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Orson Welles

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Overview

Date of Death:
10 October 1985, Hollywood, California, USA (heart attack) more
Mini Biography:
His father was a well-to-do inventor, his mother a beautiful concert pianist;... more
Trivia:
Marlene Dietrich said about him: "You should cross yourself when you say... more
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 14 wins & 9 nominations more
Alternate Names:
O.W. Jeeves | G.O. Spelvin

Filmography

Actor:
  1. Moby Dick (1999) .... Captain Ahab / Starbuck / Ishmael

  2. Someone to Love (1987) .... Danny's Friend
  3. The Transformers: The Movie (1986) (voice) .... Unicron
    ... aka Transformers: Matrix yo eien ni (Japan)
  4. The Enchanted Journey (1984) (voice) .... Pippo
  5. "Magnum, P.I." .... Robin Masters (2 episodes, 1981-1983)
        - The Big Blow (1983) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Robin Masters
        - J. 'Digger' Doyle (1981) TV episode (voice) .... Robin Masters
  6. Where Is Parsifal? (1983) .... Klingsor
  7. Hot Money (1983) .... Sheriff Paisley
    ... aka Getting Centred
    ... aka Going for Broke
    ... aka Never Trust an Honest Thief
    ... aka The Great Madison County Robbery
    ... aka Zen Business
  8. Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982) (voice) .... Father of the Aliens
    ... aka Slapstick
    ... aka Slapstick of Another Kind (International: English title: poster title)
  9. Butterfly (1982) .... Judge Rauch
  10. Wagner e Venezia (1982) (TV) (voice) .... Richard Wagner
    ... aka Wagner and Venice (International: English title)
  11. History of the World: Part I (1981) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Mel Brooks' History of the World: Part 1 (USA: complete title)
  12. "Tales of the Klondike" (1981) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Jack London's Klondike Tales
    ... aka Jack London's Tales of the Klondike (Canada: English title: complete title)
  13. The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981) .... Presenter/Narrator
    ... aka Nostradamus (Europe: English title: TV title)
  14. Shogun (1980/I) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka James Clavell's Shogun (USA: complete title)
  15. "Shogun" (1980) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator (original version)
    ... aka James Clavell's Shogun
  16. Tajna Nikole Tesle (1980) .... J.P. Morgan
    ... aka Tesla
    ... aka The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla
    ... aka The Secret of Nikola Tesla
  17. The Greenstone (1980) (voice) .... Narrator

  18. The Double McGuffin (1979) (voice) .... Narrator
  19. The Muppet Movie (1979) .... Lew Lord
  20. The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis (1979) .... Narrator
  21. A Woman Called Moses (1978) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  22. Grande attacco, Il (1978) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka The Biggest Battle (Philippines: English title) (USA)
    ... aka Battle Force
    ... aka Große Offensive, Die (West Germany)
    ... aka The Battle of the Mareth Line
    ... aka The Great Battle
    ... aka The Greatest Battle
  23. It Happened One Christmas (1977) (TV) .... Henry F. Potter
  24. Hot Tomorrows (1977) (voice) .... Parklawn Mortuary
  25. Some Call It Greed (1977) (voice) .... Narrator
  26. Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1977) (voice) .... Narrator
  27. Voyage of the Damned (1976) .... Estedes
  28. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator/Nag/Chuchundra
  29. Unbekannter rechnet ab, Ein (1974) (voice) .... Voice of Tape
    ... aka ...e poi non ne rimase nessuno (Italy)
    ... aka And Then There Were None (UK)
    ... aka Diez negritos (Spain)
    ... aka Dix petits nègres (France)
    ... aka Ten Little Indians (USA)
    ... aka Zehn kleine Negerlein (West Germany: TV title)
  30. "Great Mysteries" (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
        - Captain Rogers (1973) TV episode
  31. Necromancy (1972) .... Mr. Cato
    ... aka A Life for a Life
    ... aka Rosemary's Disciples (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Toy Factory
    ... aka The Witching (USA: reissue title)
  32. The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972) (TV) .... Sheridan Whiteside
  33. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Sheridan Whiteside (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972) TV episode .... Sheridan Whiteside
  34. Treasure Island (1972) .... Long John Silver
    ... aka Île au trésor, L' (France)
    ... aka Isla del tesoro, La (Spain)
    ... aka Isola del tesoro, L' (Italy)
    ... aka Schatzinsel, Die (West Germany)
  35. Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972) .... Mr. Delasandro
  36. Décade prodigieuse, La (1971) .... Theo Van Horn
    ... aka Dieci incredibili giorni (Italy)
    ... aka Ten Days Wonder (USA)
  37. "Night Gallery" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA)
        - Silent Snow, Secret Snow (1971) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
  38. A Safe Place (1971) .... The Magician
  39. Malpertuis (1971) .... Cassavius
    ... aka Malpertuis: Histoire d'une maison maudite (Belgium: French title)
    ... aka Malpertuis: The Legend of Doom House
    ... aka The Legend of Doom House (USA)
  40. London (1971) .... Various Characters
  41. Freedom River (1971) (voice) .... Narrator
  42. Waterloo (1970/I) .... King Louis XVIII
    ... aka Ватерлоо (Soviet Union: Russian title)
  43. "The Name of the Game" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Enemy Before Us (1970) TV episode .... Narrator
  44. Catch-22 (1970) .... Brig. Gen. Dreedle
  45. Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) .... The Narrator
    ... aka Two Times Two
  46. The Kremlin Letter (1970) .... Bresnavitch
  47. The Deep (1970) .... Russ Brewer
  48. Upon This Rock (1970) (TV) .... Michelangelo
    ... aka Return to Lochaver
  49. The Golden Honeymoon (1970)
  50. Is It Always Right to Be Right? (1970) (voice) .... Narrator

