King Vidor

Biography

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 Ed Sullivan Show

The Oscars

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Hollywood

The Men Who Made the Movies

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Love & Money

Show People

All Movies (17)

• Filmmakers vs. Tycoons2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• Federico Fellini's Autobiography2000 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic1990 · as Self (archive footage)
• Love & Money1981 · as Walter Klein
• Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth1980
• The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor1973 · as Self
• Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics1964 · as Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)
• Hollywood: The Selznick Years1961 · as Self (uncredited)
• Hedda Hopper's Hollywood1960 · as Self
• It's a Great Feeling1949 · as KIng Vidor (uncredited)
• Northward, Ho!1940 · as Himself
• Our Daily Bread1934 · as Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)
• Show People1928 · as Self (uncredited)
• 1925 Studio Tour1925 · as Self
• Souls for Sale1923 · as Self - Celebrity Director (uncredited)
• Faith1916
• Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages1916 · as Extra (uncredited)

All TV Shows (5)

• Hollywood1980 · as Self
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975 · as Self
• The Men Who Made the Movies1973
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self