
William Wyler
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.
Acting (14 movies)

Dodsworth
1936

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005

Fun in the Big Country
1958

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993

The Best Years of Our Lives
1946

Hollywood's Second World War
2019

The Cold Blue
2018

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019

Stars of Cabaret
1956

Directed by William Wyler
1986

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001

Five Came Back
2017

Laurence Olivier: a life
1982
Directing (57 movies)

Ben-Hur
1959

Roman Holiday
1953

The Best Years of Our Lives
1946

Jezebel
1938

How to Steal a Million
1966

Wuthering Heights
1939

The Children's Hour
1961

Detective Story
1951

Dodsworth
1936

The Big Country
1958

Mrs. Miniver
1942

Dead End
1937

The Heiress
1949

The Memphis Belle
1944

The Westerner
1940

The Collector
1965

Friendly Persuasion
1956

Carrie
1952

Funny Girl
1968

The Little Foxes
1941

The Good Fairy
1935

The Letter
1940

The Desperate Hours
1955

The Gay Deception
1935

These Three
1936

Counsellor at Law
1933

Come and Get It
1936

The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970

A House Divided
1931

The Love Trap
1929

The Shakedown
1929

The Fighting Lady
1944

The Two Fister
1927

Hell's Heroes
1929

Her First Mate
1933

Glamour
1934
Ridin' for Love
1926

Don't Shoot
1926

The Crook Buster
1925
The Gunless Bad Man
1926

Thunderbolt
1947

Martin of the Mounted
1926
The Horse Trader
1927

Tom Brown of Culver
1932

The Storm
1930

The Stolen Ranch
1926
Straight Shootin'
1927

Blazing Days
1927

Thunder Riders
1928
The Fire Barrier
1926
Desert Dust
1927

History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle
2011

Lazy Lightning
1926

The Border Cavalier
1927

Hard Fists
1927

Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1928
The Ore Raiders
1927
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Love Trap | 1929 | Producer |
| Jezebel | 1938 | Producer |
| The Letter | 1940 | Producer |
| Mrs. Miniver | 1942 | Producer |
| The Memphis Belle | 1944 | Writer |
| The Heiress | 1949 | Producer |
| Detective Story | 1951 | Producer |
| Carrie | 1952 | Producer |
| Roman Holiday | 1953 | Producer |
| The Desperate Hours | 1955 | Producer |
| Friendly Persuasion | 1956 | Producer |
| The Big Country | 1958 | Producer |
| The Children's Hour | 1961 | Producer |
| The Liberation of L.B. Jones | 1970 | Producer |
| Roman Holiday | 2016 | Writer |