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Orson Welles

Directing · Born May 6, 1915 · Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio. Noted for his innovative dramatic productions as well as his distinctive voice and personality, Welles is widely acknowledged as one of the most accomplished dramatic artists of the twentieth century, especially for his significant and influential early work—despite his notoriously contentious relationship with Hollywood. His distinctive directorial style featured layered, nonlinear narrative forms, innovative uses of lighting such as chiaroscuro, unique camera angles, sound techniques borrowed from radio, deep focus shots, and long takes. Welles's long career in film is noted for his struggle for artistic control in the face of pressure from studios. Many of his films were heavily edited and others left unreleased. He has been praised as a major creative force and as "the ultimate auteur."

Movies with Orson Welles

• The Transformers: The Movie (1986) — Unicron (voice)
• Touch of Evil (1958) — Police Captain Hank Quinlan
• Citizen Kane (1941) — Charles Foster Kane
• The Third Man (1949) — Harry Lime
• Casino Royale (1967) — Le Chiffre
• The Muppet Movie (1979) — Lew Lord
• A Man for All Seasons (1966) — Cardinal Wolsey
• Jim Henson Idea Man (2024) — Self (archive footage)
• Moby Dick (1956) — Father Mapple
• Catch-22 (1970) — Brigadier General Dreedle
• The Lady from Shanghai (1947) — Michael O'Hara
• The Vikings (1958) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

TV shows with Orson Welles

• Magnum, P.I. (1980) — Robin Masters (voice)
• Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973) — Self - Host
• Shōgun (1980) — Narrator
• Around the World with Orson Welles (1955) — Host: Orson Welles
• In the Land of Don Quixote (1964) — Himself