Biografía y filmografía

Orson Welles

George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio. Noted for his innovative dramatic productions as well as his distinctive voice and personality, Welles is widely acknowledged as one of the most accomplished dramatic artists of the twentieth century, especially for his significant and influential early work—despite his notoriously contentious relationship with Hollywood. His distinctive directorial style featured layered, nonlinear narrative forms, innovative uses of lighting such as chiaroscuro, unique camera angles, sound techniques borrowed from radio, deep focus shots, and long takes. Welles's long career in film is noted for his struggle for artistic control in the face of pressure from studios. Many of his films were heavily edited and others left unreleased. He has been praised as a major creative force and as "the ultimate auteur."

After directing a number of high-profile theatrical productions in his early twenties, including an innovative adaptation of Macbeth and The Cradle Will Rock, Welles found national and international fame as the director and narrator of a 1938 radio adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds performed for the radio drama anthology series Mercury Theatre on the Air. It was reported to have caused widespread panic when listeners thought that an invasion by extraterrestrial beings was occurring. Although these reports of panic were mostly false and overstated, they rocketed Welles to instant notoriety.

Citizen Kane (1941), his first film with RKO, in which he starred in the role of Charles Foster Kane, is often considered the greatest film ever made. Several of his other films, including The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), The Lady from Shanghai (1947), Touch of Evil (1958), Chimes at Midnight (1965), and F for Fake (1974), are also widely considered to be masterpieces.

In 2002, he was voted the greatest film director of all time in two separate British Film Institute polls among directors and critics, and a wide survey of critical consensus, best-of lists, and historical retrospectives calls him the most acclaimed director of all time. Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States. Well known for his baritone voice, Welles was also an extremely well regarded actor and was voted number 16 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars list of the greatest American film actors of all time. He was also a celebrated Shakespearean stage actor and an accomplished magician, starring in troop variety shows in the war years.

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Charmed Lives: A Family Romance

Charmed Lives: A Family Romance

2028 · Self (archive footage)

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

2026 · narrator

The Making Of

The Making Of

2026 · Self (archival)

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas

2026 · Self / The Director / Sir John Falstaff (archive footage) (uncredited)

WeirdWorld

WeirdWorld

2025 · Troy2000 (Archive footage)

Human Nature in Eleven Parts

Human Nature in Eleven Parts

2025 · Narrator "The Scorpion and the Frog" (archive footage)

The Scorpion and the Frog

The Scorpion and the Frog

2025 · Narrator (archive footage)

Othelo The Great

Othelo The Great

2024 · Self (archive footage)

The Battle of Grovers Mill

The Battle of Grovers Mill

2024 · Radio Host (voice) (archival footage), Original Story

Aliens Uncovered: Close Encounters

Aliens Uncovered: Close Encounters

2024 · Self

Jim Henson Idea Man

Jim Henson Idea Man

2024 · Self (archive footage)

From Introduction to Orson Welles’s Falstaff: Chimes at Midnight

From Introduction to Orson Welles’s Falstaff: Chimes at Midnight

2023 · Falstaff

It's Pretty, but is it Art?

It's Pretty, but is it Art?

2023 · Self (voiceover)

Looking Back Before You Leap

Looking Back Before You Leap

2023 · General Zaroff (voice)

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

2022 · Self (archive footage)

American: An Odyssey to 1947

American: An Odyssey to 1947

2022 · Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022 · Self (archive footage)

The Welles Raft

The Welles Raft

2022 · Himself (Archive Footage)

My Guest is Orson Welles

My Guest is Orson Welles

2021

The Real Charlie Chaplin

The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Tall Tales: The Ireland of Orson Welles

Tall Tales: The Ireland of Orson Welles

2021 · Self

Parkinson at 50

Parkinson at 50

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Morceaux de Cannes

Morceaux de Cannes

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Blinding of Isaac Woodard

The Blinding of Isaac Woodard

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Hopper/Welles

Hopper/Welles

2020 · Self, Director

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

2020 · Self (archive footage)

Cerné par le diable

Cerné par le diable

2019 · Thanks

Halston

Halston

2019 · Theme Song Performance

Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"

Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"

