As Actor
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
8.0
William A. Wellman
Acting
Birth Date
February 29, 1896
Place of Birth
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Date of Death
December 9, 1975
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director
Lafayette Escadrille
1958
4.6
As Director
Darby's Rangers
1958
5.9
As Director
Blood Alley
1955
5.9
As Director
Track of the Cat
1954
5.9
As Director
The High and the Mighty
1954
6.0
As Director
Island in the Sky
1953
6.3
As Director
Westward the Women
1951
7.0
As Director
It's a Big Country
1951
5.3
As Director
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
5.9
As Director
Battleground
1949
6.7
As Director
The Iron Curtain
1948
5.8
As Director, As Writer
Gallant Journey
1946
6.1
As Director
Story of G.I. Joe
1945
6.4
As Director
Lady of Burlesque
1943
5.4
As Director
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
7.7
As Director
Reaching for the Sun
1941
6.0
As Director
Beau Geste
1939
7.0
As Director
Nothing Sacred
1937
6.3
As Director
A Star Is Born
1937
7.2