O. Henry

O. Henry

Known for
Writing
Born
September 11, 1862
Died
June 5, 1910 (aged 47)
Birthplace
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Biography

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings.

Known For

Filmography

2026
The Cactus poster

The Cactus

Movie · Original Story

2025
Open Eyes poster

Open Eyes

Movie · Story

2025
10 Years Later poster

10 Years Later

Movie · Original Story

2024
The Gift of the Magi poster

The Gift of the Magi

Movie · Writer

2024
The Last Raven poster

The Last Raven

Movie · Short Story

2017
Twenty Years poster

Twenty Years

Movie · Short Story

2013
Lootera poster

Lootera

Movie · Short Story

2010
Gift of the Magi poster

Gift of the Magi

Movie · Short Story

2010
Khatta Meetha poster

Khatta Meetha

Movie · Short Story

2004
Raincoat poster

Raincoat

Movie · Short Story

2003
Johnny poster

Johnny

Movie · Original Concept

2001
The Gift of the Magi poster

The Gift of the Magi

Movie · Short Story

1999
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas poster

Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas

Movie · Story

1998
The Ransom of Red Chief poster

The Ransom of Red Chief

Movie · Author

1996
Bambai Ka Babu poster

Bambai Ka Babu

Movie · Short Story

1995
Princ z pohádky

Princ z pohádky

Movie · Short Story

1994
The Cisco Kid poster

The Cisco Kid

Movie · Characters

1993
Výkupné za náčelníka

Výkupné za náčelníka

Movie · Novel

1991
Lakshmanrekha poster

Lakshmanrekha

Movie · Short Story

1986
The Princess and the Cougar

The Princess and the Cougar

Movie · Author

1985
Jimmy Valentine poster

Jimmy Valentine

Movie · Writer

1985
The Imp With A Bushy Tail poster

The Imp With A Bushy Tail

Movie · Novel

1984
The Last Leaf poster

The Last Leaf

Movie · Author

1984
Two Couples and Loneliness

Two Couples and Loneliness

Movie · Short Story

1983
The Last Leaf poster

The Last Leaf

Movie · Short Story

1983
The Trust That Has Burst poster

The Trust That Has Burst

Movie · Novel

1983
The Dream poster

The Dream

Movie · Story

1983
The Ransom of Red Chief poster

The Ransom of Red Chief

Movie · Author

1983
The Trust That Has Burst poster

The Trust That Has Burst

TV · Novel · 3 eps

1982
Snehada Sankole poster

Snehada Sankole

Movie · Original Story

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · Short Story · 1 ep

1979
Cabbages and Kings poster

Cabbages and Kings

Movie · Novel

1978
A Pink Christmas poster

A Pink Christmas

Movie · Novel

1978
I'll Not Become a Gangster, Dear poster

I'll Not Become a Gangster, Dear

Movie · Novel

1978
The Gift of Love poster

The Gift of Love

Movie · Short Story

1978
The Last Leaf poster

The Last Leaf

Movie · Writer, Short Story

1977
Gentlemen Who Were Unlucky poster

Gentlemen Who Were Unlucky

Movie · Story

1977
Lacums in Chegemsky poster

Lacums in Chegemsky

Movie · Author

1975
Zameer poster

Zameer

Movie · Novel

1975
The Ransom of Red Chief poster

The Ransom of Red Chief

Movie · Author

1973
Ostatni liść

Ostatni liść

Movie · Short Story

1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries poster

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

TV · Writer · 2 eps

1972
The Gift of the Magi poster

The Gift of the Magi

Movie · Short Story

1970
Alta comedia poster

Alta comedia

TV · Story · 1 ep

1969
Sachaai poster

Sachaai

Movie · Short Story

1969
Úsměvy světa

Úsměvy světa

TV · Short Story · 1 ep

1967
Láska a chléb

Láska a chléb

Movie · Short Story

1967
Kyvadlo

Kyvadlo

Movie · Short Story

1965
Magnetické vlny léčí poster

Magnetické vlny léčí

Movie · Story

1964
Napravení Jima Valentina

Napravení Jima Valentina

Movie · Short Story

1963
Harlémská tragedie

Harlémská tragedie

Movie · Short Story

1963
Winterquartier

Winterquartier

Movie · Novel

1963
Strictly Business poster

Strictly Business

Movie · Short Story

1959
The Ransom of Red Chief poster

The Ransom of Red Chief

Movie · Story

1959
The Last Leaf poster

The Last Leaf

Movie · Short Story, Writer

1959
The Last Leaf poster

The Last Leaf

Movie · Author

1958
The Gift of the Magi poster

The Gift of the Magi

