Orson Welles

Darsteller, Autor, Regie, Produzent, Schnitt

6. Mai 1915 — 10. Oktober 1985 (70 Jahre)
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio. Noted for his innovative dramatic productions as well as his distinctive voice and personality, Welles is widely acknowledged as one of the most accomplished dramatic artists of the twentieth century, especially for his significant and influential early work—despite his notoriously contentious relationship with Hollywood. His distinctive directorial style featured layered, nonlinear narrative forms, innovative uses of lighting such as chiaroscuro, unique camera angles, sound techniques borrowed from radio, deep focus shots, and long takes. Welles's long career in film is noted for his struggle for artistic control in the face of pressure from studios. Many of his films were heavily edited and others left unreleased. He has been praised as a major creative force and as "the ultimate auteur."

After directing a number of high-profile theatrical productions in his early twenties, including an innovative adaptation of Macbeth and The Cradle Will Rock, Welles found national and international fame as the director and narrator of a 1938 radio adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds performed for the radio drama anthology series Mercury Theatre on the Air. It was reported to have caused widespread panic when listeners thought that an invasion by extraterrestrial beings was occurring. Although these reports of panic were mostly false and overstated, they rocketed Welles to instant notoriety.

Citizen Kane (1941), his first film with RKO, in which he starred in the role of Charles Foster Kane, is often considered the greatest film ever made. Several of his other films, including The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), The Lady from Shanghai (1947), Touch of Evil (1958), Chimes at Midnight (1965), and F for Fake (1974), are also widely considered to be masterpieces.

In 2002, he was voted the greatest film director of all time in two separate British Film Institute polls among directors and critics, and a wide survey of critical consensus, best-of lists, and historical retrospectives calls him the most acclaimed director of all time. Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States. Well known for his baritone voice, Welles was also an extremely well regarded actor and was voted number 16 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars list of the greatest American film actors of all time. He was also a celebrated Shakespearean stage actor and an accomplished magician, starring in troop variety shows in the war years.

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  • Der dritte Mann
    Der dritte Mann1949
  • Der Fremde
    Der Fremde1946
  • Der Glanz des Hauses Amberson
    Der Glanz des Hauses Amberson1942
  • Orson Welles’ Othello
    Orson Welles’ Othello1951
  • Herr Satan persönlich!
    Herr Satan persönlich!1955
  • Reise der Verdammten
    Reise der Verdammten1976
  • Die Schatzinsel
    Die Schatzinsel1972
  • Graf Cagliostro
    Graf Cagliostro1949
  • Tepepa
    Tepepa1969
  • The Hitchhiker
    The Hitchhiker2007
  • Slapstick
    Slapstick1982
  • Too Much Johnson
    Too Much Johnson1938
  • David und Goliath
    David und Goliath1960
  • Die Akte Romero
    Die Akte Romero1999

Bekannt aus

  • Citizen Kane
    Citizen Kane1941
  • Im Zeichen des Bösen
    Im Zeichen des Bösen1958
  • Der dritte Mann
    Der dritte Mann1949
  • Die Lady von Shanghai
    Die Lady von Shanghai1947
  • Der Fremde
    Der Fremde1946
  • Der Prozess
    Der Prozess1962
  • Der Glanz des Hauses Amberson
    Der Glanz des Hauses Amberson1942
  • Falstaff
    Falstaff1965
  • F wie Fälschung
    F wie Fälschung1973
  • Orson Welles’ Othello
    Orson Welles’ Othello1951
  • Die Waise von Lowood
    Die Waise von Lowood1943
  • Der Heiratsschwindler von Paris
    Der Heiratsschwindler von Paris1947
  • Herr Satan persönlich!
    Herr Satan persönlich!1955
  • The Other Side of the Wind
    The Other Side of the Wind2018
  • Macbeth – Der Königsmörder
    Macbeth – Der Königsmörder1948
  • Transformers - Der Kampf um Cybertron
    Transformers - Der Kampf um Cybertron1986
  • Casino Royale
    Casino Royale1967
  • Ein Mann zu jeder Jahreszeit
    Ein Mann zu jeder Jahreszeit1966
  • Von Agenten gejagt
    Von Agenten gejagt1943
  • Waterloo
    Waterloo1970

