Person
King Vidor
Actor · Director · Writer· Galveston, Texas, USA
King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1979, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award for his "incomparable achievements as a cinematic creator and innovator." He was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Director, and won eight international film awards during his career. Vidor's best known films include The Big Parade (1925), The Crowd (1928), Stella Dallas (1937), and Duel in the Sun (1946).
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
62 credits across 5 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1981 | Love & Money | Walter Klein | Film |
| 1980 | Hollywood | Self | TV |
| 1980 | Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth | Film | |
| 1980 | Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth | Director | Film |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self (uncredited) | Film |
| 1959 | Solomon and Sheba | Director | Film |
| 1956 | War and Peace | Director | Film |
| 1955 | Man Without a Star | Director | Film |
| 1952 | Ruby Gentry | Director | Film |
| 1952 | Japanese War Bride | Director | Film |
| 1952 | Ruby Gentry | Producer | Film |
| 1951 | Lightning Strikes Twice | Director | Film |
| 1949 | Beyond the Forest | Director | Film |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead | Director | Film |
| 1948 | On Our Merry Way | Director | Film |
| 1946 | Duel in the Sun | Director | Film |
| 1944 | An American Romance | Director | Film |
| 1944 | An American Romance | Producer | Film |
| 1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Director | Film |
| 1940 | Comrade X | Director | Film |
| 1940 | Northwest Passage | Director | Film |
| 1940 | Comrade X | Producer | Film |
| 1938 | The Citadel | Director | Film |
| 1937 | Stella Dallas | Director | Film |
| 1936 | The Texas Rangers | Director | Film |
| 1936 | The Texas Rangers | Producer | Film |
| 1935 | The Wedding Night | Director | Film |
| 1934 | Our Daily Bread | Director | Film |
| 1934 | Our Daily Bread | Writer | Film |
| 1934 | Our Daily Bread | Producer | Film |
| 1933 | The Stranger's Return | Director | Film |
| 1932 | Bird of Paradise | Director | Film |
| 1932 | Cynara | Director | Film |
| 1932 | Bird of Paradise | Producer | Film |
| 1931 | Street Scene | Director | Film |
| 1931 | The Champ | Director | Film |
| 1931 | The Champ | Producer | Film |
| 1930 | Billy the Kid | Director | Film |
| 1930 | Billy the Kid | Producer | Film |
| 1929 | Hallelujah | Director | Film |
| 1928 | Show People | Self (uncredited) | Film |
| 1928 | The Crowd | Director | Film |
| 1928 | Show People | Director | Film |
| 1928 | The Patsy | Director | Film |
| 1928 | Show People | Producer | Film |
| 1928 | The Patsy | Producer | Film |
| 1926 | La Bohème | Director | Film |
| 1926 | Bardelys the Magnificent | Director | Film |
| 1925 | 1925 Studio Tour | Self | Film |
| 1925 | Proud Flesh | Director | Film |
| 1925 | The Big Parade | Director | Film |
| 1924 | Wine of Youth | Director | Film |
| 1924 | Wild Oranges | Director | Film |
| 1924 | Wine of Youth | Producer | Film |
| 1923 | Alice Adams | Producer | Film |
| 1922 | Peg o' My Heart | Director | Film |
| 1921 | The Sky Pilot | Director | Film |
| 1920 | The Jack-Knife Man | Director | Film |
| 1920 | The Jack-Knife Man | Producer | Film |
| 1919 | The Other Half | Director | Film |
| 1918 | Bud's Recruit | Director | Film |
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