Filmography Orson Welles

The complete filmography of Orson Welles. An overview of all movies and series as an actor, producer, writer, director and editor with a MovieMeter rating.

• Actor (119)
• Writer (23)
• Director (20)
• Production (10)
• Editor (6)
• Sound (2)
• Camera (1)

Actor (119)

	Jim Henson Idea Man (2024) as Self (archive footage) Documentary / Biography 2 comments	3,54 (23)
	Clint Eastwood, la Dernière Légende (2022) as Self - Interviewee (archive footage) Documentary / Biography	3,00 (2)
	Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Documentary / Family 3 comments	3,79 (14)
	Hopper/Welles (2020) as Self Documentary

	Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020) as Self (archive footage) Documentary / Biography	3,38 (8)
	The Great Buster (2018) as Self (archive footage) Documentary	3,42 (18)
	They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018) as Self (archive footage) Documentary	3,16 (43)
	The Eyes of Orson Welles (2018) as Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage) Documentary / Biography	3,70 (5)
	Jeanne Moreau, l'Affranchie (2018) as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) Documentary / Biography	3,50 (6)

	This Is Orson Welles (2015) as Self Documentary	2,98 (22)
	Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2015) as Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage) Documentary / Biography	3,50 (5)
	Too Much Johnson (1938) as Keystone Kop Comedy	2,80 (5)
	Jodorowsky's Dune (2013) as Self (Archival Footage) Documentary	3,66 (158)
	Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) as Genghis Khan / Bayan (archive footage) Documentary / Biography	3,63 (15)
	Lucifer et Moi (2008) as (archive footage 1982) Comedy
	Lost in La Mancha (2002) as Self (archive footage) Documentary	3,39 (191)
	A Huey P. Newton Story (2001) Documentary	3,50 (1)
	Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) as Self (archive footage) Documentary / Biography 2 comments	3,50 (7)
	According to Occam's Razor (1999) Documentary	2,00 (1)
	The Battle over Citizen Kane (1996) as Self (archive footage) Documentary	3,49 (74)
	Orson Welles: The One-Man Band (1995) as Self (archive footage) Documentary	3,00 (4)
	A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese through American Movies (1995) as Self Documentary / History	3,83 (167)
	La Classe Américaine (1993) as Self (archive footage) Comedy	2,67 (6)
	It's All True (1993) as Self Documentary / Drama	2,70 (5)
	Don Quijote de Orson Welles (1992) as Self Adventure	2,88 (12)
	Someone to Love (1987) as Danny's Friend Comedy / Drama	2,00 (2)
	The Transformers: The Movie (1986) as Unicron (voice) Animation / Scifi 1 comment	3,25 (224)
	Almonds and Raisins (1984) as Narrator Documentary
	Moonlighting (1985) (TV show) as Orson Welles Comedy / Romance	3,30 (81)
	De Weg naar Bresson (1984) as Self Documentary	3,00 (18)
	Where Is Parsifal? (1984) as Klingsor Comedy	1,75 (2)
	Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982) as Aliens' Father (voice) Comedy / Scifi	1,50 (6)
	Genocide (1982) as Narrator (voice) Documentary	3,47 (17)
	Butterfly (1982) as Judge Rauch Drama	2,29 (17)
	History of the World: Part I (1981) as Narrator Comedy / History 3 comments	2,82 (494)
	The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1980) as Presenter / Narrator (voice) Biography / Drama	3,25 (12)
	Magnum, P.I. (1980) (TV show) as Robin Masters (uncredited) (voice) Action / Adventure 3 comments	3,37 (225)
