William A. Wellman

Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 9 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

A Star Is Born Director

(1937)

Gallant Journey Director

(1946)

The Ox-Bow Incident Director

(1942)

The High and the Mighty Director

(1954)

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Director (81 credits)

1958 Lafayette Escadrille

1958 Darby's Rangers

1956 Good-bye, My Lady

1955 Blood Alley

1954 Track of the Cat

1954 Light's Diamond Jubilee (TV Movie documentary)

1954 Ring of Fear (uncredited)

1954 The High and the Mighty

1953 Island in the Sky

1952 My Man and I

1951 Westward the Women

1951 It's a Big Country: An American Anthology

1951 Across the Wide Missouri

1950 The Happy Years

1950 The Next Voice You Hear...

1949 Battleground

1948 Yellow Sky

1948 The Iron Curtain

1947 Magic Town

1946 Gallant Journey

1945 Story of G.I. Joe

1945 This Man's Navy

1944 Buffalo Bill

1943 Lady of Burlesque

1942 The Ox-Bow Incident

1942 Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air

1942 The Great Man's Lady

1942 Roxie Hart

1941 Reaching for the Sun

1939 The Light That Failed

1939 Beau Geste

1938 Men with Wings

1937 Nothing Sacred

1937 A Star Is Born

1936 Tarzan Escapes (uncredited)

1936 Small Town Girl

1936 Robin Hood of El Dorado

1935 Call of the Wild (as William Wellman)

1934 The President Vanishes

1934 Stingaree (as William Wellman)

1934 Viva Villa! (uncredited)

1934 Looking for Trouble (as William Wellman)

1933 Female (17 scenes, uncredited)

1933 College Coach

1933 Wild Boys of the Road

1933 Midnight Mary (as William Wellman)

1933 Heroes for Sale

1933 Lilly Turner

1933 Central Airport

1932 Frisco Jenny

1932 The Conquerors

1932 The Purchase Price

1932 Love Is a Racket

1932 So Big!

1932 The Hatchet Man

1931 Safe in Hell

1931 The Star Witness

1931 Night Nurse

1931 The Public Enemy

1931 Other Men's Women

1930 Maybe It's Love

1930 Young Eagles

1930 Dangerous Paradise

1929 Woman Trap

1929 The Man I Love

1929 Chinatown Nights

1928 Beggars of Life

1928 Ladies of the Mob

1928 The Legion of the Condemned

1927 Wings

1926 The Cat's Pajamas

1926 You Never Know Women

1926 The Boob

1925 When Husbands Flirt (as William Wellman)

1924 The Circus Cowboy (as William Wellman)

1924 The Vagabond Trail

1924 Not a Drum Was Heard

1923 Cupid's Fireman

1923 Big Dan

1923 Second Hand Love (as William Wellman)

1923 The Man Who Won

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Writer (11 credits)

2018 A Star Is Born (based on a story by - as William Wellman)

1976 A Star Is Born (based on a story by - as William Wellman)

1958 Lafayette Escadrille (from a story by)

1954 A Star Is Born (based on the 1937 story by)

1951 Three Guys Named Mike (story - uncredited)

1951 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series) (1 episode)

- A Star Is Born (1951)

1946 Gallant Journey (written by)

1937 Nothing Sacred (contributing writer - uncredited)

1937 The Last Gangster (original story)

1937 A Star Is Born (from a story by)

1936 Robin Hood of El Dorado (screenplay)

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Producer (10 credits)

1958 Lafayette Escadrille (producer)

1947 Magic Town (producer)

1946 Gallant Journey (producer)

1942 The Great Man's Lady (producer)

1941 Reaching for the Sun (producer)

1939 The Light That Failed (producer)

1939 Beau Geste (producer)

1938 Men with Wings (producer)

1928 Ladies of the Mob (producer)

1928 The Legion of the Condemned (producer)

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Actor (7 credits)

1958 Lafayette Escadrille
Narrator (voice, uncredited)

1953 Island in the Sky
Narrator (voice, uncredited)

1932 Frisco Jenny
Reporter (uncredited)

1931 The Star Witness
Company Workman (uncredited)

1927 Wings
Doughboy (uncredited)

1919 Evangeline
British lieutenant

1919 The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Henry (as William Wellman)

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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (7 credits)

1938 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (director: retakes - uncredited)

1935 China Seas (second unit director: pirate scenes - uncredited)

1920 Edgar, the Explorer (Short) (assistant director)

1920 Edgar's Hamlet (Short) (assistant director)

1920 Edgar and the Teacher's Pet (Short) (assistant director)

1919 The Unwritten Code (assistant director - uncredited)

1918 The Wall Invisible (Short) (assistant director - uncredited)

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Self (10 credits)

1980 Hollywood (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself (1973 TV interview)

1975 Gable: The King Remembered (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (as William Wellman)

1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: William A. Wellman (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1973 Film Extra (TV Mini-Series)
Himself

- William Wellman (1973) ... Himself

1972 This Is Your Life (TV Series)
Himself

- Joel McCrea (1972) ... Himself

1971 The Movie Crazy Years (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1954-1960 This Is Your Life (TV Series)
Himself / Himself - Guest of Honor

- Robert Stack (1960) ... Himself

- William Wellman (1954) ... Himself - Guest of Honor

1951 Challenge the Wilderness (Documentary short)
Himself

1931 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 8 (Documentary short)
Himself

1925 1925 Studio Tour (Documentary short)
Himself - a Director

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Archive footage (7 credits)

2008 Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2008 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) ... Himself

2005 Filmmakers in Action (Documentary)
Himself

1995-2001 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Carole Lombard: Hollywood's Profane Angel (2001) ... Himself

- Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker (1995) ... Himself (uncredited)

1995 Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (Documentary)
Himself

1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (as William Wellman)

1980 Hollywood (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself

- Hollywood Goes to War (1980) ... Himself

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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies | 5 Print Biographies | 13 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Alternate Names:

William Wellman

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Robert Taylor, whom he directed in Small Town Girl (1936) and Westward the Women (1951)] I have never gotten along with actors but I was crazy about Bob Taylor. I think he's one of the finest men I've ever known. He was probably handsomest of them all. I had no trouble with him at all. He did everything I asked him to; he was wonderful. See more »

Trivia:

Buddy Rogers, Gary Cooper, James Cagney, Susan Hayward, Ida Lupino and Robert Mitchum were all elevated to stardom after appearing in a Wellman film. See more »