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).
Known For
The Wizard of Oz
(1939)
Co-Director
Solomon and Sheba
(1959)
Director
War and Peace
(1956)
Director
The Fountainhead
(1949)
Director
The Big Parade
(1925)
Director
Stella Dallas
(1937)
Director
Bird of Paradise
(1932)
Director
Duel in the Sun
(1946)
Director
Man Without a Star
(1955)
Director
The Champ
(1931)
Director
Our Daily Bread
(1934)
Director
The Crowd
(1928)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Hurricane in Galveston
(1913)
Director
The Chocolate of the Gang
(1918)
Director
Bud's Recruit
(1918)
Director
Tad's Swimming Hole
(1918)
Director
Better Times
(1919)
Director
The Other Half
(1919)
Director
The Jack-Knife Man
(1920)
Director
The Family Honor
(1920)
Director
The Sky Pilot
(1921)
Director
Love Never Dies
(1921)
Director
Peg o' My Heart
(1922)
Director
The Real Adventure
(1922)
Director
Three Wise Fools
(1923)
Director
The Wife of the Centaur
(1924)
Director
Wild Oranges
(1924)
Director
His Hour
(1924)
Director
Happiness
(1924)
Director
Wine of Youth
(1924)
Director
The Big Parade
(1925)
Director
Proud Flesh
(1925)
Director
La Bohème
(1926)
Director
Bardelys the Magnificent
(1926)
Director
The Patsy
(1928)
Director
Show People
(1928)
Director
The Crowd
(1928)
Director
Hallelujah
(1929)
Director
Not So Dumb
(1930)
Director
Billy the Kid
(1930)
Director
Street Scene
(1931)
Director
The Champ
(1931)
Director
Bird of Paradise
(1932)
Director
Cynara
(1932)
Director
The Stranger's Return
(1933)
Director
Our Daily Bread
(1934)
Director
So Red the Rose
(1935)
Director
The Wedding Night
(1935)
Director
The Texas Rangers
(1936)
Director
Stella Dallas
(1937)
Director
The Citadel
(1938)
Director
The Wizard of Oz
(1939)
Co-Director
Northwest Passage
(1940)
Director
Comrade X
(1940)
Director
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
(1941)
Director
An American Romance
(1944)
Director
Duel in the Sun
(1946)
Director
On Our Merry Way
(1948)
Director
Beyond the Forest
(1949)
Director
The Fountainhead
(1949)
Director
Lightning Strikes Twice
(1951)
Director
Japanese War Bride
(1952)
Director
Ruby Gentry
(1952)
Director
Man Without a Star
(1955)
Director
War and Peace
(1956)
Director
Solomon and Sheba
(1959)
Director
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
(1964)
Director
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
(1980)
Director
Acting
Faith
(1916)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
(1916)
Extra (uncredited)
Souls for Sale
(1923)
Self - Celebrity Director (uncredited)
1925 Studio Tour
(1925)
Self
Show People
(1928)
Self (uncredited)
Our Daily Bread
(1934)
Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)
Northward, Ho!
(1940)
Himself
It's a Great Feeling
(1949)
KIng Vidor (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
(1960)
Self
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
(1961)
Self (uncredited)
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
(1964)
Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
(1973)
Self
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
(1980)
Love and Money
(1981)
Walter Klein
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
(1990)
Self (archive footage)
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
(2000)
Self (archive footage)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
(2005)
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Writing
What'll We Do with Uncle?
(1917)
Screenplay
Bud's Recruit
(1918)
Scenario Writer
The Other Half
(1919)
Story
Better Times
(1919)
Writer
Love Never Dies
(1921)
Adaptation
Three Wise Fools
(1923)
Writer
Wild Oranges
(1924)
Adaptation
The Crowd
(1928)
Screenplay
Hallelujah
(1929)
Story
Our Daily Bread
(1934)
Story and Writer
The Texas Rangers
(1936)
Story
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
(1941)
Screenplay
An American Romance
(1944)
Story
War and Peace
(1956)
Screenplay
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
(1964)
Writer
Production
The Jack-Knife Man
(1920)
Producer
Love Never Dies
(1921)
Producer
Wine of Youth
(1924)
Producer
Show People
(1928)
Producer
The Patsy
(1928)
Producer
Billy the Kid
(1930)
Producer
Not So Dumb
(1930)
Producer
The Champ
(1931)
Producer
Bird of Paradise
(1932)
Producer
Our Daily Bread
(1934)
Producer
The Texas Rangers
(1936)
Producer
Comrade X
(1940)
Producer
An American Romance
(1944)
Producer
Ruby Gentry
(1952)
Producer
Crew