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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 128
Director 122
Movies 102
TV Shows 26
self 2
Writer 1
Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys (1992)
The Republic Pictures Story (1991)
Showdown at Eagle Gap (1982)
Western von gestern (1978)
Darktown Strutters (1975)
Kodiak (1974)
The Cowboys (1974)
I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973)
Ride the Wind (1970)
The High Chaparral (1967)
Hondo (1967)
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967)
40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967)
Tarzan (1966)
Cyclotrode X (1966)
Spy Smasher Returns (1966)
The Wild Wild West (1965)
Laredo (1965)
Arizona Raiders (1965)
The Girls on the Beach (1965)
Branded (1965)
Apache Rifles (1964)
Daniel Boone (1964)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
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 Secret of the Purple Reef (1960)
The Tall Man (1960)
Coronado 9 (1960)
Valley of the Redwoods (1960)
Overland Trail (1960)
Laramie (1959)
Riverboat (1959)
Bonanza (1959)
Paratroop Command (1959)
Frontier Doctor (1958)
The Bonnie Parker Story (1958)
Juvenile Jungle (1958)
Young and Wild (1958)
The Cool and the Crazy (1958)
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (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)
The WAC From Walla Walla (1952)
Old Oklahoma Plains (1952)
Border Saddlemates (1952)
The Last Musketeer (1952)
Colorado Sundown (1952)
The Wild Blue Yonder (1951)
Pals of the Golden West (1951)
South of Caliente (1951)
In Old Amarillo (1951)
Heart of the Rockies (1951)
Spoilers of the Plains (1951)
Trail of Robin Hood (1950)
North of the Great Divide (1950)
Sunset in the West (1950)
Trigger, Jr. (1950)
Twilight in the Sierras (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)
Under California Stars (1948)
The Gay Ranchero (1948)
On the Old Spanish Trail (1947)
Springtime in the Sierras (1947)
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)
G-men vs. the Black Dragon (1943)
Outlaws of Pine Ridge (1942)
King of the Mounties (1942)
Perils of Nyoka (1942)
The Girl from Alaska (1942)
Spy Smasher (1942)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941)
King of the Texas Rangers (1941)
Jungle Girl (1941)
Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)
Heroes of the Saddle (1940)
King of the Royal Mounted (1940)
Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
Hi-Yo Silver (1940)
Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
Dick Tracy Returns (1938)
The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938)
The Lone Ranger (1938)
Zorro Rides Again (1937)
The Trigger Trio (1937)
SOS Coast Guard (1937)
The Painted Stallion (1937)
The Singing Vagabond (1935)
Fighting With Kit Carson (1933)
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GenderMale
Birthday1915-05-15
Deathday2002-03-17 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceLawton, United States of America
RelationshipsMaxine Doyle (1938-01-01 - 1973-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWilliam Whitney, William N. Witney
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