William Wyler
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.
Acting
Movie
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Drug Store customer (uncredited)
1946
Movie
Dodsworth
as Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (uncredited)
1936
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Movie
Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Movie
The Cold Blue
as Himself (archive footage)
2018
TV
Great Performances
as Self
1971
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Movie
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
as Self - Director (archive footage)
1993
Movie
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019
Movie
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2005
TV
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
TV
Cinépanorama
as Self
1956
Movie
Hollywood's Second World War
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Movie
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1951
Movie
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self
2001
Movie
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Movie
Laurence Olivier: a life
as Self
1982
Movie
Fun in the Big Country
as Self
1958
Movie
Stars of Cabaret
as Self (archive footage)
1956
Movie
Directed by William Wyler
as Self
1986
Movie
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
as Self (archive footage)
2000
Movie
William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy
as Himself (Archival)
2025
Crew
Movie
Ben-Hur
Director
1959
Movie
Roman Holiday
Director
1953
Movie
The Best Years of Our Lives
Director
1946
Movie
How to Steal a Million
Director
1966
Movie
Funny Girl
Director
1968
Movie
The Big Country
Director
1958
Movie
The Children's Hour
Director
1961
Movie
Wuthering Heights
Director
1939
Movie
Mrs. Miniver
Director
1942
Movie
The Heiress
Director
1949
Movie
The Letter
Director
1940
Movie
The Collector
Director
1965