William Beaudine (1892–1970)

Director | Assistant Director | Writer

William Beaudine, the director of nearly 350 known films (nearly one for every day of the year; ...

Born: January 15, 1892
Died: March 18, 1970 (age 78)

Filmography

Known For

The Ape Man Director (1943)
Duke of the Navy Director (1942)
Follow the Leader Director (1944)
Known For

Spotlight Scandals Director (1943)
Director

Fury of the Dragon (1976)
The Green Hornet (1974)
Lassie (1960-1969)
The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show (1968)
The Magical World of Disney (1955-1968)
Flight of the Cougar (1967)
The Green Hornet (1966-1967)
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)
Lassie's Great Adventure (1963)
Ten Who Dared (1960)
The Secret of the Gift (1959)
Rescue 8 (1958-1959)
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1957-1959)
Naked City (1958)
Broken Arrow (1957-1958)
In the Money (1958)
Up in Smoke (1957)
Circus Boy (1957)
Westward Ho, the Wagons! (1956)
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty (1956)
Adventure in Dairyland (1956)
3D Jamboree (1956)
Design for Dreaming (1956)
Corky and White Shadow (1956)
Each According to His Faith (1955)
The Beginning (1955)
Treasury Men in Action (1954-1955)
The Adventures of Spin and Marty (1955)
The Mickey Mouse Club (1955)
Jail Busters (1955)
High Society (1955)
TV Reader's Digest (1955)
The Hidden Heart (1954)
City Story (1954)
Pride of the Blue Grass (1954)
Paris Playboys (1954)
Yukon Vengeance (1954)
For Every Child (1953)
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1953)
Racket Squad (1951-1953)
Murder Without Tears (1953)
Criswell Predicts (1953)
Roar of the Crowd (1953)
Born to the Saddle (1953)
Jalopy (1953)
The Congregation (1952)
No Holds Barred (1952)
Feudin' Fools (1952)
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)
Yukon Gold (1952)
The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
Here Come the Marines (1952)
Jet Job (1952)
Hold That Line (1952)
Rodeo (1952)
Crazy Over Horses (1951)
Havana Rose (1951)
Let's Go Navy! (1951)
Ghost Chasers (1951)
Cuban Fireball (1951)
Bowery Battalion (1951)
Again... Pioneers (1950)
Blues Busters (1950)
Second Chance (1950)
A Wonderful Life (1950)
County Fair (1950)
Lucky Losers (1950)
Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950)
Blonde Dynamite (1950)
Blue Grass of Kentucky (1950)
Tough Assignment (1949)
Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters (1949)
Trail of the Yukon (1949)
Forgotten Women (1949)
Tuna Clipper (1949)
The Lawton Story (1949)
The Feathered Serpent (1948)
Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948)
Kidnapped (1948)
Incident (1948)
Smugglers' Cove (1948)
The Golden Eye (1948)
Shanghai Chest (1948)
Jinx Money (1948)
Angels' Alley (1948)
Rocky (1948)
The Chinese Ring (1947)
Bowery Buckaroos (1947)
News Hounds (1947)
Gas House Kids Go West (1947)
Killer at Large (1947)
Too Many Winners (1947)
Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947)
Philo Vance Returns (1947)
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946)
Mr. Hex (1946)
Spook Busters (1946)
Below the Deadline (1946)
Don't Gamble with Strangers (1946)
One Exciting Week (1946)
Behind the Mask (1946)
The Shadow Returns (1946)
The Face of Marble (1946)
Girl on the Spot (1946)
Black Market Babies (1945)
Come Out Fighting (1945)
Swingin' on a Rainbow (1945)
Blonde Ransom (1945)
Fashion Model (1945)
Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945)
Mom and Dad (1945)
Crazy Knights (1944)
Bowery Champs (1944)
Shadow of Suspicion (1944)
Oh, What a Night! (1944)
Leave It to the Irish (1944)
Follow the Leader (1944)
Detective Kitty O'Day (1944)
Hot Rhythm (1944)
Voodoo Man (1944)
What a Man! (1944)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943)
Mr. Muggs Steps Out (1943)
Spotlight Scandals (1943)
Here Comes Kelly (1943)
Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
Clancy Street Boys (1943)
The Ape Man (1943)
The Living Ghost (1942)
Foreign Agent (1942)
Phantom Killer (1942)
One Thrilling Night (1942)
Gallant Lady (1942)
The Panther's Claw (1942)
Men of San Quentin (1942)
Professor Creeps (1942)
Lady Luck (1942)
Broadway Big Shot (1942)
Duke of the Navy (1942)
Up Jumped the Devil (1941)
Blonde Comet (1941)
The Miracle Kid (1941)
Mr. Celebrity (1941)
Desperate Cargo (1941)
Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1941)
Federal Fugitives (1941)
Emergency Landing (1941)
She Done Him Right (1940)
Misbehaving Husbands (1940)
Four Shall Die (1940)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)
Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
Take It from Me (1937)
Said O'Reilly to McNab (1937)
Feather Your Nest (1937)
Windbag the Sailor (1936)
It's in the Bag (1936)
Educated Evans (1936)
Where There's a Will (1936)
Two Hearts in Harmony (1935)
Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk (1935)
Get Off My Foot (1935)
Boys Will Be Boys (1935)
So You Won't Talk (1935)
Dandy Dick (1935)
The Old Fashioned Way (1934)
