Orson Welles

George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) is generally considered one of Hollywood's greatest directors, as well as a fine actor, broadcaster and screenwriter. His first feature film, Citizen Kane (1941), is universally acknowledged as an important step in the history of cinema and widely cited by critics as among the best films ever made.

Selected Filmography

Directed by Welles

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• Citizen Kane (1941) - won Oscar for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; nominated for Best Actor, Best Picture and Best Director.
• The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) - nominated for Oscar for Best Picture; famously shortened and recut against Welles's wishes
• The Stranger (1946)
• The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
• Macbeth (1948)
• Othello (1952) - winner of the Palme d'Or, 1952 Cannes Film Festival
• Mr. Arkadin (aka Confidential Report) (1955)
• Touch of Evil (1958)
• The Trial (1962)
• Chimes at Midnight (1965)
• The Immortal Story (1968)
• F for Fake (aka Vérités et mensonges) (1974)

Other notable films

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• Hearts of Age (1934) - Welles' first foray into film, a silent, one-reel piece he made at age 18
• Journey Into Fear (1943) - actor, co-director with Norman Foster
• Jane Eyre (1944 movie) (1944) - actor (Rochester)
• The Third Man (1949) actor, dialogue
• Moby Dick (1956) - actor
• A Man for All Seasons (1966) - actor
• Don Quixote (1969, released 1992) - writer, director, actor
• The Other Side of the Wind (1970-76, unreleased) - writer, director
• ' (1986) - voice actor