William A. Wellman

Regisseur, Acteur, Producer, Schrijver

29 februari 1896 — 9 december 1975 (79 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Een ster wordt geboren
    Een ster wordt geboren1937
  • Battleground
    Battleground1949
  • Niets is heilig
    Niets is heilig1937
  • Het verhaal van de soldaat
    Het verhaal van de soldaat1945
  • Lady of Burlesque
    Lady of Burlesque1943
  • This Man's Navy
    This Man's Navy1945

Known For

  • A Star Is Born
    A Star Is Born2018
  • Rechters zonder wet
    Rechters zonder wet1943
  • The Public Enemy
    The Public Enemy1931
  • Een ster wordt geboren
    Een ster wordt geboren1937
  • Wings
    Wings1927
  • A Star Is Born
    A Star Is Born1954
  • Battleground
    Battleground1949
  • The High and the Mighty
    The High and the Mighty1954
  • Niets is heilig
    Niets is heilig1937
  • Beau Geste
    Beau Geste1939
  • De verlaten stad
    De verlaten stad1948
  • Night Nurse
    Night Nurse1931
  • Het verhaal van de soldaat
    Het verhaal van de soldaat1945
  • Westward the Women
    Westward the Women1951
  • De witte hel
    De witte hel1953
  • Blood Alley
    Blood Alley1955
  • Lady of Burlesque
    Lady of Burlesque1943
  • The Call of the Wild
    The Call of the Wild1935
  • A Star Is Born
    A Star Is Born1976
  • Track of the Cat
    Track of the Cat1954

Cinematografie

1958
Lafayette Escadrille · as Narrator
1953
Island in the Sky · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1932
Frisco Jenny · as Reporter (uncredited)
1931
The Star Witness · as Company Workman (uncredited)
1927
Wings · as Doughboy (uncredited)

1950
1946
1937
Nothing Sacred · as Contributing WriterOp Plex
1936
Robin Hood of El Dorado · as Screenplay

2018
A Star Is Born · as Original Story
1976
A Star Is Born · as Story
1958
1954
A Star Is Born · as Story
1951
1937
The Last Gangster · as Story
1937
A Star Is Born · as StoryOp Plex
1936
Tarzan Escapes · as Co-Director
1935
China Seas · as Second Unit Director
1933
Female · as Assistant Director