William A. Wellman

Directing · Born 1896-02-29 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

• The Star Witness as Company Workman (uncredited)
• Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick as Self (archive footage)
• Island in the Sky as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) as Self
• The Knickerbocker Buckaroo as Henry
• Wings as Doughboy (uncredited)
• Filmmakers in Action as Self (archive footage)
• 1925 Studio Tour as Self
• Gable: The King Remembered as Himself
• You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story as Self (archive footage)