William Witney
Directing·May 15, 1915·† March 17, 2002 — 86 years old·Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
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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.[1] Prolific and pugnacious, Witney began directing while still in his 20s, and continued until 1982.
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1993Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill FactoryHimself1992Roy Rogers, King of the CowboysHimself (archive footage)1991The Republic Pictures StorySelf1982Quell and Co.Sheriff · Director1978Western von gesternTVDirector1975Darktown StruttersDirector1974KodiakTVDirector · Writer1974The CowboysTVDirector1973I Escaped from Devil's IslandDirector1967The High ChaparralTVDirector1967HondoTVDirector1967Tarzan's Jungle RebellionDirector196740 Guns to Apache PassDirector1966TarzanTVDirector1966Spy Smasher ReturnsDirector1966Bonanza: Ride the WindDirector1966Dr. Satan's RobotDirector1965The Wild Wild WestTVDirector1965LaredoTVDirector1965Arizona RaidersDirector1965The Girls on the BeachDirector1965BrandedTVDirector1964Apache RiflesDirector1964Daniel BooneTVDirector1964MarnieSecond Unit Director1962The Wide CountryTVDirector1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourTVDirector1962The VirginianTVDirector1962Mr. Hobbs Takes a VacationSecond Unit Director1961Frontier CircusTVDirector1961The Cat BurglarDirector1961Master of the WorldDirector1961The Long RopeDirector1960The Secret of the Purple ReefDirector1960The Tall ManTVDirector1960Coronado 9TVDirector1960Valley of the RedwoodsDirector1960Overland TrailTVDirector1959LaramieTVDirector1959RiverboatTVDirector1959BonanzaTVDirector1959Paratroop CommandDirector1958Frontier DoctorTVDirector1958The Bonnie Parker StoryDirector1958Young and WildDirector1958Juvenile JungleDirector1958The Cool and the CrazyDirector1958Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerTVDirector1957Panama SalDirector1957ZorroTVDirector1956State TrooperTVDirector1956Dr. Fu ManchuTVDirector1956A Strange AdventureDirector1956Stranger at My DoorDirector1955The Fighting ChanceDirector1955Headline HuntersDirector1955City of ShadowsDirector1955Santa Fe PassageDirector1954The OutcastDirector1954Stories of the CenturyTVDirector1953Shadows of TombstoneDirector1953Down Laredo WayDirector1953Iron Mountain TrailDirector1953Old Overland TrailDirector1952South Pacific TrailDirector1952The WAC from Walla WallaDirector1952Old Oklahoma PlainsDirector1952Border SaddlematesDirector1952The Last MusketeerDirector1952Colorado SundownDirector1951The Wild Blue YonderGen. Curtis E. LeMay1951Pals of the Golden WestDirector1951South of CalienteDirector1951In Old AmarilloDirector1951Heart of the RockiesDirector1951Spoilers of the PlainsDirector1950Trail of Robin HoodDirector1950North of the Great DivideDirector1950Sunset in the WestDirector1950Trigger, Jr.Director1950Twilight in the SierrasDirector1950Land of Opportunity: The Mardi GrasDirector1950Bells of CoronadoDirector1949The Golden StallionDirector1949Down Dakota WayDirector1949Susanna PassDirector1948The Far FrontierDirector1948Grand Canyon TrailDirector1948Night Time in NevadaDirector1948Eyes of TexasDirector1948Under California StarsDirector1948The Gay RancheroDirector1947On the Old Spanish TrailDirector1947Springtime in the SierrasDirector1947Bells of San AngeloDirector1947Apache RoseDirector1946HeldoradoDirector1946The Crimson GhostDirector1946Home in OklahomaDirector1946Roll on Texas MoonDirector1943Drums of Fu ManchuDirector1943G-men vs. the Black DragonDirector1942Outlaws of Pine RidgeDirector1942King of the MountiesDirector1942Perils of NyokaDirector1942Spy SmasherDirector1941Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.Director1941King of the Texas RangersDirector1941Jungle GirlDirector1941Adventures of Captain MarvelDirector1940Mysterious Doctor SatanDirector1940Heroes of the SaddleDirector1940King of the Royal MountedDirector1940Adventures of Red RyderDirector1940Hi-Yo SilverDirector1940Drums of Fu ManchuDirector1939Zorro's Fighting LegionDirector1939Dick Tracy's G-MenDirector1939Daredevils of the Red CircleDirector1939The Lone Ranger Rides AgainDirector1938Hawk of the WildernessDirector1938Dick Tracy ReturnsDirector1938The Fighting Devil DogsDirector1938The Lone RangerDirector1937Zorro Rides AgainDirector1937The Trigger TrioDirector1937SOS Coast GuardDirector1937The Painted StallionDirector1937Dick TracyEditor1935The Singing VagabondStory1933Fighting With Kit CarsonSettler / Indian / Trooper