Director
Orson Welles
May 6, 1915 · Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) 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.
Notable work
8Citizen Kane (1941)
as Charles Foster Kane and Director
7.9The Third Man (1949)
as Harry Lime
7.7Touch of Evil (1958)
as Police Captain Hank Quinlan and Director
6.7History of the World: Part I (1981)
as Narrator (voice)
5.3Casino Royale (1967)
as Le Chiffre
7.8Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
7.3The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
as Michael O'Hara and Director
7.2The Muppet Movie (1979)
as Lew Lord
7.2The Stranger (1946)
as Prof. Charles Rankin and Director
7.1The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
as Unicron (voice)
7.4The Trial (1962)
as Albert Hastler and Director
7.3A Man for All Seasons (1966)
as Cardinal Wolsey
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