William Wyler
Director · 1902–1981 · Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
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Biography
William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born film director, producer, and screenwriter. Notable works include Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Mrs. Miniver (1942), all which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, and also won Best Picture. He earned his first Oscar nomination for directing Dodsworth in 1936, sparking a 20-year run of almost unbroken greatness. Film historian Ian Freer calls Wyler a "bona fide perfectionist," whose penchant for retakes and an attempt to hone every last nuance "became the stuff of legend." His ability to direct a string of classic literary adaptations into huge box office and critical successes made him one of Hollywood's most bankable moviemakers during the 1930s and 1940s.
Directed 54
2010s
- 2011
History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle
Director
1970s
- 1970
1960s
- 1968
- 1966
- 1965
- 1961
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
- 1956
- 1955
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
1940s
- 1949
- 1947
- 1946
- 1944
- 1942
- 1941
- 1940
1930s
- 1939
- 1938
- 1937
- 1936
- 1935
The Gay Deception
Director
The Good Fairy
Director
- 1934
Glamour
Director
- 1933
Counsellor at Law
Director
Her First Mate
Director
- 1932
Tom Brown of Culver
Director
- 1931
A House Divided
Director
- 1930
The Storm
Director
1920s
- 1929
The Love Trap
Director
The Shakedown
Director
- 1928
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Director
Thunder Riders
Director
- 1927
The Border Cavalier
Director
Hard Fists
Director
Straight Shootin'
Director
Blazing Days
Director
The Two Fister
Director
- 1926
The Stolen Ranch
Director
Lazy Lightning
Director
Martin of the Mounted
Director
Don't Shoot
Director
Ridin' for Love
Director
- 1925
The Crook Buster
Director
- 1923
Produced 13
1970s
- 1970
1960s
- 1961
1950s
- 1958
- 1956
- 1955
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
1940s
- 1949
- 1942
- 1940
1930s
- 1938
1920s
- 1929
The Love Trap
Producer
Wrote 3
Acted in 2
Camera 1
1940s
- 1944
Appearances23
2020s
- 2025
William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy
Himself (Archival)
2010s
- 2019
Hollywood's Second World War
Self (archive footage)
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2018
The Cold Blue
Himself (archive footage)
- 2017
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self (archive footage)
- 2005
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Self (archive footage)
- 2001
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self
- 2000
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self (archive footage)
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1993
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Self - Director (archive footage)
1980s
- 1986
Directed by William Wyler
Self
- 1982
Laurence Olivier: A Life
Self
- 1980
Hollywood
Self · 1 episode
1970s
- 1973
- 1971
1950s
- 1958
Fun in the Big Country
Self
- 1956
Stars of Cabaret
Self (archive footage)
- 1953
- 1951
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1940s
- 1948
