William Witney
Directing
Born: May 15, 1915 · Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Died: March 17, 2002 (aged 86)
Highest Rated
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
Marnie
1964
Bonanza
1959
Zorro
1957
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
Master of the World
1961
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
The Wild Wild West
1965
The Virginian
1962
Daniel Boone
1964
Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941
Arizona Raiders
1965
The High Chaparral
1967
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Movies (3)
Self / Appearances (2)
Directing (121)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Director
Bonanza
Director
The Virginian
Director
The Wild Wild West
Director
Daniel Boone
Director
Tarzan
Director
The High Chaparral
Director
Zorro
Director
Branded
Director
Laramie
Director
Laredo
Director
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Director
Riverboat
Director
The Tall Man
Director
Stories of the Century
Director
Hondo
Director
Marnie
Second Unit Director
Western von gestern
Director
Frontier Doctor
Director
Coronado 9
Director
The Wide Country
Director
Frontier Circus
Director
Kodiak
Director
Overland Trail
Director
Dr. Fu Manchu
Director
Master of the World
Director
Spoilers of the Plains
Director
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Second Unit Director
Spy Smasher
Director
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Director
Mysterious Doctor Satan
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40 Guns to Apache Pass
Director
The WAC from Walla Walla
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Bonanza: Ride the Wind
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Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Director
The Crimson Ghost
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Arizona Raiders
Director
Apache Rifles
Director
Trigger, Jr.
Director
Border Saddlemates
Director
Juvenile Jungle
Director
Heart of the Rockies
Director
Roll on Texas Moon
Director
The Outcast
Director
Old Overland Trail
Director
Trail of Robin Hood
Director
The Bonnie Parker Story
Director
King of the Mounties
Director
The Girls on the Beach
Director
Eyes of Texas
Director
Zorro Rides Again
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Dick Tracy's G-Men
Director
Santa Fe Passage
Director
Drums of Fu Manchu
Director
Susanna Pass
Director
The Lone Ranger
Director
Adventures of Red Ryder
Director
I Escaped from Devil's Island
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Jungle Girl
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Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Director
The Long Rope
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Heldorado
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Bells of San Angelo
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Outlaws of Pine Ridge
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Down Dakota Way
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SOS Coast Guard
Director
Old Oklahoma Plains
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A Strange Adventure
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Under California Stars
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The Trigger Trio
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Iron Mountain Trail
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The Lone Ranger Rides Again
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Stranger at My Door
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Drums of Fu Manchu
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On the Old Spanish Trail
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Pals of the Golden West
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Bells of Coronado
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The Fighting Devil Dogs
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South of Caliente
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North of the Great Divide
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Zorro's Fighting Legion
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Heroes of the Saddle
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Colorado Sundown
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Down Laredo Way
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Valley of the Redwoods
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City of Shadows
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The Painted Stallion
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Twilight in the Sierras
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Paratroop Command
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Daredevils of the Red Circle
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King of the Texas Rangers
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Dick Tracy Returns
Director
Shadows of Tombstone
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King of the Royal Mounted
Director
The Gay Ranchero
Director
Home in Oklahoma
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Sunset in the West
Director
Hawk of the Wilderness
Director
Perils of Nyoka
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South Pacific Trail
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Hi-Yo Silver
Director
The Cool and the Crazy
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Young and Wild
Director
Apache Rose
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Springtime in the Sierras
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In Old Amarillo
Director
The Secret of the Purple Reef
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Panama Sal
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Grand Canyon Trail
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The Golden Stallion
Director
The Cat Burglar
Director
The Last Musketeer
Director
The Fighting Chance
Director
Spy Smasher Returns
Director
Night Time in Nevada
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Darktown Strutters
Director
The Far Frontier
Director
Headline Hunters
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Dr. Satan's Robot
Director
Quell and Co.
Director
G-men vs. the Black Dragon
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