2019 · (archive footage)

The Other Side of the Wind

The Other Side of the Wind

2018 · Journalist (uncredited), Director, Editor, Screenplay

Silent Times

Silent Times

2018 · Thanks

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

2018 · Self (archive footage)

The Eyes of Orson Welles

The Eyes of Orson Welles

2018 · Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

2018 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

The Brother Side of the Wake

The Brother Side of the Wake

2018 · Thanks

The Magic History of Cinema

The Magic History of Cinema

2017

Embers & Dust

Embers & Dust

2016 · Professor Richard Pierson / Self (voice) (archive sound)

Passage to Mars

Passage to Mars

2016 · Theme Song Performance

Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party

Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party

2016 · Self (archive footage) (voice)

This Is Orson Welles

This Is Orson Welles

2015 · Self

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014 · Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)

Tim May Presents Reptile

Tim May Presents Reptile

2014 · Thanks

Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance

Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance

2014 · Self (archive footage)

Too Much Johnson

Too Much Johnson

2013 · Keystone Kop (uncredited), Director, Producer, Screenplay, Editor

Jodorowsky's Dune

Jodorowsky's Dune

2013 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

The Debridement of Rome

The Debridement of Rome

2012 · Thanks

Magic Mirror Maze

Magic Mirror Maze

2012

The Shadow Knows

The Shadow Knows

2012 · Self (archive footage)

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012 · (archive footage)

Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure

Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure

2011 · Self

Incident at Barstow

Incident at Barstow

2011 · Thanks

Jucy

Jucy

2010 · Elephant Lamp (archive sound)

Variations on a High School Romance

Variations on a High School Romance

2010 · Thanks

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010 · Genghis Khan / Bayan (archive footage)

Dahmer vs. Gacy

Dahmer vs. Gacy

2010 · Thanks

Orson Welles: The Paris Interview

Orson Welles: The Paris Interview

2010 · Himself

Hollywood sul Tevere

Hollywood sul Tevere

2009

Lucifer et moi

Lucifer et moi

2009 · (archive footage 1982)

F for favor

F for favor

2008 · Original Concept

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

2007 · Self (archive)

The Deep

The Deep

2007 · Russ Brewer, Director, Producer, Screenplay

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

2007 · Original Concept

Lost in "The Thinking"

Lost in "The Thinking"

2005 · Self (archive footage)

Orson Welles Talks With Roger Hill

Orson Welles Talks With Roger Hill

2005 · (Self), Director

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

2005 · Self (archive footage)

The Other Side of Welles

The Other Side of Welles

2005 · Self (archive footage)

The Well

The Well

2005

Orson Welles Uncut

Orson Welles Uncut

2005

The Hitch Hiker

The Hitch Hiker

2004 · Ronald Adams

The UFO Conspiracy

The UFO Conspiracy

2004 · Self (archive sound)

The Dominici Affair by Orson Welles

The Dominici Affair by Orson Welles

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Filming 'The Trial'

Filming 'The Trial'

2002 · Self, Producer, Director

Heart of the Festival

Heart of the Festival

2002 · Self (archive footage)

Lost in La Mancha

Lost in La Mancha

2002 · Self (archive footage)

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

2002 · Original Film Writer

The Movie Movie (An Excerpt)

The Movie Movie (An Excerpt)

2002 · (archive footage)

Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV

Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV

2001 · Thanks

A Huey P. Newton Story

A Huey P. Newton Story

2001 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Paranormal Peter Sellers

The Paranormal Peter Sellers

2001 · Self (Archive footage)

NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3

NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3

2001 · Narrator

Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote

Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote

2000 · Self (Archive footage)

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

2000 · Self (archive footage)

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

2000 · Captain Ahab / Starbuck / Ishmael (archive footage), Theatre Play, Director, Editor

One Man Band

One Man Band

1999 · Presenter / Various, Director, Writer, Editor

The Big Brass Ring

The Big Brass Ring

1999 · Writer

According to Occam's Razor

According to Occam's Razor

1999

Hi-Fi

Hi-Fi

1999

As Long as He Lives

As Long as He Lives

1998 · Thanks

The Way to Santiago

The Way to Santiago

1998 · Writer

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1998 · Self - Roaster (archive footage)

