King Vidor

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).

Directed

1. War and Peace (1956) — Director
2. The Crowd (1928) — Director
3. Duel in the Sun (1946) — Director
4. The Fountainhead (1949) — Director
5. The Big Parade (1925) — Director
6. Man Without a Star (1955) — Director
7. Solomon and Sheba (1959) — Director
8. Stella Dallas (1937) — Director
9. The Champ (1931) — Director
10. Northwest Passage (1940) — Director
11. Show People (1928) — Director
12. Beyond the Forest (1949) — Director
13. Our Daily Bread (1934) — Director
14. Street Scene (1931) — Director
15. Hallelujah (1929) — Director
16. The Stranger's Return (1933) — Director
17. Ruby Gentry (1952) — Director
18. The Citadel (1938) — Director
19. Bird of Paradise (1932) — Director
20. The Wedding Night (1935) — Director
21. Comrade X (1940) — Director
22. The Patsy (1928) — Director
23. The Texas Rangers (1936) — Director
24. Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) — Director
25. On Our Merry Way (1948) — Director
26. Wild Oranges (1924) — Director
27. La Bohème (1926) — Director
28. Billy the Kid (1930) — Director
29. Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) — Director
30. Cynara (1932) — Director
31. H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) — Director
32. An American Romance (1944) — Director
33. The Jack-Knife Man (1920) — Director
34. Not So Dumb (1930) — Director
35. Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth (1980) — Director
36. The Sky Pilot (1921) — Director
37. Bud's Recruit (1918) — Director
38. Love Never Dies (1921) — Director
39. Proud Flesh (1925) — Director
40. The Other Half (1919) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) — Extra (uncredited)
2. The Oscars (1953) — Self
3. Show People (1928) — Self (uncredited)
4. Our Daily Bread (1934) — Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)
5. It's a Great Feeling (1949) — KIng Vidor (uncredited)
6. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
7. Souls for Sale (1923) — Self - Celebrity Director (uncredited)
8. 1925 Studio Tour (1925) — Self
9. Hollywood (1980) — Self
10. Love & Money (1981) — Walter Klein
11. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) — Self (archive footage)
12. Federico Fellini's Autobiography (2000) — Self (archive footage)
13. The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) — Self (archive footage)
14. Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth (1980)
15. Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005) — Self (archive footage)
16. Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961) — Self (uncredited)
17. Northward, Ho! (1940) — Himself
18. Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics (1964) — Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)
19. The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973) — Self
20. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960) — Self
21. Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) — Self
22. Faith (1916)
23. The Men Who Made the Movies (1973)
24. Ciné regards (1978) — Self