William Witney (1915–2002)
Director | Assistant Director | Actor
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Known For
The Crimson Ghost Director (1946) -
Mysterious Doctor Satan Director (1940) -
Adventures of Captain Marvel Director (1941) -
Known For
Headline Hunters Director (1955) -
Director
Quell and Co. (1982) -
Darktown Strutters (1975) -
Kodiak (1974) -
The Cowboys (1974) -
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The Virginian (1962-1969) -
The High Chaparral (1967-1968) -
Tarzan (1967-1968) -
Hondo (1967) -
Bonanza (1961-1967) -
![Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion]( "Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion")
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967) -
![40 Guns to Apache Pass]( "40 Guns to Apache Pass")
40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967) -
![Daniel Boone]( "Daniel Boone")
Daniel Boone (1966-1967) -
![Laredo]( "Laredo")
Laredo (1966-1967) -
![Spy Smasher Returns]( "Spy Smasher Returns")
Spy Smasher Returns (1966) -
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Lost Island of Kioga (1966)
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![Dr. Satan's Robot]( "Dr. Satan's Robot")
Dr. Satan's Robot (1966) -
Cyclotrode 'X' (1966)
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Black Dragon of Manzanar (1966)
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![Branded]( "Branded")
Branded (1966) -
![The Wild Wild West]( "The Wild Wild West")
The Wild Wild West (1965) -
![Arizona Raiders]( "Arizona Raiders")
Arizona Raiders (1965) -
![The Girls on the Beach]( "The Girls on the Beach")
The Girls on the Beach (1965) -
![Wagon Train]( "Wagon Train")
Wagon Train (1959-1965) -
![Apache Rifles]( "Apache Rifles")
Apache Rifles (1964) -
![Destry]( "Destry")
Destry (1964) -
![The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]( "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour")
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) -
![Laramie]( "Laramie")
Laramie (1963) -
![Wide Country]( "Wide Country")
Wide Country (1963) -
![Tales of Wells Fargo]( "Tales of Wells Fargo")
Tales of Wells Fargo (1961-1962) -
![Frontier Circus]( "Frontier Circus")
Frontier Circus (1961-1962) -
![The Cat Burglar]( "The Cat Burglar")
The Cat Burglar (1961) -
![Master of the World]( "Master of the World")
Master of the World (1961) -
![Coronado 9]( "Coronado 9")
Coronado 9 (1960-1961) -
![The Tall Man]( "The Tall Man")
The Tall Man (1961) -
![The Long Rope]( "The Long Rope")
The Long Rope (1961) -
![The Secret of the Purple Reef]( "The Secret of the Purple Reef")
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![Zorro]( "Zorro")
Zorro (1958-1960) -
![The Magical World of Disney]( "The Magical World of Disney")
The Magical World of Disney (1960) -
![Riverboat]( "Riverboat")
Riverboat (1959-1960) -
![Overland Trail]( "Overland Trail")
Overland Trail (1960) -
![Valley of the Redwoods]( "Valley of the Redwoods")
Valley of the Redwoods (1960) -
![M Squad]( "M Squad")
M Squad (1960) -
![Special Agent 7]( "Special Agent 7")
Special Agent 7 (1959) -
![Mike Hammer]( "Mike Hammer")
Mike Hammer (1959) -
![Frontier Doctor]( "Frontier Doctor")
Frontier Doctor (1956-1959) -
![State Trooper]( "State Trooper")
State Trooper (1959) -
![Rescue 8]( "Rescue 8")
Rescue 8 (1959) -
![Sky King]( "Sky King")
Sky King (1959) -
![Paratroop Command]( "Paratroop Command")
Paratroop Command (1959) -
![Lassie]( "Lassie")
Lassie (1959) -
![Zorro Rides Again]( "Zorro Rides Again")
Zorro Rides Again (1959) -
![The Bonnie Parker Story]( "The Bonnie Parker Story")
The Bonnie Parker Story (1958) -
![Young and Wild]( "Young and Wild")
Young and Wild (1958) -
![Juvenile Jungle]( "Juvenile Jungle")
Juvenile Jungle (1958) -
![The Cool and the Crazy]( "The Cool and the Crazy")
The Cool and the Crazy (1958) -
![Panama Sal]( "Panama Sal")
Panama Sal (1957) -
![The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu]( "The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu")
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![A Strange Adventure]( "A Strange Adventure")
A Strange Adventure (1956) -
![Stranger at My Door]( "Stranger at My Door")
Stranger at My Door (1956) -