	Shōgun (1980) (TV show) as Narrator Drama / Adventure 1 comment	3,67 (38)
	Tajna Nikole Tesle (1980) as J.P. Morgan Drama / Biography	3,25 (2)
	The Muppet Movie (1979) as Lew Lord Family / Comedy 2 comments	3,20 (290)
	The Double McGuffin (1979) as Narrator Mystery / Family	3,10 (5)
	Filming 'Othello' (1978) as Host Documentary	3,14 (7)
	Il Grande Attacco (1978) as Narratore War / Drama	2,29 (12)
	The Force Beyond (1978) as Himself (archive footage) Documentary
	It Happened One Christmas (1977) as Henry F. Potter Comedy / Fantasy	2,83 (3)
	Hot Tomorrows (1977) as Parklawn Mortuary (voice) Comedy
	Voyage of the Damned (1976) as José Estedes Drama / History	2,91 (43)
	Bugs Bunny Superstar (1975) as Narrator (voice) Animation / Documentary	2,77 (11)
	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage) Documentary	3,00 (3)
	Ein Unbekannter Rechnet Ab (1974) as Voice on Tape Mystery / Crime 1 comment	2,66 (22)
	Vérités et Mensonges (1974) as Self Documentary / Experimental 3 comments	3,39 (98)
	Sutjeska (1973) as Winston Churchill Drama / War	2,95 (10)
	Treasure Island (1972) as Long John Silver Adventure	2,97 (18)
	Necromancy (1972) as Mr. Cato Horror	1,77 (11)
	Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972) as Mr. Delasandro Comedy	2,54 (13)
	La Décade Prodigieuse (1971) as Théo Van Horn Drama / Mystery	2,93 (7)
	A Safe Place (1971) as The Magician Drama 1 comment	2,50 (21)
	Directed by John Ford (1971) as Narrator (voice) Documentary	3,50 (17)
	Malpertuis (1971) as Cassavius Horror / Drama 3 comments	3,38 (93)
	Night Gallery (1970) (TV show) as Narrator Drama / Horror 1 comment	3,50 (3)
	Waterloo (1970) as Louis XVIII Drama / War 3 comments	3,24 (180)
	Start the Revolution without Me (1970) as The Narrator Comedy / Adventure	2,58 (6)
	Catch-22 (1970) as Brigadier General Dreedle Comedy / War 3 comments	3,26 (242)
	The Kremlin Letter (1970) as Bresnavitch Thriller	2,88 (17)
	Bitka na Neretvi (1969) as Četnik Drama / War	3,28 (29)
	12 + 1 (1969) as Markan Comedy	2,88 (4)
	The Southern Star (1969) as Plankett Adventure / Comedy	3,00 (3)
	Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat (1969) as Justinian Adventure / Drama	2,50 (1)
	Tepepa (1968) as Colonel Cascorro Western / Adventure	3,32 (30)
	Kampf um Rom I (1968) as Justinian Adventure / Drama	2,75 (2)
	The Name of the Game (1968) (TV show) as Narrator Crime / Drama 1 comment	3,50 (1)
	House of Cards (1968) as Leschenhaut Thriller / Drama	3,50 (9)
	Une Histoire Immortelle (1968) as Charles Clay Drama	3,48 (30)
	Oedipus the King (1968) Drama	3,00 (1)
	I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) as Jonathan Lute Comedy / Drama	2,30 (5)
	Casino Royale (1967) as Le Chiffre Comedy / Action 3 comments	2,07 (280)
	The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967) Drama / Romance	3,25 (6)
	A Man for All Seasons (1966) as Cardinal Wolsey Biography / Drama 3 comments	3,43 (197)
	Paris Brûle-t-Il? (1966) as Konsul Nordling Drama / War	3,16 (87)
	La Fabuleuse Aventure de Marco Polo (1965) as Akerman, Marco's Teacher Adventure	2,62 (8)
	Falstaff (Chimes at Midnight) (1965) as Falstaff Drama / Comedy	3,60 (75)
	A King's Story (1965) as Narrator Documentary / Drama
	The V.I.P.s (1963) as Max Buda Drama	2,52 (21)
	Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963) as The 'Director' (segment "La ricotta") Drama / Comedy	2,84 (25)