  51. Bitka na Neretvi (1969) .... Chetnik senator
    ... aka Battaglia della Neretva, La (Italy)
    ... aka Battle of the River Neretva (Australia: video title)
    ... aka Schlacht an der Neretva, Die (West Germany)
    ... aka The Battle of Neretva (USA)
    ... aka The Battle of the River Neretva (USA)
  52. 12 + 1 (1969) .... Markan
    ... aka Douze et un (France)
    ... aka The 13 Chairs
    ... aka Twelve Plus One (UK)
    ... aka Una su 13
  53. The Southern Star (1969) .... Plankett
    ... aka Étoile du sud, L' (France)
  54. Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat (1969) .... Justinian
    ... aka Guerra per Roma - Seconda parte, La (Italy)
    ... aka Lupta pentru Roma II (Romania)
  55. The Merchant of Venice (1969) (TV) .... Shylock
  56. Kampf um Rom I (1968) .... Emperor Justinian
    ... aka Calata dei barbari, La (Italy)
    ... aka Guerra per Roma - prima parte, La (Italy)
    ... aka Lupta pentru Roma I (Romania)
    ... aka Struggle for Rome (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka The Fight for Rome (International: English title)
    ... aka The Last Roman (USA)
  57. House of Cards (1968) .... Leschenhaut
  58. The Immortal Story (1968) .... Mr. Charles Clay
    ... aka Une histoire immortelle (France)
  59. Tepepa (1968) .... Colonel Cascorro
    ... aka Blood and Guns (USA: video title)
    ... aka Long Live the Revolution (USA)
    ... aka Tepepa... Viva la revolución (Spain)
  60. Oedipus the King (1967) .... Tiresias
  61. I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) .... Jonathan Lute
    ... aka I'll Never Forget What's 'Isname (USA: video box title)
  62. The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967) .... Louis de Mozambique
  63. Casino Royale (1967) .... Le Chiffre
    ... aka Charles K. Feldman's Casino Royale
  64. A Man for All Seasons (1966) .... Cardinal Wolsey
  65. Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) .... Consul Raoul Nordling
    ... aka Is Paris Burning? (USA)
  66. Campanadas a medianoche (1965) .... Falstaff
    ... aka Falstaff (France) (Switzerland: German title)
    ... aka Campanades a mitjanit (Spain: Catalan title)
    ... aka Chimes at Midnight (UK)
  67. Fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo, La (1965) .... Akerman, Marco's Tutor
    ... aka Marco the Magnificent (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Kublai Khan (Australia: video title)
    ... aka Marco Polo the Magnificent (Australia: poster title)
    ... aka Marko Polo (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
    ... aka Meravigliose avventure di Marco Polo, Le (Italy)
    ... aka Scacchiere di Dio, Lo (Italy)
    ... aka The Adventures of Marco Polo (Australia: subtitle)
  68. The V.I.P.s (1963) .... Max Buda
    ... aka International Hotel
  69. Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963) .... The 'Director' (segment "La ricotta")
    ... aka Let's Have a Brainwash
    ... aka Rogopag (France)
  70. Procès, Le (1962) .... Albert Hastler (The Advocate)
    ... aka Processo, Il (Italy)
    ... aka Prozess, Der (West Germany)
    ... aka The Trial (USA)
  71. Cronaca familiare (1962) (uncredited) .... Narrator - American version
  72. Tartari, I (1961) .... Burundai
    ... aka The Tartars
  73. King of Kings (1961) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
  74. La Fayette (1961) .... Benjamin Franklin
    ... aka Lafayette (USA)
    ... aka Lafayette, una spada per due bandiere (Italy)
  75. Austerlitz (1960) .... Robert Fulton
    ... aka Battaglia di Austerlitz, La (Italy)
    ... aka Napoleone ad Austerlitz (Italy)
    ... aka The Battle of Austerlitz (USA)
  76. An Arabian Night (1960) (TV) .... Storyteller
  77. Crack in the Mirror (1960) .... Hagolin/Lamerciere
  78. David e Golia (1960) .... King Saul
    ... aka David and Goliath (USA)

