King Vidor

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

23

Gender

Male

Birthday

1894-02-08

Deathday

1982-11-01 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Galveston, Texas, USA

Also Known As

  • 킹 비도르
  • 킹 비도어

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 Oscars
6.9%

The Oscars

Mar 19, 1953

Show People
7.1%

Show People

Nov 20, 1928

Our Daily Bread
6.9%

Our Daily Bread

Oct 2, 1934

It's a Great Feeling
5.9%

It's a Great Feeling

Aug 1, 1949

Souls for Sale
6.2%

Souls for Sale

Apr 22, 1923

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6%

The Ed Sullivan Show

Jun 20, 1948

Hollywood
8.3%

Hollywood

Jan 8, 1980

1925 Studio Tour
6.2%

1925 Studio Tour

Apr 9, 1925

Love and Money
5.3%

Love and Money

Aug 28, 1981

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Acting

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
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies
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
1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as Extra (uncredited)

Crew

1964
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics as Cinematography
1940
The Fight for Life as Technical Advisor
1936
The Plow That Broke the Plains as Technical Advisor

Directing

1980
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth as Director
1964
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics as Director
1959
Solomon and Sheba as Director
1956
War and Peace as Director
1955
Man Without a Star as Director
1952
Ruby Gentry as Director
1952
Japanese War Bride as Director
1951
Lightning Strikes Twice as Director
1949
Beyond the Forest as Director
1949
The Fountainhead as Director
1948
On Our Merry Way as Director
1946
Duel in the Sun as Director
1944
An American Romance as Director
1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq. as Director
1940
Comrade X as Director
1940
Northwest Passage as Director
1938
The Citadel as Director
1937
Stella Dallas as Director
1936
The Texas Rangers as Director
1935
So Red the Rose as Director
1935
The Wedding Night as Director
1934
Our Daily Bread as Director
1933
The Stranger's Return as Director
1932
Cynara as Director
1932
Bird of Paradise as Director
1931
The Champ as Director
1931
Street Scene as Director
1930
Billy the Kid as Director
1930
Not So Dumb as Director
1929
Hallelujah as Director
1928
Show People as Director
1928
The Patsy as Director
1928
The Crowd as Director
1926
Bardelys the Magnificent as Director
1926
La Bohème as Director
1925
The Big Parade as Director
1925
Proud Flesh as Director
1924
The Wife of the Centaur as Director
1924
His Hour as Director
1924
Wine of Youth as Director
1924
Happiness as Director
1924
Wild Oranges as Director
1923
Three Wise Fools as Director
1922
Peg o' My Heart as Director
1922
The Real Adventure as Director
1921
Love Never Dies as Director
1921
The Sky Pilot as Director
1920
The Jack-Knife Man as Director
1920
The Family Honor as Director
1919
The Other Half as Director
1919
Better Times as Director
1918
Tad's Swimming Hole as Director
1918
The Chocolate of the Gang as Director
1918
Bud's Recruit as Director
1913
Hurricane in Galveston as Director

Production

Alice Adams as Producer
1952
Ruby Gentry as Producer
1944
An American Romance as Producer
1940
Comrade X as Producer
1936
The Texas Rangers as Producer
1934
Our Daily Bread as Producer
1932
Bird of Paradise as Producer
1931
The Champ as Producer
1930
Billy the Kid as Producer
1930
Not So Dumb as Producer
1928
Show People as Producer
1928
The Patsy as Producer
1924
Wine of Youth as Producer
1921
Love Never Dies as Producer
1920
The Jack-Knife Man as Producer

Writing

1964
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics as Writer
1956
War and Peace as Screenplay
1944
An American Romance as Story
1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq. as Screenplay
1936
The Texas Rangers as Story
1934
Our Daily Bread as Story
1934
Our Daily Bread as Writer
1929
Hallelujah as Story
1928
The Crowd as Screenplay
1924
Wild Oranges as Adaptation
1923
Three Wise Fools as Writer
1921
Love Never Dies as Adaptation
1919
The Other Half as Story
1919
Better Times as Writer
1918
Bud's Recruit as Scenario Writer
1917
What'll We Do with Uncle? as Screenplay
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