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Orson Welles
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, Additional Credits
Born May 6, 1915Died October 10, 1985 (70 years)
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.
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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Orson Welles Filmography
| 2025 | WeirdWorld · as Troy2000 (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil" · as (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | The Other Side of the Wind · as Journalist (uncredited) |
| 2013 | Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck · as Jonathan Wilk |
| 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 | Cinema Komunisto · as Sef |
| 2009 | A Vermelha Luz do Bandido · as Cast |
| 2008 | Strictly Courtroom · as Jonathan Wilk |
| 2006 | Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters · as Charles Foster Kane |
| 2005 | |
| 2001 | I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special · as Cast |
| 2001 | NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3 · as Narrator |
| 1999 | ABC 2000: The Millennium · as Cast |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years · as Actor 'compulsion' |
| 1993 | |
| 1987 | Someone to Love · as Danny's Friend |
| 1986 | The Transformers: The Movie · as Unicron (voice) |
| 1986 | Hot Money · as Sheriff Paisley |
| 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) |
| 1982 | Genocide · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1982 | The Quest for Fire Adventure · as Narrator |
| 1981 | Butterfly · as Judge Rauch |
| 1981 | Enchanted Journey · as Pippo |
| 1981 | History of the World: Part I · as Narrator |
| 1981 | The Man Who Saw Tomorrow · as Presenter / Narrator (voice) |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) · as Robin Masters (voice) |
| 1980 | Shogun · as Narrator |
| 1980 | Shogun (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1980 | The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla · as J.p. Morgan |
| 1979 | The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis · as Narrator |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie · as Lew Lord |
| 1979 | The Double McGuffin · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1978 | A Woman Called Moses (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1978 | Filming 'Othello' · as Host |
| 1978 | Mysterious Castles of Clay · as Narrator |
| 1978 | The Biggest Battle · as Narratore |
| 1977 | It Happened One Christmas · as Henry F. Potter |
| 1977 | Hot Tomorrows · as Parklawn Mortuary (voice) |
| 1977 | Rime of the Ancient Mariner · as Narrator |
| 1976 | The New Deal for Artists · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1976 | Voyage of the Damned · as José Estedes |
| 1975 | Bugs Bunny Superstar · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1975 | The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art · as Narrator |
| 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 Silver |
| 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 | The Deep · as Russ Brewer |
| 1970 | Start the Revolution Without Me · as The Narrator |
| 1970 | Waterloo · as Louis Xviii |
| 1970 | Catch-22 · as Brigadier General Dreedle |
| 1970 | The Kremlin Letter · as Bresnavitch |
| 1970 | A Horse Called Nijinsky · as Narrator |
| 1970 | Soft Self-Portrait of Salvador Dali · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1969 | Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat · as Justinian |
| 1969 | The Battle of Neretva · as Četnik |
| 1969 | The Merchant of Venice · as Shylock |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1969 | 12 + 1 · as Markan |
| 1969 | The Southern Star · as Plankett |
| 1969 | |
| 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 (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1968 | The Immortal Story · as Charles Clay |
| 1968 | Oedipus the King · as Tiresias |
| 1967 | I'll Never Forget What's'isname · as Jonathan Lute |
| 1967 | Ten Days That Shook the World · as Narrator |
| 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 | National Geographic Specials (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 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 Saul |
| 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 (TV Series) · as Oscar Jaffe |
| 1955 | Around the World with Orson Welles (TV Series) · as Host: Orson Welles |
| 1955 | Mr. Arkadin · as Gregory Arkadin |
| 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 (TV Series) · as King Lear |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Sheridan Whiteside |
| 1951 | |
| 1950 | The Black Rose · as Bayan |
| 1949 | Prince of Foxes · as Cesare Borgia |
| 1949 | The Third Man · as Harry Lime |
| 1949 | Black Magic · as Joseph Balsamo Aka Count Cagliostro |
| 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 Rankin |
| 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) |
| 1942 | Tanks · as Commentary Spoken By |
| 1941 | Citizen Kane · as Charles Foster Kane |
| 1940 | Swiss Family Robinson · as Opening Narrator |
| 1938 | Too Much Johnson · as Keystone Kop |
| 1937 | The Spanish Earth · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1934 | The Hearts of Age · as Death |
NASA: History of Exploration (TV Series) · as Host | |
| 2018 | The Other Side of the Wind · as Screenplay |
| 2001 | The Magnificent Ambersons · as Screenplay |
| 1999 | |
| 1992 | Don Quixote · as Screenplay |
| 1985 | |
| 1979 | |
| 1978 | |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (TV Series) · as Screenplay |
| 1972 | |
