William A. Wellman
Birthday
1896/02/29
Day of death
1975/12/09 (79 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Also know as
William Augustus Wellman, William Wellman
Biography
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.
Acting
(1931) The Star Witness
as Company Workman (uncredited)
(1919) Evangeline
as British lieutenant
(1995) Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self (archive footage)
(1953) Island in the Sky
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1931) Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
as Self
(1919) The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
as Henry
(1927) Wings
as Doughboy (uncredited)
(2006) Filmmakers in Action
as Self (archive footage)
(1925) 1925 Studio Tour
as Self
(1975) Gable: The King Remembered
as Himself
(2008) You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1933) Frisco Jenny
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1973) The Men Who Made the Movies
as ---
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self