  79. Ferry to Hong Kong (1959) .... Captain Hart
  80. Compulsion (1959) .... Jonathan Wilk
  81. High Journey (1959) (voice) .... Narrator
  82. The Roots of Heaven (1958) .... Cy Sedgewick
  83. The Fountain of Youth (1958) (TV) .... Host/narrator
  84. South Seas Adventure (1958) (voice) .... Supplemental Narrator
    ... aka Cinerama South Seas Adventure (USA)
  85. The Vikings (1958) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
  86. Touch of Evil (1958) .... Police Captain Hank Quinlan
  87. The Long, Hot Summer (1958) .... Will Varner
  88. Man in the Shadow (1957/I) .... Virgil Renchler
    ... aka Pay the Devil (UK)
    ... aka Seeds of Wrath
  89. Moby Dick (1956) .... Father Mapple
    ... aka Herman Melville's Moby Dick (USA: complete title)
  90. "Ford Star Jubilee" .... Oscar Jaffe (1 episode, 1956)
        - Twentieth Century (1956) TV episode .... Oscar Jaffe
  91. "The Orson Welles Sketchbook" (1955) TV series .... Host
  92. Mr. Arkadin (1955) .... Gregory Arkadin
    ... aka Confidential Report (UK)
    ... aka Dossier secret (France)
    ... aka Mister Arkadin (Spain)
    ... aka Monsieur Arkadin - Dossier secret (France)
  93. Napoléon (1955) .... Sir Hudson Lowe
    ... aka Napoleone (Italy)
    ... aka Napoleone Bonaparte (Italy)
  94. Three Cases of Murder (1955) .... Lord Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)
  95. Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955) (TV) .... An Actor Manager/Father Mapple/Ahab
  96. Trouble in the Glen (1954) .... Sanin Cejador y Mengues
  97. Si Versailles m'était conté (1954) .... Benjamin Franklin
    ... aka Affairs in Versailles (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Fabulous Versailles
    ... aka Royal Affairs in Versailles (USA)
    ... aka Versailles (Italy)
  98. King Lear (1953) (TV) .... King Lear
  99. "Omnibus" .... King Lear (1 episode, 1953)
        - King Lear (1953) TV episode .... King Lear
  100. Uomo, la bestia e la virtù, L' (1953) .... Captain Perella, the Beast
    ... aka Man Beast and Virtue
  101. Trent's Last Case (1952) .... Sigsbee Manderson
  102. The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) .... Othello
    ... aka Othello (France) (USA)
    ... aka Otello (Italy)
  103. Don Camillo (1952) .... Narrator (American version)
    ... aka Petit monde de Don Camillo, Le (France)
    ... aka Piccolo mondo di Don Camillo, Il (Italy)
    ... aka The Little World of Don Camillo (USA)
  104. Return to Glennascaul (1951) .... Narrator
    ... aka A Story That Is Told in Dublin (Ireland: English title: subtitle)
    ... aka Orson Welles' Ghost Story
  105. The Black Rose (1950) .... Bayan

