King Vidor
Known for DirectingBorn 1894-02-08 — died 1982-11-01Galveston, Texas, USA
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).
Known for
Love & Money
1981 · as Walter Klein
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 · as Extra (uncredited)
Show People
1928 · as Self (uncredited)
Souls for Sale
1923 · as Self - Celebrity Director (uncredited)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · as Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990 · as Self (archive footage)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
2005 · as Self (archive footage)
Our Daily Bread
1934 · as Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
1949 · as KIng Vidor (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973 · as Self
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
2000 · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961 · as Self (uncredited)
1925 Studio Tour
1925 · as Self
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960 · as Self
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
1980
Northward, Ho!
1940 · as Himself
Faith
1916
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
1964 · as Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)