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William Witney

Director, Editor, Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born May 15, 1915Died March 17, 2002 (86 years)
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William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.

He directed many Westerns during his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, which he patterned after the musical sequences of American director Busby Berkeley.[1] Prolific and pugnacious, Witney began directing while still in his 20s, and continued until 1982.

Quentin Tarantino singles out Witney as one of his favorite directors, particularly for The Golden Stallion (1949), a Roy Rogers vehicle.[2] Witney also directed Master of the World (1961) starring Vincent Price and Charles Bronson.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Bonanza
  • Apache Rifles
  • Dick Tracy
  • Zorro's Fighting Legion
  • Bells of San Angelo
  • Under California Stars
  • Trail of Robin Hood
  • Home in Oklahoma
  • Paratroop Command
  • Trigger, Jr.
  • Bells of Coronado
  • Springtime in the Sierras
  • Roll on Texas Moon
  • On the Old Spanish Trail
  • Heldorado
  • Colorado Sundown
  • Grand Canyon Trail
  • Eyes of Texas
  • Apache Rose
  • The Gay Ranchero
  • The Far Frontier
  • Nighttime in Nevada
  • Twilight in the Sierras
  • Frontier Doctor

Known For

  • Marnie
  • Master of the World
  • Apache Rifles
  • Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
  • Bonanza
  • Arizona Raiders
  • 40 Guns to Apache Pass
  • Zorro (1957)
  • The Virginian
  • Adventures of Captain Marvel
  • Laredo
  • I Escaped from Devil's Island
  • The Wild Wild West
  • Santa Fe Passage
  • Darktown Strutters
  • The Bonnie Parker Story
  • Zorro's Fighting Legion
  • The Outcast
  • Dick Tracy Returns
  • The High Chaparral
  • Tarzan (1966)
  • Spy Smasher
  • Bells of San Angelo
  • Laramie

Filmography

1982
1975
1974
Kodiak (TV Series)
1974
The Cowboys (TV Series)
1973
1967
The High Chaparral (TV Series)
1967
Hondo (TV Series)
1967
1966
Tarzan (1966) (TV Series)
1966
1966
1966
1965
The Wild Wild West (TV Series)
1965
Laredo (TV Series)
1965
1965
1965
Branded (TV Series)
1964
1964
Daniel Boone (TV Series)
1964
Destry (TV Series)
1962
1962
The Wide Country (TV Series)
1962
The Virginian (TV Series)
1961
Frontier Circus (TV Series)
1961
1961
1961
1960
1960
The Tall Man (TV Series)
1960
Coronado 9 (TV Series)
1960
Overland Trail (TV Series)
1959
Laramie (TV Series)
1959
Riverboat (TV Series)
1959
Bonanza (TV Series)
1959
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Rescue 8 (TV Series)
1958
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Zorro (1957) (TV Series)
1957
M Squad (TV Series)
1957
Wagon Train (TV Series)
1957
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State Trooper (TV Series)
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Disneyland (TV Series)
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Lassie (TV Series)
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Sky King (TV Series)
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Jungle Girl (TV Series)
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