  106. Prince of Foxes (1949) .... Cesare Borgia
  107. The Third Man (1949) .... Harry Lime
    ... aka The 3rd Man (USA: poster title)
  108. Black Magic (1949) .... Joseph Balsamo aka Count Cagliostro
    ... aka Cagliostro (Italy)
    ... aka Spadaccini della serenissima, Gli (Italy: alternative title)
  109. Macbeth (1948) .... Macbeth
  110. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) .... Michael O'Hara
  111. Duel in the Sun (1946) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
    ... aka King Vidor's Duel in the Sun (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  112. The Stranger (1946) .... Professor Charles Rankin
  113. Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) .... John Andrew MacDonald/Erik Kessler
  114. Jane Eyre (1944) .... Edward Rochester
  115. Journey Into Fear (1943) .... Colonel Haki
  116. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) (voice) .... Narrator
  117. Citizen Kane (1941) .... Charles Foster Kane
  118. Swiss Family Robinson (1940) (uncredited) .... Opening Off-Screen Narrator

  119. Too Much Johnson (1938) .... Keystone Kop
  120. The Hearts of Age (1934) .... Death
Writer:
  1. F for favor (2008) (writer)
  2. The Hitchhiker (2007) (radio script)
  3. The Magnificent Ambersons (2002) (TV) (1942 screenplay)

  4. The Big Brass Ring (1999) (earlier screenplay)
  5. Moby Dick (1999) (play)
  6. The Hearts of Age (1997) (concept)
  7. The Big Brass Ring (1997) (writer)
  8. Don Quijote de Orson Welles (1992) (writer)
    ... aka Don Quixote (USA)

  9. Orson Welles' Magic Show (1985) (TV) (writer)
  10. The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh (1984) (writer)

  11. Filming 'Othello' (1978) (writer)
    ... aka Erinnerungen an 'Othello' (West Germany)
  12. NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look (1976) (TV) (writer)
  13. Vérités et mensonges (1974) (writer)
    ... aka ?: About Fakes (USA)
    ... aka F for Fake (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka F wie Fälschung (West Germany)
    ... aka Truths and Lies (International: English title: literal title)
  14. Treasure Island (1972) (screenplay) (as O.W. Jeeves)
    ... aka Île au trésor, L' (France)
    ... aka Isla del tesoro, La (Spain)
    ... aka Isola del tesoro, L' (Italy)
    ... aka Schatzinsel, Die (West Germany)
  15. The Other Side of the Wind (1972) (writer)
  16. London (1971) (writer)
  17. The Deep (1970) (writer)
  18. The Golden Honeymoon (1970) (writer)

  19. The Merchant of Venice (1969) (TV) (writer)
  20. The Immortal Story (1968) (writer)
    ... aka Une histoire immortelle (France)
  21. Vienna (1968) (writer)
  22. The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) (uncredited)
    ... aka Bibbia, La (Italy)
    ... aka The Bible (USA: short title)
  23. Campanadas a medianoche (1965) (writer)
    ... aka Falstaff (France) (Switzerland: German title)
    ... aka Campanades a mitjanit (Spain: Catalan title)
    ... aka Chimes at Midnight (UK)
  24. Procès, Le (1962) (screenplay)
    ... aka Processo, Il (Italy)
    ... aka Prozess, Der (West Germany)
    ... aka The Trial (USA)

  25. The Fountain of Youth (1958) (TV) (writer)
  26. Touch of Evil (1958) (screenplay)
  27. Portrait of Gina (1958) (TV) (writer)
    ... aka Viva Italia (UK)
  28. Orson Welles and People (1956) (TV) (writer)
  29. "Around the World with Orson Welles" (1955) TV series (unknown episodes)
  30. "The Orson Welles Sketchbook" (1955) TV series (writer)
  31. Mr. Arkadin (1955) (screenplay) (story)
    ... aka Confidential Report (UK)
    ... aka Dossier secret (France)
    ... aka Mister Arkadin (Spain)
    ... aka Monsieur Arkadin - Dossier secret (France)
  32. Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955) (TV) (writer)
  33. The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) (uncredited)
    ... aka Othello (France) (USA)
    ... aka Otello (Italy)

  34. The Third Man (1949) (uncredited)
    ... aka The 3rd Man (USA: poster title)
  35. Macbeth (1948) (adaptation) (uncredited)
  36. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) (screenplay)
  37. Monsieur Verdoux (1947) (idea)
  38. The Stranger (1946) (uncredited)
  39. Journey Into Fear (1943) (uncredited)
  40. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) (screenplay)
  41. Citizen Kane (1941) (screenplay)

  42. Too Much Johnson (1938) (writer)
  43. The Hearts of Age (1934) (writer)
Director:
  1. Moby Dick (1999)
  2. It's All True (1993)
  3. Don Quijote de Orson Welles (1992)
    ... aka Don Quixote (USA)

