
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1896-02-29
Deathday
1975-12-09
Place of Birth
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
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

Wings
as Doughboy (uncredited)

Island in the Sky
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Star Witness
as Company Workman (uncredited)

1925 Studio Tour
as Self

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
as Self (archive footage)

This Is Your Life
as Self

Filmmakers in Action
as Self (archive footage)

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
as Self

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
as Henry