Movie · Short Story

1958
The Whirligig of Life poster

The Whirligig of Life

Movie · Writer

1957
Musafir poster

Musafir

Movie · Short Story

1957
O. Henry Playhouse

O. Henry Playhouse

TV · Writer · 2 eps

1957
The O. Henry Playhouse poster

The O. Henry Playhouse

TV · Story · 2 eps

1956
April in Portugal poster

April in Portugal

Movie · Writer

1956
Il dono di Natale poster

Il dono di Natale

Movie · Writer

1950
The Girl from San Lorenzo poster

The Girl from San Lorenzo

Movie · Characters

1949
The Daring Caballero poster

The Daring Caballero

Movie · Characters

1949
Satan's Cradle poster

Satan's Cradle

Movie · Characters

1948
The Valiant Hombre poster

The Valiant Hombre

Movie · Characters

1948
Black Eagle poster

Black Eagle

Movie · Story

1947
Riding the California Trail poster

Riding the California Trail

Movie · Characters

1947
Robin Hood of Monterey poster

Robin Hood of Monterey

Movie · Characters

1947
King of the Bandits poster

King of the Bandits

Movie · Characters

1946
Beauty and the Bandit poster

Beauty and the Bandit

Movie · Characters

1946
The Gay Cavalier poster

The Gay Cavalier

Movie · Characters

1945
The Cisco Kid Returns poster

The Cisco Kid Returns

Movie · Characters

1945
In Old New Mexico poster

In Old New Mexico

Movie · Characters

1945
South of the Rio Grande poster

South of the Rio Grande

Movie · Characters

1941
Ride on Vaquero poster

Ride on Vaquero

Movie · Writer

1941
Romance of the Rio Grande poster

Romance of the Rio Grande

Movie · Writer

1940
Viva Cisco Kid poster

Viva Cisco Kid

Movie · Writer

1940
The Gay Caballero poster

The Gay Caballero

Movie · Characters

1939
The Cisco Kid and the Lady poster

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

Movie · Writer

1939
The Llano Kid poster

The Llano Kid

Movie · Story

1938
Doctor Rhythm poster

Doctor Rhythm

Movie · Story

1931
The Cisco Kid poster

The Cisco Kid

Movie · Story

1930
The Texan poster

The Texan

Movie · Short Story

1929
A Straightforward Boy poster

A Straightforward Boy

Movie · Original Story

1929
Life's Fragments poster

Life's Fragments

Movie · Story

1928
In Old Arizona poster

In Old Arizona

Movie · Original Story

1927
Girls poster

Girls

Movie · Story

1927
A Man About Town poster

A Man About Town

Movie · Story

1925
Transients in Arcadia

Transients in Arcadia

Movie · Story

1921
An Unwilling Hero poster

An Unwilling Hero

Movie · Story

1920
The Church with an Overshot Wheel

The Church with an Overshot Wheel

Movie · Story

1920
A Philistine in Bohemia

A Philistine in Bohemia

Movie · Writer

1920
Alias Jimmy Valentine poster

Alias Jimmy Valentine

Movie · Story

1920
A Double-Dyed Deceiver poster

A Double-Dyed Deceiver

Movie · Story

1920
The Ransom of Mack

The Ransom of Mack

Movie · Story

1920
The Garter Girl poster

The Garter Girl

Movie · Writer

1919
The Unknown Quantity poster

The Unknown Quantity

Movie · Story

1919
You're Fired poster

You're Fired

Movie · Story

1918
The Count and the Wedding Guest poster

The Count and the Wedding Guest

Movie · Story

1918
Mammon and the Archer poster

Mammon and the Archer

Movie · Story

1918
Everybody's Girl poster

Everybody's Girl

Movie · Story

1917
The Venturers poster

The Venturers

Movie · Story

1917
The Enchanted Kiss

The Enchanted Kiss

Movie · Story

1917
The Third Ingredient poster

The Third Ingredient

Movie · Story

1917
I Will Repay poster

I Will Repay

Movie · Story

1917
A Night in New Arabia

A Night in New Arabia

Movie · Original Story

1915
A Christmas Revenge poster

A Christmas Revenge

Movie · Story

1914
The Caballero's Way poster

The Caballero's Way

Movie · Story

1914
Jimmy Hayes and Muriel

Jimmy Hayes and Muriel

Movie · Story

1913
The Reformation of Calliope

The Reformation of Calliope

Movie · Writer

1912
Thirty Days at Hard Labor poster

Thirty Days at Hard Labor

Movie · Story

1912
Falling Leaves poster

Falling Leaves

Movie · Short Story

1911
The Ransom of Red Chief

The Ransom of Red Chief

Movie · Story

1909
The Sacrifice

The Sacrifice

Movie · Story

1909
His Duty poster

His Duty

Movie · Original Story