  4. Orson Welles' Magic Show (1985) (TV)
  5. The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh (1984)
  6. Filming 'The Trial' (1981)

  7. The Orson Welles Show (1979) (TV) (as G.O. Spelvin)
  8. Filming 'Othello' (1978)
    ... aka Erinnerungen an 'Othello' (West Germany)
  9. Vérités et mensonges (1974)
    ... aka ?: About Fakes (USA)
    ... aka F for Fake (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka F wie Fälschung (West Germany)
    ... aka Truths and Lies (International: English title: literal title)
  10. The Other Side of the Wind (1972)
  11. London (1971)
  12. The Deep (1970)
  13. The Golden Honeymoon (1970)

  14. The Southern Star (1969) (opening scenes) (uncredited)
    ... aka Étoile du sud, L' (France)
  15. The Merchant of Venice (1969) (TV)
  16. The Immortal Story (1968)
    ... aka Une histoire immortelle (France)
  17. Vienna (1968)
  18. Campanadas a medianoche (1965)
    ... aka Falstaff (France) (Switzerland: German title)
    ... aka Campanades a mitjanit (Spain: Catalan title)
    ... aka Chimes at Midnight (UK)
  19. "In the Land of Don Quixote" (1964) TV series
    ... aka Nella terra di Don Chisciotte (Italy)
  20. Procès, Le (1962)
    ... aka Processo, Il (Italy)
    ... aka Prozess, Der (West Germany)
    ... aka The Trial (USA)
  21. No Exit (1962) (uncredited)
    ... aka No Exit: A puerta cerrada (Argentina)
    ... aka Sinners Go to Hell (USA)
  22. David e Golia (1960) (his own scenes) (uncredited)
    ... aka David and Goliath (USA)

  23. The Fountain of Youth (1958) (TV)
  24. Touch of Evil (1958)
  25. Portrait of Gina (1958) (TV)
    ... aka Viva Italia (UK)
  26. Orson Welles and People (1956) (TV)
  27. "Around the World with Orson Welles" (1955) TV series (unknown episodes)
  28. "The Orson Welles Sketchbook" (1955) TV series
  29. Mr. Arkadin (1955)
    ... aka Confidential Report (UK)
    ... aka Dossier secret (France)
    ... aka Mister Arkadin (Spain)
    ... aka Monsieur Arkadin - Dossier secret (France)
  30. Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955) (TV)
  31. The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952)
    ... aka Othello (France) (USA)
    ... aka Otello (Italy)

  32. Black Magic (1949) (uncredited)
    ... aka Cagliostro (Italy)
    ... aka Spadaccini della serenissima, Gli (Italy: alternative title)
  33. Macbeth (1948)
  34. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) (uncredited)
  35. The Stranger (1946)
  36. Journey Into Fear (1943) (uncredited)
  37. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
  38. Citizen Kane (1941)

  39. Too Much Johnson (1938)
  40. The Hearts of Age (1934)
Producer:
  1. Orson Welles' Magic Show (1985) (TV) (producer)
  2. Filming 'The Trial' (1981) (producer)

  3. The Deep (1970) (producer)
  4. The Golden Honeymoon (1970) (producer)

  5. Vienna (1968) (producer)
  6. "In the Land of Don Quixote" (1964) TV series (producer)
    ... aka Nella terra di Don Chisciotte (Italy)

  7. Orson Welles and People (1956) (TV) (producer)
  8. Mr. Arkadin (1955) (producer)
    ... aka Confidential Report (UK)
    ... aka Dossier secret (France)
    ... aka Mister Arkadin (Spain)
    ... aka Monsieur Arkadin - Dossier secret (France)
  9. The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) (producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka Othello (France) (USA)
    ... aka Otello (Italy)

  10. Macbeth (1948) (producer)
  11. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) (producer)
  12. Jane Eyre (1944) (producer) (uncredited)
  13. Journey Into Fear (1943) (producer) (uncredited)
  14. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) (producer) (uncredited)
  15. Citizen Kane (1941) (producer)

  16. Too Much Johnson (1938) (producer)
Editor:
  1. Vérités et mensonges (1974) (uncredited)
    ... aka ?: About Fakes (USA)
    ... aka F for Fake (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka F wie Fälschung (West Germany)
    ... aka Truths and Lies (International: English title: literal title)
  2. The Other Side of the Wind (1972)

