William A. Wellman
American director, actor (1896-1975)
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- February 29, 1896 · Brookline
- Died
- December 9, 1975 · Los Angeles
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, actor, screenwriter, aircraft pilot
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1927 · United States · war, romance, drama
Oscar Best Picture winner 1928 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1928 #5 · National Film Registry (inducted 1997)
2.113 citations - 2
1937 · United States · drama, romance, musical
Oscar Best Picture nominee 1937 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1938 #5 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
1.003 citations - 3
1943 · United States · western, drama
Oscar Best Picture nominee 1943 · National Film Registry (inducted 1998) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
0.843 citations - 4
1931 · United States · drama, crime, film-noir
National Film Registry (inducted 1998) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.503 citations - 50.451 citation
- 60.451 citation
- 7
1945 · United States · war, biography, drama
National Film Registry (inducted 2009) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
0.392 citations - 80.291 citation
- 90.231 citation
- 100.171 citation
- 110.111 citation
Complete filmography
All 80 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1923Big Dan
- 1923Cupid's Fireman
- 1923Second Hand Love
- 1923The Man Who Won
- 1924Not a Drum Was Heard
- 1924The Circus Cowboy
- 1924The Vagabond Trail
- 1925When Husbands Flirt
- 1926The Boob
- 1926The Cat's Pajamas
- 1926You Never Know Women
- 1927Wings
- 1928Beggars of Life
- 1928Ladies of the Mob
- 1928The Legion of the Condemned
- 1929Chinatown Nights
- 1929The Man I Love
- 1929Woman Trap
- 1930Dangerous Paradise
- 1930Maybe It's Love
- 1930Young Eagles
- 1931Night Nurse
- 1931Other Men's Women
- 1931Safe in Hell
- 1931The Public Enemy
- 1931The Star Witness
- 1932Frisco Jenny
- 1932Love Is a Racket
- 1932So Big!
- 1932The Conquerors
- 1932The Hatchet Man
- 1932The Purchase Price
- 1933Central Airport
- 1933College Coach
- 1933Female
- 1933Heroes for Sale
- 1933Lilly Turner
- 1933Midnight Mary
- 1933Wild Boys of the Road
- 1934Looking for Trouble
- 1934Stingaree
- 1934The President Vanishes
- 1934Viva Villa!
- 1935The Call of the Wild
- 1936Robin Hood of El Dorado
- 1936Small Town Girl
- 1936Tarzan Escapes
- 1937A Star Is Born
- 1937Nothing Sacred
- 1938Men with Wings
- 1939Beau Geste
- 1939The Light That Failed
- 1941Reaching for the Sun
- 1942Roxie Hart
- 1942The Great Man's Lady
- 1942Thunder Birds
- 1943Lady of Burlesque
- 1943The Ox-Bow Incident
- 1944Buffalo Bill
- 1945The Story of G.I. Joe
- 1945This Man's Navy
- 1946Gallant Journey
- 1947Magic Town
- 1948The Iron Curtain
- 1948Yellow Sky
- 1950Battleground
- 1950The Happy Years
- 1950The Next Voice You Hear...
- 1951Across the Wide Missouri
- 1951It's a Big Country
- 1951Westward the Women
- 1952My Man and I
- 1953Island in the Sky
- 1954Ring of Fear
- 1954The High and the Mighty
- 1954Track of the Cat
- 1955Blood Alley
- 1956Good-bye, My Lady
- 1958Darby's Rangers
- 1958Lafayette Escadrille