Personal Info
- Known ForDirecting
- GenderMale
- Birthday1915-05-06
- Day of Death1985-10-10 (70 years)
- Place of BirthKenosha, Wisconsin, USA
- Also Known AsGeorge Orson WellesO. W. Jeeves
Orson Welles
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2025
WeirdWorld
As: Troy2000 (Archive footage)
- 2024
The Battle of Grovers Mill
As: Radio Host (voice) (archival footage)
- 2023
From Introduction to Orson Welles’s Falstaff: Chimes at Midnight
As: Falstaff
- 2023
Looking Back Before You Leap
As: General Zaroff (voice)
- 2018
The Other Side of the Wind
As: Journalist (uncredited)
- 2004
The Hitch Hiker
As: Ronald Adams
- 2001
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3
As: Narrator
- 1999
One Man Band
As: Presenter / Various
1988On the tracks of a filmmaker
As: Orson Welles
1987Someone to Love
As: Danny's Friend
1986The Transformers: The Movie
As: Unicron (voice)
1985Moonlighting
As: Orson Welles
1985The Dreamers
As: Marcus Kleek
1984Almonds and Raisins
As: Narrator
1984The Last Sailors: The Final Days of Working Sail
As: Narrator
1984Where Is Parsifal?
As: Klingsor
1983The Witching
As: Mr. Cato
1983Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
As: Magician (uncredited)
1983The Psychic Connection
As: Narrator
1983Hot Money
As: Sheriff Paisley
1982Slapstick of Another Kind
As: Aliens' Father (voice)
1982Wagner e Venezia
As: Richard Wagner (voice)
1982Genocide
As: Narrator (voice)
1982Butterfly
As: Judge Rauch
1982The Quest for Fire Adventure
As: Narrator
1982The Dreamers
As: Marcus Kleek
1981A Gift of Harvest
As: Narrator
1981Enchanted Journey
As: Pippo
1981The New Deal for Artists
As: Narrator (voice)
- 1981
History of the World: Part I
As: Narrator
1981The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
As: Presenter / Narrator (voice)
1980Magnum, P.I.
As: Robin Masters (voice)
1980Shōgun
As: Narrator
1980The Secret of Nikola Tesla
As: J.P. Morgan
1980The Greenstone
As: Narrator (voice)
1979The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis
As: Narrator
1979Filming Othello
As: Host
1979The Muppet Movie
As: Lew Lord
1979The Double McGuffin
As: Narrator (voice)
1979The Greatest Adventure--The Story of Man's Voyage to the Moon
As: Narrator
1978A Woman Called Moses
As: Narrator (voice)
1978The Biggest Battle
As: Narratore
1978Mysterious Castles of Clay
As: Narrator
1977It Happened One Christmas
As: Henry F. Potter
1977Hot Tomorrows
As: Parklawn Mortuary (voice)
1977The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
As: Narrator
1977From Fiber to Fabric: Wool's a Natural
As: Narrator
1976Voyage of the Damned
As: José Estedes
1976Bugs Bunny Superstar
As: Narrator (voice)
1975Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
As: Narrator / Nag / Chuchundra (voice)
1975Who's Out There?
As: Host
1974The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art
As: Narrator
1974And Then There Were None
As: Voice on Tape
1973The Battle of Sutjeska
As: Winston Churchill
1973The Cave: a parable told by Orson Welles
As: Narrator
1973The Cave
As: Narrator
1972The Man Who Came to Dinner
As: Sheridan Whiteside
1972Treasure Island
As: Long John Silver
1972Necromancy
As: Mr. Cato
1972Get to Know Your Rabbit
As: Mr. Delasandro
1972Malpertuis
As: Cassavius
1971Orson's Bag: London
As: Winston Churchill / George Bernard Shaw
1971Ten Days' Wonder
As: Théo Van Horn
1971A Safe Place
As: The Magician
1971Directed by John Ford
As: Narrator (voice)
1971Flame of Persia
As: Narrator
1971Freedom River
As: Narrator
1970Night Gallery
As: Narrator
1970Is It Always Right to Be Right?
