Orson Welles

Directing · Born 1915-05-06 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

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…

Filmography

• Citizen Kane as Charles Foster Kane
• A Man for All Seasons as Cardinal Wolsey
• The Magnificent Ambersons as Narrator (voice)
• Chimes at Midnight as Falstaff
• The Third Man as Harry Lime
• Touch of Evil as Police Captain Hank Quinlan
• The Trial as Albert Hastler
• The Transformers: The Movie as Unicron (voice)
• Moby Dick as Father Mapple
• The Lady from Shanghai as Michael O'Hara

TV

• I Love Lucy as Orson Welles
• Night Gallery as Narrator
• Shōgun as Narrator
• Moonlighting as Orson Welles
• Omnibus as King Lear
• The Merv Griffin Show as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as Sheridan Whiteside
• Orson Welles' Great Mysteries as Self - Host
• The Steve Allen Show as Self