The Big Idea (1934)
Trick Golf (1934)
Her Bodyguard (1933)
See You Tonight (1933)
Dream Stuff (1933)
The Crime of the Century (1933)
Make Me a Star (1932)
Three Wise Girls (1932)
Men in Her Life (1931)
The Great Junction Hotel (1931)
Penrod and Sam (1931)
The Mad Parade (1931)
The Lady Who Dared (1931)
Misbehaving Ladies (1931)
Father's Son (1931)
The College Vamp (1931)
One Yard to Go (1931)
A Hollywood Theme Song (1930)
Road to Paradise (1930)
Those Who Dance (1930)
Wedding Rings (1929)
The Girl from Woolworth's (1929)
Hard to Get (1929)
Two Weeks Off (1929)
Fugitives (1929)
Give and Take (1928)
Do Your Duty (1928)
Home, James (1928)
Heart to Heart (1928)
The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris (1928)
The Irresistible Lover (1927)
The Life of Riley (1927)
Wild Wallops (1927)
Frisco Sally Levy (1927)
The Canadian (1926)
Hold That Lion! (1926)
The Social Highwayman (1926)
Sparrows (1926)
That's My Baby (1926)
My Swedie (1925)
Little Annie Rooney (1925)
How Baxter Butted In (1925)
A Broadway Butterfly (1925)
The Narrow Street (1925)
Lovers' Lane (1924)
Cornered (1924)
A Self-Made Failure (1924)
Daughters of Pleasure (1924)
Wandering Husbands (1924)
Daring Youth (1924)
Boy of Mine (1923)
The Country Kid (1923)
The Printer's Devil (1923)
Penrod and Sam (1923)
Her Fatal Millions (1923)
Heroes of the Street (1922)
The Chased Bride (1922)
Catch My Smoke (1922)
Pardon My Glove (1922)
Strictly Modern (1922)
Punch the Clock (1922)
Step Forward (1922)
Watch Your Step (1922)
Fresh from the Farm (1921)
Pure and Simple (1921)
Falling for Fanny (1921)
Oh Buddy! (1921)
Ninety Days or Life (1921)
Hero Pro Tem (1921)
Zulu Love (1921)
Short and Sweet (1921)
Short and Snappy (1921)
Hubby Behave (1921)
Who Kissed Me? (1921)
Twin Husbands (1921)
Dead Easy (1921)
Ouija Did It! (1921)
Movie Mad (1921)
Why Wild Men Go Wild (1920)
Back from the Front (1920)
Tea for Two (1920)
Shuffle the Queens (1920)
A Home Spun Hero (1920)
Seven Bald Pates (1920)
Fit to Fight (1920)
A Seaside Siren (1920)
Why Be Jealous? (1920)
A Husband in Haste (1920)
Petticoats and Pants (1920)
The Captivating Captive (1920)
Hearts and Diamonds (1920)
Watch Your Step, Mother (1920)
Eat-a-Bite-a-Pie (1920)
Save Me, Sadie (1920)
He Who Hesitates (1919)
A Rustic Romeo (1919)
Sea Sirens (1919)
Brides for Two (1919)
Mixed Wives (1919)
Easy Payments (1919)
Dan Cupid: M.D. (1918)
A High Diver's Last Kiss (1918)
The Pie Eyed Piper (1918)
Flapjacks (1918)
The Poor Fish (1918)
Mr. Miller's Economies (1918)
Mr. Briggs Closes the House (1918)
Eddie, Get the Mop (1918)
Mud (1918)
Secret Servants (1917)
A Sanitarium Scandal (1917)
Won by a Fowl (1917)
A Bad Little Good Man (1917)
What'll We Do with Uncle? (1917)
The Cross Eyed Submarine (1917)
Who Done It? (1917)
The Fountain of Trouble (1917)
Hawaiian Nuts (1917)
Officer, Call a Cop (1917)
Why They Left Home (1917)
Behind the Map (1917)
Out Again, in Again (1917)
O-My the Tent Mover (1917)
The Battling Bellboy (1917)
Canning the Cannibal King (1917)
He Had 'em Buffaloed (1917)
His Fatal Beauty (1917)
A Desert Dilemma (1917)
20,000 Legs Under the Sea (1917)
One Damp Day (1917)
A Jungle Cruise (1917)
Uneasy Money (1917)
The Boss of the Family (1917)
The Last Scent (1917)
The Man with a Package (1917)
Left in the Soup (1917)
The Leak (1917)
Take Back Your Wife (1917)
The Careless Cop (1917)
A Boob for Luck (1917)
What the ---? (1917)
Whose Baby? (1917)
Art Aches (1917)
Wanta Make a Dollar? (1917)
Passing the Grip (1917)
Gone, But Where? (1917)
Rosie's Rancho (1917)
Mule Mates (1917)
Out for the Dough (1917)
His Coming Out Party (1917)
Love Me, Love My Biscuits (1917)
The Miti Ranch (1917)
Barred from the Bar (1917)
Mines and Matrimony (1917)
When Damon Fell for Pythias (1917)
Love in Suspense (1917)
Toto Interferes (1916)
A Tale of a Turk (1916)
Jags and Jealousy (1916)
Their Dark Secret (1916)
The Tramp Chef (1916)
Scrappily Married (1916)
A Janitor's Vendetta (1916)
Their First Arrest (1916)
In Love with a Fireman (1916)
A Shadowed Shadow (1916)
A Crooked Mix-Up (1916)
Lashed by Love (1916)
Bombs and Business (1916)
Beans and Bullets (1916)
The Inspector's Double (1916)
Musical Madness (1916)
Romeo of the Coal Wagon (1916)
Counting Out the Count (1916)
Their Taking Ways (1916)
Ham and Preparedness (1916)
Fashion and Fury (1916)
Millionaires by Mistake (1916)
Trapping the Bachelor (1916)
From Altar to Halter (1916)
The Trailing Tailor (1916)
Ham and the Hermit's Daughter (1916)
At Bachelor's Roost (1916)
For Sweet Charity (1916)
The Eveless Eden Club (1916)
Ham Agrees with Sherman (1916)
When Hubby Forgot (1916)
Maybe Moonshine (1916)
A Riddle in Rascals (1916)
Winning a Widow (1916)
Ham the Diver (1916)
A Molar Mix-Up (1916)
Ham Takes a Chance (1916)
Wurra-Wurra (1916)
Artful Artists (1916)
Snoop Hounds (1916)
The Tale of a Coat (1916)
Guardian Angels (1916)
The Missing Mummy (1916)
The Caretaker's Dilemma (1915)
The Bandits of Macaroni Mountain (1915)
Almost a King (1915)
Minnie the Tiger (1915)
The Hoodoo's Busy Day (1915)
Director

