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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. 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
Writer 1
Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys (1992)
Western von gestern (1978)
Darktown Strutters (1975)
Kodiak (1974)
The Cowboys (1974)
Ride the Wind (1970)
The High Chaparral (1967)
Hondo (1967)
Tarzan (1966)
Cyclotrode X (1966)
Spy Smasher Returns (1966)
The Wild Wild West (1965)
Laredo (1965)
Arizona Raiders (1965)
Branded (1965)
Apache Rifles (1964)
Daniel Boone (1964)
Marnie (1964)
The Wide Country (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
Frontier Circus (1961)
The Cat Burglar (1961)
Master of the World (1961)
The Long Rope (1961)
The Tall Man (1960)
Coronado 9 (1960)
Overland Trail (1960)
Laramie (1959)
Riverboat (1959)
Bonanza (1959)
Paratroop Command (1959)
Frontier Doctor (1958)
Juvenile Jungle (1958)
Young and Wild (1958)
Panama Sal (1957)
Zorro (1957)
State Trooper (1956)
Dr. Fu Manchu (1956)
A Strange Adventure (1956)
Stranger at My Door (1956)
The Fighting Chance (1955)
Headline Hunters (1955)
City of Shadows (1955)
Santa Fe Passage (1955)
The Outcast (1954)
Stories of the Century (1954)
Shadows of Tombstone (1953)
Down Laredo Way (1953)
Iron Mountain Trail (1953)
Old Overland Trail (1953)
South Pacific Trail (1952)
Old Oklahoma Plains (1952)
Border Saddlemates (1952)
The Last Musketeer (1952)
Colorado Sundown (1952)
The Wild Blue Yonder (1951)
South of Caliente (1951)
In Old Amarillo (1951)
Heart of the Rockies (1951)
Trail of Robin Hood (1950)
Sunset in the West (1950)
Trigger, Jr. (1950)
Bells of Coronado (1950)
The Golden Stallion (1949)
Down Dakota Way (1949)
Susanna Pass (1949)
The Far Frontier (1948)
Grand Canyon Trail (1948)
Night Time in Nevada (1948)
Eyes of Texas (1948)
The Gay Ranchero (1948)
Bells of San Angelo (1947)
Apache Rose (1947)
Heldorado (1946)
The Crimson Ghost (1946)
Home in Oklahoma (1946)
Roll on Texas Moon (1946)
Drums of Fu Manchu (1943)
King of the Mounties (1942)
Perils of Nyoka (1942)
The Girl from Alaska (1942)
Spy Smasher (1942)
Jungle Girl (1941)
Heroes of the Saddle (1940)
Hi-Yo Silver (1940)
Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
Dick Tracy Returns (1938)
The Lone Ranger (1938)
Zorro Rides Again (1937)
The Trigger Trio (1937)
SOS Coast Guard (1937)
The Painted Stallion (1937)
Dick Tracy (1937)
Fighting With Kit Carson (1933)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1915-05-15
Deathday2002-03-17 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceLawton, Oklahoma, USA
RelationshipsMaxine Doyle (1938-01-01 - 1973-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWilliam Whitney, William N. Witney
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