William Wyler

William Wyler

Born 07/01/1902
Mülhausen, Alsasko, German Empire

Died 07/27/1981 (79 years old)
Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography (1)

William Wyler (1902, Mülhausen, Germany, now Mulhouse, France – 1981, Los Angeles, USA) is one of the most prominent directors of the classic Hollywood era. He has three Academy Awards to his name as a director, for Mrs. Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives and Ben-Hur, second only to legendary John Ford's four. But Wyler's total 12 Oscar nominations for directing are still unbeaten today; he was nominated for Dodsworth, Wuthering Heights, The Letter, The Little… (more)

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Director

Movies
1970

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

1968

Funny Girl

1966

How to Steal a Million

1965

The Collector

1961

The Children's Hour

1959

Ben-Hur

1958

The Big Country

1956

Friendly Persuasion

1955

The Desperate Hours

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1953

Roman Holiday

1952

Carrie

1951

Detective Story

1949

The Heiress

1946

The Best Years of Our Lives

1942

Mrs. Miniver

1941

The Little Foxes

1940

The Letter

 

The Westerner

1939

Wuthering Heights

1938

Jezebel

 

The Cowboy and the Lady

1937

Dead End

1936

Come and Get It

 

Dodsworth

 

These Three

1935

Barbary Coast

 

The Gay Deception

 

The Good Fairy

1934

Glamour

1933

Counsellor at Law

 

Her First Mate

 

Private Jones

1932

Tom Brown of Culver

1931

A House Divided

1930

The Storm

1929

Hell's Heroes

 

The Love Trap

 

The Shakedown

1928

Anybody Here Seen Kelly?

 

Thunder Riders

1927

Blazing Days

 

Daze of the West

 

Desert Dust

 

Gun Justice

 

Hard Fists

 

Haunted Homestead, The

 

Home Trail, The

 

Lone Star, The

 

Ore Raiders, The

 

Phantom Outlaw, The

 

Shooting Straight

 

Square Shooter, The

 

Tenderfoot Courage

 

The Border Cavalier

1926

Fire Barrier, The

 

Gunless Bad Man, The

 

Lazy Lightning

 

Pinnacle Rider, The

 

Ridin' for Love

 

The Stolen Ranch

Series
1954

Producers' Showcase

Documentaries
1947

Thunderbolt

1944

Fighting Lady, The

 

The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress

Short
1927

Galloping Justice

 

Kelcy Gets His Man

 

The Horse Trader

 

The Silent Partner

 

The Two Fister

1926

Don't Shoot

 

Martin of the Mounted

1925

The Crook Buster

Producer

Actor

Movies
1933

Her First Mate

1929

The Shakedown

Documentaries
2019

Hollywood's Second World War - a.f.

2018

The Cold Blue - a.f.

 

The Directors (series) - a.f.

 

William Wyler - a.f. (S01E03)

2017

Five Came Back (series) - a.f.

 

The Mission Begins - a.f. (E01)

2005

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

2003

Bette Davis and William Wyler (TV movie) - a.f.

2001

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

1993

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

1986

Directed by William Wyler

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1982

Laurence Olivier: A Life (TV movie)

1980

Hollywood (series)

 

Trick of the Light (E11)

1951

The Screen Director

Screenwriter

Cinematographer

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