Orson Welles
Directing
Born: May 06, 1915 — Died: Oct 10, 1985
From: Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio. Noted for his innovative dramatic productions as well as his distinctive voice and personality, Welles is widely acknowledged as one of the most accomplished dramatic artists of the twentieth century, especially for his significant and influential early work—despite his notoriously contentious relationship with Hollywood. His distinctive directorial style featured layered, nonlinear narrative forms, innovative uses of lighting such as chiaroscuro, unique camera angles, sound techniques borrowed from radio, deep focus shots, and long takes. Welles's long career in film is noted for his struggle for artistic control in the face of pressure from studios. Many of his films were heavily edited and others left unreleased. He has been praised as a major creative force and as "the ultimate auteur." After directing a number of high-profile theatrical productions in his early twenties, including an innovative adaptation of Macbeth and The Cradle Will Rock, Welles found national and international fame as the director and narrator of a 1938 radio adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds performed for …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Deep | Russ Brewer | 2007 | 7.0 |
| According to Occam's Razor | 1999 | 9.0 | |
| Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional | Self | 1997 | — |
| Don Quixote | Self | 1992 | 6.167 |
| Welles' Language | Self (archive footage) | 1990 | 7.333 |
| The Transformers: The Movie | Unicron (voice) | 1986 | 7.124 |
| History of the World: Part I | Narrator (voice) | 1981 | 6.8 |
| And Then There Were None | Voice on Tape | 1974 | 5.69 |
| Treasure Island | Long John Silver | 1972 | 5.921 |
| Catch-22 | Brigadier General Dreedle | 1970 | 6.671 |
| Waterloo | Louis XVIII | 1970 | 7.108 |
| Twelve Plus One | Markan | 1969 | 5.29 |
| The Battle of Neretva | Četnik | 1969 | 6.804 |
| House of Cards | Leschenhaut | 1968 | 4.933 |
| Casino Royale | Le Chiffre | 1967 | 5.256 |
| A Man for All Seasons | Cardinal Wolsey | 1966 | 7.351 |
| Is Paris Burning? | Konsul Nordling | 1966 | 7.187 |
| Chimes at Midnight | Falstaff | 1965 | 7.212 |
| Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees | Self - Narrator (voice) | 1965 | — |
| The Trial | Albert Hastler | 1962 | 7.41 |
| Touch of Evil | Police Captain Hank Quinlan | 1958 | 7.749 |
| Moby Dick | Father Mapple | 1956 | 7.057 |
| The Third Man | Harry Lime | 1949 | 7.899 |
| The Lady from Shanghai | Michael O'Hara | 1947 | 7.355 |
| The Stranger | Prof. Charles Rankin | 1946 | 7.219 |
| Follow the Boys | Orson Welles (uncredited) | 1944 | 5.727 |
| Journey into Fear | Colonel Haki | 1943 | 6.074 |
| Jane Eyre | Edward Rochester | 1943 | 6.92 |
| The Magnificent Ambersons | Narrator (voice) | 1942 | 7.338 |
| Citizen Kane | Charles Foster Kane | 1941 | 7.977 |
| Known for | Directing |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1915 |
| From | Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA |