King Vidor
February 8, 1894 (130 years old) in Galveston, Texas, USA
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).
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- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · Filmmakers vs. Tycoons as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · Federico Fellini's Autobiography as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 · The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic as Self (archive footage)
- 1981 · Love and Money as Walter Klein
- 1980 · Hollywood as Self
- 1980 · Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth as
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1973 · The Men Who Made the Movies as
- 1973 · The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor as Self
- 1964 · Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics as Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)
- 1961 · Hollywood: The Selznick Years as Self (uncredited)
- 1960 · Hedda Hopper's Hollywood as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1949 · It's a Great Feeling as KIng Vidor (uncredited)
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1940 · Northward, Ho! as Himself
- 1934 · Our Daily Bread as Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)
- 1928 · Show People as Self (uncredited)
- 1925 · 1925 Studio Tour as Self
- 1923 · Souls for Sale as Self - Celebrity Director (uncredited)
- 1916 · Faith as
- 1916 · Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as Extra (uncredited)