| 1970 | The Deep · as Screenplay |
| 1969 | The Merchant of Venice · as Screenplay |
| 1968 | The Immortal Story · as Screenplay |
| 1965 | Chimes at Midnight · as Screenplay |
| 1962 | The Trial · as Screenplay |
| 1958 | |
| 1958 | |
| 1958 | Touch of Evil · as Screenplay |
| 1955 | Around the World with Orson Welles (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Mr. Arkadin · as Screenplay |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Orson Welles' Sketchbook (TV Series) |
| 1951 | |
| 1949 | |
| 1949 | |
| 1948 | Macbeth · as Screenplay |
| 1947 | The Lady from Shanghai · as Screenplay |
| 1943 | Journey Into Fear · as Screenplay |
| 1943 | It's All True · as Screenplay |
| 1942 | The Magnificent Ambersons · as Screenplay |
| 1941 | Citizen Kane · as Screenplay |
| 1938 | Too Much Johnson · as Screenplay |
| 1934 |
| 2020 | |
| 2018 | |
| 1993 | |
| 1992 | |
| 1985 | |
| 1981 | |
| 1979 | |
| 1978 | |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (TV Series) |
| 1972 | |
| 1970 | |
| 1969 | |
| 1969 | |
| 1968 | |
| 1965 | |
| 1964 | In the Land of Don Quixote (TV Series) |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | |
| 1960 | |
| 1958 | |
| 1958 | |
| 1958 | |
| 1955 | Around the World with Orson Welles (TV Series) |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Orson Welles' Sketchbook (TV Series) |
| 1954 | |
| 1951 | |
| 1949 | |
| 1948 | |
| 1947 | |
| 1946 | |
| 1943 | |
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| 1942 | |
| 1941 | |
| 1938 | |
| 1934 |
| 1992 | |
| 1985 | |
| 1981 | |
| 1972 | |
| 1970 | |
| 1969 | |
| 1964 | In the Land of Don Quixote (TV Series) |
| 1958 | |
| 1955 | |
| 1951 | |
| 1948 | |
| 1947 | |
| 1943 | Jane Eyre · as Associate Producer |
| 1943 | |
| 1942 | |
| 1941 | |
| 1938 |
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me · as Self - Actor (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | Garbo: Where Did You Go? · as Self |
| 2024 | Sharon Stone: Survival Instinct · as Self |
| 2024 | Jim Henson: Idea Man · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | Aliens Uncovered: Close Encounters · as Self - Archive |
| 2023 | Othelo, the Great · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Stan Lee · as Self |
| 2022 | C'est moi... Marlène Jobert · as Self |
| 2022 | Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | American: An Odyssey to 1947 · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | The Real Charlie Chaplin · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | This Is Francis X. Bushman · as Self |
| 2021 | Morceaux de Cannes · as Self |
| 2021 | Wolfgang · as Self |
| 2021 | Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2020 | Hopper/Welles · as Self |
| 2020 | Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy · as Self |
| 2020 | Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Billie · as Self |
| 2019 | LIFE BEYOND (TV Series) · as Self (voice) |
| 2019 | The Welles Raft · as Himself (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | The Eyes of Orson Welles · as Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | They'll Love Me When I'm Dead · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | The Great Buster · as Self |
| 2018 | Friedkin Uncut · as Self |
| 2018 | What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael · as Self - Actor & Filmmaker |
| 2018 | Jeanne Moreau, l'affranchie · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage) |
| 2016 | Actors Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony · as Self |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | This Is Orson Welles · as Self |
| 2015 | Orson Welles: Shadows and Light · as Self |
| 2014 | Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles · as Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive Footage) |
| 2013 | Salinger · as Self - Actor & Filmmaker |
| 2013 | Jodorowsky's Dune · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage) |
| 2013 | Talking Pictures (2013) (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | Shut Up Little Man · as Himself |
| 2009 | Hollywood on the Tiber · as Self |
| 2008 | Prodigal Sons · as Self |
| 2008 | Jeanne Moreau: A Bombshell in Disguise · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows · as Self |
| 2007 | Horror Business · as Self |
| 2006 | Searching for Orson · as Self |
| 2006 | Edge of Outside · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Filmmakers vs. Tycoons · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | Shadowing the Third Man · as Self |
| 2004 | The UFO Conspiracy · as Self (archive Sound) |
| 2003 | Rita · as Self |
| 2002 | Lost in La Mancha · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2001 | Pulp Cinema · as Self |
| 2001 | A Huey P. Newton Story · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2000 | Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth · as Self |
| 1999 | The Lady with the Torch · as Self |
| 1999 | The Best of Film Noir · as Self |
| 1998 | The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts · as Self - Roaster (archive Footage) |
| 1997 | Tudo É Brasil · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1997 | UFOs: 50 Years of Denial? · as Self |
| 1996 | Where Are All the UFO's? · as Self - Director Of 'war Of The Worlds' |
| 1996 | The Universal Story · as Self |
| 1996 | The Battle Over Citizen Kane · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1995 | Who Is Henry Jaglom? · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1995 | Orson Welles: The One-Man Band · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1995 | |