The Big Brass Ring

The Big Brass Ring

1997 · Writer

It's All Brazil

It's All Brazil

1997 · Self (archive footage)

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

1997 · Self (archive footage)

The Hearts of Age

The Hearts of Age

1997 · Original Concept

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

1997 · Self

Treasury of Children's Stories

Treasury of Children's Stories

1996 · Theme Song Performance

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

1996 · Self (archive footage)

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

1995 · Self (archive footage)

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995 · Self (archive footage)

Valentines. A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry of Lovers

Valentines. A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry of Lovers

1994 · Theme Song Performance

La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

1993 · Self (archive footage)

It's All True

It's All True

1993 · Self, Director

Rosabella - La storia italiana di Orson Welles

Rosabella - La storia italiana di Orson Welles

1993

Historias Breves 0: Distant encounters

Historias Breves 0: Distant encounters

1993 · Thanks

Working with Orson Welles

Working with Orson Welles

1993 · Himself (Archive Footage)

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

1992 · Self, Director, Producer, Screenplay, Editor

The Complete 'Citizen Kane'

The Complete 'Citizen Kane'

1991 · Self (archive footage)

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

1991 · Self - Professor in War of the Worlds Broadcast (archive sound)

With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

1990 · Self (archive footage)

Welles' Language

Welles' Language

1990 · Self (archive footage)

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

1990 · Self (archive footage)

Dieter & Andreas

Dieter & Andreas

1989 · Thanks

Continental

Continental

1989 · Thanks

Waxwork

Waxwork

1988 · Thanks

On the tracks of a filmmaker

On the tracks of a filmmaker

1988 · Orson Welles

Someone to Love

Someone to Love

1987 · Danny's Friend

Unseen Lollo

Unseen Lollo

1986 · Himself, Director, Writer

It's Not All True

It's Not All True

1986 · Himself (archive footage)

The Transformers: The Movie

The Transformers: The Movie

1986 · Unicron (voice)

It's All True: Four Men on a Raft

It's All True: Four Men on a Raft

1986 · Director, Writer

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

1986 · Self (archive footage)

The Dreamers

The Dreamers

1985 · Marcus Kleek, Director, Writer

Orson Welles' Magic Show

Orson Welles' Magic Show

1985 · Self, Director, Writer, Producer

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon

1984 · Self

Almonds and Raisins

Almonds and Raisins

1984 · Narrator

The Road to Bresson

The Road to Bresson

1984 · Self

The Last Sailors: The Final Days of Working Sail

The Last Sailors: The Final Days of Working Sail

1984 · Narrator

In Our Hands

In Our Hands

1984 · Himself

The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh

The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh

1984 · himself, Director

Where Is Parsifal?

Where Is Parsifal?

1984 · Klingsor

The Witching

The Witching

1983 · Mr. Cato

Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?

1983 · Magician (uncredited)

The Psychic Connection

The Psychic Connection

1983 · Narrator

King Penguin: Stranded Beyond the Falklands

King Penguin: Stranded Beyond the Falklands

1983 · Self - Narrator

Orson Welles at the Cinémathèque Française

Orson Welles at the Cinémathèque Française

1983 · Himself

Hot Money

Hot Money

1983 · Sheriff Paisley

Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982 · Aliens' Father (voice) (uncredited)

Wagner e Venezia

Wagner e Venezia

1982 · Richard Wagner (voice)

Trick or Treats

Trick or Treats

1982 · Other

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982 · Self

The Orson Welles Story

The Orson Welles Story

1982 · Self

Baryshnikov in Hollywood

Baryshnikov in Hollywood

1982 · Self - Narrator

Genocide

Genocide

1982 · Narrator (voice)

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982 · Self

Doug Henning's World of Magic

Doug Henning's World of Magic

1982 · Self - Special Guest

Butterfly

Butterfly

1982 · Judge Rauch

Let Poland Be Poland

Let Poland Be Poland

1982 · Self

Magic with the Stars

Magic with the Stars

1982 · Self - Host

The Quest for Fire Adventure

The Quest for Fire Adventure

1982 · Narrator

A Gift of Harvest

A Gift of Harvest

1981 · Narrator

Brasil

Brasil

1981 · Self (archive footage)