Diana of the Farm (1915)
Actor

Forgotten Women Director (1931)
Movie-Town William Beaudine - Director (1931)
Diana of the Farm Bill - Bud's Servant of Necessity (1915)
The Suffragette Minstrels In Audience (1913)
Papa's Baby Young Father (1913)
Mr. Spriggs Buys a Dog On Street (1913)
While the Count Goes Bathing The Count's Friend (1913)
The Rise and Fall of McDoo At Lawn Party (1913)
Jenks Becomes a Desperate Character In Club (1913)
Red Hicks Defies the World In Ring (1913)
Slippery Slim Repents In Crowd (1913)
A Rainy Day At Club (1913)
The Tenderfoot's Money In Bar (1913)
The Daylight Burglar In Club (1913)
A Horse on Bill In Audience (1913)
An 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' Troupe Member of the Troupe (1913)
The Old Gray Mare Outside Saloon (1913)
A Delivery Package In Cafe (1913)
There Were Hoboes Three At Resort (1913)
Oh, What a Boob! Bystander (1913)
Kissing Kate At Church Fair (1913)
A Day's Outing On Beach (1912)
Their Idols On Street (1912)
A Limited Divorce At Resort (1912)
A Disappointed Mama In Front of Hotel (1912)
A Mixed Affair A Jewelry Store Customer (1912)
Stern Papa In Outdoor Cafe (1912)
Through Dumb Luck Among Bystanders (1912)
Mr. Grouch at the Seashore A Friend of the Grouches / Outside Hotel (1912)
Tragedy of the Dress Suit Dick's Friend (1912)
One Round O'Brien In Crowd (1912)
A Close Call Man in Crowd (1912)
Helen's Marriage Cameraman (1912)
The Furs The Office Clerk (1912)
The Fickle Spaniard In Barber Shop (1912)
Their First Kidnapping Case In Crowd (1912)
Those Hicksville Boys At Stage Door (1912)
Hot Stuff Cigar Store Owner (1912)
With a Kodak Man in Park (1912)
The Engagement Ring In Park (1912)
Why He Gave Up At Club (1911)
Priscilla's April Fool Joke On Lawn (1911)
A Summer Tragedy Hotel Staff (1910)
To Save Her Soul (1909)
Fools of Fate Extra (1909)
Actor

