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The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr. (1996) -- How could it be that Ed Wood, Jr., the young man who wore a woman's bra and panties at the Battle of Tarawa in World War II, went on to become the Orson Welles of low-budget films?
"Magnum, P.I." (1980): Season 1: Episode 17 -- Despite beefed-up security, courtesy of J."Digger" Doyle (guest star Erin Gray), Higgins (John Hillerman) is kidnapped.
Pop Legends Live: Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge (2005) -- WatchMojo.com discusses William Randolph Hearst with Kenneth Whyte, author of "The Uncrowned King: The Sensational Rise of William Randolph Hearst."
Pop Legends Live: Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge (2005) -- Did William Randolph Hearst fan the flames of the Spanish American War to sell newspapers?
Someone to Love (1987) -- A Hollywood film director assembles a group of friends and strangers for a social gathering on Valentines Day in a deserted movie theater where he interviews each one on their opinions on love and loneliness.

Overview

Date of Birth:
6 May 1915, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA more
Date of Death:
10 October 1985, Hollywood, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
His father was a well-to-do inventor, his mother a beautiful concert pianist;... more
Trivia:
Was the narrator for many of the trailers for Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). more
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 16 wins & 9 nominations more
Alternate Names:
O.W. Jeeves | G.O. Spelvin | A Mercury Production by Orson Welles
US TV Schedule:
Tue. Nov. 1010:15 PMTCM The V.I.P.'s  

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, Music Department, Production Designer, Costume Designer, Miscellaneous Crew, Camera and Electrical Department, Art Director, Art Department, Cinematographer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Moby Dick (1999) .... Captain Ahab / Starbuck / Ishmael

  2. Someone to Love (1987) .... Danny's Friend
  3. The Transformers: The Movie (1986) (voice) .... Unicron
    ... aka Toransufômaa: Za mûbii (Japan)
    ... aka Transformers: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
  4. The Enchanted Journey (1984) (voice) .... Pippo
  5. "Magnum, P.I." .... Robin Masters (2 episodes, 1981-1983)
        - The Big Blow (1983) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Robin Masters
        - J. 'Digger' Doyle (1981) TV episode (voice) .... Robin Masters
  6. Hot Money (1983) .... Sheriff Paisley
    ... aka Getting Centred
    ... aka Going for Broke
    ... aka Never Trust an Honest Thief
    ... aka The Great Madison County Robbery
    ... aka Zen Business
  7. Where Is Parsifal? (1983) .... Klingsor
  8. Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982) (voice) .... Father of the Aliens
    ... aka Slapstick
    ... aka Slapstick of Another Kind (International: English title: poster title)
  9. Butterfly (1982) .... Judge Rauch
  10. Wagner e Venezia (1982) (TV) (voice) .... Richard Wagner
    ... aka Wagner and Venice (International: English title)
  11. History of the World: Part I (1981) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Mel Brooks' History of the World: Part 1 (USA: complete title)
  12. "Tales of the Klondike" (1981) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Jack London's Klondike Tales
    ... aka Jack London's Tales of the Klondike (Canada: English title: complete title)
  13. The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981) .... Presenter/Narrator
    ... aka Nostradamus (Europe: English title: TV title)
  14. "Shogun" (1980) TV mini-series .... Narrator (original version) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka James Clavell's Shogun
  15. Shogun (1980/I) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka James Clavell's Shogun (USA: complete title)
  16. Tajna Nikole Tesle (1980) .... J.P. Morgan
    ... aka Tesla
    ... aka The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla
    ... aka The Secret of Nikola Tesla
  17. The Greenstone (1980) (voice) .... Narrator

