William Witney

Directing

William Witney

Born May 15, 1915Lawton, Oklahoma, USA128 credits

​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

Known For

Filmography

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1992Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys
as Himself (archive footage)Movie
Quell and Co.
1982Quell and Co.
as SheriffMovie
Kodiak
1974Kodiak
DirectorTV
Hondo
1967Hondo
DirectorTV
Tarzan
1966Tarzan
DirectorTV
Laredo
1965Laredo
DirectorTV
Arizona Raiders
1965Arizona Raiders
DirectorMovie
Branded
1965Branded
DirectorTV
Apache Rifles
1964Apache Rifles
DirectorMovie
The Cat Burglar
1961The Cat Burglar
DirectorMovie
The Long Rope
1961The Long Rope
DirectorMovie
Coronado 9
1960Coronado 9
DirectorTV
Laramie
1959Laramie
DirectorTV
Riverboat
1959Riverboat
DirectorTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanza
DirectorTV
Young and Wild
1958Young and Wild
DirectorMovie
Juvenile Jungle
1958Juvenile Jungle
DirectorMovie
Panama Sal
1957Panama Sal
DirectorMovie
Zorro
1957Zorro
DirectorTV
City of Shadows
1955City of Shadows
DirectorMovie
The Outcast
1954The Outcast
DirectorMovie
Down Laredo Way
1953Down Laredo Way
DirectorMovie
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951The Wild Blue Yonder
as Gen. Curtis E. LeMayMovie
In Old Amarillo
1951In Old Amarillo
DirectorMovie
Trigger, Jr.
1950Trigger, Jr.
DirectorMovie
Down Dakota Way
1949Down Dakota Way
DirectorMovie
Susanna Pass
1949Susanna Pass
DirectorMovie
Eyes of Texas
1948Eyes of Texas
DirectorMovie
Apache Rose
1947Apache Rose
DirectorMovie
Heldorado
1946Heldorado
DirectorMovie
Perils of Nyoka
1942Perils of Nyoka
DirectorMovie
Spy Smasher
1942Spy Smasher
DirectorMovie
Jungle Girl
1941Jungle Girl
DirectorMovie
Hi-Yo Silver
1940Hi-Yo Silver
DirectorMovie
The Lone Ranger
1938The Lone Ranger
DirectorMovie
SOS Coast Guard
1937SOS Coast Guard
DirectorMovie
Fighting With Kit Carson
1933Fighting With Kit Carson
as Settler / Indian / TrooperMovie