William Wyler
Birthday
1902/07/01
Day of death
1981/07/27 (79 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
Also know as
Wilhelm Weiller, Bill Wyler, 윌리엄 와일러, 윌리암 와일러
Biography
William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born film director, producer, and screenwriter. Notable works include Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Mrs. Miniver (1942), all which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, and also won Best Picture. He earned his first Oscar nomination for directing Dodsworth in 1936, sparking a 20-year run of almost unbroken greatness. Film historian Ian Freer calls Wyler a "bona fide perfectionist," whose penchant for reta...Read more
Acting
(1936) Dodsworth
as Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (Uncredited)
(2005) Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
(1958) Fun in the Big Country
as Self
(1993) Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
as Self - Director (archive footage)
(1946) The Best Years of Our Lives
as Drug Store customer (uncredited)
(2019) Hollywood's Second World War
as Self (archive footage)
(1951) The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
(2018) The Cold Blue
as Himself (archive footage)
(2019) Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(1956) Stars of Cabaret
as Self (archive footage)
(1986) Directed by William Wyler
as Self
(2000) Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
as Self (archive footage)
(2001) Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self
(2017) Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
(2002) Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (uncredited archive footage)
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1973) The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1956) Cinépanorama
as Self
(1971) Great Performances
as Self