Biography
William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born film director, producer, and screenwriter. Notable works include Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Mrs. Miniver (1942), all which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, and also won Best Picture. He earned his first Oscar nomination for directing Dodsworth in 1936, sparking a 20-year run of almost unbroken greatness.
Film historian Ian Freer calls Wyler a "bona fide perfectionist," whose penchant for retakes and an attempt to hone every last nuance "became the stuff of legend." His ability to direct a string of classic literary adaptations into huge box office and critical successes made him one of Hollywood's most bankable moviemakers during the 1930s and 1940s.
Filmography
all 80
Movies 75
Director 47
self 19
Producer 13
TV Shows 5
Writer 1
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Second World War (2019)
Movie
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic (2019)
Movie
Himself (archive footage)
The Cold Blue (2018)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back (2017)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005)
Movie
Self (uncredited archive footage)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' (2000)
Movie
Self - Director (archive footage)
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993)
Movie
Director / Producer
The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
Movie
Director
Funny Girl (1968)
Movie
1
Director
The Collector (1965)
Movie
Director / Producer
The Children's Hour (1961)
Movie
Director
Ben-Hur (1959)
Movie
5.95
Director / Producer
The Big Country (1958)
Movie
6
Director / Producer
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Stars of Cabaret (1956)
Movie
Director / Producer
The Desperate Hours (1955)
Movie
Producer / Director
Roman Holiday (1953)
Movie
5.54
Director / Producer
Carrie (1952)
Movie
Director / Producer
Detective Story (1951)
Movie
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
The Screen Director (1951)
Movie
Director / Producer
The Heiress (1949)
Movie
5.5
Director
Thunderbolt (1947)
Movie
Drug Store customer (uncredited) / Director
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Movie
4
Director / Writer / Cinematography
Five Came Back: The Reference Films (1946)
Movie
Director
The Fighting Lady (1944)
Movie
Director / Writer / Director of Photography
The Memphis Belle (1944)
Movie
Director / Producer
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Movie
Director
The Little Foxes (1941)
Movie
4.6
Director / Producer
The Letter (1940)
Movie
4.25
Director
The Westerner (1940)
Movie
Director
Wuthering Heights (1939)
Movie
6
Co-Director
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Movie
Producer / Director
Jezebel (1938)
Movie
3.5
Director
Dead End (1937)
Movie
Director
Come and Get It (1936)
Movie
Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (Uncredited) / Director
Dodsworth (1936)
Movie
5.33
Director
These Three (1936)
Movie
Director
The Gay Deception (1935)
Movie
Director
The Good Fairy (1935)
Movie
Director
Glamour (1934)
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Director
Counsellor at Law (1933)
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Director
Her First Mate (1933)
Movie
Director
Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
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Director
A House Divided (1931)
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Director
The Storm (1930)
Movie
Director
Hell's Heroes (1929)
Movie
Director / Producer
The Love Trap (1929)
Movie
Director
The Shakedown (1929)
Movie
Director
Thunder Riders (1928)
Movie
Director
Desert Dust (1927)
Movie
Director
The Border Cavalier (1927)
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Director
The Horse Trader (1927)
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Director
The Ore Raiders (1927)
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Director
Hard Fists (1927)
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Director
Straight Shootin' (1927)
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Director
Blazing Days (1927)
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Director
The Two Fister (1927)
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Director
The Stolen Ranch (1926)
Movie
Director
Lazy Lightning (1926)
Movie
Director
Don't Shoot (1926)
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Director
The Fire Barrier (1926)
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Director / Story
Ridin' for Love (1926)
Movie
Director
The Gunless Bad Man (1926)
Movie
Director
The Crook Buster (1925)
Movie
Assistant Director
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Movie
4.58
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1902-07-01
Deathday1981-07-27 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceMulhouse, France
ReligionJudaism
RelationshipsMargaret Tallichet (1938 - 1981), Margaret Sullavan (1934 - 1936)
ChildrenCatherine Wyler
SiblingsRobert Wyler
RelativesCathy O'Donnell, Carl Laemmle
CitizenshipsSwitzerland, United States
ResidencesMulhouse, France
Also Known AsWilhelm Weiller, Bill Wyler, 윌리엄 와일러, 윌리암 와일러
AwardsDirectors Guild of America Award, Golden Globe Awards, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, Academy Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Golden Globe Award for Best Director, Golden Plate Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, AFI Life Achievement Award, Palme d'Or
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