William A. Wellman

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.

Known For

Company Workman (uncredited)

The Star Witness

British lieutenant

Evangeline

Self (archive footage)

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Island in the Sky

Self

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

Henry

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

Doughboy (uncredited)

Wings

Self (archive footage)

Cineastes en acció

Self

1925 Studio Tour

Himself

Gable: The King Remembered

Self (archive footage)

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

Reporter (uncredited)

Frisco Jenny