  3. "In the Land of Don Quixote" (1964) TV series
    ... aka Nella terra di Don Chisciotte (Italy)
  4. Procès, Le (1962) (uncredited)
    ... aka Processo, Il (Italy)
    ... aka Prozess, Der (West Germany)
    ... aka The Trial (USA)

  5. Mr. Arkadin (1955) (uncredited)
    ... aka Confidential Report (UK)
    ... aka Dossier secret (France)
    ... aka Mister Arkadin (Spain)
    ... aka Monsieur Arkadin - Dossier secret (France)

  6. Too Much Johnson (1938)
Music Department:
  1. The Fountain of Youth (1958) (TV) (music arranger)
  2. Orson Welles and People (1956) (TV) (music arranger)
Production Designer:
  1. Orson Welles and People (1956) (TV)

  2. Portrait d'un assassin (1949) (uncredited)
    ... aka Portrait of a Murderer (France)
    ... aka Portrait of an Assassin
Costume Designer:
  1. Mr. Arkadin (1955) (uncredited)
    ... aka Confidential Report (UK)
    ... aka Dossier secret (France)
    ... aka Mister Arkadin (Spain)
    ... aka Monsieur Arkadin - Dossier secret (France)

  2. Macbeth (1948) (uncredited)
Camera and Electrical Department:
  1. "In the Land of Don Quixote" (1964) TV series (additional photographer)
    ... aka Nella terra di Don Chisciotte (Italy)
Art Director:
  1. Mr. Arkadin (1955) (uncredited)
    ... aka Confidential Report (UK)
    ... aka Dossier secret (France)
    ... aka Mister Arkadin (Spain)
    ... aka Monsieur Arkadin - Dossier secret (France)
Art Department:
  1. Macbeth (1948) (set designer) (uncredited)
Thanks:
  1. As Long As He Lives (1998) (dedicatee)
  2. Continental (1990) (acknowledgment)
Self:
  1. Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (2007) (uncredited) (archive sound) .... Himself
    ... aka Martin Scorsese Presents: Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (USA: complete title)
  2. Affaire Dominici par Orson Welles, L' (2000) .... Himself
    ... aka The Dominici Affair (USA: video title)

  3. The Best of Film Noir (1999) (V) .... Himself
  4. Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991) (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) .... Professor (in War of the Worlds broadcast)
  5. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) (voice) (uncredited) .... Himself (from 1938 radio broadcast)
  6. Hollywood Mavericks (1990) .... Himself

  7. "Moonlighting" .... Himself (1 episode, 1985)
        - The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice (1985) TV episode .... Himself
  8. Almonds and Raisins (1985) (voice) .... Narrator
  9. Orson Welles' Magic Show (1985) (TV) .... Himself
  10. "Scene of the Crime" (1984) TV series .... Himself - Host (unknown episodes)
  11. In Our Hands (1984) .... Himself
  12. The Last Sailors: The Final Days of Working Sail (1984) .... Narrator
  13. Weg naar Bresson, De (1984) .... Himself
    ... aka The Road to Bresson (USA)
  14. The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh (1984) .... Himself
  15. The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston (1983) (TV) .... Himself
  16. Orson Welles à la cinémathèque (1983) (TV) .... Himself
  17. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1976-1982)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 3 December 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 5 July 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
  18. Baryshnikov in Hollywood (1982) (TV) .... Himself
  19. Genocide (1982) (voice) .... Narrator
  20. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Himself
  21. "Cinéma cinémas" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
        - Welles déjeune avec la critique (1982) TV episode .... Himself
  22. Let Poland Be Poland (1982) (TV) .... Himself
  23. Magic with the Stars (1982) (TV) .... Host
  24. The Quest for Fire Adventure (1982) (TV) .... Narrator
  25. This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special (1981) (TV) .... Himself
  26. Search for the Titanic (1981)
  27. Filming 'The Trial' (1981) .... Himself
  28. "Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
    ... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Today Show (USA)
        - Episode dated 25 December 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself
  29. Sinatra: The First 40 Years (1980) (TV) .... Himself
  30. Step Away (1980) (voice) .... Himself - Narrator

