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William Witney

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William Witney

Born
Died
(aged 86)
Birthplace
Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Credits
132 titles

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.

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Acting credits 6

YearTitleRole
1993 Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory Film Himself
1992 Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys Film Himself (archive footage)
1991 The Republic Pictures Story Film Self
1982 Quell and Co. Film Sheriff
1951 The Wild Blue Yonder Film Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
1933 Fighting With Kit Carson Film Settler / Indian / Trooper

Crew credits 127

YearTitleJob
1982 Quell and Co. Film Director
1978 Western von gestern TV Director (5 ep)
1975 Darktown Strutters Film Director
1974 Kodiak TV Director, Writer (4 ep)
1974 The Cowboys TV Director (5 ep)
1973 I Escaped from Devil's Island Film Director
1967 The High Chaparral TV Director (4 ep)
1967 Hondo TV Director (3 ep)
1967 Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion Film Director
1967 40 Guns to Apache Pass Film Director
1966 Tarzan TV Director (6 ep)
1966 Spy Smasher Returns Film Director
1966 Bonanza: Ride the Wind Film Director
1966 Dr. Satan's Robot Film Director
1965 The Wild Wild West TV Director (2 ep)
1965 Laredo TV Director (7 ep)
1965 Arizona Raiders Film Director
1965 The Girls on the Beach Film Director
1965 Branded TV Director (4 ep)
1964 Apache Rifles Film Director
1964 Daniel Boone TV Director (4 ep)
1964 Marnie Film Second Unit Director
1962 The Wide Country TV Director (1 ep)
1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV Director (1 ep)
1962 The Virginian TV Director (8 ep)
1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation Film Second Unit Director
1961 Frontier Circus TV Director (1 ep)
1961 The Cat Burglar Film Director
1961 Master of the World Film Director
1961 The Long Rope Film Director
1960 The Secret of the Purple Reef Film Director
1960 The Tall Man TV Director (4 ep)
1960 Coronado 9 TV Director (16 ep)
1960 Valley of the Redwoods Film Director
1960 Overland Trail TV Director (3 ep)
1959 Laramie TV Director (3 ep)
1959 Riverboat TV Director (8 ep)
1959 Bonanza TV Director (2 ep)
1959 Paratroop Command Film Director
1958 Frontier Doctor TV Director (3 ep)
1958 The Bonnie Parker Story Film Director
1958 Young and Wild Film Director
1958 Juvenile Jungle Film Director
1958 The Cool and the Crazy Film Director
1958 Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer TV Director (1 ep)
1957 Panama Sal Film Director
1957 Zorro TV Director (11 ep)
1956 State Trooper TV Director (6 ep)
1956 Dr. Fu Manchu TV Director (14 ep)
1956 A Strange Adventure Film Director
1956 Stranger at My Door Film Director
1955 The Fighting Chance Film Director
1955 Headline Hunters Film Director
1955 City of Shadows Film Director
1955 Santa Fe Passage Film Director
1954 The Outcast Film Director
1954 Stories of the Century TV Director (30 ep)
1953 Shadows of Tombstone Film Director
1953 Down Laredo Way Film Director
1953 Iron Mountain Trail Film Director
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