William Witney
102 movies · 27 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 15, 1915
- Died
- Mar 17, 2002 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
- Also known as
- William Whitney · William N. Witney
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.
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He directed many Westerns during his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, which he patterned after the musical sequences of American director Busby Berkeley.[1] Prolific and pugnacious, Witney began directing while still in his 20s, and continued until 1982.
Quentin Tarantino singles out Witney as one of his favorite directors, particularly for The Golden Stallion (1949), a Roy Rogers vehicle.[2] Witney also directed Master of the World (1961) starring Vincent Price and Charles Bronson.
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Known for
William Witney: movies and TV shows
Acting (3)
- 1982 Quell and Co.
as Sheriff
- 1951 The Wild Blue Yonder
as Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
- 1933 Fighting With Kit Carson
as Settler / Indian / Trooper
Behind the camera (127)
- 1982 Quell and Co.
Director
- 1978
- 1975 Darktown Strutters
Director
- 1974
- 1974
- 1973 I Escaped from Devil's Island
Director
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967 Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Director
- 1967 40 Guns to Apache Pass
Director
- 1966
- 1966 Spy Smasher Returns
Director
- 1966 Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Director
- 1966 Dr. Satan's Robot
Director
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 Arizona Raiders
Director
- 1965 The Girls on the Beach
Director
- 1965
- 1964 Apache Rifles
Director
- 1964
- 1964 Marnie
Second Unit Director
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Second Unit Director
- 1961
- 1961 The Cat Burglar
Director
- 1961 Master of the World
Director
- 1961 The Long Rope
Director
- 1960 The Secret of the Purple Reef
Director
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960 Valley of the Redwoods
Director
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959 Paratroop Command
Director
- 1958
- 1958 The Bonnie Parker Story
Director
- 1958 Young and Wild
Director
- 1958 Juvenile Jungle
Director
- 1958 The Cool and the Crazy
Director
- 1958
- 1957 Panama Sal
Director
- 1957
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956 A Strange Adventure
Director
- 1956 Stranger at My Door
Director
- 1955 The Fighting Chance
Director
- 1955 Headline Hunters
Director
- 1955 City of Shadows
Director
- 1955 Santa Fe Passage
Director
- 1954 The Outcast
Director
- 1954
- 1953 Shadows of Tombstone
Director
- 1953 Down Laredo Way
Director
- 1953 Iron Mountain Trail
Director
- 1953 Old Overland Trail
Director
- 1952 South Pacific Trail
Director
- 1952 The WAC from Walla Walla
Director
- 1952 Old Oklahoma Plains
Director
- 1952 Border Saddlemates
Director
- 1952 The Last Musketeer
Director
- 1952 Colorado Sundown
Director
- 1951 Pals of the Golden West
Director
- 1951 South of Caliente
Director
- 1951 In Old Amarillo
Director
- 1951 Heart of the Rockies
Director
- 1951 Spoilers of the Plains
Director
- 1950 Trail of Robin Hood
Director
- 1950 North of the Great Divide
Director
- 1950 Sunset in the West
Director
- 1950 Trigger, Jr.
Director
- 1950 Twilight in the Sierras
Director
- 1950 Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras
Director
- 1950 Bells of Coronado
Director
- 1949 The Golden Stallion
Director
- 1949 Down Dakota Way
Director
- 1949 Susanna Pass
Director
- 1948 The Far Frontier
Director
- 1948 Grand Canyon Trail
Director
- 1948 Night Time in Nevada
Director
- 1948 Eyes of Texas
Director
- 1948 Under California Stars
Director
- 1948 The Gay Ranchero
Director
- 1947 On the Old Spanish Trail
Director
- 1947 Springtime in the Sierras
Director
- 1947 Bells of San Angelo
Director
- 1947 Apache Rose
Director
- 1946 Heldorado
Director
- 1946 The Crimson Ghost
Director
- 1946 Home in Oklahoma
Director
- 1946 Roll on Texas Moon
Director
- 1943 Drums of Fu Manchu
Director
- 1943 G-men vs. the Black Dragon
Director
- 1942 Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Director
- 1942 King of the Mounties
Director
- 1942 Perils of Nyoka
Director
- 1942 Spy Smasher
Director
- 1941 Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Director
- 1941 King of the Texas Rangers
Director
- 1941 Jungle Girl
Director
- 1941 Adventures of Captain Marvel
Director
- 1941
- 1940 Mysterious Doctor Satan
Director
- 1940 Heroes of the Saddle
Director
- 1940 King of the Royal Mounted
Director
- 1940 Adventures of Red Ryder
Director
- 1940 Hi-Yo Silver
Director
- 1940 Drums of Fu Manchu
Director
- 1939 Zorro's Fighting Legion
Director
- 1939 Dick Tracy's G-Men
Director
- 1939 Daredevils of the Red Circle
Director
- 1939 The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Director
- 1938 Hawk of the Wilderness
Director
- 1938 Dick Tracy Returns
Director
- 1938 The Fighting Devil Dogs
Director
- 1938 The Lone Ranger
Director
- 1937 Zorro Rides Again
Director
- 1937 The Trigger Trio
Director
- 1937 SOS Coast Guard
Director
- 1937 The Painted Stallion
Director
- 1937 Dick Tracy
Editor
- 1935 The Singing Vagabond
Story
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991