William Wyler
Known for DirectingBorn 1902-07-01 — died 1981-07-27Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born film director, producer, and screenwriter. Notable works include Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Mrs. Miniver (1942), all which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, and also won Best Picture. He earned his first Oscar nomination for directing Dodsworth in 1936, sparking a 20-year run of almost unbroken greatness.
Film historian Ian Freer calls Wyler a "bona fide perfectionist," whose penchant for retakes and an attempt to hone every last nuance "became the stuff of legend." His ability to direct a string of classic literary adaptations into huge box office and critical successes made him one of Hollywood's most bankable moviemakers during the 1930s and 1940s.
Known for
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 · as Drug Store customer (uncredited)
Five Came Back
2017 · as Self (archive footage)
Dodsworth
1936 · as Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (uncredited)
Directed by William Wyler
1986 · as Self
The Cold Blue
2018 · as Himself (archive footage)
Laurence Olivier: a life
1982 · as Self
Stars of Cabaret
1956 · as Self (archive footage)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Screen Director
1951 · as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005 · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Second World War
2019 · as Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001 · as Self
Fun in the Big Country
1958 · as Self
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
2019 · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006 · as Self (archive footage)
William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy
2025 · as Himself (Archival)
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000 · as Self (archive footage)
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993 · as Self - Director (archive footage)