William A. Wellman
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 29 February 1896 · Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- 9 December 1975
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
Writing 8
- 2018A Star Is Born · original story
- 1976A Star Is Born · story
- 1958Lafayette Escadrille · story
- 1954A Star Is Born · story
- 1946Gallant Journey · writer
- 1937The Last Gangster · story
- 1937A Star Is Born · story
- 1936Robin Hood of El Dorado · screenplay
Acting 12
- 2008You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2006Filmmakers in Action as Self (archive footage)
- 1995Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick as Self (archive footage)
- 1975Gable: The King Remembered as Self
- 1953Island in the Sky as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1933Frisco Jenny as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1931The Star Witness as Company Workman (uncredited)
- 1931Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) as Self
- 1927Wings as Doughboy (uncredited)
- 19251925 Studio Tour as Self
- 1919Evangeline as British lieutenant
- 1919The Knickerbocker Buckaroo as Henry
Production 9
- 1958Lafayette Escadrille · producer
- 1947Magic Town · producer
- 1946Gallant Journey · producer
- 1941The Great Man's Lady · producer
- 1939The Light That Failed · producer
- 1939Beau Geste · producer
- 1938Men with Wings · producer
- 1928Ladies of the Mob · producer
- 1928The Legion of the Condemned · producer
Directing 82
- 1958Lafayette Escadrille · director
- 1958Darby's Rangers · director
- 1956Good-bye, My Lady · director
- 1955Blood Alley · director
- 1954Track of the Cat · director
- 1954The High and the Mighty · director
- 1953Island in the Sky · director
- 1952My Man and I · director
- 1951Westward the Women · director
- 1951It's a Big Country · director
- 1951Across the Wide Missouri · director
- 1950The Happy Years · director
- 1950The Next Voice You Hear... · director
- 1949Battleground · director
- 1948Yellow Sky · director
- 1948The Iron Curtain · director
- 1947Magic Town · director
- 1946Gallant Journey · director
- 1945Story of G.I. Joe · director
- 1945This Man's Navy · director
- 1944Buffalo Bill · director
- 1943Lady of Burlesque · director
- 1943The Ox-Bow Incident · director
- 1942Thunder Birds · director
- 1942Roxie Hart · director
- 1941The Great Man's Lady · director
- 1941Reaching for the Sun · director
- 1939The Light That Failed · director
- 1939Beau Geste · director
- 1938Men with Wings · director
- 1937Nothing Sacred · director
- 1937A Star Is Born · director
- 1936Tarzan Escapes · co-director
- 1936Small Town Girl · director
- 1936Robin Hood of El Dorado · director
- 1935Call of the Wild · director
- 1935China Seas · second unit director
- 1934The President Vanishes · director
- 1934Stingaree · director
- 1934Looking for Trouble · director
- 1933Female · assistant director
- 1933College Coach · director
- 1933Wild Boys of the Road · director
- 1933Midnight Mary · director
- 1933Heroes for Sale · director
- 1933Lilly Turner · director
- 1933Central Airport · director
- 1933Frisco Jenny · director
- 1932The Conquerors · director
- 1932The Purchase Price · director
- 1932Love is a Racket · director
- 1932So Big! · director
- 1932The Hatchet Man · director
- 1931Safe in Hell · director
- 1931The Star Witness · director
- 1931Night Nurse · director
- 1931The Public Enemy · director
- 1931Other Men's Women · director
- 1930Maybe It's Love · director
- 1930Young Eagles · director
- 1930Dangerous Paradise · director
- 1929Woman Trap · director
- 1929The Man I Love · director
- 1929Chinatown Nights · director
- 1928Beggars of Life · director
- 1928Ladies of the Mob · director
- 1928The Legion of the Condemned · director
- 1927Wings · director
- 1926You Never Know Women · director
- 1926The Cat's Pajamas · director
- 1926The Boob · director
- 1925When Husbands Flirt · director
- 1924The Circus Cowboy · director
- 1924The Vagabond Trail · director
- 1924Not a Drum Was Heard · director
- 1923Cupid's Fireman · director
- 1923Big Dan · director
- 1923Second Hand Love · director
- 1923The Man Who Won · director
- 1920Edgar's Hamlet · assistant director
- 1920Edgar and the Teacher's Pet · assistant director
- 1918The Unwritten Code · assistant director