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King Vidor

Directing Born Feb 8, 1894 Galveston, Texas, USA 22 credits

Biography

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).

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Known for

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

Hollywood

as Self

Full filmography

  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • Hollywood (1980) as Self
  • Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) as Extra (uncredited)
  • The Men Who Made the Movies (1973)
  • Show People (1928) as Self (uncredited)
  • Love & Money (1981) as Walter Klein
  • Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005) as Self (archive footage)
  • It's a Great Feeling (1949) as KIng Vidor (uncredited)
  • Our Daily Bread (1934) as Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) as Self (archive footage)
  • Souls for Sale (1923) as Self - Celebrity Director (uncredited)
  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960) as Self
  • The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973) as Self
  • 1925 Studio Tour (1925) as Self
  • Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961) as Self (uncredited)
  • Faith (1916)
  • Federico Fellini's Autobiography (2000) as Self (archive footage)
  • Northward, Ho! (1940) as Himself
  • Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics (1964) as Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)
  • Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth (1980)