As: Narrator
1970Waterloo
As: Louis XVIII
1970Catch-22
As: Brigadier General Dreedle
1970Start the Revolution Without Me
As: The Narrator
1970The Kremlin Letter
As: Bresnavitch
1970The Deep
As: Russ Brewer
1970Upon This Rock
As: Michelangelo (voice)
1970A Horse Called Nijinsky
As: Narrator
1970The Merchant of Venice (Rushes)
As: Shylock
1969Soft Self-Portrait of Salvador Dali
As: Narrator (voice)
1969The Merchant of Venice
As: Shylock
1969Twelve Plus One
As: Markan
1969The Battle of Neretva
As: Četnik
1969The Southern Star
As: Plankett
1969The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
As: Justinian
1969Tepepa
As: Colonel Cascorro
1969To Build a Fire
As: Narrator (voice)
1968The Fight for Rome
As: Justinian
1968The Name of the Game
As: Narrator
1968The Immortal Story
As: Charles Clay
1968House of Cards
As: Leschenhaut
1968Oedipus the King
As: Tiresias
1967I'll Never Forget What's'isname
As: Jonathan Lute
1967Beggars Would Ride
As: Narrator
- 1967
Casino Royale
As: Le Chiffre
1967The Sailor from Gibraltar
As: Louis de Mozambique
1967Ten Days That Shook the World
As: Narrator
1966A Man for All Seasons
As: Cardinal Wolsey
1966Is Paris Burning?
As: Konsul Nordling
1965Chimes at Midnight
As: Falstaff
1965National Geographic Specials
As: Narrator
1965Marco the Magnificent
As: Akerman, Marco's Teacher
1965A King's Story
As: Narrator
1964The Finest Hours
As: Narrator (voice)
1963The V.I.P.s
As: Max Buda
1963Ro.Go.Pa.G.
As: The 'Director' (segment "La ricotta")
1962The Trial
As: Albert Hastler
1962Lafayette
As: Benjamin Franklin
1961King of Kings
As: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1961The Tartars
As: Burundai
1961Survival
As: Narrator
1960The Battle of Austerlitz
As: Robert Fulton
1960Crack in the Mirror
As: Hagolin / Lamerciere
1960David and Goliath
As: King Saul
1959High Journey
As: Narrator
1959Ferry to Hong Kong
As: Captain Hart
1959Compulsion
As: Jonathan Wilk
1958The Roots of Heaven
As: Cy Sedgewick
1958The Fountain of Youth
As: the narrator
1958South Seas Adventure
As: Narrator
1958The Vikings
As: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1958The Long, Hot Summer
As: Will Varner
- 1958
Touch of Evil
As: Police Captain Hank Quinlan
1957Man in the Shadow
As: Virgil Renchler
1956Moby Dick
As: Father Mapple
1955Around the World with Orson Welles
As: Host: Orson Welles
1955Mr. Arkadin
As: Gregory Arkadin
1955Moby Dick—Rehearsed
As: An Actor Manager /Father Mapple /Ahab
1955Napoleon
As: Sir Hudson Lowe
1955Three Cases of Murder
As: Lord Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)
1954Trouble in the Glen
As: Sanin Cejador y Mengues
1954Royal Affairs in Versailles
As: Benjamin Franklin
1953King Lear
As: King Lear
1953Man, Beast and Virtue
As: Captain Perella, the Beast
1953Return to Glennascaul
As: Narrator
1952Omnibus
As: King Lear
1952Trent's Last Case
As: Sigsbee Manderson
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Sheridan Whiteside
1951Othello
As: Othello
1951I Love Lucy
As: Orson Welles
1950The Black Rose
As: Bayan
1949Prince of Foxes
As: Cesare Borgia
- 1949
The Third Man
As: Harry Lime
1949Black Magic
As: Joseph Balsamo aka Count Cagliostro
1948Macbeth
As: Macbeth
1947The Lady from Shanghai
As: Michael O'Hara
1946Duel in the Sun
As: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1946The Stranger
As: Prof. Charles Rankin
1946Tomorrow Is Forever
As: John Andrew MacDonald
1944Follow the Boys
As: Orson Welles (uncredited)
1944Know Your Ally: Britain
As: Narrator/Bob (helpful taxi passenger)
1943Jane Eyre
As: Edward Rochester
1943Journey into Fear
As: Colonel Haki
1942The Magnificent Ambersons
As: Narrator (voice)
- 1941
Citizen Kane
As: Charles Foster Kane
1940Swiss Family Robinson
As: Opening Narrator (uncredited)
1938Too Much Johnson
As: Keystone Kop
1937The Spanish Earth
As: Narrator (voice)
1934The Hearts of Age
As: Death
1933Twelfth Night
As: Narrator