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Orson Welles

Birth Name:
George Orson Welles

Date of Birth:
May 6, 1915,

Height:
6' 1½" (1.87 m)

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His father was a well-to-do inventor, his mother a beautiful concert pianist; Orson Welles was gifted in many arts (magic, piano, painting) as a child. When his mother died (he was seven) he traveled the world with his father. When his father died (he was fifteen) he became the ward of Chicago's Dr. Maurice Bernstein. In 1931 he graduated from the Todd School in Woodstock, Illinois; he turned down college offers for a sketching tour of Ireland. He tried unsuccessfully to enter the London and Broadway stages, traveling some more in Morocco and Spain (where he fought in the bullring). Recommendations by Thornton Wilder and Alexander Woollcott got him into Katherine Cornell's road company, with which he made his New York debut as Tybalt in 1934. The same year he married, directed his first short, and appeared on radio for the first time. He began working with John Houseman and formed the Mercury Theatre with him in 1937. In 1938 they produced "The Mercury Theatre on the Air", famous for its broadcast version of "The War of the Worlds" (intended as a Halloween prank). His first film to be seen by the public was Citizen Kane (1941), a commercial failure losing RKO $150,000, but regarded by many as the best film ever made. Many of his next films were commercial failures and he exiled himself to Europe in 1948. In 1956 he directed Touch of Evil (1958); it failed in the U.S. but won a prize at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. In 1975, in spite of all his box-office failures, he received the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 1984 the Directors Guild of America awarded him its highest honor, the D.W. Griffith Award. His reputation as a film maker has climbed steadily ever since.

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Orson Welles filmography

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1. Wagner e Venezia (1982)
TV (voice) Richard Wagner

actor

2. The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981)
Presenter/Narrator

actor

3. "Tales of the Klondike" (1981)
(voice) Narrator

actor

4. The Greenstone (1980)
voice Narrator

actor

5. Tajna Nikole Tesle (1980)
J.P. Morgan

actor

6. "Shogun" (1980)
(voice) Narrator (original version)

actor

7. The Double McGuffin (1979)
voice Narrator

actor

8. The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis (1979)
Narrator

actor

9. The Muppet Movie (1979)
Lew Lord

actor

10. A Woman Called Moses (1978)
TV (voice) Narrator

actor

11. Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1977)
voice Narrator

actor

12. Some Call It Greed (1977)
voice Narrator

actor

13. Hot Tomorrows (1977)
voice Parklawn Mortuary

actor

14. It Happened One Christmas (1977)
TV Henry F. Potter

actor

15. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975)
TV (voice) Narrator/Nag/Chuchundra

actor

16. Necromancy (1972)
Mr. Cato

actor

17. Freedom River (1971)
voice Narrator

actor

18. Malpertuis (1971)
Cassavius

actor

19. D?cade prodigieuse, La (1971)
Theo Van Horn

actor

20. A Safe Place (1971)
The Magician

actor

21. Is It Always Right to Be Right? (1970)
voice Narrator

actor

22. Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
The Narrator

actor

23. Upon This Rock (1970)
TV Michelangelo

actor

24. 12 + 1 (1969)
Markan

actor

25. Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat (1969)
Justinian

actor

26. Bitka na Neretvi (1969)
Chetnik senator

actor

27. Tepepa (1968)
Colonel Cascorro

actor

28. I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)
Jonathan Lute

actor

29. The Finest Hours (1964)
voice Narrator

actor

30. Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963)
The 'Director' (segment "Ricotta, La")

actor

31. The V.I.P.s (1963)
Max Buda

actor

32. Cronaca familiare (1962)
uncredited Narrator - American version

actor

33. Tartari, I (1961)
Burundai

actor

34. Crack in the Mirror (1960)
Hagolin/Lamerciere

actor

35. An Arabian Night (1960)
TV Storyteller

actor

36. Austerlitz (1960)
Robert Fulton

actor

37. High Journey (1959)
voice Narrator

actor

38. Compulsion (1959)
Jonathan Wilk

actor

39. The Roots of Heaven (1958)
Cy Sedgewick

actor

40. The Vikings (1958)
voice (uncredited) Narrator

actor

41. The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
Will Varner

actor

42. South Seas Adventure (1958)
voice Supplemental Narrator

actor

43. Man in the Shadow (1957)
Virgil Renchler

actor

44. Moby Dick (1956)
Father Mapple

actor

45. Napol?on (1955)
Sir Hudson Lowe

actor

46. Three Cases of Murder (1955)
Lord Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)

actor

47. Si Versailles m'?tait cont? (1954)
Benjamin Franklin

actor

48. Trouble in the Glen (1954)
Sanin Cejador y Mengues

actor

49. King Lear (1953)
TV King Lear

actor

50. Uomo, la bestia e la virt?, L' (1953)
Captain Perella, the Beast

actor

51. Don Camillo (1952)
Narrator (American version)

actor

52. Trent's Last Case (1952)
Sigsbee Manderson

actor

53. Return to Glennascaul (1951)
Narrator

actor

54. The Black Rose (1950)
Bayan

actor

55. Prince of Foxes (1949)
Cesare Borgia

actor

56. Duel in the Sun (1946)
voice (uncredited) Narrator

actor

57. Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
John Andrew MacDonald/Erik Kessler