  18. The Double McGuffin (1979) (voice) .... Narrator
  19. The Muppet Movie (1979) .... Lew Lord
  20. The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis (1979) .... Narrator
  21. A Woman Called Moses (1978) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  22. Il grande attacco (1978) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka The Biggest Battle (Philippines: English title) (USA)
    ... aka Battle Force
    ... aka Die große Offensive (West Germany)
    ... aka The Battle of the Mareth Line
    ... aka The Great Battle
    ... aka The Greatest Battle
  23. It Happened One Christmas (1977) (TV) .... Henry F. Potter
  24. Hot Tomorrows (1977) (voice) .... Parklawn Mortuary
  25. Some Call It Greed (1977) (voice) .... Narrator
  26. Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1977) (voice) .... Narrator
  27. Voyage of the Damned (1976) .... José Estedes
  28. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator/Nag/Chuchundra
  29. Ein unbekannter rechnet ab (1974) (voice) .... Voice of Tape
    ... aka ...e poi non ne rimase nessuno (Italy)
    ... aka And Then There Were None (UK)
    ... aka Diez negritos (Spain)
    ... aka Dix petits nègres (France)
    ... aka Ten Little Indians (USA)
    ... aka Zehn kleine Negerlein (West Germany: TV title)
  30. "Great Mysteries" (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
        - Captain Rogers (1973) TV episode
  31. Necromancy (1972) .... Mr. Cato
    ... aka A Life for a Life
    ... aka Rosemary's Disciples (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Toy Factory
    ... aka The Witching (USA: reissue title)
  32. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Sheridan Whiteside (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972) TV episode .... Sheridan Whiteside
  33. The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972) (TV) .... Sheridan Whiteside
  34. Treasure Island (1972) .... Long John Silver
    ... aka Die Schatzinsel (West Germany)
    ... aka L'île au trésor (France)
    ... aka L'isola del tesoro (Italy)
    ... aka La isla del tesoro (Spain)
  35. Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972) .... Mr. Delasandro
  36. La décade prodigieuse (1971) .... Theo Van Horn
    ... aka Dieci incredibili giorni (Italy)
    ... aka Ten Days Wonder (USA)
  37. "Night Gallery" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA: alternative title)
        - The Phantom Farmhouse/Silent Snow, Secret Snow (1971) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
  38. A Safe Place (1971) .... The Magician
  39. Malpertuis (1971) .... Cassavius
    ... aka Malpertuis: Histoire d'une maison maudite (Belgium: French title)
    ... aka Malpertuis: The Legend of Doom House
    ... aka The Legend of Doom House (USA)
  40. London (1971) .... Various Characters
  41. Freedom River (1971) (voice) .... Narrator
  42. Waterloo (1970/I) .... Louis XVIII
    ... aka Ватерлоо (Soviet Union: Russian title)
  43. "The Name of the Game" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Enemy Before Us (1970) TV episode .... Narrator
  44. Catch-22 (1970) .... Brig. Gen. Dreedle
  45. Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) .... The Narrator
    ... aka Two Times Two
  46. The Kremlin Letter (1970) .... Bresnavitch
  47. The Golden Honeymoon (1970)
  48. The Deep (1970) .... Russ Brewer
  49. Is It Always Right to Be Right? (1970) (voice) .... Narrator
  50. Upon This Rock (1970) (TV) .... Michelangelo
    ... aka Return to Lochaver

  51. 12 + 1 (1969) .... Maurice Markau
    ... aka Douze et un (France)
    ... aka The 13 Chairs
    ... aka Twelve Plus One (UK)
    ... aka Una su 13
  52. Bitka na Neretvi (1969) .... Chetnik senator
    ... aka Battle of the River Neretva (Australia: video title)
    ... aka Die Schlacht an der Neretva (West Germany)
    ... aka La battaglia della Neretva (Italy)
    ... aka The Battle of Neretva (USA)
    ... aka The Battle of the River Neretva (USA)
  53. The Southern Star (1969) .... Plankett
    ... aka L'étoile du sud (France)
  54. Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat (1969) .... Justinian
    ... aka La guerra per Roma - Seconda parte (Italy)
    ... aka Lupta pentru Roma II (Romania)
  55. The Merchant of Venice (1969) (TV) .... Shylock
  56. Kampf um Rom I (1968) .... Emperor Justinian
    ... aka La calata dei barbari (Italy)
    ... aka La guerra per Roma - prima parte (Italy)
    ... aka Lupta pentru Roma I (Romania)
    ... aka Struggle for Rome (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka The Fight for Rome (International: English title)
    ... aka The Last Roman (USA)
  57. House of Cards (1968) .... Leschenhaut
  58. Oedipus the King (1968) .... Tiresias
  59. The Immortal Story (1968) .... Mr. Charles Clay
    ... aka Une histoire immortelle (France)
  60. Tepepa (1968) .... Colonel Cascorro
    ... aka Blood and Guns (USA: video title)
    ... aka Long Live the Revolution (USA)
    ... aka Tepepa... Viva la revolución (Spain)
  61. I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) .... Jonathan Lute
    ... aka I'll Never Forget What's 'Isname (USA: video box title)
  62. The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967) .... Louis de Mozambique
  63. Casino Royale (1967) .... Le Chiffre
    ... aka Charles K. Feldman's Casino Royale
  64. A Man for All Seasons (1966) .... Cardinal Wolsey
  65. Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) .... Consul Raoul Nordling
    ... aka Is Paris Burning? (USA)
  66. Campanadas a medianoche (1965) .... Falstaff
    ... aka Falstaff (France) (Switzerland: German title)
    ... aka Campanades a mitjanit (Spain: Catalan title)
    ... aka Chimes at Midnight (UK)
  67. La fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo (1965) .... Akerman, Marco's Tutor
    ... aka Marco the Magnificent (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Kublai Khan (Australia: video title)
    ... aka Le meravigliose avventure di Marco Polo (Italy)
    ... aka Lo scacchiere di Dio (Italy)
    ... aka Marco Polo the Magnificent (Australia: poster title)
    ... aka Marko Polo (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
    ... aka The Adventures of Marco Polo (Australia: subtitle)
  68. The Finest Hours (1964) (voice) .... Narrator
  69. The V.I.P.s (1963) .... Max Buda
    ... aka International Hotel
  70. Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963) .... The 'Director' (segment "Ricotta, La")
    ... aka Laviamoci il cervello - Rogopag (Italy: long title)
    ... aka Let's Have a Brainwash
    ... aka Rogopag (France)
  71. Le procès (1962) .... Albert Hastler (The Advocate)
    ... aka Der Prozess (West Germany)
    ... aka Il processo (Italy)
    ... aka The Trial (USA)
  72. Cronaca familiare (1962) (uncredited) .... Narrator - American version
    ... aka Family Diary (USA: original subtitled version)
    ... aka Family Portrait (USA)
  73. King of Kings (1961) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
  74. I tartari (1961) .... Burundai
    ... aka The Tartars
  75. La Fayette (1961) .... Benjamin Franklin
    ... aka Lafayette (USA)
    ... aka Lafayette, una spada per due bandiere (Italy)
  76. Austerlitz (1960) .... Robert Fulton
    ... aka La battaglia di Austerlitz (Italy)
    ... aka Napoleone ad Austerlitz (Italy)
    ... aka The Battle of Austerlitz (USA)
  77. An Arabian Night (1960) (TV) .... Storyteller
  78. Crack in the Mirror (1960) .... Hagolin/Lamerciere
  79. David e Golia (1960) .... King Saul
    ... aka David and Goliath (UK) (USA)

