
William Witney
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
Behind the camera
- 1978Western von gesternDirector5 ep.
- 1974KodiakDirector, Writer4 ep.
- 1974The CowboysDirector5 ep.
- 1967The High ChaparralDirector4 ep.
- 1967HondoDirector3 ep.
- 1966TarzanDirector6 ep.
- 1965The Wild Wild WestDirector2 ep.
- 1965LaredoDirector7 ep.
- 1965BrandedDirector4 ep.
- 1964Daniel BooneDirector4 ep.
- 1962The Wide CountryDirector1 ep.
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourDirector1 ep.
- 1962The VirginianDirector8 ep.
- 1961Frontier CircusDirector1 ep.
- 1960The Tall ManDirector4 ep.
- 1960Coronado 9Director16 ep.
- 1960Overland TrailDirector3 ep.
- 1959LaramieDirector3 ep.
- 1959RiverboatDirector8 ep.
- 1959BonanzaDirector2 ep.
- 1958Frontier DoctorDirector3 ep.
- 1958Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerDirector1 ep.
- 1957ZorroDirector11 ep.
- 1956State TrooperDirector6 ep.
- 1956Dr. Fu ManchuDirector14 ep.
- 1954Stories of the CenturyDirector30 ep.
Also known as: William Whitney · William N. Witney