William A. Wellman
Directing · 79 years old
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Known For
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self (archive footage)
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self (archive footage)
Wings
Doughboy (uncredited)
Filmmakers in Action
Self (archive footage)
The Star Witness
Company Workman (uncredited)
Frisco Jenny
Reporter (uncredited)
This Is Your Life
Self
Island in the Sky
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1925 Studio Tour
Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
Self
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Henry
Gable: The King Remembered
Himself
Evangeline
British lieutenant
The Men Who Made the Movies