  80. Ferry to Hong Kong (1959) .... Captain Hart
  81. Compulsion (1959) .... Jonathan Wilk
  82. High Journey (1959) (voice) .... Narrator
  83. The Roots of Heaven (1958) .... Cy Sedgewick
  84. The Fountain of Youth (1958) (TV) .... Host/narrator
  85. South Seas Adventure (1958) (voice) .... Supplemental Narrator
    ... aka Cinerama South Seas Adventure (USA: alternative title)
  86. The Vikings (1958) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
  87. Touch of Evil (1958) .... Police Captain Hank Quinlan
  88. The Long, Hot Summer (1958) .... Will Varner
  89. Man in the Shadow (1957/I) .... Virgil Renchler
    ... aka Pay the Devil (UK)
    ... aka Seeds of Wrath
  90. Moby Dick (1956) .... Father Mapple
    ... aka Herman Melville's Moby Dick (USA: complete title)
  91. "Ford Star Jubilee" .... Oscar Jaffe (1 episode, 1956)
        - Twentieth Century (1956) TV episode .... Oscar Jaffe
  92. "The Orson Welles Sketchbook" (1955) TV series .... Host
  93. Mr. Arkadin (1955) .... Gregory Arkadin
    ... aka Confidential Report (UK)
    ... aka Dossier secret (France)
    ... aka Mister Arkadin (Spain)
    ... aka Monsieur Arkadin - Dossier secret (France)
  94. Napoléon (1955) .... Sir Hudson Lowe
    ... aka Napoleone (Italy)
    ... aka Napoleone Bonaparte (Italy)
  95. Three Cases of Murder (1955) .... Lord Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)
  96. Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955) (TV) .... An Actor Manager / Father Mapple / Ahab
  97. Trouble in the Glen (1954) .... Sanin Cejador y Mengues
  98. Si Versailles m'était conté (1954) .... Benjamin Franklin
    ... aka Affairs in Versailles (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Fabulous Versailles
    ... aka Royal Affairs in Versailles (USA)
    ... aka Versailles (Italy)
  99. "Omnibus" .... King Lear (1 episode, 1953)
        - King Lear (1953) TV episode .... King Lear
  100. King Lear (1953) (TV) .... King Lear
  101. L'uomo, la bestia e la virtù (1953) .... Captain Perella, the Beast
    ... aka Man Beast and Virtue
  102. Trent's Last Case (1952) .... Sigsbee Manderson
  103. The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) .... Othello
    ... aka Othello (Australia) (France) (USA)
    ... aka Otello (Italy)
  104. Return to Glennascaul (1951) .... Narrator
    ... aka A Story That Is Told in Dublin (Ireland: English title: subtitle)
    ... aka Orson Welles' Ghost Story
  105. The Black Rose (1950) .... Bayan