| 1993 | La classe américaine · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. · as Self |
| 1993 | |
| 1992 | Don Quixote · as Self |
| 1992 | The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying - Live the Dream · as Self - Special Appearance |
| 1991 | Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse · as Self - From 1938 Radio Broadcast |
| 1991 | The Complete Citizen Kane · as Self |
| 1991 | Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio · as Self - Professor In War Of The Worlds Broadcast (archive Sound) |
| 1991 | Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1990 | Hollywood Mavericks · as Self |
| 1990 | With Orson Welles: Stories of A Life in Film · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1990 | A Linguagem de Orson Welles · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1988 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1988 | |
| 1986 | Nem Tudo é Verdade · as Himself (archive Footage) |
| 1986 | The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1985 | Moonlighting (TV Series) · as Orson Welles |
| 1985 | Orson Welles' Magic Show · as Self |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | The Road to Bresson · as Self |
| 1983 | In Our Hands · as Himself |
| 1982 | |
| 1982 | Baryshnikov in Hollywood · as Self - Narrator |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars · as Self |
| 1982 | World of Magic · as Self - Special Guest |
| 1982 | Cinéma cinémas (TV Series) · as Self (segment 'welles Déjeune Avec La Critique') |
| 1981 | Notre Dame de la Croisette · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1981 | Brasil · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1981 | Filming 'the Trial' · as Self |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | The First 40 Years · as Self |
| 1979 | The Orson Welles Show · as Self |
| 1979 | Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Joe Namath · as Self |
| 1978 | The Magic of David Copperfield · as Self - Host |
| 1978 | Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Betty White · as Self - Comedian |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | The Late Great Planet Earth · as Self |
| 1977 | The Force Beyond · as Himself (archive Footage) |
| 1977 | |
| 1977 | |
| 1976 | Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Redd Foxx · as Self |
| 1976 | America at the Movies · as Self |
| 1976 | César Awards (TV Series) · as Self - President & Presenter |
| 1976 | Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Dean Martin · as Self |
| 1976 | |
| 1975 | Doug Henning's World of Magic (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Brother Can You Spare a Dime · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Rising Star · as Self |
| 1973 | F for Fake · as Self |
| 1973 | Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1972 | The Last of the Wild Mustangs · as Self - Narrator |
| 1972 | The ABC Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The Generation Game (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The 43rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Honorary Award Recipient |
| 1968 | Portrait: Orson Welles · as Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | The World About Us (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Around the World of Mike Todd · as Self - Narrator |
| 1966 | The Jackie Gleason Show (1966) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Shindig (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1964 | In the Land of Don Quixote (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 1963 | Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | Survival (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 1960 | Orson Welles: The Paris Interview · as Himself |
| 1958 | Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina · as Self - Host |
| 1958 | Monitor (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Cinépanorama (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | Orson Welles' Sketchbook (TV Series) · as Himself - Host |
| 1953 | Person to Person (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | I've Got a Secret (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1952 | Reflets de Cannes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy (TV Series) · as Orson Welles |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1943 |
| 2018 | |
| 1992 | |
| 1973 | |
| 1972 | |
| 1969 | |
| 1964 | In the Land of Don Quixote (TV Series) |
| 1962 | |
| 1955 | |
| 1938 |
| 2019 | Halston · as Theme Song Performance |
| 2016 | Passage to Mars · as Theme Song Performance |
| 2012 | Welcome To The Basement (TV Series) · as Theme Song Performance |
| 2007 | The Hitchhiker · as Original Concept |
| 1994 | Valentines. A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry of Lovers · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1972 | Don Quixote · as Written By |
| 1966 | The Bible in the Beginning... · as Scenario Writer |
| 1965 | Chimes at Midnight · as Costume Design |
| 1964 | Shindig (TV Series) · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1958 | The Fountain of Youth · as Production Design |
| 1958 | The Fountain of Youth · as Music Arranger |
| 1955 | Mr. Arkadin · as Production Design |
| 1955 | Mr. Arkadin · as Costume Design |
| 1954 | Three Cases of Murder · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1949 | Portrait of a Killer · as Production Design |
| 1948 | Macbeth · as Costume Design |
| 1947 | Monsieur Verdoux · as Story |
| 1946 | The Stranger · as Co-Writer |
| 1942 | The Magnificent Ambersons · as Cinematographer |
Something Else · as Original Concept |