Search for the Titanic

Search for the Titanic

1981 · Self - Host

The War of the Worlds: Next Century

The War of the Worlds: Next Century

1981 · Thanks

History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

1981 · Narrator (voice)

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow

1981 · Presenter / Narrator (voice)

Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park

Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park

1980 · Narrator

The Secret of Nikola Tesla

The Secret of Nikola Tesla

1980 · J.P. Morgan

A Step Away

A Step Away

1980 · English Narrator

The Greenstone

The Greenstone

1980 · Narrator (voice)

The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis

The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis

1979 · Narrator

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

1979 · Self

To Try Again... and Succeed

To Try Again... and Succeed

1979 · Narrator (voice)

Filming Othello

Filming Othello

1979 · Host, Writer, Director

The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

1979 · Lew Lord

The Double McGuffin

The Double McGuffin

1979 · Narrator (voice)

The Orson Welles Show

The Orson Welles Show

1979 · Self, Director, Writer

The Greatest Adventure--The Story of Man's Voyage to the Moon

The Greatest Adventure--The Story of Man's Voyage to the Moon

1979 · Narrator

Orson Welles at The Magic Castle

Orson Welles at The Magic Castle

1978 · Self, Writer

The Biggest Battle

The Biggest Battle

1978 · Narratore

The Late Great Planet Earth

The Late Great Planet Earth

1978 · Self

Mysterious Castles of Clay

Mysterious Castles of Clay

1978 · Narrator

Caesar's Guide to Gaming with Orson Welles

Caesar's Guide to Gaming with Orson Welles

1978 · Himself

It Happened One Christmas

It Happened One Christmas

1977 · Henry F. Potter

The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed

The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed

1977 · Narrator

The Force Beyond

The Force Beyond

1977 · Himself (archive footage)

Tut: The Boy King

Tut: The Boy King

1977 · Himself - Host

Hot Tomorrows

Hot Tomorrows

1977 · Parklawn Mortuary (voice)

The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?

The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?

1977 · Self

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

1977 · Narrator

From Fiber to Fabric: Wool's a Natural

From Fiber to Fabric: Wool's a Natural

1977 · Narrator

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

1976 · José Estedes

NBC: The First Fifty Years

NBC: The First Fifty Years

1976 · Self / Narrator, Writer

The New Deal for Artists

The New Deal for Artists

1976 · Narrator (voice)

Bugs Bunny Superstar

Bugs Bunny Superstar

1976 · Narrator (voice)

A Mother's Tale

A Mother's Tale

1976 · Narrator

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 · Self (archive footage)

Orson Welles - Das vermarktete Genie

Orson Welles - Das vermarktete Genie

1975 · Self

Magnificent Monsters of the Deep

Magnificent Monsters of the Deep

1975 · Narrator

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

1975 · Narrator / Nag / Chuchundra (voice)

Who's Out There?

Who's Out There?

1975 · Host

The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art

The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art

1974 · Narrator

A Legend a Lifetime: Citizen Welles

A Legend a Lifetime: Citizen Welles

1974

And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None

1974 · Voice on Tape

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

1974 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Power and Corruption

Power and Corruption

1973 · Himself

The Monkey's Paw

The Monkey's Paw

1973 · Host

Kelly Country

Kelly Country

1973 · Narrator

F for Fake

F for Fake

1973 · Self, Director, Writer, Editor

The Battle of Sutjeska

The Battle of Sutjeska

1973 · Winston Churchill

The Cave

The Cave

1973 · Narrator

The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1972 · Sheridan Whiteside

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

1972 · Long John Silver, Writer

Necromancy

Necromancy

1972 · Mr. Cato

Get to Know Your Rabbit

Get to Know Your Rabbit

1972 · Mr. Delasandro

Malpertuis

Malpertuis

1972 · Cassavius

Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !

Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !

