Personal Info
Birthday
February 8, 1894
Place of Birth
Galveston, Texas, USA
Known For
Directing
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).
Directed Movies (59)
No Backdrop
6.3
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
Movie1980
5.0
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
Movie1964
6.4
Solomon and Sheba
Movie1959
6.6
War and Peace
Movie1956
6.5
Man Without a Star
Movie1955
6.3
Ruby Gentry
Movie1952
6.0
Japanese War Bride
Movie1952
5.7
Lightning Strikes Twice
Movie1951
6.7
Beyond the Forest
Movie1949
6.8
The Fountainhead
Movie1949
5.7
On Our Merry Way
Movie1948
6.4
Duel in the Sun
Movie1946
6.1
An American Romance
Movie1944
7.1
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Movie1941
6.1
Comrade X
Movie1940
6.6
Northwest Passage
Movie1940
6.4
The Citadel
Movie1938
6.8
Stella Dallas
Movie1937
6.6
The Texas Rangers
Movie1936
7.7
So Red the Rose
Movie1935
5.9
The Wedding Night
Movie1935
6.7
Our Daily Bread
Movie1934
6.2
The Stranger's Return
Movie1933
5.1
Cynara
Movie1932
5.0
Bird of Paradise
Movie1932
7.1
The Champ
Movie1931
6.8
Street Scene
Movie1931
4.7
Billy the Kid
Movie1930
5.4
Not So Dumb
Movie1930
6.7
Hallelujah
Movie1929
7.2
Show People
Movie1928
6.7
The Patsy
Movie1928
7.6
The Crowd
Movie1928
7.4
Bardelys the Magnificent
Movie1926
6.4
La Bohème
Movie1926
7.6
The Big Parade
Movie1925
7.2
Proud Flesh
Movie1925
3.3
The Wife of the Centaur
Movie1924
7.0
His Hour
Movie1924
8.3
Wine of Youth
Movie1924
9.0
Happiness
Movie1924
6.5
Wild Oranges
Movie1924
10.0
Three Wise Fools
Movie1923
No Backdrop
9.0
The Woman of Bronze
Movie1923
7.3
Peg o' My Heart
Movie1922
8.0
Conquering the Woman
Movie1922
No Backdrop
8.0
Dusk to Dawn
Movie1922
9.0
The Real Adventure
Movie1922
5.8
Love Never Dies
Movie1921
5.4
The Sky Pilot
Movie1921
6.5
The Jack-Knife Man
Movie1920
8.0
The Family Honor
Movie1920
No Backdrop
8.0
Poor Relations
Movie1919
5.8
The Other Half
Movie1919
0.0
Better Times
Movie1919
No Backdrop
9.0
The Turn in the Road
Movie1919
No Backdrop
7.0
Tad's Swimming Hole
Movie1918
No Backdrop
9.0
The Chocolate of the Gang
Movie1918
No Backdrop
5.8
Bud's Recruit
Movie1918
Acting Filmography (24)
No Backdrop
6.8
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Movie2005
No Backdrop
6.4
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
Movie2000
No Backdrop
8.0
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Movie1995
8.3
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Movie1990
5.1
Love & Money
Movie1981
8.4
Hollywood
TV Series1980
No Backdrop
6.3
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
Movie1980
No Backdrop
0.0
Ciné regards
TV Series1978
No Backdrop
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV Series1975
No Backdrop
0.0
The Men Who Made the Movies
TV Series1973
No Backdrop
6.5
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Movie1973
5.0
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
Movie1964
4.4
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Movie1961
6.0
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Movie1960
7.0
The Oscars
TV Series1953
6.0
It's a Great Feeling
Movie1949
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV Series1948
No Backdrop
6.7
Northward, Ho!
Movie1940
6.7
Our Daily Bread
Movie1934
7.2
Show People
Movie1928
No Backdrop
6.3
1925 Studio Tour
Movie1925
6.3
Souls for Sale
Movie1923
No Backdrop
0.0
Faith
Movie1916
7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Movie1916