Orson Welles
Born: 1915-05-06 Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 1985-10-10
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985), best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio. Noted for his innovative dramatic productions as well as his distinctive voice and personality, Welles is widely acknowledged as one of the most accomplished dramatic artists of the twentieth century, especially for his significant and influential early work—despite his notoriously contentious relationship with Hollywood. His distinctive directorial style featured layered, nonlinear narrative forms, innovative uses of ...
Acting (in our collection)
Rita
(2003)
Lost in La Mancha
(2002)
It's All True
(1993)
Don Quixote
(1992)
Someone to Love
(1988)
The Transformers: The Movie
(1986)
The Muppet Movie
(1979)
Voyage of the Damned
(1976)
F for Fake
(1975)
And then there were none
(1974)
Get to Know Your Rabbit
(1972)
Ten Days Wonder
(1971)
Directed by John Ford
(1971)
Catch-22
(1970)
Casino Royale
(1967)
Is Paris Burning?
(1966)
A Man for All Seasons
(1966)
The V.I.P.s
(1963)
The Trial
(1962)
King of Kings
(1961)
Compulsion
(1959)
Ferry to Hong Kong
(1959)
The Long, Hot Summer
(1958)
Touch of Evil
(1958)
The Vikings
(1958)
Moby Dick
(1956)
Mr. Arkadin
(1955)
King Lear
(1953)
Othello
(1951)
The Black Rose
(1950)
The Third Man
(1949)
Prince of Foxes
(1949)
The Lady from Shanghai
(1947)
Duel in the Sun
(1946)
The Stranger
(1946)
The Magnificent Ambersons
(1942)
Citizen Kane
(1941)
Directing (in our collection)
It's All True
(1993)
Don Quixote
(1992)
F for Fake
(1975)
The Trial
(1962)
Touch of Evil
(1958)
Mr. Arkadin
(1955)
Othello
(1951)
The Lady from Shanghai
(1947)
The Stranger
(1946)
The Magnificent Ambersons
(1942)
Citizen Kane
(1941)