  106. Prince of Foxes (1949) .... Cesare Borgia
  107. The Third Man (1949) .... Harry Lime
    ... aka The 3rd Man (USA: poster title)
  108. Black Magic (1949) .... Joseph Balsamo aka Count Cagliostro
    ... aka Cagliostro (Italy)
    ... aka Gli spadaccini della serenissima (Italy: alternative title)
  109. Macbeth (1948) .... Macbeth
  110. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) .... Michael O'Hara
  111. Duel in the Sun (1946) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
    ... aka King Vidor's Duel in the Sun (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  112. The Stranger (1946) .... Professor Charles Rankin
  113. Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) .... John Andrew MacDonald/Erik Kessler
  114. Jane Eyre (1944) .... Edward Rochester
  115. Journey Into Fear (1943) .... Colonel Haki
  116. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) (voice) .... Narrator
  117. Citizen Kane (1941) .... Charles Foster Kane
  118. Swiss Family Robinson (1940) (uncredited) .... Opening Off-Screen Narrator

  119. Too Much Johnson (1938) .... Keystone Kop
  120. The Hearts of Age (1934) .... Death
Writer:
  1. F for favor (2008) (writer)
  2. The Hitchhiker (2007) (radio script)
  3. The Magnificent Ambersons (2002) (TV) (1942 screenplay)

  4. The Big Brass Ring (1999) (earlier screenplay)
  5. Moby Dick (1999) (play)
  6. The Hearts of Age (1997) (concept)
  7. The Big Brass Ring (1997) (writer)
  8. Don Quijote de Orson Welles (1992) (writer)
    ... aka Don Quixote (USA)

  9. Orson Welles' Magic Show (1985) (TV) (writer)
  10. The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh (1984) (writer)

  11. Filming 'Othello' (1978) (writer)
    ... aka Erinnerungen an 'Othello' (West Germany)
  12. NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look (1976) (TV) (writer)
  13. Vérités et mensonges (1973) (writer)
    ... aka ?: About Fakes (USA)
    ... aka F for Fake (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka F wie Fälschung (West Germany)
    ... aka Truths and Lies (International: English title: literal title)
  14. Treasure Island (1972) (screenplay) (as O.W. Jeeves)
    ... aka Die Schatzinsel (West Germany)
    ... aka L'île au trésor (France)
    ... aka L'isola del tesoro (Italy)
    ... aka La isla del tesoro (Spain)
  15. The Other Side of the Wind (1972) (writer)
  16. London (1971) (writer)
  17. The Golden Honeymoon (1970) (writer)
  18. The Deep (1970) (writer)

  19. The Merchant of Venice (1969) (TV) (writer)
  20. The Immortal Story (1968) (writer)
    ... aka Une histoire immortelle (France)
  21. Vienna (1968) (writer)
  22. The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) (uncredited)
    ... aka La bibbia (Italy)
    ... aka The Bible (USA: short title)
  23. Campanadas a medianoche (1965) (writer)
    ... aka Falstaff (France) (Switzerland: German title)
    ... aka Campanades a mitjanit (Spain: Catalan title)
    ... aka Chimes at Midnight (UK)
  24. Le procès (1962) (screenplay)
    ... aka Der Prozess (West Germany)
    ... aka Il processo (Italy)
    ... aka The Trial (USA)

  25. The Fountain of Youth (1958) (TV) (writer)
  26. Touch of Evil (1958) (screenplay)
  27. Portrait of Gina (1958) (TV) (writer)
    ... aka Viva Italia (UK)
  28. Orson Welles and People (1956) (TV) (writer)
  29. "Around the World with Orson Welles" (1955) TV series (unknown episodes)
  30. "The Orson Welles Sketchbook" (1955) TV series (writer)
  31. Mr. Arkadin (1955) (screenplay) (story)
    ... aka Confidential Report (UK)
    ... aka Dossier secret (France)
    ... aka Mister Arkadin (Spain)
    ... aka Monsieur Arkadin - Dossier secret (France)
  32. Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955) (TV) (writer)
  33. The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) (uncredited)
    ... aka Othello (Australia) (France) (USA)
    ... aka Otello (Italy)

  34. The Third Man (1949) (uncredited)
    ... aka The 3rd Man (USA: poster title)
  35. Macbeth (1948) (adaptation) (uncredited)
  36. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) (screenplay)
  37. Monsieur Verdoux (1947) (idea)
  38. The Stranger (1946) (uncredited)
  39. Journey Into Fear (1943) (uncredited)
  40. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) (script writer)
  41. Citizen Kane (1941) (screenplay)

  42. Too Much Johnson (1938) (writer)
  43. The Hearts of Age (1934) (writer)
Director:
  1. Moby Dick (1999)
  2. It's All True (1993)
  3. Don Quijote de Orson Welles (1992)
    ... aka Don Quixote (USA)

