Cast & creator
William A. Wellman
Best known for This Is Your Life, A Star Is Born, Hollywood
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.
Also known as: William Augustus Wellman, William Wellman
111
film credits
3
television credits
15
1918–2018 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (114)
Showing 114 of 114 credits
This Is Your Life
Self
1952
A Star Is Born
Original Story
2018
Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1980
A Star Is Born
Story
1954
A Star Is Born
Story
1976
The Men Who Made the Movies
1973
The Ox-Bow Incident
Director
1943
Blood Alley
Director
1955
The High and the Mighty
Director
1954
A Star Is Born
Director
1937A Star Is Born
Story
1937
Wings
Doughboy (uncredited)
1927Wings
Director
1927
Yellow Sky
Director
1948
Story of G.I. Joe
Director
1945
Tarzan Escapes
Co-Director
1936
Magic Town
Director
1947Magic Town
Producer
1947
Battleground
Director
1949
Call of the Wild
Director
1935
Westward the Women
Director
1951
Island in the Sky
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1953Island in the Sky
Director
1953
The Public Enemy
Director
1931
Beau Geste
Director
1939Beau Geste
Producer
1939
Across the Wide Missouri
Director
1951
Track of the Cat
Director
1954
This Man's Navy
Director
1945
Roxie Hart
Director
1942
My Man and I
Director
1952
It's a Big Country
Director
1951
Gallant Journey
Director
1946Gallant Journey
Producer
1946Gallant Journey
Writer
1946
China Seas
Second Unit Director
1935
Good-bye, My Lady
Director
1956
The Boob
Director
1926
Wild Boys of the Road
Director
1933
Central Airport
Director
1933
Gable: The King Remembered
Self
1975
Heroes for Sale
Director
1933
Stingaree
Director
1934
Love is a Racket
Director
1932
Buffalo Bill
Director
1944
Lady of Burlesque
Director
1943
Nothing Sacred
Director
1937
Thunder Birds
Director
1942
Other Men's Women
Director
1931
Night Nurse
Director
1931
The Great Man's Lady
Director
1941The Great Man's Lady
Producer
1941
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self (archive footage)
1995
The Next Voice You Hear...
Director
1950
The Last Gangster
Story
1937
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self (archive footage)
2008
Safe in Hell
Director
1931
The Happy Years
Director
1950
Ladies of the Mob
Director
1928Ladies of the Mob
Producer
1928
Darby's Rangers
Director
1958
Maybe It's Love
Director
1930
The Light That Failed
Director
1939The Light That Failed
Producer
1939
The Purchase Price
Director
1932
Midnight Mary
Director
1933
The Man I Love
Director
1929
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
Self
1931
Men with Wings
Director
1938Men with Wings
Producer
1938
The President Vanishes
Director
1934
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Director
1936Robin Hood of El Dorado
Screenplay
1936
Reaching for the Sun
Director
1941
Small Town Girl
Director
1936
The Legion of the Condemned
Director
1928The Legion of the Condemned
Producer
1928
You Never Know Women
Director
1926
The Man Who Won
Director
1923
Lafayette Escadrille
Story
1958Lafayette Escadrille
Producer
1958Lafayette Escadrille
Director
1958
Female
Assistant Director
1933
The Iron Curtain
Director
1948
The Hatchet Man
Director
1932
Beggars of Life
Director
1928
Filmmakers in Action
Self (archive footage)
2006
Looking for Trouble
Director
1934
Lilly Turner
Director
1933
So Big!
Director
1932
The Cat's Pajamas
Director
1926
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Henry
1919
Frisco Jenny
Reporter (uncredited)
1933Frisco Jenny
Director
1933
The Star Witness
Company Workman (uncredited)
1931The Star Witness
Director
1931
1925 Studio Tour
Self
1925
College Coach
Director
1933
Not a Drum Was Heard
Director
1924
Young Eagles
Director
1930
Edgar's Hamlet
Assistant Director
1920
Dangerous Paradise
Director
1930
The Conquerors
Director
1932
When Husbands Flirt
Director
1925
Edgar and the Teacher's Pet
Assistant Director
1920
Woman Trap
Director
1929
The Circus Cowboy
Director
1924
Second Hand Love
Director
1923
Chinatown Nights
Director
1929
Cupid's Fireman
Director
1923
The Vagabond Trail
Director
1924
Big Dan
Director
1923
The Unwritten Code
Assistant Director
1918
Evangeline
British lieutenant
1919