  31. The Eleven Powers (1979) (TV) .... Narrator
  32. The Orson Welles Show (1979) (TV) .... Himself
  33. The Late Great Planet Earth (1979) .... Himself - Host/Narrator
  34. "Dinah!" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
    ... aka Dinah! & Friends
        - Episode dated December 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 5 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
  35. Filming 'Othello' (1978) .... Host
    ... aka Erinnerungen an 'Othello' (West Germany)
  36. NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look, Part Two (1978) (TV) .... Narrator
  37. The Magic of David Copperfield (1978) (TV) .... Himself
  38. Mysterious Castles of Clay (1978) (voice) .... Narrator
  39. Tut: The Boy King (1978) (TV) .... Himself - Host
  40. The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art (1977)
    ... aka The Challenge of Greatness (USA: alternative title)
  41. The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Frank Sinatra (1977) (TV) .... Himself
  42. The Lions of Capitalism (1977) .... Narrator
  43. NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look (1976) (TV) .... Himself/Narrator
  44. Bugs Bunny Superstar (1975) (voice) .... Narrator
  45. "The Tomorrow Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka Tomorrow (USA: short title)
    ... aka Tomorrow Coast to Coast (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 8 April 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
  46. The American Film Institute Salute to Orson Welles (1975) (TV) .... Himself
  47. Who's Out There? (1975) .... Host
  48. Vérités et mensonges (1974) .... Himself
    ... aka ?: About Fakes (USA)
    ... aka F for Fake (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka F wie Fälschung (West Germany)
    ... aka Truths and Lies (International: English title: literal title)
  49. Une légende une vie: Citizen Welles (1974) (TV) .... Himself
  50. "Great Mysteries" .... Himself - Host (7 episodes, 1973)
    ... aka Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
        - For Sale - Silence (1973) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl (1973) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - The Ingenious Reporter (1973) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - The Monkey's Paw (1973) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Money to Burn (1973) TV episode .... Himself - Host
          (2 more)
  51. "Parkinson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode #3.11 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
  52. "V.I.P.-Schaukel" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Episode #2.5 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  53. Future Shock (1972) .... Narrator
  54. "The ABC Comedy Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka ABC Comedy Hour Presents the Kopycats (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka Kopycats (UK)
        - Episode dated 26 January 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  55. "The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode #1.6 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  56. Directed by John Ford (1971) (voice) .... Narrator
  57. Centinelas del silencio (1971) (voice) .... Narrator (English)
    ... aka Sentinels of Silence (USA)
  58. The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971) (TV) .... Himself - Honorary Award Recipient (pre-recorded)
  59. "The Silent Years" (1971) TV series .... Himself - Host
  60. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka Laugh-In
        - Episode #4.7 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  61. "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1967-1970)
    ... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 17 September 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 25 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 14 September 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  62. Salvador Dalí (1970) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka A Soft Self-Portrait (USA: video title)
    ... aka Soft Self-Portrait of Salvador Dali (USA)
  63. "The Dick Cavett Show" (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 27 July 1970 (1970) TV episode
  64. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1970)
        - Episode dated 9 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
        - Episode dated 4 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  65. A Horse Called Nijinsky (1970) (voice) .... Narrator

  66. "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka The Color Honeymooners (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode #3.2 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  67. Around the World of Mike Todd (1968) .... Narrator
  68. Portrait: Orson Welles (1968) (TV) .... Himself
  69. Vienna (1968) .... Himself
  70. Désordre à vingt ans, Le (1967)
    ... aka Disorder Is 20 Years Old (USA)
  71. Ten Days That Shook the World (1967) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  72. "National Geographic Specials" .... Narrator (5 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - The World of Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1966) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Voyage of the Brigantine Yankee (1966) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Miss Goodall & the Wild Chimpanzes (1966) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees (1965) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Savage World of the Coral Jungle (1965) TV episode .... Narrator
  73. A King's Story (1965) (voice) .... Narrator
  74. The Finest Hours (1964) (voice) .... Narrator
  75. "In the Land of Don Quixote" (1964) TV series .... Himself
    ... aka Nella terra di Don Chisciotte (Italy)
  76. Americans on Everest (1963) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  77. "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Helen Keller (1963) TV episode .... Himself
  78. Interview with Orson Welles (1960) (TV) .... Himself

  79. Seigneurs de la forêt, Les (1959) (voice) .... Narrator, English Language Version
    ... aka Lords of the Forest
    ... aka Masters of the Congo Jungle (USA)
    ... aka Vrijheren van het woud (Belgium: Flemish title)
  80. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #3.28 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - mac Beth Monologe
        - Episode #2.29 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  81. "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode dated 6 April 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
  82. Portrait of Gina (1958) (TV) .... Host
    ... aka Viva Italia (UK)
  83. "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode dated 17 October 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  84. "I Love Lucy" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
        - Lucy Meets Orson Welles (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  85. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #9.20 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #9.13 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  86. Orson Welles and People (1956) (TV) (voice) .... Himself - Narrator
  87. "Around the World with Orson Welles" .... Himself - Host (1 episode)
        - Madrid Bullfight (????) TV episode .... Himself - Host

