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).
Filmography
Cast Credits
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2005
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2000
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1990
Love & Money
Character: Walter Klein
MOVIE • 1981
Hollywood
Character: Self
TV • 1980
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
Character:
MOVIE • 1980
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character: Self
TV • 1975
The Men Who Made the Movies
Character:
TV • 1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1973
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
Character: Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)
MOVIE • 1964
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Character: Self (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1961
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1960
The Oscars
Character: Self
TV • 1953
It's a Great Feeling
Character: KIng Vidor (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Self
TV • 1948
Northward, Ho!
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 1940
Our Daily Bread
Character: Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1934
Show People
Character: Self (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1928
1925 Studio Tour
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1925
Souls for Sale
Character: Self - Celebrity Director (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1923
Crew
Crew Credits
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1980
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1964
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1964
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
Role: Cinematography
MOVIE • 1964
Solomon and Sheba
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1959
War and Peace
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1956
War and Peace
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1956
Man Without a Star
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1955
Ruby Gentry
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1952
Ruby Gentry
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1952
Japanese War Bride
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1952
Lightning Strikes Twice
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1951
Beyond the Forest
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1949
The Fountainhead
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1949
On Our Merry Way
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1948
Duel in the Sun
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1946
An American Romance
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1944
An American Romance
Role: Story
MOVIE • 1944
An American Romance
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1944
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1941