Orson Welles filmography
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The filmography of Orson Welles
[edit] Director
- Hearts of Age (1934) - made at age 18.
- Too Much Johnson (1938) - assorted scenes to accompany stage play, all footage now lost
- Citizen Kane (1941) - won Oscar for Best Writing (Original Screenplay); nominated for Best Actor, Best Picture and Best Director.
- Tanks (1942) - Film unknown, valued at 18 million dollars, one of the three copies are available in Argentina, in the Archives of Roberto Di Chiara.
- The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) - nominated for Oscar for Best Picture; shortened and recut against Welles's wishes, excised footage lost
- The Stranger (1946) - nominated for Oscar
- The Lady from Shanghai (1947) - shortened and recut against Welles' wishes but with his cooperation, excised footage lost
- Macbeth (1948) - shortened and recut by Welles at studio's request, restored to original version in the 1970s
- Othello (1952) - won the Palme d'Or, 1952 Cannes Film Festival
- Mr. Arkadin (also known as Confidential Report) (1955) - shortened and recut against Welles' wishes, extended Criterion restoration released in April 2006.
- Touch of Evil (1958) - won the top-prize at the Brussels World's Fair; shortened against Welles's wishes, some of Welles' requested editorial changes made in 1998
- The Trial (1962)
- Chimes at Midnight (1965)
- The Immortal Story (1968) - T.V. film only broadcasted in France
- F for Fake (also known as Vérités et mensonges) (1974) - Documentary
- The Orson Welles Show (1979) - Welles directed as G.O. Spelvin. Unaired TV show with Burt Reynolds, Angie Dickinson, Frank Oz, Jim Henson
[edit] Other Roles
- Swiss Family Robinson (1940) - narration
- It's All True (1942) - unfinished, director, producer
- Journey Into Fear (1943) - producer, actor, rumored to be co-director with Norman Foster. Welles admitted directing some scenes
- Jane Eyre (1944) - actor (Rochester), co-producer
- Duel in the Sun (1946) - narration
- Tomorrow is Forever (1946) - actor
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947) - story idea
- The Third Man (1949)- actor, dialogue
- Three Cases of Murder (1956)-actor
- Moby Dick (1956) - cameo role as actor
- Man in the Shadow (1957) - actor
- The Long Hot Summer (1958) Will Varner
- Compulsion (1959) - actor
- La Ricotta (Pier Paolo Pasolini's segment of the Ro.Go.Pa.G. movie, 1963) - actor (plays a film director)
- A Man for All Seasons (1966) - actor
- I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) - actor
- Casino Royale (1967) - as Bond villain Le Chiffre ("Zero" or "The Cipher")
- Don Quixote (1969, version released 1992) - unfinished, writer, director, actor
- The Battle of Neretva (1969) - as Chetnik senator
- The Deep (1970) - abandoned after death of star Laurence Harvey
- Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) - narration, cameo role
- The Other Side of the Wind (1970-76) - unfinished, restoration currently in progress
- Catch-22 (1970) - actor
- Waterloo (1970) - actor
- Sentinels of Silence (1971) - narrator
- Malpertuis by Harry Kumel (1972) - actor
- Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972) - actor
- Flame of Persia (1972) - Documentary narration
- Treasure Island (1972)
- Rikki Tikki Tavi (1975) - narration
- The Muppet Movie (1979) - cameo
- Shogun (1980) - narration
- History of the World, Part One (1981) - narration
- The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981) - presenter/narrator
- The Dreamers (1980-1982) - unfinished actor, writer, director
- The Transformers: The Movie (1986) - voice actor of Unicron