Highest rated as cast or director
The Big Parade
1925
The Crowd
1928
Show People
1928
Street Scene
1931
Stella Dallas
1937
Hallelujah
1929
Biography
King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1979, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award for his "incomparable achievements as a cinematic creator and innovator." He was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Director, and won eight international film awards during his career. Vidor's best known films include The Big Parade (1925), The Crowd (1928), Stella Dallas (1937), and Duel in the Sun (1946).
Directed 59
1980s
- 1980
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
Director
1960s
- 1964
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
Director
1950s
- 1959
- 1956
- 1955
Man Without a Star
Director
- 1952
Ruby Gentry
Director
Japanese War Bride
Director
- 1951
1940s
- 1949
The Fountainhead
Director
- 1948
- 1946
- 1944
An American Romance
Director
- 1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Director
- 1940
Comrade X
Director
1930s
- 1938
The Citadel
Director
- 1937
- 1936
- 1935
The Wedding Night
Director
- 1934
Our Daily Bread
Director
- 1933
The Stranger's Return
Director
- 1932
Cynara
Director
- 1931
The Champ
Director
- 1930
Billy the Kid
Director
Not So Dumb
Director
1920s
- 1929
- 1928
The Patsy
Director
- 1926
Bardelys the Magnificent
Director
La Bohème
Director
- 1925
Proud Flesh
Director
- 1924
The Wife of the Centaur
Director
His Hour
Director
Wine of Youth
Director
Happiness
Director
Wild Oranges
Director
- 1923
Three Wise Fools
Director
The Woman of Bronze
Director
- 1922
Peg o' My Heart
Director
Conquering the Woman
Director
Dusk to Dawn
Director
The Real Adventure
Director
- 1921
Love Never Dies
Director
The Sky Pilot
Director
- 1920
The Jack-Knife Man
Director
The Family Honor
Director
1910s
- 1919
Poor Relations
Director
The Other Half
Director
Better Times
Director
The Turn in the Road
Director
- 1918
Tad's Swimming Hole
Director
The Chocolate of the Gang
Director
Bud's Recruit
Director
Produced 17
1950s
- 1952
Ruby Gentry
Producer
1940s
- 1944
An American Romance
Producer
- 1940
Comrade X
Producer
1930s
- 1936
- 1934
Our Daily Bread
Producer
- 1932
- 1931
The Champ
Producer
- 1930
Billy the Kid
Producer
Not So Dumb
Producer
1920s
- 1928
The Patsy
Producer
- 1924
Wine of Youth
Producer
- 1923
- 1922
Conquering the Woman
Producer
Dusk to Dawn
Producer
- 1921
Love Never Dies
Producer
- 1920
The Jack-Knife Man
Producer
Wrote 16
1960s
- 1964
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
Writer
1950s
- 1956
1940s
- 1944
An American Romance
Story
- 1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Screenplay
1930s
- 1936
- 1934
Our Daily Bread
Story, Writer
1920s
- 1929
- 1928
- 1924
Wild Oranges
Adaptation
- 1923
Three Wise Fools
Writer
- 1921
Love Never Dies
Adaptation
1910s
- 1919
Poor Relations
Screenplay, Story
The Other Half
Story
Better Times
Writer
The Turn in the Road
Writer
- 1918
Bud's Recruit
Scenario Writer
Acted in 8
1980s
- 1981
- 1980
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
Movie
1970s
- 1973
The Men Who Made the Movies
TV
1960s
- 1964
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)
1940s
- 1949
It's a Great Feeling
KIng Vidor (uncredited)
1930s
- 1934
Our Daily Bread
Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)
1910s
- 1916
Faith
Movie
Other crew 2
1960s
- 1964
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
Cinematography
1930s
- 1936
The Plow That Broke the Plains
Technical Advisor
Appearances16
2000s
- 2005
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Self (archive footage)
- 2000
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
- 1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1980
Hollywood
Self · 5 episodes
1970s
- 1978
- 1975
- 1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Self
1960s
- 1961
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self (uncredited)
- 1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
1950s
- 1953
1940s
- 1948
- 1940
Northward, Ho!
Himself
1920s
- 1928
- 1925
1925 Studio Tour
Self
- 1923
Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Director (uncredited)