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.
Filmography
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Filmmakers in Action
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
as Self (archive footage)
Gable: The King Remembered
1975
as Himself
Island in the Sky
1953
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Frisco Jenny
1933
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Star Witness
1931
as Company Workman (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
1931
as Self
Wings
1927
as Doughboy (uncredited)
1925 Studio Tour
1925
as Self
Evangeline
1919
as British lieutenant
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
1919
as Henry