Filmografie

2025
WeirdWorld · as Troy2000 (archive Footage)
2024
2019
2018
The Other Side of the Wind · as Journalist (uncredited)
2013
2012
Not Fade Away · as Police Captain Hank Quinlan In Touch Of Evil
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive Footage)
2011
Just Henry · as Harry Lime
2010
Jucy · as Voice Of The Elephant Lamp
2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff · as Genghis Khan / Bayan (archive Footage)
2010
2009
2008
Strictly Courtroom · as Jonathan Wilk
2006
2005
2001
2001
1999
1998
1997
1993
1987
Someone to Love · as Danny's Friend
1986
The Transformers: The Movie · as Unicron (voice)
1986
Hot Money · as Sheriff Paisley
1984
1984
Almonds and Raisins · as Narrator
1984
Where Is Parsifal? · as Klingsor
1983
The Witching · as Mr. Cato
1983
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? · as Magician (uncredited)
1983
The Psychic Connection · as Narrator
1983
1982
Slapstick of Another Kind · as Aliens' Father (voice) (uncredited)auf plex.tv
1982
Genocide · as Narrator (voice)
1982
1981
Butterfly · as Judge Rauch
1981
Enchanted Journey · as Pippo
1981
History of the World: Part I · as Narrator (voice)
1981
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow · as Presenter / Narrator (voice)
1980
Magnum, P.I. · as Robin Masters (voice)
1980
Shogun · as Narrator
1980
Shogun · as Narrator
1980
1979
1979
The Muppet Movie · as Lew Lord
1979
The Double McGuffin · as Narrator (voice)
1978
A Woman Called Moses · as Narrator (voice)
1978
1978
1978
The Biggest Battle · as Narratore
1977
It Happened One Christmas · as Henry F. Potter
1977
Hot Tomorrows · as Parklawn Mortuary (voice)
1977
1976
The New Deal for Artists · as Narrator (voice)
1976
Voyage of the Damned · as José Estedesauf plex.tv
1975
Bugs Bunny Superstar · as Narrator (voice)
1975
1975
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi · as Narrator / Nag / Chuchundra (voice)
1974
Ten Little Indians · as Voice On Tape
1973
The Battle of Sutjeska · as Winston Churchill
1973
Above San Francisco · as Narrator
1972
The Man Who Came to Dinner · as Sheridan Whiteside
1972
Treasure Island · as Long John Silverauf plex.tv
1972
Necromancy · as Mr. Cato
1972
Get to Know Your Rabbit · as Mr. Delasandro
1971
Ten Days Wonder · as Théo Van Horn
1971
A Safe Place · as The Magician
1971
Directed by John Ford · as Narrator (voice)
1971
1971
Malpertuis · as Cassavius
1970
1970
Waterloo · as Louis Xviii
1970
Catch-22 · as Brigadier General Dreedle
1970
The Kremlin Letter · as Bresnavitch
1970
The Deep · as Russ Brewer
1970
1970
1969
1969
The Battle of Neretva · as Četnik
1969
Night Gallery · as Narrator
1969
12 + 1 · as Markan
1969
The Southern Star · as Plankett
1969
Tepepa · as Colonel Cascorroauf plex.tv
1969
To Build a Fire · as Narrator (voice)
1968
The Last Roman · as Justinian
1968
House of Cards · as Leschenhaut
1968
The Name of the Game · as Narrator
1968
The Immortal Story · as Charles Clay
1968
Oedipus the King · as Tiresias
1967
1967
1967
The Sailor from Gibraltar · as Louis De Mozambique
1967
Casino Royale · as Le Chiffre
1967
Romy: Anatomy of a Face · as Albert Hastler - The Advocate
1966
A Man for All Seasons · as Cardinal Wolsey
1966
Is Paris Burning? · as Konsul Nordling
1965
Chimes at Midnight · as Falstaff
1965
1965
Marco the Magnificent · as Akerman, Marco's Teacher
1965
A King's Story · as Narrator
1964
The Finest Hours · as Narrator (voice)
1963
The V.I.P.s · as Max Buda
1963
Ro.Go.Pa.G. · as The 'director' (segment "la Ricotta")
1963
La ricotta · as The 'director'
1962
The Trial · as Albert Hastler
1962
Lafayette · as Benjamin Franklin
1961
King of Kings · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1961
The Tartars · as Burundai
1960
The Battle of Austerlitz · as Robert Fulton
1960
An Arabian Night · as Storyteller
1960
Crack in the Mirror · as Hagolin / Lamerciere
1960
David and Goliath · as King Saulauf plex.tv
1959
Ferry to Hong Kong · as Captain Hart
1959
Compulsion · as Jonathan Wilk
1958
Masters of the Congo Jungle · as Narrator (voice)
1958
The Roots of Heaven · as Cy Sedgewick
1958
The Fountain of Youth · as The Narrator
1958
South Seas Adventure · as Narrator
1958
The Vikings · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1958
The Long, Hot Summer · as Will Varner
1958
Touch of Evil · as Police Captain Hank Quinlan
1957
Man in the Shadow · as Virgil Renchler
1956
Moby Dick · as Father Mapple
1955
Ford Star Jubilee · as Oscar Jaffe
1955
Around the World with Orson Welles · as Host: Orson Welles
1955
Mr. Arkadin · as Gregory Arkadinauf plex.tv
1955
Moby Dick Rehearsed · as An Actor Manager /father Mapple /ahab
1955
Napoleon · as Sir Hudson Lowe
1954
Three Cases of Murder · as Lord Mountdrago ("lord Mountdrago" Segment)
1954
Trouble in the Glen · as Sanin Cejador Y Mengues
1954
Royal Affairs in Versailles · as Benjamin Franklin
1953
L'uomo la bestia e la virtù · as Captain Perella, The Beast
1952
Return to Glennascaul · as Narrator
1952
Trent's Last Case · as Sigsbee Manderson
1952
Omnibus · as King Lear
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Sheridan Whiteside
1951
Othello · as Othelloauf plex.tv
1950
The Black Rose · as Bayan
1949
Prince of Foxes · as Cesare Borgia
1949
The Third Man · as Harry Limeauf plex.tv
1949
Black Magic · as Joseph Balsamo Aka Count Cagliostroauf plex.tv
1948
Macbeth · as Macbeth
1947
The Lady from Shanghai · as Michael O'hara
1946
Duel in the Sun · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1946
The Stranger · as Prof. Charles Rankinauf plex.tv
1946
Tomorrow Is Forever · as John Andrew Macdonald
1944
Follow the Boys · as Orson Welles (uncredited)
1944
Know Your Ally: Britain · as Narrator/bob (helpful Taxi Passenger)
1943
Jane Eyre · as Edward Rochester
1943
Journey Into Fear · as Colonel Haki
1942
The Magnificent Ambersons · as Narrator (voice)auf plex.tv
1942
Tanks · as Commentary Spoken By
1941
Citizen Kane · as Charles Foster Kane
1940
Swiss Family Robinson · as Opening Narrator (uncredited)
1938
Too Much Johnson · as Keystone Kopauf plex.tv
1937
The Spanish Earth · as Narrator (voice)
1934
The Hearts of Age · as Death

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