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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu. He directed many Westerns during his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, which he patterned after the musical sequences of American director Busby Berkeley.[1] Prolific and pugnacious, Witney began directing while still in his 20s, and continued until 1982. Quentin Tarantino singles out Witney as one of his favorite directors, particularly for The Golden Stallion (1949), a Roy Rogers vehicle.[2] Witney also directed Master of the World (1961) starring Vincent Price and...
Known for
BonanzaSeries • 1959
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
The VirginianSeries • 1962
The Wild Wild WestSeries • 1965
Daniel BooneSeries • 1964
The High ChaparralSeries • 1967
ZorroSeries • 1957
LaramieSeries • 1959
State TrooperSeries • 1956
LaredoSeries • 1965
BrandedSeries • 1965
TarzanSeries • 1966
MarnieMovie • 1964
The Tall ManSeries • 1960
RiverboatSeries • 1959
Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerSeries • 1958
Western von gesternSeries • 1978
Master of the WorldMovie • 1961
Mr. Hobbs Takes a VacationMovie • 1962
Adventures of Captain MarvelMovie • 1941
Apache RiflesMovie • 1964
40 Guns to Apache PassMovie • 1967
I Escaped from Devil's IslandMovie • 1973
Arizona RaidersMovie • 1965