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William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best ed 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. 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. Witney also directed Master of the World (1961) starring Vincent Price and Charles Bronson.
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Filmography
all 131
Director 124
Movies 105
TV Shows 26
self 2
Himself (archive footage)
Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys (1992)
Movie
Director
Showdown at Eagle Gap (1982)
Movie
Director
Western von gestern (1978)
TV
Director
Darktown Strutters (1975)
Movie
Director / Writer
Kodiak (1974)
TV
Director
The Cowboys (1974)
TV
Director
The High Chaparral (1967)
TV
6
Director
Hondo (1967)
TV
Director
40 Guns to Apache (1967)
Movie
Director
Tarzan (1966)
TV
6
Director
Cyclotrode X (1966)
Movie
Director
Spy Smasher Returns (1966)
Movie
Director
Bonanza: Ride the Wind (1966)
Movie
Director
The Wild Wild West (1965)
TV
5.75
Director
Laredo (1965)
TV
6
Director
Arizona Raiders (1965)
Movie
Director
The Girls on the Beach (1965)
Movie
Director
Branded (1965)
TV
5.91
Director
Apache Rifles (1964)
Movie
Director
Daniel Boone (1964)
TV
5.75
Second Unit Director
Marnie (1964)
Movie
2.67
Director
The Wide Country (1962)
TV
Director
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Second Unit Director
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
Movie
10
Director
Frontier Circus (1961)
TV
Director
The Cat Burglar (1961)
Movie
Director
Master of the World (1961)
Movie
6
Director
The Long Rope (1961)
Movie
Director
The Tall Man (1960)
TV
Director
Coronado 9 (1960)
TV
Director
Valley of the Redwoods (1960)
Movie
Director
Overland Trail (1960)
TV
Director
Laramie (1959)
TV
Director
Riverboat (1959)
TV
Director
Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
Director
Paratroop Command (1959)
Movie
Director
Frontier Doctor (1958)
TV
Director
The Bonnie Parker Story (1958)
Movie
Director
Juvenile Jungle (1958)
Movie
Director
Young and Wild (1958)
Movie
Director
The Cool and the Crazy (1958)
Movie
Director
Panama Sal (1957)
Movie
Director
Zorro (1957)
TV
5.73
Director
State Trooper (1956)
TV
Director
Dr. Fu Manchu (1956)
TV
Director
A Strange Adventure (1956)
Movie
Director
Stranger at My Door (1956)
Movie
Director
The Fighting Chance (1955)
Movie
Director
Headline Hunters (1955)
Movie
Director
City of Shadows (1955)
Movie
Director
Santa Fe age (1955)
Movie
Director
The Outcast (1954)
Movie
Director
Stories of the Century (1954)
TV
Director
Shadows of Tombstone (1953)
Movie
Director
Down Laredo Way (1953)
Movie
Director
Iron Mountain Trail (1953)
Movie
Director
Old Overland Trail (1953)
Movie
Director
South Pacific Trail (1952)
Movie
Director
Old Oklahoma Plains (1952)
Movie
Director
Border Saddlemates (1952)
Movie
Director
The Last Musketeer (1952)
Movie
Director
Colorado Sundown (1952)
Movie
Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
The Wild Blue Yonder (1951)
Movie
Director
Pals of the Golden West (1951)
Movie
Director
South of Caliente (1951)
Movie
Director
In Old Amarillo (1951)
Movie
Director
Heart of the Rockies (1951)
Movie
Director
Spoilers of the Plains (1951)
Movie
Director
Trail of Robin Hood (1950)
Movie
Director
Sunset in the West (1950)
Movie
Director
Trigger, Jr. (1950)
Movie
Director
Twilight in the Sierras (1950)
Movie
Director
Bells of Coronado (1950)
Movie
Director
The Golden Stallion (1949)
Movie
Director
Down Dakota Way (1949)
Movie
Director
Susanna (1949)
Movie
Director
The Far Frontier (1948)
Movie
Director
Grand Canyon Trail (1948)
Movie
Director
Night Time in Nevada (1948)
Movie
Director
Eyes of Texas (1948)
Movie
Director
Under California Stars (1948)
Movie
Director
The Gay Ranchero (1948)
Movie
Director
Bells of San Angelo (1947)
Movie
Director
Apache Rose (1947)
Movie
Director
Heldorado (1946)
Movie
Director
The Crimson Ghost (1946)
Movie
Director
Home in Oklahoma (1946)
Movie
Director
Roll on Texas Moon (1946)
Movie
Director
Drums of Fu Manchu (1943)
Movie
Director
Outlaws of Pine Ridge (1942)
Movie
Director
King of the Mounties (1942)
Movie
Director
Perils of Nyoka (1942)
Movie
Director
Spy Smasher (1942)
Movie
Director
Jungle Girl (1941)
Movie
Director
Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)
Movie
Director
Heroes of the Saddle (1940)
Movie
Director
Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
Movie
Director
Hi-Yo Silver (1940)
Movie
Director
Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
Movie
Director
Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
Movie
Director
Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
Movie
Director
Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
Movie
Director
Dick Tracy Returns (1938)
Movie
Director
The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938)
Movie
Director
The Lone Ranger (1938)
Movie
Director
Zorro Rides Again (1937)
Movie
Director
The Trigger Trio (1937)
Movie
Director
SOS Coast Guard (1937)
Movie
Director
The Painted Stallion (1937)
Movie
Editor
Dick Tracy (1937)
Movie
Settler / Indian / Trooper
Fighting With Kit Carson (1933)
Movie
Information
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1915-05-15
Deathday
2002-03-17 (86 years old)
Birth Place
Lawton, United States
Relationships
Maxine Doyle (1938 - 1973)
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
William Whitney, William N. Witney
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