1972 · Self

Future Shock

Future Shock

1972 · Narrator

Ten Days' Wonder

Ten Days' Wonder

1971 · Théo Van Horn

A Safe Place

A Safe Place

1971 · The Magician

Directed by John Ford

Directed by John Ford

1971 · Narrator (voice)

Sentinels of Silence

Sentinels of Silence

1971

Flame of Persia

Flame of Persia

1971 · Narrator

Freedom River

Freedom River

1971 · Narrator, Producer

An Evening with Orson Welles: The Golden Honeymoon

An Evening with Orson Welles: The Golden Honeymoon

1970 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

An Evening with Orson Welles: The Happy Prince

An Evening with Orson Welles: The Happy Prince

1970 · Director, Producer, Writer

An Evening with Orson Welles: American Heritage, Vol. I – Selections from George Ade, Thomas Wolfe, Mark Twain

An Evening with Orson Welles: American Heritage, Vol. I – Selections from George Ade, Thomas Wolfe, Mark Twain

1970 · Director, Producer, Writer

An Evening with Orson Welles: American Heritage, Vol. II – Clarence Darrow

An Evening with Orson Welles: American Heritage, Vol. II – Clarence Darrow

1970 · Director, Producer, Writer

An Evening with Orson Welles: Two Wise Old Men – Socrates and Noah

An Evening with Orson Welles: Two Wise Old Men – Socrates and Noah

1970 · Director, Producer, Writer

An Evening with Orson Welles: My Little Boy

An Evening with Orson Welles: My Little Boy

1970 · Director, Producer, Writer

Is It Always Right to Be Right?

Is It Always Right to Be Right?

1970 · Narrator

Waterloo

Waterloo

1970 · Louis XVIII

The Enemy Before Us

The Enemy Before Us

1970 · Narrator

Catch-22

Catch-22

1970 · Brigadier General Dreedle

Start the Revolution Without Me

Start the Revolution Without Me

1970 · The Narrator

The Kremlin Letter

The Kremlin Letter

1970 · Bresnavitch

Upon This Rock

Upon This Rock

1970 · Michelangelo (voice)

A Horse Called Nijinsky

A Horse Called Nijinsky

1970 · Narrator

The Merchant of Venice (Rushes)

The Merchant of Venice (Rushes)

1970 · Shylock, Director

Soft Self-Portrait of Salvador Dali

Soft Self-Portrait of Salvador Dali

1969 · Narrator (voice)

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

1969 · Shylock, Producer, Screenplay, Director, Editor

Twelve Plus One

Twelve Plus One

1969 · Markan

The Battle of Neretva

The Battle of Neretva

1969 · Četnik

The Southern Star

The Southern Star

1969 · Plankett

The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal

The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal

1969 · Justinian

Tepepa

Tepepa

1969 · Colonel Cascorro

To Build a Fire

To Build a Fire

1969 · Narrator (voice)

The Fight for Rome

The Fight for Rome

1968 · Justinian

The Immortal Story

The Immortal Story

1968 · Charles Clay, Director, Screenplay

House of Cards

House of Cards

1968 · Leschenhaut

Around the World of Mike Todd

Around the World of Mike Todd

1968 · Self - Narrator

Portrait: Orson Welles

Portrait: Orson Welles

1968 · Self

Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King

1968 · Tiresias

Vienna

Vienna

1968 · Himself, Director, Writer, Producer

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

1967 · Jonathan Lute

Beggars Would Ride

Beggars Would Ride

1967 · Narrator

Disorder Is 20 Years Old

Disorder Is 20 Years Old

1967 · Self

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1967 · Le Chiffre

The Sailor from Gibraltar

The Sailor from Gibraltar

1967 · Louis de Mozambique

Ten Days That Shook the World

Ten Days That Shook the World

1967 · Narrator

A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

1966 · Cardinal Wolsey

Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

1966 · Konsul Nordling

The Bible: In the Beginning...

The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966 · Additional Writing, Scenario Writer

Orson Welles in Spain

Orson Welles in Spain

1966 · Himself

Chimes at Midnight

Chimes at Midnight

1965 · Falstaff, Director, Screenplay, Costume Design

Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees

Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees

1965 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Americans on Everest

Americans on Everest

1965 · Narrator- Self

Marco the Magnificent

Marco the Magnificent

1965 · Akerman, Marco's Teacher

Profile No. 6: Orson Welles

Profile No. 6: Orson Welles

1965

A King's Story

A King's Story

1965 · Narrator

The Finest Hours

The Finest Hours

1964 · Narrator (voice)

The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s

1963 · Max Buda

La ricotta

La ricotta

1963

Ro.Go.Pa.G.