  4. Orson Welles' Magic Show (1985) (TV)
  5. The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh (1984)
  6. Filming 'The Trial' (1981)

  7. The Orson Welles Show (1979) (TV) (as G.O. Spelvin)
  8. Filming 'Othello' (1978)
    ... aka Erinnerungen an 'Othello' (West Germany)
  9. Vérités et mensonges (1973)
    ... aka ?: About Fakes (USA)
    ... aka F for Fake (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka F wie Fälschung (West Germany)
    ... aka Truths and Lies (International: English title: literal title)
  10. The Other Side of the Wind (1972)
  11. London (1971)
  12. The Golden Honeymoon (1970)
  13. The Deep (1970)

  14. The Southern Star (1969) (opening scenes) (uncredited)
    ... aka L'étoile du sud (France)
  15. The Merchant of Venice (1969) (TV)
  16. The Immortal Story (1968)
    ... aka Une histoire immortelle (France)
  17. Vienna (1968)
  18. Campanadas a medianoche (1965)
    ... aka Falstaff (France) (Switzerland: German title)
    ... aka Campanades a mitjanit (Spain: Catalan title)
    ... aka Chimes at Midnight (UK)
  19. "In the Land of Don Quixote" (1964) TV series
    ... aka Nella terra di Don Chisciotte (Italy)
  20. Le procès (1962)
    ... aka Der Prozess (West Germany)
    ... aka Il processo (Italy)
    ... aka The Trial (USA)
  21. No Exit (1962) (uncredited)
    ... aka No Exit: A puerta cerrada (Argentina)
    ... aka Sinners Go to Hell (USA)
  22. David e Golia (1960) (his own scenes) (uncredited)
    ... aka David and Goliath (UK) (USA)

  23. The Fountain of Youth (1958) (TV)
  24. Touch of Evil (1958)
  25. Portrait of Gina (1958) (TV)
    ... aka Viva Italia (UK)
  26. Orson Welles and People (1956) (TV)
  27. "Around the World with Orson Welles" (1 episode)
        - St. Germain des Près (????) TV episode
  28. "The Orson Welles Sketchbook" (1955) TV series
  29. Mr. Arkadin (1955)
    ... aka Confidential Report (UK)
    ... aka Dossier secret (France)
    ... aka Mister Arkadin (Spain)
    ... aka Monsieur Arkadin - Dossier secret (France)
  30. Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955) (TV)
  31. The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952)
    ... aka Othello (Australia) (France) (USA)
    ... aka Otello (Italy)

  32. Black Magic (1949) (uncredited)
    ... aka Cagliostro (Italy)
    ... aka Gli spadaccini della serenissima (Italy: alternative title)
  33. Macbeth (1948)
  34. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) (uncredited)
  35. The Stranger (1946)
  36. Journey Into Fear (1943) (uncredited)
  37. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
  38. Citizen Kane (1941)

  39. Too Much Johnson (1938)
  40. The Hearts of Age (1934)
Producer:
  1. Orson Welles' Magic Show (1985) (TV) (producer)
  2. Filming 'The Trial' (1981) (producer)

  3. The Deep (1970) (producer)
  4. The Golden Honeymoon (1970) (producer)

  5. Vienna (1968) (producer)
  6. "In the Land of Don Quixote" (1964) TV series (producer)
    ... aka Nella terra di Don Chisciotte (Italy)

  7. Orson Welles and People (1956) (TV) (producer)
  8. Mr. Arkadin (1955) (producer)
    ... aka Confidential Report (UK)
    ... aka Dossier secret (France)
    ... aka Mister Arkadin (Spain)
    ... aka Monsieur Arkadin - Dossier secret (France)
  9. The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) (producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka Othello (Australia) (France) (USA)
    ... aka Otello (Italy)

  10. Macbeth (1948) (producer)
  11. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) (producer)
  12. Jane Eyre (1944) (producer) (uncredited)
  13. Journey Into Fear (1943) (producer) (uncredited)
  14. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) (producer) (as A Mercury Production by Orson Welles)
  15. Citizen Kane (1941) (producer)

  16. Too Much Johnson (1938) (producer)
Editor:
  1. Vérités et mensonges (1973) (uncredited)
    ... aka ?: About Fakes (USA)
    ... aka F for Fake (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka F wie Fälschung (West Germany)
    ... aka Truths and Lies (International: English title: literal title)
  2. The Other Side of the Wind (1972)

  3. "In the Land of Don Quixote" (1964) TV series
    ... aka Nella terra di Don Chisciotte (Italy)
  4. Le procès (1962) (uncredited)
    ... aka Der Prozess (West Germany)
    ... aka Il processo (Italy)
    ... aka The Trial (USA)