actor

58. Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
uncredited Opening Off-Screen Narrator

actor

59. F for favor (2008)
writer

writer

60. The Hearts of Age (1997)
concept

writer

61. Treasure Island (1972)
screenplay (as O.W. Jeeves)

writer

62. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
idea

writer

63. The Golden Honeymoon (1970)
producer

producer

64. The Deep (1970)
producer

producer

65. The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952)
producer (uncredited)

producer

66. Jane Eyre (1944)
producer (uncredited)

producer

67. Journey Into Fear (1943)
producer (uncredited)

producer

68. Moby Dick (1999)

director

69. It's All True (1993)

director

70. London (1971)

director

71. The Merchant of Venice (1969)
TV

director

72. The Southern Star (1969)
opening scenes (uncredited)

director

73. The Immortal Story (1968)

director

74. No Exit (1962)
uncredited

director

75. "The Orson Welles Sketchbook" (1955)

director

76. Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955)
TV

director

77. Black Magic (1949)
uncredited

director

78. The Hearts of Age (1934)

director

79. Christmas Tails (2011)
voice

80. Prodigal Sons (2008)
archive footage

81. Locked in the Tower: The Men Behind 'Jane Eyre' (2007)
archive footage

82. Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (2007)
archive sound

83. Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
archive footage

84. Searching for Orson (2006)
archive footage

85. Edge of Outside (2006)
archive footage

86. Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
uncredited

87. Brunnen (2005)
archive footage

88. The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (2005)
archive footage

89. Kermit: A Frog's Life (2005)
uncredited

90. The Ultimate Film (2004)
archive footage

91. Apple Jack (2003)
archive footage

92. Rita (2003)
archive footage

93. 50 Greatest TV Animals (2003)
uncredited

94. Lost in La Mancha (2002)
archive footage

95. I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001)

96. Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)
archive footage

97. ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999)

98. The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998)
archive footage

99. Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998)
uncredited

100. Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997)
archive footage

101. The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
archive footage

102. The War of the Worlds: Great Books (1994)
archive footage

103. Don Quijote de Orson Welles (1992)
archive footage

104. Hollywood Mavericks (1990)

105. Someone to Love (1987)

106. The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
archive footage

107. The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
voice

108. Orson Welles' Magic Show (1985)

109. The Enchanted Journey (1984)
voice

110. In Our Hands (1984)

111. "Scene of the Crime" (1984)
unknown episodes

112. Where Is Parsifal? (1983)

113. Hot Money (1983)

114. Butterfly (1982)

115. Slapstick (1982)
uncredited

116. Night of 100 Stars (1982)

117. This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special (1981)

118. History of the World: Part I (1981)
voice

119. Shogun (1980)
voice

120. The Orson Welles Show (1979)

121. Grande attacco, Il (1978)
voice

122. America at the Movies (1976)
archive footage

123. NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look (1976)

124. Who's Out There? (1975)

125. Ein Unbekannter rechnet ab (1974)
voice

126. "Great Mysteries" (1973)
26 episodes, 1973-1974

127. The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972)

128. Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)

129. "The ABC Comedy Hour" (1972)
1 episode, 1972

130. Directed by John Ford (1971)
voice

131. The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971)
pre-recorded

132. The Kremlin Letter (1970)

133. Catch-22 (1970)

134. Waterloo (1970)

135. House of Cards (1968)

136. Kampf um Rom I (1968)

137. Oedipus the King (1967)

138. The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)

139. Casino Royale (1967)

140. A Man for All Seasons (1966)

141. Paris brûle-t-il? (1966)

142. Campanadas a medianoche (1965)

143. Fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo, La (1965)

144. "The Dean Martin Show" (1965)
3 episodes, 1967-1970

145. Procès, Le (1962)
The Advocate

146. La Fayette (1961)

147. King of Kings (1961)
uncredited

148. David e Golia (1960)

149. Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)

