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William Wellman, Jr.

The Prodigal Planet

Image of the Beast

The Patsy

The Disorderly Orderly

The Errand Boy

It's Alive

High School Confidential

The Puppet Masters

Born: 01/20/1937 Los Angeles, CA

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Biography: As the son of legendary Hollywood director William Wellman, Sr. -- the man responsible for the first Best Picture winner, Wings (1927) -- and actress Dorothy Coonan, actor William Wellman Jr. followed in the footsteps of his show-business family and maintained a nearly constant presence in films and television over the decades. He began his career by focusing largely on action-oriented genre fare, such as the Western Darby's Rangers (1958) and the war drama Lafayette Escadrille (1958, both directed by his father), the Lewis Milestone-helmed combat film Pork Chop Hill (1959), and the premier Billy Jack installment, Born Losers (1967). The Trial of Billy Jack marked his reunion with director-star Tom Laughlin. In the late '70s and early '80s, Wellman became involved with Mark IV Pictures, an evangelical Christian production outfit best known for its Thief in the Night film series (on the book of Revelation); he acted in the 1981 series installment Image of the Beast, and appeared in and scripted the 1983 installment Prodigal Planet. Wellman also became active in television; his small-screen assignments include work in the miniseries The Blue and the Gray (1982) and James A. Michener's Space (1985) as well as the 1994 telemovie Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

DVDs that William Wellman, Jr. appeared in...

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12/28/2004 - The Prodigal Planet
12/28/2004 - Image of the Beast
10/12/2004 - The Patsy
10/12/2004 - The Disorderly Orderly
10/12/2004 - The Errand Boy
10/05/2004 - It's Alive
06/15/2004 - High School Confidential
09/03/2002 - The Puppet Masters
10/30/2001 - MacArthur
05/08/2001 - The Horse Soldiers

DVDs that William Wellman, Jr. worked on "behind the scenes"...

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12/28/2004 - The Prodigal Planet - Screenwriter