![The Fighting Chance]( "The Fighting Chance")
The Fighting Chance (1955) -
![Headline Hunters]( "Headline Hunters")
Headline Hunters (1955) -
![City of Shadows]( "City of Shadows")
City of Shadows (1955) -
![Santa Fe Passage]( "Santa Fe Passage")
Santa Fe Passage (1955) -
![Stories of the Century]( "Stories of the Century")
Stories of the Century (1954-1955) -
![The Outcast]( "The Outcast")
The Outcast (1954) -
![Shadows of Tombstone]( "Shadows of Tombstone")
Shadows of Tombstone (1953) -
![Down Laredo Way]( "Down Laredo Way")
Down Laredo Way (1953) -
![Iron Mountain Trail]( "Iron Mountain Trail")
Iron Mountain Trail (1953) -
![Old Overland Trail]( "Old Overland Trail")
Old Overland Trail (1953) -
![South Pacific Trail]( "South Pacific Trail")
South Pacific Trail (1952) -
![The WAC from Walla Walla]( "The WAC from Walla Walla")
The WAC from Walla Walla (1952) -
![Old Oklahoma Plains]( "Old Oklahoma Plains")
Old Oklahoma Plains (1952) -
![Border Saddlemates]( "Border Saddlemates")
Border Saddlemates (1952) -
![The Last Musketeer]( "The Last Musketeer")
The Last Musketeer (1952) -
![Colorado Sundown]( "Colorado Sundown")
Colorado Sundown (1952) -
![Pals of the Golden West]( "Pals of the Golden West")
Pals of the Golden West (1951) -
![South of Caliente]( "South of Caliente")
South of Caliente (1951) -
![In Old Amarillo]( "In Old Amarillo")
In Old Amarillo (1951) -
![Heart of the Rockies]( "Heart of the Rockies")
Heart of the Rockies (1951) -
![Spoilers of the Plains]( "Spoilers of the Plains")
Spoilers of the Plains (1951) -
![Trail of Robin Hood]( "Trail of Robin Hood")
Trail of Robin Hood (1950) -
![North of the Great Divide]( "North of the Great Divide")
North of the Great Divide (1950) -
![Sunset in the West]( "Sunset in the West")
Sunset in the West (1950) -
![Trigger, Jr.]( "Trigger, Jr.")
Trigger, Jr. (1950) -
![Twilight in the Sierras]( "Twilight in the Sierras")
Twilight in the Sierras (1950) -
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![Bells of Coronado]( "Bells of Coronado")
Bells of Coronado (1950) -
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![The Golden Stallion]( "The Golden Stallion")
The Golden Stallion (1949) -
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![Down Dakota Way]( "Down Dakota Way")
Down Dakota Way (1949) -
![Susanna Pass]( "Susanna Pass")
Susanna Pass (1949) -
![The Far Frontier]( "The Far Frontier")
The Far Frontier (1948) -
![Grand Canyon Trail]( "Grand Canyon Trail")
Grand Canyon Trail (1948) -
![Nighttime in Nevada]( "Nighttime in Nevada")
Nighttime in Nevada (1948) -
![Eyes of Texas]( "Eyes of Texas")
Eyes of Texas (1948) -
![Under California Stars]( "Under California Stars")
Under California Stars (1948) -
![The Gay Ranchero]( "The Gay Ranchero")
The Gay Ranchero (1948) -
![On the Old Spanish Trail]( "On the Old Spanish Trail")
On the Old Spanish Trail (1947) -
![Springtime in the Sierras]( "Springtime in the Sierras")
Springtime in the Sierras (1947) -
![Bells of San Angelo]( "Bells of San Angelo")
Bells of San Angelo (1947) -
![Apache Rose]( "Apache Rose")
Apache Rose (1947) -
![Heldorado]( "Heldorado")
Heldorado (1946) -
![The Crimson Ghost]( "The Crimson Ghost")
The Crimson Ghost (1946) -
![Home in Oklahoma]( "Home in Oklahoma")
Home in Oklahoma (1946) -
![Roll on Texas Moon]( "Roll on Texas Moon")
Roll on Texas Moon (1946) -
![Drums of Fu Manchu]( "Drums of Fu Manchu")
Drums of Fu Manchu (1943) -
![The Fighting Devil Dogs]( "The Fighting Devil Dogs")
The Fighting Devil Dogs (1943) -
![G-Men vs. The Black Dragon]( "G-Men vs. The Black Dragon")
G-Men vs. The Black Dragon (1943) -
![Outlaws of Pine Ridge]( "Outlaws of Pine Ridge")
Outlaws of Pine Ridge (1942) -
![King of the Mounties]( "King of the Mounties")
King of the Mounties (1942) -
![Perils of Nyoka]( "Perils of Nyoka")
Perils of Nyoka (1942) -
The Yukon Patrol (1942)
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![SOS Coast Guard]( "SOS Coast Guard")
SOS Coast Guard (1942) -
The Girl from Alaska (1942)
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![Spy Smasher]( "Spy Smasher")
Spy Smasher (1942) -
![Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.]( "Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.")
Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941) -
![King of the Texas Rangers]( "King of the Texas Rangers")
King of the Texas Rangers (1941) -
![Jungle Girl]( "Jungle Girl")
Jungle Girl (1941) -
![Adventures of Captain Marvel]( "Adventures of Captain Marvel")
Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) -
![Mysterious Doctor Satan]( "Mysterious Doctor Satan")
Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940) -
![King of the Royal Mounted]( "King of the Royal Mounted")
King of the Royal Mounted (1940) -
![Adventures of Red Ryder]( "Adventures of Red Ryder")
Adventures of Red Ryder (1940) -
![Hi-Yo Silver]( "Hi-Yo Silver")
Hi-Yo Silver (1940) -
![Drums of Fu Manchu]( "Drums of Fu Manchu")
Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) -
![Heroes of the Saddle]( "Heroes of the Saddle")
Heroes of the Saddle (1940) -
![Zorro's Fighting Legion]( "Zorro's Fighting Legion")
Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939) -
![Dick Tracy's G-Men]( "Dick Tracy's G-Men")
Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939) -
![Daredevils of the Red Circle]( "Daredevils of the Red Circle")
Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939) -
![The Lone Ranger Rides Again]( "The Lone Ranger Rides Again")
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939) -
![Hawk of the Wilderness]( "Hawk of the Wilderness")
Hawk of the Wilderness (1938) -
![Dick Tracy Returns]( "Dick Tracy Returns")
Dick Tracy Returns (1938) -
![The Fighting Devil Dogs]( "The Fighting Devil Dogs")
The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938) -
![The Lone Ranger]( "The Lone Ranger")
The Lone Ranger (1938) -
![The Painted Stallion]( "The Painted Stallion")
The Painted Stallion (1938) -
![Zorro Rides Again]( "Zorro Rides Again")
Zorro Rides Again (1937) -
![The Trigger Trio]( "The Trigger Trio")
The Trigger Trio (1937) -
![SOS Coast Guard]( "SOS Coast Guard")
SOS Coast Guard (1937) -
Director
![The Painted Stallion]( "The Painted Stallion")
The Painted Stallion (1937) -
Actor
![Quell and Co.]( "Quell and Co.")
Quell and Co. Sheriff (1982) -
![The Wild Blue Yonder]( "The Wild Blue Yonder")
The Wild Blue Yonder Gen. Curtis E. LeMay (1951) -
![The Vigilantes Are Coming]( "The Vigilantes Are Coming")
The Vigilantes Are Coming Cossack (1936) -
Actor
![Fighting with Kit Carson]( "Fighting with Kit Carson")
Fighting with Kit Carson Settler / Indian (1933) -
Writer
![The Cowboys]( "The Cowboys")
The Cowboys (1974) -
Writer
![The Singing Vagabond]( "The Singing Vagabond")
The Singing Vagabond (1935) -
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
![Marnie]( "Marnie")
Marnie (1964) -
![Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation]( "Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation")
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) -
![The Last Command]( "The Last Command")
The Last Command (1955) -
![Men with Steel Faces]( "Men with Steel Faces")
Men with Steel Faces (1940) -
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
![Dick Tracy]( "Dick Tracy")
Dick Tracy (1937) -
![The Vigilantes Are Coming]( "The Vigilantes Are Coming")
The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936) -
![The Phantom Empire]( "The Phantom Empire")
The Phantom Empire (1935) -
![Law of the Wild]( "Law of the Wild")
Law of the Wild (1934) -
Editor
![The Tall Man]( "The Tall Man")
The Tall Man (1960) -
![Dick Tracy]( "Dick Tracy")
Dick Tracy (1937) -
Editor
![Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island]( "Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island")
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Script and Continuity Department
![The Vigilantes Are Coming]( "The Vigilantes Are Coming")
The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936) -
![Red River Valley]( "Red River Valley")
Red River Valley (1936) -
![Darkest Africa]( "Darkest Africa")
Darkest Africa (1936) -
Archive footage
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Editorial Department
![The Miracle Rider]( "The Miracle Rider")
The Miracle Rider (1935)
All Filmography
Awards
1 win.Did You Know
Trivia
Father of (John) Jay Dee Witney.
Quotes
[on stuntman Fred Graham] The best screen brawler I ever used.
Nickname
Bill
Star Sign
Taurus
Personal Details
Born
William Nuelsen Witney
Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Died
(age 86)
Jackson, California, USA
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