King Vidor
- Born
- February 8, 1894 · Galveston, Texas, USA
- Died
- November 1, 1982
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
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).
Filmography · 88 credits
- 1990Hollywood Mavericks · Archive footage (Self)
- 1981Love & Money · Actor (Walter Klein)
- 197275 Years of Cinema Museum · Self (Self)
- 1959Solomon and Sheba · Director
- 1956War and Peace · Writer
- 1956War and Peace · Director
- 1955Man Without a Star · Director
- 1952Ruby Gentry · Producer
- 1952Ruby Gentry · Director
- 1952Japanese War Bride · Director
- 1951Lightning Strikes Twice · Director
- 1949The Fountainhead · Director
- 1949Beyond the Forest · Director
- 1948On Our Merry Way · Director
- 1946Duel in the Sun · Director
- 1944An American Romance · Writer
- 1944An American Romance · Producer
- 1944An American Romance · Director
- 1941H.M. Pulham, Esq. · Director
- 1941H.M. Pulham, Esq. · Writer
- 1940Northwest Passage · Director
- 1940Comrade X · Producer
- 1940Comrade X · Director
- 1937Stella Dallas · Director
- 1936The Texas Rangers · Director
- 1936The Texas Rangers · Producer
- 1936The Texas Rangers · Writer
- 1935The Wedding Night · Director
- 1935So Red the Rose · Director
- 1934Our Daily Bread · Director
- 1934Our Daily Bread · Writer
- 1933The Stranger's Return · Director
- 1932Bird of Paradise · Producer
- 1932Bird of Paradise · Director
- 1932Cynara · Director
- 1931The Champ · Director
- 1931The Champ · Producer
- 1931Street Scene · Director
- 1930Not So Dumb · Director
- 1930Billy the Kid · Producer
- 1930Billy the Kid · Director
- 1929Hallelujah · Director
- 1929Hallelujah · Writer
- 1929Hallelujah · Producer
- 1928The Crowd · Writer
- 1928The Crowd · Director
- 1928Show People · Director
- 1928The Patsy · Director
- 1926La Bohème · Director
- 1926Bardelys the Magnificent · Director
- 1925The Big Parade · Director
- 1925Proud Flesh · Director
- 1924Wild Oranges · Writer
- 1924Wild Oranges · Director
- 1924Wine of Youth · Producer
- 1924Wine of Youth · Director
- 1924The Wife of the Centaur · Director
- 1924His Hour · Director
- 1924His Hour · Writer
- 1924Happiness · Director
- 1923Three Wise Fools · Director
- 1923Alice Adams · Producer
- 1923The Woman of Bronze · Director
- 1922Peg o' My Heart · Director
- 1922Dusk to Dawn · Producer
- 1922Dusk to Dawn · Director
- 1922Real Adventure · Producer
- 1922Real Adventure · Director
- 1922Conquering the Woman · Director
- 1922Conquering the Woman · Producer
- 1921The Sky Pilot · Director
- 1921Love Never Dies · Writer
- 1921Love Never Dies · Producer
- 1921Love Never Dies · Director
- 1920The Jack-Knife Man · Director
- 1920The Jack-Knife Man · Producer
- 1920The Family Honor · Director
- 1920The Family Honor · Producer
- 1919The Other Half · Writer
- 1919The Other Half · Director
- 1919The Turn in the Road · Writer
- 1919The Turn in the Road · Director
- 1919Better Times · Director
- 1919Poor Relations · Writer
- 1919Poor Relations · Director
- 1919Better Times · Writer
- 1916The Intrigue · Actor (Chauffeur)
- 1916Faith · Actor