  5. Mr. Arkadin (1955) (uncredited)
    ... aka Confidential Report (UK)
    ... aka Dossier secret (France)
    ... aka Mister Arkadin (Spain)
    ... aka Monsieur Arkadin - Dossier secret (France)

  6. Too Much Johnson (1938)
Music Department:
  1. The Fountain of Youth (1958) (TV) (music arranger)
  2. Orson Welles and People (1956) (TV) (music arranger)
Production Designer:
  1. Orson Welles and People (1956) (TV)

  2. Portrait d'un assassin (1949) (uncredited)
    ... aka Portrait of a Murderer (France: alternative title)
    ... aka Portrait of an Assassin
Costume Designer:
  1. Mr. Arkadin (1955) (uncredited)
    ... aka Confidential Report (UK)
    ... aka Dossier secret (France)
    ... aka Mister Arkadin (Spain)
    ... aka Monsieur Arkadin - Dossier secret (France)

  2. Macbeth (1948) (uncredited)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Trick or Treats (1982) (consultant)
Camera and Electrical Department:
  1. "In the Land of Don Quixote" (1964) TV series (additional photographer)
    ... aka Nella terra di Don Chisciotte (Italy)
Art Director:
  1. Mr. Arkadin (1955) (uncredited)
    ... aka Confidential Report (UK)
    ... aka Dossier secret (France)
    ... aka Mister Arkadin (Spain)
    ... aka Monsieur Arkadin - Dossier secret (France)
Art Department:
  1. Macbeth (1948) (set designer) (uncredited)
Cinematographer:
  1. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) (uncredited)
Thanks:
  1. As Long As He Lives (1998) (dedicatee)
  2. Continental (1990) (acknowledgment)
Self:
  1. L'affaire Dominici par Orson Welles (2000) .... Himself
    ... aka The Dominici Affair (USA: video title)

  2. "E! Mysteries & Scandals" (1 episode, 1999)
        - Orson Welles (1999) TV episode
  3. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) (voice) (uncredited) .... Himself (from 1938 radio broadcast)
  4. Hollywood Mavericks (1990) .... Himself

  5. "Moonlighting" .... Himself (1 episode, 1985)
        - The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice (1985) TV episode .... Himself
  6. Orson Welles' Magic Show (1985) (TV) .... Himself
  7. "Scene of the Crime" (1984) TV series .... Himself - Host (unknown episodes)
  8. Almonds and Raisins (1984) (voice) .... Narrator
  9. In Our Hands (1984) .... Himself
  10. The Last Sailors: The Final Days of Working Sail (1984) .... Narrator
  11. De weg naar Bresson (1984) .... Himself
    ... aka The Road to Bresson (USA)
  12. The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh (1984) .... Himself
  13. "The Moviemakers" (1 episode)
        - The Films of Frank Capra (????) TV episode (uncredited)
  14. The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston (1983) (TV) .... Himself
  15. Orson Welles à la cinémathèque (1983) (TV) .... Himself
  16. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1976-1982)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 3 December 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 5 July 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
  17. Baryshnikov in Hollywood (1982) (TV) .... Himself
  18. Genocide (1982) (voice) .... Narrator
  19. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Himself
  20. "Cinéma cinémas" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
        - Welles déjeune avec la critique (1982) TV episode .... Himself
  21. Let Poland Be Poland (1982) (TV) .... Himself
  22. Magic with the Stars (1982) (TV) .... Host
  23. The Quest for Fire Adventure (1982) (TV) .... Narrator
  24. This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special (1981) (TV) .... Himself
  25. Search for the Titanic (1981)
  26. Filming 'The Trial' (1981) .... Himself
  27. "Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
    ... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Episode dated 25 December 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself
  28. Sinatra: The First 40 Years (1980) (TV) .... Himself
  29. Step Away (1980) (voice) .... Himself - Narrator

