William Witney
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 15, 1915
- Died
- March 17, 2002 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- 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
Known For
Filmography
Quell and Co.
Movie · Director
Western von gestern
TV · Director · 5 eps
Darktown Strutters
Movie · Director
Kodiak
TV · Director · 4 eps
The Cowboys
TV · Director · 5 eps
I Escaped from Devil's Island
Movie · Director
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Movie · Director
40 Guns to Apache Pass
Movie · Director
The High Chaparral
TV · Director · 4 eps
Hondo
TV · Director · 3 eps
Spy Smasher Returns
Movie · Director
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Movie · Director
Dr. Satan's Robot
Movie · Director
Tarzan
TV · Director · 6 eps
The Girls on the Beach
Movie · Director
Arizona Raiders
Movie · Director
Laredo
TV · Director · 7 eps
The Wild Wild West
TV · Director · 2 eps
Branded
TV · Director · 4 eps
Apache Rifles
Movie · Director
Marnie
Movie · Second Unit Director
Daniel Boone
TV · Director · 4 eps
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Movie · Second Unit Director
The Wide Country
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Virginian
TV · Director · 8 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · Director · 1 ep
Master of the World
Movie · Director
The Cat Burglar
Movie · Director
The Long Rope
Movie · Director
Frontier Circus
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Movie · Director
Valley of the Redwoods
Movie · Director
The Tall Man
TV · Director · 4 eps
Overland Trail
TV · Director · 3 eps
Coronado 9
TV · Director · 16 eps
Paratroop Command
Movie · Director
Laramie
TV · Director · 3 eps
Riverboat
TV · Director · 8 eps
Bonanza
TV · Director · 2 eps
Young and Wild
Movie · Director
The Bonnie Parker Story
Movie · Director
The Cool and the Crazy
Movie · Director
Juvenile Jungle
Movie · Director
Frontier Doctor
TV · Director · 3 eps
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
TV · Director · 1 ep
Panama Sal
Movie · Director
Zorro
TV · Director · 11 eps
Stranger at My Door
Movie · Director
A Strange Adventure
Movie · Director
Dr. Fu Manchu
TV · Director · 14 eps
State Trooper
TV · Director · 6 eps
City of Shadows
Movie · Director
Santa Fe Passage
Movie · Director
Headline Hunters
Movie · Director
The Fighting Chance
Movie · Director
The Outcast
Movie · Director
Stories of the Century
TV · Director · 30 eps
Shadows of Tombstone
Movie · Director
Old Overland Trail
Movie · Director
Iron Mountain Trail
Movie · Director
Down Laredo Way
Movie · Director
Colorado Sundown
Movie · Director
The WAC from Walla Walla
Movie · Director
Old Oklahoma Plains
Movie · Director
Border Saddlemates
Movie · Director
The Last Musketeer
Movie · Director
South Pacific Trail
Movie · Director
Spoilers of the Plains
Movie · Director
In Old Amarillo
Movie · Director
South of Caliente
Movie · Director
Pals of the Golden West
Movie · Director
Heart of the Rockies
Movie · Director
Trigger, Jr.
Movie · Director
Twilight in the Sierras
Movie · Director
Bells of Coronado
Movie · Director
Trail of Robin Hood
Movie · Director
Sunset in the West
Movie · Director
North of the Great Divide
Movie · Director
Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras
Movie · Director
The Golden Stallion
Movie · Director
Down Dakota Way
Movie · Director
Susanna Pass
Movie · Director
Under California Stars
Movie · Director
The Far Frontier
Movie · Director
The Gay Ranchero
Movie · Director
Night Time in Nevada
Movie · Director
Grand Canyon Trail
Movie · Director
Eyes of Texas
Movie · Director
Bells of San Angelo
Movie · Director
Springtime in the Sierras
Movie · Director
On the Old Spanish Trail
Movie · Director
Apache Rose
Movie · Director
Home in Oklahoma
Movie · Director
Heldorado
Movie · Director
Roll on Texas Moon
Movie · Director
The Crimson Ghost
Movie · Director
Drums of Fu Manchu
Movie · Director
G-men vs. the Black Dragon
Movie · Director
Spy Smasher
Movie · Director
Perils of Nyoka
Movie · Director
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Movie · Director
King of the Mounties
Movie · Director
King of the Texas Rangers
Movie · Director
Jungle Girl
Movie · Director
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Movie · Director
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Movie · Director
Drums of Fu Manchu
Movie · Director
Mysterious Doctor Satan
Movie · Director
Heroes of the Saddle
Movie · Director
Adventures of Red Ryder
Movie · Director
King of the Royal Mounted
Movie · Director
Hi-Yo Silver
Movie · Director
Zorro's Fighting Legion
Movie · Director
Dick Tracy's G-Men
Movie · Director
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Movie · Director
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Movie · Director
Hawk of the Wilderness
Movie · Director
Dick Tracy Returns
Movie · Director
The Fighting Devil Dogs
Movie · Director
The Lone Ranger
Movie · Director
The Painted Stallion
Movie · Director
SOS Coast Guard
Movie · Director
Zorro Rides Again
Movie · Director
The Trigger Trio
Movie · Director