
William A. Wellman
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.
76 directing credits · 14 acting credits
Directing · 76

The Public Enemy
1931

The High and the Mighty
1954

Battleground
1949

Wings
1927

A Star Is Born
1937

Yellow Sky
1948

The Ox-Bow Incident
1943

Darby's Rangers
1958

Call of the Wild
1935

Stingaree
1934

Midnight Mary
1933

Blood Alley
1955

Beau Geste
1939

Small Town Girl
1936

Nothing Sacred
1937

Story of G.I. Joe
1945

Wild Boys of the Road
1933

Westward the Women
1951

The Next Voice You Hear...
1950

Night Nurse
1931

Magic Town
1947

Buffalo Bill
1944

Lady of Burlesque
1943

Roxie Hart
1942

Island in the Sky
1953

It's a Big Country
1951

Safe in Hell
1931

Lafayette Escadrille
1958

Track of the Cat
1954

Across the Wide Missouri
1951

The Great Man's Lady
1941

The Star Witness
1931

My Man and I
1952

The Conquerors
1932

The Purchase Price
1932

Men with Wings
1938

College Coach
1933

Heroes for Sale
1933

Other Men's Women
1931

So Big!
1932

Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936

Good-bye, My Lady
1956

The President Vanishes
1934

The Iron Curtain
1948

The Hatchet Man
1932

Central Airport
1933

The Light That Failed
1939

Gallant Journey
1946

Thunder Birds
1942

Looking for Trouble
1934

The Man I Love
1929

Beggars of Life
1928

Reaching for the Sun
1941

Frisco Jenny
1933

Chinatown Nights
1929

The Happy Years
1950

The Legion of the Condemned
1928

Lilly Turner
1933

The Boob
1926

The Vagabond Trail
1924

Cupid's Fireman
1923

Dangerous Paradise
1930

Ladies of the Mob
1928

Woman Trap
1929

This Man's Navy
1945

You Never Know Women
1926

Love is a Racket
1932

The Cat's Pajamas
1926

Second Hand Love
1923

Maybe It's Love
1930

Big Dan
1923

The Man Who Won
1923

Young Eagles
1930

When Husbands Flirt
1925

The Circus Cowboy
1924

Not a Drum Was Heard
1924
Acting · 14

This Is Your Life
1952

The Men Who Made the Movies
1973

Wings
1927

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008

Island in the Sky
1953

The Star Witness
1931

Filmmakers in Action
2006

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995

1925 Studio Tour
1925

Frisco Jenny
1933

Gable: The King Remembered
1975

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
1931

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
1919

Evangeline
1919