Ro.Go.Pa.G.

1963 · The 'Director' (segment "La ricotta")

River of the Ocean

River of the Ocean

1962 · Narrator (English)

The Trial

The Trial

1962 · Albert Hastler, Screenplay, Director, Editor

Lafayette

Lafayette

1962 · Benjamin Franklin

King of Kings

King of Kings

1961 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Tartars

The Tartars

1961 · Burundai

Austerlitz

Austerlitz

1960 · Robert Fulton

An Arabian Night

An Arabian Night

1960 · Storyteller

Crack in the Mirror

Crack in the Mirror

1960 · Hagolin / Lamerciere

Five Columns on the Front Page: Hong Kong as seen by Orson Welles

Five Columns on the Front Page: Hong Kong as seen by Orson Welles

1960 · Self (narrator), Director

David and Goliath

David and Goliath

1960 · King Saul

High Journey

High Journey

1959 · Narrator

Ferry to Hong Kong

Ferry to Hong Kong

1959 · Captain Hart

Compulsion

Compulsion

1959 · Jonathan Wilk

Lords of the Forest

Lords of the Forest

1958 · Narrator (voice)

The Roots of Heaven

The Roots of Heaven

1958 · Cy Sedgewick

The Fountain of Youth

The Fountain of Youth

1958 · the narrator, Director, Producer, Writer, Production Design, Music Arranger

Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina

Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina

1958 · Self - Host, Director, Writer

South Seas Adventure

South Seas Adventure

1958 · Supplemental Narrator (voice)

The Vikings

The Vikings

1958 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer

1958 · Will Varner

Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

1958 · Police Captain Hank Quinlan, Screenplay, Director

Man in the Shadow

Man in the Shadow

1957 · Virgil Renchler

Out of Darkness

Out of Darkness

1956 · Self - Narrator

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1956 · Father Mapple

Orson Welles and People: Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers

Orson Welles and People: Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers

1956 · Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Producer, Production Designer, Music Arranger

The Land of the Basques

The Land of the Basques

1955 · Himself, Director

Mr. Arkadin

Mr. Arkadin

1955 · Gregory Arkadin, Director, Story, Screenplay, Producer, Costume Design, Editor, Production Design, Art Direction

Moby Dick—Rehearsed

Moby Dick—Rehearsed

1955 · An Actor Manager /Father Mapple /Ahab, Director, Writer

Napoleon

Napoleon

1955 · Sir Hudson Lowe

Three Cases of Murder

Three Cases of Murder

1955 · Lord Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment), Theme Song Performance

Trouble in the Glen

Trouble in the Glen

1954 · Sanin Cejador y Mengues

Royal Affairs in Versailles

Royal Affairs in Versailles

1953 · Benjamin Franklin

King Lear

King Lear

1953 · King Lear

Man, Beast and Virtue

Man, Beast and Virtue

1953 · Captain Perella, the Beast

Return to Glennascaul

Return to Glennascaul

1952 · Narrator

Trent's Last Case

Trent's Last Case

1952 · Sigsbee Manderson

Othello

Othello

1951 · Othello, Director, Producer, Screenplay

Disorder

Disorder

1950 · Self

The Black Rose

The Black Rose

1950 · Bayan

The Miracle of St. Anne

The Miracle of St. Anne

1950 · The Director, Director, Writer

Prince of Foxes

Prince of Foxes

1949 · Cesare Borgia

The Third Man

The Third Man

1949 · Harry Lime

Black Magic

Black Magic

1949 · Joseph Balsamo aka Count Cagliostro, Co-Director

Macbeth

Macbeth

1948 · Macbeth, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Costume Design, Set Designer

