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
Directed 122
1980s
- 1982
Quell and Co.
Director
1970s
- 1978
- 1975
Darktown Strutters
Director
- 1974
Kodiak
Director
- 1973
1960s
- 1967
Hondo
Director
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Director
40 Guns to Apache Pass
Director
- 1966
Spy Smasher Returns
Director
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Director
Dr. Satan's Robot
Director
- 1965
Arizona Raiders
Director
The Girls on the Beach
Director
- 1964
- 1962
The Wide Country
Director
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Second Unit Director
- 1961
Frontier Circus
Director
The Cat Burglar
Director
The Long Rope
Director
- 1960
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Director
Coronado 9
Director
Valley of the Redwoods
Director
1950s
- 1959
Paratroop Command
Director
- 1958
Frontier Doctor
Director
The Bonnie Parker Story
Director
Young and Wild
Director
Juvenile Jungle
Director
The Cool and the Crazy
Director
- 1957
Panama Sal
Director
- 1956
Dr. Fu Manchu
Director
A Strange Adventure
Director
Stranger at My Door
Director
- 1955
The Fighting Chance
Director
Headline Hunters
Director
City of Shadows
Director
Santa Fe Passage
Director
- 1954
The Outcast
Director
- 1953
Shadows of Tombstone
Director
Down Laredo Way
Director
Iron Mountain Trail
Director
Old Overland Trail
Director
- 1952
South Pacific Trail
Director
The WAC from Walla Walla
Director
Old Oklahoma Plains
Director
Border Saddlemates
Director
The Last Musketeer
Director
Colorado Sundown
Director
- 1951
South of Caliente
Director
In Old Amarillo
Director
Spoilers of the Plains
Director
- 1950
Sunset in the West
Director
Trigger, Jr.
Director
Bells of Coronado
Director
1940s
- 1949
The Golden Stallion
Director
Down Dakota Way
Director
Susanna Pass
Director
- 1948
The Far Frontier
Director
Grand Canyon Trail
Director
Night Time in Nevada
Director
Eyes of Texas
Director
Under California Stars
Director
The Gay Ranchero
Director
- 1947
On the Old Spanish Trail
Director
Springtime in the Sierras
Director
Apache Rose
Director
- 1946
Heldorado
Director
The Crimson Ghost
Director
Home in Oklahoma
Director
Roll on Texas Moon
Director
- 1943
Drums of Fu Manchu
Director
- 1942
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Director
King of the Mounties
Director
Perils of Nyoka
Director
- 1941
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Director
King of the Texas Rangers
Director
Jungle Girl
Director
- 1940
Mysterious Doctor Satan
Director
Heroes of the Saddle
Director
King of the Royal Mounted
Director
Adventures of Red Ryder
Director
Hi-Yo Silver
Director
Drums of Fu Manchu
Director
1930s
- 1939
Zorro's Fighting Legion
Director
Dick Tracy's G-Men
Director
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Director
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Director
- 1938
Hawk of the Wilderness
Director
Dick Tracy Returns
Director
The Fighting Devil Dogs
Director
The Lone Ranger
Director
- 1937
The Painted Stallion
Director
Acted in 3
1980s
- 1982
Quell and Co.
Sheriff
1950s
- 1951
The Wild Blue Yonder
Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
1930s
- 1933
Fighting With Kit Carson
Settler / Indian / Trooper
Wrote 2
1970s
- 1974
Kodiak
Writer
1930s
- 1935
The Singing Vagabond
Story
Edited 1
1930s
- 1937
Dick Tracy
Editor
Created 1
1940s
- 1941
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Creator
Appearances2
1990s
- 1993
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
Himself
- 1991
The Republic Pictures Story
Self