  88. Désordre (1949) .... Himself
    ... aka Disorder (International: English title)
  89. Battle for Survival (1947) .... Narrator
  90. Follow the Boys (1944) .... Himself
  91. Show Business at War (1943) .... Himself
    ... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10
  92. Tanks (1942) (voice) .... Narrator
  93. Meet the Stars #2: Baby Stars (1941) .... Himself
    ... aka Wampas Baby Stars (USA: short title)

  94. The Spanish Earth (1937) (voice) .... Narrator (English version) (later replaced by Ernest Hemingway)
    ... aka This Spanish Earth
Archive Footage:
  1. Jeanne M. - Côté cour, côté coeur (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  2. Lucifer et moi (2008)
  3. Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) .... Himself
  4. Locked in the Tower: The Men Behind 'Jane Eyre' (2007) (V) .... Edward Rochester
  5. Searching for Orson (2006) .... Himself
  6. Edge of Outside (2006) .... Himself
  7. Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) (uncredited) .... Charles Foster Kane
  8. "The American Experience"
        - Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  9. The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (2005) (V) .... Photo
  10. Kermit: A Frog's Life (2005) (V) (uncredited) .... Lew Lord
  11. Cineastas contra magnates (2005) (uncredited) .... Himself
  12. Druga strana Wellesa (2005) .... Himself
  13. Brunnen (2005) .... Himself
  14. Lost in the Thinking (2005) (V) .... Himself
  15. The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  16. Shadowing the Third Man (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  17. The Hitch Hiker (2004) (voice) .... Ronald Adams
  18. "The South Bank Show"
        - Othello (2004) TV episode .... Othello
  19. Apple Jack (2003) (voice)
  20. Rita (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  21. 50 Greatest TV Animals (2003) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself (in snap shot)
  22. Lost in La Mancha (2002) .... Himself
  23. I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV)
  24. A Huey P. Newton Story (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  25. Pulp Cinema (2001) (V) .... Himself
  26. Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  27. Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  28. ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
  29. "The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History" (1999) .... Himself
  30. Shylock (1999) .... Shylock
  31. According to Occam's Razor (1999) .... Himself
  32. Martian Mania: The True Story of The War of the Worlds (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  33. The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998) (TV) .... Himself - Roaster(Guest)
  34. Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998) (TV) (uncredited)
  35. "The Great Depression" (1998) (uncredited) .... Himself (discusses War Of The Worlds broadcast)
  36. "UFO: Down to Earth"
        - Reason to Believe (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  37. Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997) .... Himself
  38. Tudo É Brasil (1997) .... Himself
  39. Welles and Hearst (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  40. Orson Welles: The One-Man Band (1995) .... Himself
  41. The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  42. A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  43. "Biography"
        - Hamlet (1995) TV episode .... Himself
  44. Zweig: A Morte em Cena (1995) (uncredited) .... Himself
  45. The War of the Worlds: Great Books (1994) (V) .... Himself (explaining that the broadcast was of the H.G. Wells story)
  46. Classe américaine, La (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  47. Jean Renoir: Part Two - Hollywood and Beyond (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  48. It's All True (1993) .... Himself - Interview
  49. Don Quijote de Orson Welles (1992) .... Himself (in new version)
  50. Orson Welles: What Went Wrong? (1992) .... Himself
  51. Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  52. "Washes Whiter"
        - She's Not a Moron She's Your Wife (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Domestos Creeping Dirt commercial
  53. Stars and Stripes (1990) .... Himself
  54. Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream (1990) (TV)
  55. With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film (1988) (TV) .... Himself
  56. The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) (TV) .... Himself
  57. "Arsenal"
        - Tot és veritat (????) TV episode .... Himself
  58. Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (1981) (TV) .... Himself
  59. Notre Dame de la Croisette (1981) (uncredited) .... Himself
  60. The Force Beyond (1978) .... Himself (commenting on The War of the Worlds radio broadcast)
  61. America at the Movies (1976) .... Himself
  62. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) .... Himself
  63. Underwelles (1975)


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