Leather Stocking Extra (1909)
Writer

Lassie (1960-1962)
Corky and White Shadow (1956)
Follow the Leader (1944)
What a Man! (1944)
Mr. Muggs Steps Out (1943)
Spotlight Scandals (1943)
Professor Creeps (1942)
Duke of the Navy (1942)
The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939)
Where There's a Will (1936)
Dandy Dick (1935)
Secret Servants (1917)
Hawaiian Nuts (1917)
Behind the Map (1917)
A Boob for Luck (1917)
When Damon Fell for Pythias (1917)
Love in Suspense (1917)
A Tale of a Turk (1916)
The Tramp Chef (1916)
Scrappily Married (1916)
Maybe Moonshine (1916)
A Riddle in Rascals (1916)
Almost a King (1915)
Black and White (1913)
While the Count Goes Bathing (1913)
Almost a Wild Man (1913)
Writer

There Were Hoboes Three (1913)
Producer

The Mad Parade (1931)
Producer

Maybe Moonshine (1916)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Corky and White Shadow (1956)
Ham the Moonshiner (1914)
A Bunch of Flowers (1914)
The Birthday Ring (1913)
For the Son of the House (1913)
Baby Indisposed (1913)
The Lady in Black (1913)
A Modest Hero (1913)
Black and White (1913)
The Suffragette Minstrels (1913)
Papa's Baby (1913)
Come Seben, Leben (1913)
Mr. Spriggs Buys a Dog (1913)
While the Count Goes Bathing (1913)
Pa Says (1913)
The Rise and Fall of McDoo (1913)
Almost a Wild Man (1913)
Jenks Becomes a Desperate Character (1913)
Red Hicks Defies the World (1913)
Slippery Slim Repents (1913)
A Rainy Day (1913)
The Tenderfoot's Money (1913)
The Daylight Burglar (1913)
A Ragtime Romance (1913)
The Cure (1913)
A Horse on Bill (1913)
A Lesson to Mashers (1913)
An 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' Troupe (1913)
The Stolen Bride (1913)
The Old Gray Mare (1913)
A Delivery Package (1913)
There Were Hoboes Three (1913)
Oh, What a Boob! (1913)
Kissing Kate (1913)
A Day's Outing (1912)
Bill Bogg's Windfall (1912)
Their Idols (1912)
A Limited Divorce (1912)
A Disappointed Mama (1912)
A Mixed Affair (1912)
Stern Papa (1912)
Through Dumb Luck (1912)
Mr. Grouch at the Seashore (1912)
Tragedy of the Dress Suit (1912)
One Round O'Brien (1912)
A Close Call (1912)
Helen's Marriage (1912)
The Furs (1912)
The Fickle Spaniard (1912)
Their First Kidnapping Case (1912)
Those Hicksville Boys (1912)
Hot Stuff (1912)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

With a Kodak (1912)
The Engagement Ring (1912)
Why He Gave Up (1911)
Priscilla's April Fool Joke (1911)
Camera and Electrical Department

Fools of Fate (1909)
Camera and Electrical Department

Leather Stocking (1909)
Archive footage

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination.

Did You Know

He became a master of the technique of "editing in the camera." Instead of shooting full coverage of scenes, he would shoot only what he knew was absolutely necessary. This saved both production time and raw stock, an important factor at the Poverty...

Quotes

I've been moderate in everything, I never set out to break any records.

Nickname

Beau

Star Sign

Capricorn

Personal Details

Born

William Washington Beaudine
January 15, 1892
New York City, New York, USA

Died

March 18, 1970 (age 78)
Canoga Park, California, USA

Height:

6' 1½" (1.87 m)

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William Beaudine (1892–1970)

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