The Lady from Shanghai

The Lady from Shanghai

1947 · Michael O'Hara, Screenplay, Producer, Director

Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

1947 · Story

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

1946 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Battle for Survival

Battle for Survival

1946 · Narrator

The Stranger

The Stranger

1946 · Prof. Charles Rankin, Director, Co-Writer

Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946 · John Andrew MacDonald

Mexico City, Old and New

Mexico City, Old and New

1945 · Narrator

Follow the Boys

Follow the Boys

1944 · Orson Welles (uncredited)

Know Your Ally: Britain

Know Your Ally: Britain

1944 · Narrator/Bob (helpful taxi passenger)

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1943 · Edward Rochester, Associate Producer

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

1943 · Self

Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear

1943 · Colonel Haki, Screenplay, Producer

It's All True

It's All True

1943 · Director, Screenplay

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942 · Narrator (voice), Screenplay, Director, Producer, Additional Photography

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941 · Charles Foster Kane, Screenplay, Director, Producer

Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson

1940 · Opening Narrator (uncredited)

The Green Goddess

The Green Goddess

1939 · Rajah/Narrator, Director, Adaptation, Producer

The Spanish Earth

The Spanish Earth

1937 · Narrator (voice)

The Hearts of Age

The Hearts of Age

1934 · Death, Director, Writer

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

1933 · Narrator, Director, Costume Design, Adaptation, Director of Photography

Something Else

Something Else

· Original Concept

Voyage of the Brigantine Yankee

Voyage of the Brigantine Yankee

· Narrator

Series (52)

Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck

Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck

2025 · Self (archive footage)

LIFE BEYOND

LIFE BEYOND

2019 · Self (voice)

Bucket

Bucket

2015 · Thanks

Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures

2013 · Self (archive footage)

Welcome to the Basement

Welcome to the Basement

2012 · Theme Song Performance

Beer and Board Games

Beer and Board Games

2010 · Thanks

L'antre du Mea

L'antre du Mea

2010 · Thanks

Parkinson

Parkinson

2004 · Self - Guest (archive footage)

American Experience

American Experience

1988 · Self (archive footage)

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

1985 · Creator

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

1985 · Orson Welles, Thanks

Tales of the Klondike

Tales of the Klondike

1981 · Narrator

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980 · Robin Masters (voice)

Shōgun

Shōgun

1980 · Narrator

A Woman Called Moses

A Woman Called Moses

1978 · Narrator (voice)

The Magic of David Copperfield

The Magic of David Copperfield

1978 · Host

Cérémonie des César

Cérémonie des César

1976 · Self - President

Doug Henning's World of Magic

Doug Henning's World of Magic

1975 · Self

Crónicas fantásticas

Crónicas fantásticas

1974 · Thanks

Dinah!

Dinah!

1974 · Self

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973 · Self

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973 · Self - Host, Director, Screenplay, Creator

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973 · Self

The Silent Years

The Silent Years

1971

V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971 · Self

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

1970 · Narrator

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968 · Narrator

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 · Self - Guest

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968 · Self

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967 · Self - Presenter

National Geographic Specials

National Geographic Specials

1965 · Narrator

Pour le plaisir

Pour le plaisir

1964 · Self

Shindig!

Shindig!

1964 · Theme Song Performance

In the Land of Don Quixote

In the Land of Don Quixote

1964 · Himself, Director, Editor, Additional Camera, Producer, Creator

Hollywood and the Stars

Hollywood and the Stars

1963 · Self (archive footage)

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self, Self - Guest Host

Tempo

Tempo

1961 · Self, Director, Writer

Survival

Survival

1961 · Narrator

Colgate Theatre

Colgate Theatre

1958 · Music Arranger, Screenplay, Producer, Director

Monitor

Monitor

1958

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

1956 · Self

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

1956 · Self

Around the World with Orson Welles

Around the World with Orson Welles

1955 · Host: Orson Welles, Director, Writer, Creator

Ford Star Jubilee

Ford Star Jubilee

1955 · Oscar Jaffe

Orson Welles' Sketch Book

Orson Welles' Sketch Book

1955 · Himself - Host, Director, Writer, Creator

Reflets de Cannes

Reflets de Cannes

1954 · Self

Omnibus

Omnibus

1952 · King Lear

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Sheridan Whiteside

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

1951 · Orson Welles

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 · Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self