  30. The Orson Welles Show (1979) (TV) .... Himself
  31. The Eleven Powers (1979) (TV) .... Narrator
  32. The Late Great Planet Earth (1979) .... Himself - Host/Narrator
  33. "Dinah!" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
    ... aka Dinah! & Friends
        - Episode dated December 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 5 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
  34. Filming 'Othello' (1978) .... Host
    ... aka Erinnerungen an 'Othello' (West Germany)
  35. NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look, Part Two (1978) (TV) .... Narrator
  36. The Magic of David Copperfield (1978) (TV) .... Himself
  37. Mysterious Castles of Clay (1978) (voice) .... Narrator
  38. Tut: The Boy King (1978) (TV) .... Himself - Host
  39. Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jimmy Stewart (1978) (TV) .... Himself
  40. The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art (1977)
    ... aka The Challenge of Greatness (USA: alternative title)
  41. The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Frank Sinatra (1977) (TV) .... Himself
  42. The Lions of Capitalism (1977) .... Narrator
  43. NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look (1976) (TV) .... Himself/Narrator
  44. The New Deal for Artists (1976) (TV) (unconfirmed) .... Narrator
  45. Bugs Bunny Superstar (1975) (voice) .... Narrator
  46. "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" .... Himself - Host / ... (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka ABC Late Night (USA: new title)
        - The Columbia Pictures 50th Anniversary Special (1975) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Narrator
  47. "The Tomorrow Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder (Australia)
    ... aka Tomorrow (USA: short title)
    ... aka Tomorrow Coast to Coast (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 8 April 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
  48. The American Film Institute Salute to Orson Welles (1975) (TV) .... Himself
  49. Who's Out There? (1975) .... Host
  50. "Great Mysteries" .... Himself - Host (25 episodes, 1973-1974)
    ... aka Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
        - The Furnished Room (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Trial for Murder (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Under Suspicion (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Compliments of the Season (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Come Into My Parlor (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Host
          (20 more)
  51. Une légende une vie: Citizen Welles (1974) (TV) .... Himself
  52. "Parkinson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode #3.11 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
  53. Vérités et mensonges (1973) .... Himself
    ... aka ?: About Fakes (USA)
    ... aka F for Fake (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka F wie Fälschung (West Germany)
    ... aka Truths and Lies (International: English title: literal title)
  54. "V.I.P.-Schaukel" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Episode #2.5 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  55. Future Shock (1972) .... Narrator
  56. "The ABC Comedy Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka ABC Comedy Hour Presents the Kopycats (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka Kopycats (UK: alternative title)
        - Episode dated 26 January 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  57. "The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode #1.6 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  58. Directed by John Ford (1971) (voice) .... Narrator
  59. Centinelas del silencio (1971) (voice) .... Narrator (English)
    ... aka Sentinels of Silence (USA)
  60. The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971) (TV) .... Himself - Honorary Award Recipient (pre-recorded)
  61. "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself (10 episodes, 1967-1971)
    ... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 11 March 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 14 January 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 17 September 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 22 January 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 18 December 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
          (5 more)
  62. "The Silent Years" (1971) TV series .... Himself - Host
  63. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka Laugh-In
        - Episode #4.7 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  64. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1970)
        - Episode dated 14 September 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 27 July 1970 (1970) TV episode
  65. Salvador Dalí (1970) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka A Soft Self-Portrait (USA: video title)
    ... aka Soft Self-Portrait of Salvador Dali (USA)
  66. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1970)
        - Episode #2.202 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
        - Episode #2.199 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  67. A Horse Called Nijinsky (1970) (voice) .... Narrator

  68. "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka The Color Honeymooners (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode #3.2 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  69. Around the World of Mike Todd (1968) .... Narrator
  70. Portrait: Orson Welles (1968) (TV) .... Himself
  71. Vienna (1968) .... Himself
  72. Le désordre à vingt ans (1967)
    ... aka Disorder Is 20 Years Old (USA)
  73. Ten Days That Shook the World (1967) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  74. "National Geographic Specials" .... Narrator (5 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - The World of Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1966) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Voyage of the Brigantine Yankee (1966) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Miss Goodall & the Wild Chimpanzes (1966) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees (1965) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Savage World of the Coral Jungle (1965) TV episode .... Narrator
  75. "Late Show London" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Episode #1.14 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.2 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
  76. A King's Story (1965) (voice) .... Narrator
  77. "In the Land of Don Quixote" (1964) TV series .... Himself
    ... aka Nella terra di Don Chisciotte (Italy)
  78. Americans on Everest (1963) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  79. "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Helen Keller (1963) TV episode .... Himself
  80. "Monitor" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
        - Orson Welles (1962) TV episode .... Himself
  81. Interview with Orson Welles (1960) (TV) .... Himself

  82. Les seigneurs de la forêt (1958) (voice) .... Narrator, English Language Version
    ... aka Lords of the Forest
    ... aka Masters of the Congo Jungle (USA)
    ... aka Vrijheren van het woud (Belgium: Flemish title)
  83. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #3.28 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - mac Beth Monologe
        - Episode #2.34 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Sketch Actor
        - Episode #2.29 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  84. "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode dated 6 April 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
  85. Portrait of Gina (1958) (TV) .... Host
    ... aka Viva Italia (UK)
  86. "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode dated 17 October 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  87. "I Love Lucy" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
        - Lucy Meets Orson Welles (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  88. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #9.20 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #9.13 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  89. Orson Welles and People (1956) (TV) (voice) .... Himself - Narrator
  90. "Around the World with Orson Welles" .... Himself - Host (1 episode)
        - Madrid Bullfight (????) TV episode .... Himself - Host

