William Wyler

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1902-07-01

Deathday 1981-07-27 (79 years old)

Place of Birth Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]

Also Known As Wilhelm Weiller, Bill Wyler, 윌리엄 와일러, 윌리암 와일러

William Wyler

Biography

William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born film director, producer, and screenwriter. Notable works include Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Mrs. Miniver (1942), all which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, and also won Best Picture. He earned his first Oscar nomination for directing Dodsworth in 1936, sparking a 20-year run of almost unbroken greatness. Film historian Ian Freer calls Wyler a "bona fide perfectionist," whose penchant for retakes and an attempt to hone every last nuance "became the stuff of legend." His ability to direct a string of classic literary adaptations into huge box office and critical successes made him one of Hollywood's most bankable moviemakers during the 1930s and 1940s.

Known For

Director

1968
Funny Girl

as Director

1966
1965
The Collector

as Director

1961
1959
Ben-Hur

as Director

1958
The Big Country

as Director

1956
1955
1953
Roman Holiday

as Director

1952
Carrie

as Director

1951
Detective Story

as Director

1949
The Heiress

as Director

1947
Thunderbolt

as Director

1944
The Memphis Belle

as Director

1944
The Fighting Lady

as Director

1942
Mrs. Miniver

as Director

1941
The Little Foxes

as Director

1940
The Westerner

as Director

1940
The Letter

as Director

1939
Wuthering Heights

as Director

1938
Jezebel

as Director

1938
1937
Dead End

as Director

1936
Dodsworth

as Director

1936
These Three

as Director

1936
Come and Get It

as Director

1935
The Good Fairy

as Director

1935
The Gay Deception

as Director

1934
Glamour

as Director

1933
Counsellor at Law

as Director

1933
Her First Mate

as Director

1932
1931
A House Divided

as Director

1930
The Storm

as Director

1929
The Love Trap

as Director

1929
The Shakedown

as Director

1929
Hell's Heroes

as Director

1928
Thunder Riders

as Director

1928
1927
The Two Fister

as Director

1927
The Horse Trader

as Director

1927
Straight Shootin'

as Director

1927
Blazing Days

as Director

1927
Desert Dust

as Director

1927
1927
Hard Fists

as Director

1926
Ridin' for Love

as Director

1926
Don't Shoot

as Director

1926
1926
1926
The Stolen Ranch

as Director

1926
The Fire Barrier

as Director

1926
Lazy Lightning

as Director

1925
The Crook Buster

as Director

1923
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Assistant Director

Actor

2019
Hollywood's Second World War

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Sword-and-Sandal

as Self (archive footage)

2018
The Cold Blue

as Himself (archive footage)

2017
Five Came Back

as Self (archive footage)

2005
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

2000
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

as Self (archive footage)

1993
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

as Self - Director (archive footage)

1971
1956
Stars of Cabaret

as Self (archive footage)

1956
1953
The Oscars

as Self

1951
The Screen Director

as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

1946
The Best Years of Our Lives

as Drug Store customer (uncredited)

1936
Dodsworth

as Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (Uncredited)

Producer

1961
1958
The Big Country

as Producer

1956
1955
1953
Roman Holiday

as Producer

1952
Carrie

as Producer

1951
Detective Story

as Producer

1949
The Heiress

as Producer

1942
Mrs. Miniver

as Producer

1940
The Letter

as Producer

1938
Jezebel

as Producer

1929
The Love Trap

as Producer

Writer

2016
Roman Holiday

as Writer

1944
1926

Camera

1944
The Memphis Belle

as Director of Photography