William Witney
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1915-05-15
Day of Death
2002-03-17 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
William Witney
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
(1992)
Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys
as Himself (archive footage)
(1991)
The Republic Pictures Story
as Self
(1982)
Quell and Co.
as Sheriff
(1951)
The Wild Blue Yonder
as Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
(1933)
Fighting With Kit Carson
as Settler / Indian / Trooper
Crew
(1982)
Quell and Co.
Director
(1975)
Darktown Strutters
Director
(1973)
I Escaped from Devil's Island
Director
(1967)
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Director
(1967)
40 Guns to Apache Pass
Director
(1966)
Spy Smasher Returns
Director
(1966)
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Director
(1966)
Dr. Satan's Robot
Director
(1965)
The Girls on the Beach
Director
(1965)
Arizona Raiders
Director
(1964)
Apache Rifles
Director
(1964)
Marnie
Second Unit Director
(1962)
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Second Unit Director
(1961)
Master of the World
Director
(1961)
The Cat Burglar
Director
(1961)
The Long Rope
Director
(1960)
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Director
(1960)
Valley of the Redwoods
Director
(1959)
Paratroop Command
Director
(1958)
Young and Wild
Director
(1958)
The Bonnie Parker Story
Director
(1958)
The Cool and the Crazy
Director
(1958)
Juvenile Jungle
Director
(1957)
Panama Sal
Director
(1956)
Stranger at My Door
Director
(1956)
A Strange Adventure
Director
(1955)
City of Shadows
Director
(1955)
Santa Fe Passage
Director
(1955)
Headline Hunters
Director
(1955)
The Fighting Chance
Director
(1954)
The Outcast
Director
(1953)
Shadows of Tombstone
Director
(1953)
Old Overland Trail
Director
(1953)
Iron Mountain Trail
Director
(1953)
Down Laredo Way
Director
(1952)
Colorado Sundown
Director
(1952)
The WAC from Walla Walla
Director
(1952)
Old Oklahoma Plains
Director
(1952)
Border Saddlemates
Director
(1952)
The Last Musketeer
Director
(1952)
South Pacific Trail
Director
(1951)
Spoilers of the Plains
Director
(1951)
In Old Amarillo
Director
(1951)
South of Caliente
Director
(1951)
Pals of the Golden West
Director
(1951)
Heart of the Rockies
Director
(1950)
Trigger, Jr.
Director
(1950)
Twilight in the Sierras
Director
(1950)
Bells of Coronado
Director
(1950)
Trail of Robin Hood
Director
(1950)
Sunset in the West
Director
(1950)
North of the Great Divide
Director
(1950)
(1949)
The Golden Stallion
Director
(1949)
Down Dakota Way
Director
(1949)
Susanna Pass
Director
(1948)
Under California Stars
Director
(1948)
The Far Frontier
Director
(1948)
The Gay Ranchero
Director
(1948)
Night Time in Nevada
Director
(1948)
Grand Canyon Trail
Director
(1948)
Eyes of Texas
Director
(1947)
Bells of San Angelo
Director
(1947)
Springtime in the Sierras
Director
(1947)
On the Old Spanish Trail
Director
(1947)
Apache Rose
Director
(1946)
Home in Oklahoma
Director
(1946)
Heldorado
Director
(1946)
Roll on Texas Moon
Director
(1946)
The Crimson Ghost
Director
(1943)
Drums of Fu Manchu
Director
(1943)
G-men vs. the Black Dragon
Director
(1942)
Spy Smasher
Director
(1942)
Perils of Nyoka
Director
(1942)
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Director
(1942)
King of the Mounties
Director
(1941)
King of the Texas Rangers
Director
(1941)
Jungle Girl
Director
(1941)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Director
(1941)
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Director
(1940)
Drums of Fu Manchu
Director
(1940)
Mysterious Doctor Satan
Director
(1940)
Heroes of the Saddle
Director
(1940)
Adventures of Red Ryder
Director
(1940)
King of the Royal Mounted
Director
(1940)
Hi-Yo Silver
Director
(1939)
Zorro's Fighting Legion
Director
(1939)
Dick Tracy's G-Men
Director
(1939)
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Director
(1939)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Director
(1938)
Hawk of the Wilderness
Director
(1938)
Dick Tracy Returns
Director
(1938)
The Fighting Devil Dogs
Director
(1938)
The Lone Ranger
Director
(1937)
The Painted Stallion
Director
(1937)
SOS Coast Guard
Director
(1937)
Zorro Rides Again
Director
(1937)
The Trigger Trio
Director
(1935)
The Singing Vagabond
Story