Orson Welles
| First Name | Orson |
| Last Name | Welles |
| Full Name at Birth | George Orson Welles |
| Age | 70 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | May 6, 1915 |
| Birthplace | Kenosha, WI |
| Date of Death | October 10, 1985 |
| Location of Death | Hollywood, CA |
| Cause of Death | Heart Failure |
| Height | 6' 1˝" (187 cm) |
| Build | Large |
| Eye Color | Brown - Dark |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Distinctive Features | his deep voice |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| High School | Todd School, Woodstock, IL (1930) |
| Occupation | Actor, director, writer, producer, voice actor |
| Occupation Category | Actor |
| Claim to Fame | Citizen Kane |
| Father | Richard Hodgdon Head Welles |
| Mother | Beatrice Ives |
| Other Family Members | Christopher Welles (son)Rebecca Welles Manning (daughter)Beatrice Welles (daughter) |
| Friends | Howard Hawks, Joseph Cotten, Frank Sinatra, H.G. Wells, John Houseman, Bud Cort, John Ford, James Cagney, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert Wise, John Huston, Peter Viertel, Dean Martin, Gary Graver, Roger Hill, Ben Hecht, Teddy Stauffer, Ingmar Bergman, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Gerald Mohr, Agnes Moorehead, Beatriz Costa, Marlena Dietrich |
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985), best known as Orson Welles, 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."
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Filmography
Selected Orson Welles film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
2011
Christmas Tails
Narrator
1988
Where Is Parsifal?
Klingsor
1984
The Enchanted Journey
Pippo
1983
Hot Money
Sheriff Paisley
1982
Wagner and Venice
Richard Wagner
1981
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
Presenter/Narrator
1981
Tales of the Klondike
Narrator
1980
Tajna Nikole Tesle
J.P. Morgan
1980
Shogun
Narrator
1980
The Greenstone
Narrator
1979
The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis
Narrator
1978
A Woman Called Moses
Narrator
1977
Hot Tomorrows
Parklawn Mortuary
1977
It Happened One Christmas
Henry F. Potter
1977
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Narrator
1977
Some Call It Greed
Narrator
1975
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Narrator/Nag/Chuchundra
1973
Great Mysteries
-
1971
London
Various Characters
1971
Freedom River
Narrator
1970
The Deep
Russ Brewer
1970
Is It Always Right to Be Right?
Narrator
1970
The Golden Honeymoon
-
1970
Upon This Rock
Michelangelo
1969
Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat
Justinian
1969
The Merchant of Venice
Shylock
1969
Rod Serling's Night Gallery
Narrator
1961
Lafayette
Benjamin Franklin
1960
An Arabian Night
Storyteller
1959
High Journey
Narrator
1958
The Fountain of Youth
Host/narrator
1955
Moby Dick Rehearsed
An Actor Manager, Father Mapple, Ahab
1955
Ford Star Jubilee
Oscar Jaffe
1953
King Lear
King Lear
1952
Omnibus
King Lear
1951
Return to Glennascaul
Narrator
Director Credits
1999
Moby Dick
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1985
Orson Welles' Magic Show
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1984
The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh
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1982
Orson Welles' The Dreamers
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1981
Filming 'The Trial'
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1979
The Orson Welles Show
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1978
Filming 'Othello'
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1972
The Other Side of the Wind
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1971
London
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1970
The Deep
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1970
The Golden Honeymoon
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1969
The Merchant of Venice
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1968
Vienna
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1964
Nella terra di Don Chisciotte
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1962
Sinners Go to Hell
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1958
The Fountain of Youth
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1958
Portrait of Gina
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1956
Orson Welles and People
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1955
Moby Dick Rehearsed
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1955
Orson Welles' Sketch Book
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1950
The Miracle of St. Anne
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1934
The Hearts of Age
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Writer Credits
2008
F for favor
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2002
The Magnificent Ambersons
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1999
Moby Dick
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1997
The Big Brass Ring
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1997
The Hearts of Age
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1985
Orson Welles' Magic Show
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1984
The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh
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1982
Orson Welles' The Dreamers
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1978
Filming 'Othello'
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1972
The Other Side of the Wind
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1971
London
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1970
The Deep
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1970
The Golden Honeymoon
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1969
The Merchant of Venice
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1968
Vienna
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1958
The Fountain of Youth
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1958
Portrait of Gina
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1956
Orson Welles and People
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1955
Moby Dick Rehearsed
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1955
Orson Welles' Sketch Book
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1950
The Miracle of St. Anne
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1934
The Hearts of Age
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Related Lists
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AFI Life Achievement Award
Orson Welles
Films directed by Orson Welles
Chimes at Midnight (1965)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Don Quixote (1992)
Filming 'Othello' (1978)
It's All True (1993)
Macbeth (1948)
Mr. Arkadin (1955)
Orson Welles
Orson Welles' Sketch Book (1955)
Othello (1952)
Portrait of Gina (1958)
The Deep (1970)
The Fountain of Youth (1958)
The Hearts of Age (1934)
The Immortal Story (1968)
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
The Merchant of Venice (1969)
The Other Side of the Wind (1972)
The Stranger (1946)
The Trial (1962)
Too Much Johnson (1938)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Orson Welles
Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) (1940–1960)
Orson Welles
