William Witney
Known for: Directing
Born: May 15, 1915
Died: March 17, 2002
Place of birth: Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
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
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Filmography
105 movies · 27 TV shows, newest first
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Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
19938.0
Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys
1992
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The Republic Pictures Story
1991
5.0
Quell and Co.
1982
7.7
Western von gestern
1978
4.9
Darktown Strutters
1975
6.5
Kodiak
19748.0
The Cowboys
1974
5.1
I Escaped from Devil's Island
1973
6.8
The High Chaparral
1967
6.9
Hondo
1967
6.3
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967
5.3
40 Guns to Apache Pass
1967
6.9
Tarzan
1966
8.3
Spy Smasher Returns
1966
7.4
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
1966
10.0
Dr. Satan's Robot
1966
7.5
The Wild Wild West
1965
6.4
Laredo
1965
6.4
Arizona Raiders
1965
4.4
The Girls on the Beach
1965
6.8
Branded
1965
6.0
Apache Rifles
1964
7.0
Daniel Boone
1964
7.1
Marnie
1964
6.2
The Wide Country
1962
7.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
6.5
The Virginian
1962
6.5
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
5.3
Frontier Circus
1961
5.8
The Cat Burglar
1961
6.0
Master of the World
1961
6.2
The Long Rope
1961
4.0
The Secret of the Purple Reef
1960
6.9
The Tall Man
1960
6.7
Coronado 9
1960
6.5
Valley of the Redwoods
1960
6.3
Overland Trail
1960
6.7
Laramie
1959
6.5
Riverboat
1959
7.5
Bonanza
1959
5.9
Paratroop Command
1959
6.3
Frontier Doctor
1958
5.0
The Bonnie Parker Story
1958
4.6
Young and Wild
1958
7.4
Juvenile Jungle
1958
5.8
The Cool and the Crazy
1958
6.8
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
8.0
Panama Sal
1957
7.6
Zorro
19575.7
State Trooper
1956
7.3
Dr. Fu Manchu
1956
5.6
A Strange Adventure
1956
6.8
Stranger at My Door
1956
5.5
The Fighting Chance
1955
4.4
Headline Hunters
1955
5.5
City of Shadows
1955
6.1
Santa Fe Passage
1955
6.7
The Outcast
1954
7.2
Stories of the Century
1954
6.5
Shadows of Tombstone
1953
7.0
Down Laredo Way
1953
6.5
Iron Mountain Trail
1953
7.0
Old Overland Trail
1953
8.0
South Pacific Trail
1952
10.0
The WAC from Walla Walla
1952
7.0
Old Oklahoma Plains
1952
6.5
Border Saddlemates
1952
8.0
The Last Musketeer
1952
5.0
Colorado Sundown
1952
7.0
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951
7.5
Pals of the Golden West
1951
9.0
South of Caliente
1951
8.0
In Old Amarillo
1951
7.0
Heart of the Rockies
1951
8.0
Spoilers of the Plains
1951
6.3
Trail of Robin Hood
1950
8.0
North of the Great Divide
1950
7.4
Sunset in the West
1950
5.3
Trigger, Jr.
1950
6.8
Twilight in the Sierras
19509.0
Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras
1950
6.2
Bells of Coronado
1950
7.0
The Golden Stallion
1949
8.3
Down Dakota Way
1949
7.7
Susanna Pass
1949
6.5
The Far Frontier
1948
5.7
Grand Canyon Trail
1948
6.8
Night Time in Nevada
1948
7.0
Eyes of Texas
1948
5.3
Under California Stars
1948
6.5
The Gay Ranchero
1948
5.5
On the Old Spanish Trail
1947
4.8
Springtime in the Sierras
1947
4.7
Bells of San Angelo
1947
6.4
Apache Rose
1947
6.2
Heldorado
1946
5.3
The Crimson Ghost
1946
6.6
Home in Oklahoma
1946
6.2
Roll on Texas Moon
1946
5.2
Drums of Fu Manchu
1943
6.7
G-men vs. the Black Dragon
1943
10.0
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
1942
8.0
King of the Mounties
1942
8.0
Perils of Nyoka
1942
6.1
Spy Smasher
1942
6.8
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
1941
7.0
King of the Texas Rangers
1941
6.8
Jungle Girl
1941
6.4
Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941
5.0
Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941
6.0
Mysterious Doctor Satan
1940
9.0
Heroes of the Saddle
1940
7.5
King of the Royal Mounted
1940
6.7
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940
7.0
Hi-Yo Silver
1940
6.3
Drums of Fu Manchu
1940
5.4
Zorro's Fighting Legion
1939
5.3
Dick Tracy's G-Men
1939
4.8
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939
7.3
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
7.0
Hawk of the Wilderness
1938
6.0
Dick Tracy Returns
1938
6.8
The Fighting Devil Dogs
1938
7.0
The Lone Ranger
1938
7.5
Zorro Rides Again
1937
6.7
The Trigger Trio
1937
5.1
SOS Coast Guard
1937
5.4
The Painted Stallion
1937
5.2
Dick Tracy
1937
7.5
The Singing Vagabond
1935
6.5
Fighting With Kit Carson
1933