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William Witney
Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
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 ser…
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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
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Movies and shows, newest first
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1993
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
Movie Himself
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1992
Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys
Movie Himself (archive footage)
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1991
The Republic Pictures Story
Movie Self
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1982
Quell and Co.
Movie Sheriff
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1978
Western von gestern
TV show Director
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1975
Darktown Strutters
Movie Director
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1974
Kodiak
TV show Director
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1974
The Cowboys
TV show Director
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1973
I Escaped from Devil's Island
Movie Director
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1967
The High Chaparral
TV show Director
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1967
Hondo
TV show Director
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1967
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Movie Director
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1967
40 Guns to Apache Pass
Movie Director
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1966
Tarzan
TV show Director
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1966
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Movie Director
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1966
Dr. Satan's Robot
Movie Director
More credits
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1966
Spy Smasher Returns
Movie Director
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1965
The Wild Wild West
TV show Director
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1965
Laredo
TV show Director
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1965
Arizona Raiders
Movie Director
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1965
The Girls on the Beach
Movie Director
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1965
Branded
TV show Director
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1964
Apache Rifles
Movie Director
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1964
Daniel Boone
TV show Director
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1964
Marnie
Movie Second Unit Director
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1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV show Director
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1962
The Wide Country
TV show Director
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1962
The Virginian
TV show Director
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1962
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Movie Second Unit Director
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1961
Frontier Circus
TV show Director
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1961
The Cat Burglar
Movie Director
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1961
Master of the World
Movie Director
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1961
The Long Rope
Movie Director
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1960
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Movie Director
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1960
The Tall Man
TV show Director
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1960
Coronado 9
TV show Director
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1960
Valley of the Redwoods
Movie Director
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1960
Overland Trail
TV show Director
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1959
Laramie
TV show Director
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1959
Riverboat
TV show Director
