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Orson Welles (1915–1985)
His father was a well-to-do inventor, his mother a beautiful concert pianist; Orson Welles was gifted in many arts (magic, piano, painting) as a child. When his mother died (he was nine) he traveled the world with his father. When his father died (he was fifteen) he became the ward of Chicago's Dr. Maurice Bernstein. In 1931, he graduated from the ...
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Born:in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USADied:(age 70) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Actor (128 credits)
Actor (128 credits)
1985
Moonlighting
(TV Series)
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
- The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice
(1985)
... Orson Welles
1981-1983
Magnum, P.I.
(TV Series)
Robin Masters
Robin Masters
- The Big Blow
(1983)
... Robin Masters (voice, uncredited)
- Birdman of Budapest
(1983)
... Robin Masters (voice, uncredited)
- Double Jeopardy
(1982)
... Robin Masters (voice, uncredited)
- J. "Digger" Doyle
(1981)
... Robin Masters (voice)
1981
Tales of the Klondike
(TV Mini-Series)
Narrator
Narrator
- Love of Life
(1981)
... Narrator
- The Unexpected
(1981)
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- Scorn of Women
(1981)
... Narrator
- The Race for Number One
(1981)
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- The One Thousand Dozen
(1981)
... Narrator
1980
Shogun
(TV Mini-Series)
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- Episode #1.5
(1980)
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- Episode #1.4
(1980)
... Narrator (voice)
- Episode #1.3
(1980)
... Narrator (voice)
- Episode #1.2
(1980)
... Narrator (voice)
- Episode #1.1
(1980)
... Narrator (voice)
1978
A Woman Called Moses
(TV Series)
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Narrator
- Episode #1.2
(1978)
... Narrator (voice)
- Episode #1.1
(1978)
... Narrator (voice)
1971
Night Gallery
(TV Series)
Narrator (segment "Silent Snow, Secret Snow")
Narrator (segment "Silent Snow, Secret Snow")
- The Phantom Farmhouse/Silent Snow, Secret Snow
(1971)
... Narrator (segment "Silent Snow, Secret Snow") (voice)
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Director (54 credits)
Director (54 credits)
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Writer (60 credits)
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Producer (25 credits)
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Editor (8 credits)
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Camera and Electrical Department (1 credit)
Camera and Electrical Department (1 credit)
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Music department (3 credits)
Music department (3 credits)
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Thanks (18 credits)
Thanks (18 credits)
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Self (150 credits)
Self (150 credits)
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Radio: Played "Hamlet" for the first and only time in his own two-part radio adaptation of William Shakespeare's play, performed as part of the experimental theater radio program "Columbia Workshop". The program was broadcast on CBS. The two parts of the program, which reduced the four-hour play to one hour, were broadcast two months ... See more »Publicity Listings:
16 Biographical Movies | 50 Print Biographies | 21 Portrayals | 53 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 6 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Official Sites:
The Estate of Orson WellesAlternate Names:
O. W. Jeeves | G.O. Spelvin | Orson Wells | WellsHeight:
6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people. See more »Trivia:
Lobbied to get the role of Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972), even offered to lose a good deal of weight in order to get the role. Francis Ford Coppola, a huge fan of his, had to turn him down because he already had Marlon Brando in mind for the role and felt Welles would not be right for the role. See more »Trademark:
Frequently wrote, directed and starred in films that feature the rise and fall of main characters (Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane (1941), Gregory Arkadin in _Confidential Report (1955)_, Detective Hank Quinlan in Touch of Evil (1958)) who, in classic Shakespearean style, are unmade by their own vices. See more »Star Sign:
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