (uncredited), Director
You Never Know Women 1926
Director
The Cat's Pajamas 1926
Director
The Boob 1926
Director
When Husbands Flirt 1925
Director
1925 Studio Tour 1925
as Self
The Circus Cowboy 1924
Director
The Vagabond Trail 1924
Director
Not a Drum Was Heard 1924
Director
Cupid's Fireman 1923
Director
Big Dan 1923
Director
Second Hand Love 1923
Director
The Man Who Won 1923
Director
Edgar's Hamlet 1920
Assistant Director
Edgar and the Teacher's Pet 1920
Assistant Director
Evangeline 1919
as British lieutenant
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo 1919
as Henry
The Unwritten Code 1918
Assistant Director
Credits from TMDB.