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William Nuelsen Witney (May 15, 1915 – March 17, 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the action films he made for Republic Pictures, particularly serials: Dick Tracy Returns, G-Men vs. the Black Dragon, Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion, and Drums of Fu Manchu.
Mar 18, 2002 · William Witney, the Republic Pictures action director who made the studio’s greatest cliffhanger serials during its B-movie heyday in the 1930s and ‘40s and introduced the now-standard...
Official website for the TV and Motion Picture Director William (Bill) Witney. This site is presented by Williams son, John (Jay Dee) Witney.
William Witney. Director: The Crimson Ghost. Born in Oklahoma in 1915, Witney broke into the business in 1933, working at Mascot, the leading producer of low-budget serials.
- William Witney
- March 17, 2002
- May 5, 1915
Mar 30, 2002 · William Witney, who directed dozens of westerns, movie serials and television shows and who came up with the idea of choreographing screen fights, died here on March 17. He was 86.
Jan 23, 2023 · Quentin Tarantino: ‘William Witney is the most underrated action director in the history of Hollywood’. Aimee Ferrier. Mon 23 January 2023 16:30, UK. Since Quentin Tarantino rose to prominence in the 1990s with his debut film Reservoir Dogs, he has become one of contemporary cinema’s most celebrated directors.
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Mar 25, 2002 · William Witney, film and TV director credited with the idea of choreographing screen fights and remembered for helming numerous Roy Rogers films for Republic Pictures, died Sunday March 17 after...