150. Touch of Evil (1958)

151. "The Steve Allen Show" (1956)
2 episodes, 1957-1958

152. Mr. Arkadin (1955)

153. The Third Man (1949)

154. The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

155. The Stranger (1946)

156. Citizen Kane (1941)

157. Macbeth (1948)
set designer (uncredited)

art department

158. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
uncredited

cinematographer

159. Too Much Johnson (1938)

editor

160. The Fountain of Youth (1958)
TV (music arranger)

music department

161. Portrait d'un assassin (1949)
uncredited

production designer

162. Affaire Dominici par Orson Welles, L' (2000)
Himself

self

163. The Best of Film Noir (1999)
V Himself

self

164. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
voice (uncredited) Himself (from 1938 radio broadcast)

self

165. Almonds and Raisins (1985)
voice Narrator

self

166. Weg naar Bresson, De (1984)
Himself

self

167. The Last Sailors: The Final Days of Working Sail (1984)
Narrator

self

168. The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh (1984)
Himself

self

169. Orson Welles ? la cin?math?que (1983)
TV Himself

self

170. The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston (1983)
TV Himself

self

171. Genocide (1982)
voice Narrator

self

172. Baryshnikov in Hollywood (1982)
TV Himself

self

173. Let Poland Be Poland (1982)
TV Himself

self

174. The Quest for Fire Adventure (1982)
TV Narrator

self

175. Magic with the Stars (1982)
TV Host

self

176. Search for the Titanic (1981)

self

177. Filming 'The Trial' (1981)
Himself

self

178. Step Away (1980)
voice Himself - Narrator

self

179. Sinatra: The First 40 Years (1980)
TV Himself

self

180. The Eleven Powers (1979)
TV Narrator

self

181. The Late Great Planet Earth (1979)
Himself - Host/Narrator

self

182. Tut: The Boy King (1978)
TV Himself - Host

self

183. Mysterious Castles of Clay (1978)
voice Narrator

self

184. Filming 'Othello' (1978)
Host

self

185. The Magic of David Copperfield (1978)
TV Himself

self

186. NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look, Part Two (1978)
TV Narrator

self

187. The Lions of Capitalism (1977)
Narrator

self

188. The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art (1977)

self

189. The New Deal for Artists (1976)
TV (unconfirmed) Narrator

self

190. Bugs Bunny Superstar (1975)
voice Narrator

self

191. The American Film Institute Salute to Orson Welles (1975)
TV Himself

self

192. Une l?gende une vie: Citizen Welles (1974)
TV Himself

self

193. V?rit?s et mensonges (1974)
Himself

self

194. Future Shock (1972)
Narrator

self

195. "The Silent Years" (1971)
Himself - Host

self

196. Centinelas del silencio (1971)
voice Narrator (English)

self

197. A Horse Called Nijinsky (1970)
voice Narrator

self

198. Salvador Dal? (1970)
voice Narrator

self

199. Portrait: Orson Welles (1968)
TV Himself

self

200. Around the World of Mike Todd (1968)
Narrator

self

201. Vienna (1968)
Himself

self

202. Ten Days That Shook the World (1967)
TV (voice) Narrator

self

203. D?sordre ? vingt ans, Le (1967)

self

204. A King's Story (1965)
voice Narrator

self

205. "In the Land of Don Quixote" (1964)
Himself

self

206. "National Geographic Specials" (1964)
Narrator (5 episodes, 1965-1966)

self

207. Americans on Everest (1963)
TV (voice) Narrator

self

208. Interview with Orson Welles (1960)
TV Himself

self

209. Seigneurs de la for?t, Les (1959)
voice Narrator, English Language Version

self

210. Portrait of Gina (1958)
TV Host

self

211. Orson Welles and People (1956)
TV (voice) Himself - Narrator

self

212. D?sordre (1949)
Himself

self

213. "Toast of the Town" (1948)
Himself (2 episodes, 1955-1956)

self

214. Battle for Survival (1947)
Narrator

self

215. Follow the Boys (1944)
Himself

self

216. Show Business at War (1943)
Himself

self

217. Tanks (1942)
voice Narrator

self

218. Meet the Stars #2: Baby Stars (1941)
Himself

self

219. The Spanish Earth (1937)
voice Narrator (English version) (later replaced by Ernest Hemingway)

self

220. "Monitor"
Himself (1 episode, 1962)

self

221. "Around the World with Orson Welles"
Himself - Host (1 episode)

self

222. "I Love Lucy"
Himself (1 episode, 1956)

self

223. "Biography"
Himself (1 episode, 1963)

self

224. "The David Frost Show"
Himself / (2 episodes, 1970)

self

225. As Long As He Lives (1998)
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