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William Wellman Jr. (born January 20, 1937) is an American former actor. In a career spanning 65 years, he appeared in about 77 films and television series.
William Wellman Jr. is an actor, producer and writer who appeared in over 200 movies and TV shows. He is the son of legendary director William A. Wellman and has worked with his father, Tom Laughlin and Jerry Lewis.
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Rangy, sturdy-looking actor William Wellman Jr., was born in Los Angeles on January 20, 1937, one of seven children born to legendary director William A. Wellman and his fourth wife, one-time actress Dorothy Coonan Wellman, who appeared in a few of her husband's pictures.
- January 20, 1937
Jan 8, 2016 · William Wellman, Jr. is the son of legendary director William A. Wellman, who made classics like "Wings" and "A Star Is Born". In this interview, he talks about his father's career, his books, and his documentary "Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick".
Decades after Wellman's death, William Jr. wrote two biographies about his father, The Man and His Wings: William A. Wellman and the Making of the First Best Picture (2006) and Wild Bill Wellman—Hollywood Rebel (2015).
May 8, 2015 · Like Wellman in the ’30s, though without his virtuoso’s timing and inventiveness, Wellman Jr. uses any means at hand — letters, excerpts from the director’s incisive script notes and ...
Well, my father, William Wellman, who directed seventy six films and he directed six films for John Wayne’s production company in the 1950s, several of them starring John Wayne.