  91. Désordre (1949) .... Himself
    ... aka Disorder (International: English title)
  92. Battle for Survival (1947) .... Narrator
  93. Follow the Boys (1944) .... Himself - Leader of His Wonder Show
  94. Show Business at War (1943) .... Himself
    ... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10
  95. Tanks (1942) (voice) .... Narrator
  96. Meet the Stars #2: Baby Stars (1941) .... Himself
    ... aka Wampas Baby Stars (USA: short title)

  97. The Spanish Earth (1937) (voice) .... Narrator (English version) (later replaced by Ernest Hemingway)
    ... aka This Spanish Earth
Archive Footage:
  1. Hollywood sul Tevere (2009) .... Himself
  2. España, plató de cine (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  3. Prodigal Sons (2008) .... Himself
  4. Strictly Courtroom (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Jonathan Wilk
  5. Jeanne M. - Côté cour, côté coeur (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  6. Lucifer et moi (2008)
  7. Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) .... Himself
  8. Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (2007) (TV) (uncredited) (archive sound) .... Himself
  9. Locked in the Tower: The Men Behind 'Jane Eyre' (2007) (V) .... Edward Rochester
  10. Searching for Orson (2006) .... Himself
  11. Edge of Outside (2006) .... Himself
  12. Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) (uncredited) .... Charles Foster Kane
  13. "Is It Real?"
        - Life on Mars (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "The American Experience"
        - Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  15. The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (2005) (V) .... Photo
  16. Kermit: A Frog's Life (2005) (V) (uncredited) .... Lew Lord
  17. Cineastas contra magnates (2005) (uncredited) .... Himself
  18. Druga strana Wellesa (2005) .... Himself
  19. Brunnen (2005) .... Himself
  20. Lost in the Thinking (2005) (V) .... Himself
  21. The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  22. Shadowing the Third Man (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  23. The Hitch Hiker (2004) (voice) .... Ronald Adams
  24. "The South Bank Show"
        - Othello (2004) TV episode .... Othello
  25. Apple Jack (2003) (voice)
  26. Rita (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  27. 50 Greatest TV Animals (2003) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself (in snap shot)
  28. Lost in La Mancha (2002) .... Himself
  29. I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV)
  30. A Huey P. Newton Story (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  31. Pulp Cinema (2001) (V) .... Himself
  32. Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  33. Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  34. ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
  35. The Best of Film Noir (1999) (V) .... Himself
  36. According to Occam's Razor (1999) .... Himself
  37. "The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History" (1999) .... Himself
  38. Shylock (1999) .... Shylock
  39. Martian Mania: The True Story of The War of the Worlds (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  40. The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998) (TV) .... Himself - Roaster(Guest)
  41. Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998) (TV) (uncredited)
  42. "The Great Depression" (1998) (uncredited) .... Himself (discusses War Of The Worlds broadcast)
  43. "UFO: Down to Earth"
        - Reason to Believe (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  44. Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997) .... Himself
  45. Tudo É Brasil (1997) .... Himself
  46. Where Are All the UFO's? (1996) (TV) .... Himself - Director of 'War of the Worlds'
  47. Welles and Hearst (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  48. Orson Welles: The One-Man Band (1995) .... Himself
  49. The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  50. A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  51. "Biography"
        - Hamlet (1995) TV episode .... Himself
  52. Zweig: A Morte em Cena (1995) (uncredited) .... Himself
  53. The War of the Worlds: Great Books (1994) (V) .... Himself (explaining that the broadcast was of the H.G. Wells story)
  54. La classe américaine (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  55. Jean Renoir: Part Two - Hollywood and Beyond (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  56. It's All True (1993) .... Himself - Interview
  57. Orson Welles: What Went Wrong? (1992) .... Himself
  58. Don Quijote de Orson Welles (1992) .... Himself (in new version)
  59. Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991) (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) .... Professor (in War of the Worlds broadcast)
  60. Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  61. "Washes Whiter"
        - She's Not a Moron She's Your Wife (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Domestos Creeping Dirt commercial
  62. Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream (1990) (TV)
  63. Stars and Stripes (1990) .... Himself
  64. With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film (1988) (TV) .... Himself
  65. "Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story"
        - It's All True (1987) TV episode .... Himself
  66. "Arsenal"
        - Tot és veritat (1986) TV episode .... Himself
  67. The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) (TV) .... Himself
  68. Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (1981) (TV) .... Himself
  69. Notre Dame de la Croisette (1981) (uncredited) .... Himself
  70. The Force Beyond (1978) .... Himself (commenting on The War of the Worlds radio broadcast)
  71. America at the Movies (1976) .... Himself
  72. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) .... Himself
  73. Underwelles (1975)

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