Person
William Witney
Directing · 1915–2002 · Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Witney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Bonanza
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
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Daniel Boone
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The Wild Wild West
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The Virginian
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Zorro
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Laramie
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The High Chaparral
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State Trooper
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Branded
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Filmography
- 1993Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill FactoryHimself
- 1992Roy Rogers, King of the CowboysHimself (archive footage)
- 1991The Republic Pictures StorySelf
- 1982Quell and Co.Sheriff
- 1978Western von gesternDirector
- 1975Darktown StruttersDirector
- 1974KodiakDirector
- 1974The CowboysDirector
- 1973I Escaped from Devil's IslandDirector
- 1967The High ChaparralDirector
- 1967HondoDirector
- 1967Tarzan's Jungle RebellionDirector
- 196740 Guns to Apache PassDirector
- 1966TarzanDirector
- 1966Spy Smasher ReturnsDirector
- 1966Bonanza: Ride the WindDirector
- 1966Dr. Satan's RobotDirector
- 1965The Wild Wild WestDirector
- 1965LaredoDirector
- 1965Arizona RaidersDirector
- 1965The Girls on the BeachDirector
- 1965BrandedDirector
- 1964Apache RiflesDirector
- 1964Daniel BooneDirector
- 1964MarnieSecond Unit Director
- 1962The Wide CountryDirector
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourDirector
- 1962The VirginianDirector
- 1962Mr. Hobbs Takes a VacationSecond Unit Director
- 1961Frontier CircusDirector
- 1961The Cat BurglarDirector
- 1961Master of the WorldDirector
- 1961The Long RopeDirector
- 1960The Secret of the Purple ReefDirector
- 1960The Tall ManDirector
- 1960Coronado 9Director
- 1960Valley of the RedwoodsDirector
- 1960Overland TrailDirector
- 1959LaramieDirector
- 1959RiverboatDirector
- 1959BonanzaDirector
- 1959Paratroop CommandDirector
- 1958Frontier DoctorDirector
- 1958The Bonnie Parker StoryDirector
- 1958Young and WildDirector
- 1958Juvenile JungleDirector
- 1958The Cool and the CrazyDirector
- 1958Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerDirector
- 1957Panama SalDirector
- 1957ZorroDirector
- 1956State TrooperDirector
- 1956Dr. Fu ManchuDirector
- 1956A Strange AdventureDirector
- 1956Stranger at My DoorDirector
- 1955The Fighting ChanceDirector
- 1955Headline HuntersDirector
- 1955City of ShadowsDirector
- 1955Santa Fe PassageDirector
- 1954The OutcastDirector
- 1954Stories of the CenturyDirector
- 1953Shadows of TombstoneDirector
- 1953Down Laredo WayDirector
- 1953Iron Mountain TrailDirector
- 1953Old Overland TrailDirector
- 1952South Pacific TrailDirector
- 1952The WAC from Walla WallaDirector
- 1952Old Oklahoma PlainsDirector
- 1952Border SaddlematesDirector
- 1952The Last MusketeerDirector
- 1952Colorado SundownDirector
- 1951The Wild Blue YonderGen. Curtis E. LeMay
- 1951Pals of the Golden WestDirector
- 1951South of CalienteDirector
- 1951In Old AmarilloDirector
- 1951Heart of the RockiesDirector
- 1951Spoilers of the PlainsDirector
- 1950Trail of Robin HoodDirector
- 1950North of the Great DivideDirector
- 1950Sunset in the WestDirector
- 1950Trigger, Jr.Director
- 1950Twilight in the SierrasDirector
- 1950Land of Opportunity: The Mardi GrasDirector
- 1950Bells of CoronadoDirector
- 1949The Golden StallionDirector
- 1949Down Dakota WayDirector
- 1949Susanna PassDirector
- 1948The Far FrontierDirector
- 1948Grand Canyon TrailDirector
- 1948Night Time in NevadaDirector
- 1948Eyes of TexasDirector
- 1948Under California StarsDirector
- 1948The Gay RancheroDirector
- 1947On the Old Spanish TrailDirector
- 1947Springtime in the SierrasDirector
- 1947Bells of San AngeloDirector
- 1947Apache RoseDirector
- 1946HeldoradoDirector
- 1946The Crimson GhostDirector
- 1946Home in OklahomaDirector
- 1946Roll on Texas MoonDirector
- 1943Drums of Fu ManchuDirector
- 1943G-men vs. the Black DragonDirector
- 1942Outlaws of Pine RidgeDirector
- 1942King of the MountiesDirector
- 1942Perils of NyokaDirector
- 1942Spy SmasherDirector
- 1941Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.Director
- 1941King of the Texas RangersDirector
- 1941Jungle GirlDirector
- 1941Adventures of Captain MarvelDirector
- 1940Mysterious Doctor SatanDirector
- 1940Heroes of the SaddleDirector
- 1940King of the Royal MountedDirector
- 1940Adventures of Red RyderDirector
- 1940Hi-Yo SilverDirector
- 1940Drums of Fu ManchuDirector
- 1939Zorro's Fighting LegionDirector
- 1939Dick Tracy's G-MenDirector
- 1939Daredevils of the Red CircleDirector
- 1939The Lone Ranger Rides AgainDirector
- 1938Hawk of the WildernessDirector
- 1938Dick Tracy ReturnsDirector
- 1938The Fighting Devil DogsDirector
- 1938The Lone RangerDirector
- 1937Zorro Rides AgainDirector
- 1937The Trigger TrioDirector
- 1937SOS Coast GuardDirector
- 1937The Painted StallionDirector
- 1937Dick TracyEditor
- 1935The Singing VagabondStory
- 1933Fighting With Kit CarsonSettler / Indian / Trooper
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