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 |