	Le Procès (1962) as Albert Hastler Drama / Fantasy 3 comments	3,64 (355)
	La Fayette (1961) as Benjamin Franklin Drama / War	2,50 (1)
	King of Kings (1961) as Narrator (Voice) Drama	3,20 (73)
	I Tartari (1961) as Burundai Action / Adventure	2,50 (7)
	Austerlitz (1960) as Robert Fulton Drama / Biography	2,83 (12)
	Crack in the Mirror (1960) as Hagolin / Lamerciere Crime / Drama	3,12 (4)
	David e Golia (1960) as King Saul Drama / Action	2,21 (7)
	Ferry to Hong Kong (1959) as Captain Hart Action / Adventure	2,86 (7)
	Compulsion (1959) as Jonathan Wilk Thriller / Drama	3,44 (62)
	Les Seigneurs de la Forêt (1959) as Narrator Documentary	3,00 (1)
	The Roots of Heaven (1958) as Cy Sedgewick Adventure / Drama	2,81 (13)
	The Vikings (1958) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Action / Adventure	3,31 (183)
	The Long, Hot Summer (1958) as Will Varner Drama 3 comments	3,25 (75)
	Touch of Evil (1958) as Police Captain Hank Quinlan filmnoir / Thriller 3 comments	3,73 (718)
	Man in the Shadow (1957) as Virgil Renchler Western / Drama	3,50 (22)
	Moby Dick (1956) as Father Mapple Adventure / Drama 3 comments	3,37 (270)
	Napoléon (1955) as Sir Hudson Lowe Drama / Biography	3,17 (6)
	Three Cases of Murder (1955) as Lord Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment) Crime / Mystery	3,44 (8)
	Mr. Arkadin (1955) as Gregory Arkadin Drama / Mystery	3,40 (75)
	Trouble in the Glen (1953) as Sanin Cejador y Mengues Comedy	1,90 (5)
	Si Versailles M'était Conté (1954) as Benjamin Franklin Drama / Comedy	2,50 (3)
	Trent's Last Case (1952) as Sigsbee Manderson Mystery	2,71 (7)
	The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1951) as Othello Drama 3 comments	3,43 (60)
	I Love Lucy (1951) (TV show) as Orson Welles Comedy / Family 2 comments	3,15 (20)
	The Black Rose (1950) as Bayan Adventure	2,69 (26)
	Prince of Foxes (1949) as Cesare Borgia Adventure / Drama	2,92 (24)
	The Third Man (1949) as Harry Lime filmnoir / Thriller 3 comments	3,83 (1.125)
	Black Magic (1949) as Joseph Balsamo aka Count Cagliostro Mystery / Drama	3,23 (15)
	Macbeth (1948) as Macbeth Drama	3,29 (67)
	The Lady from Shanghai (1947) as Michael O'Hara Crime / filmnoir 3 comments	3,60 (305)
	Duel in the Sun (1946) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Western / Drama 3 comments	3,04 (94)
	The Stranger (1946) as Charles Rankin filmnoir / Mystery 3 comments	3,45 (288)
	Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) as John Andrew MacDonald Drama 1 comment	3,55 (19)
	Follow the Boys (1944) as Orson Welles (uncredited) Comedy / Music	2,71 (12)
	Jane Eyre (1943) as Edward Rochester Romance / Drama 3 comments	3,65 (78)
	Journey into Fear (1943) as Colonel Haki filmnoir	3,20 (38)
	The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) as Narrator (voice) Drama / Romance 2 comments	3,38 (218)
	Citizen Kane (1941) as Charles Foster Kane Drama / Mystery 3 comments	3,74 (1.788)
	Swiss Family Robinson (1940) as Opening Narrator Adventure	2,79 (7)
	The Spanish Earth (1937) as Narrator (voice) War / Documentary	2,55 (37)

Writer (23)

	The Other Side of the Wind (2018) Screenplay	2,89 (64)
	Too Much Johnson (1938) Screenplay	2,80 (5)
	The Hitchhiker (2007) Original Concept	2,12 (8)
	The Magnificent Ambersons (2002) Screenplay	2,50 (5)
	The Big Brass Ring (1999) Writer	2,10 (10)
	Don Quijote de Orson Welles (1992) Screenplay	2,88 (12)
	Filming 'Othello' (1978) Writer	3,14 (7)
	Vérités et Mensonges (1974) Writer 3 comments	3,39 (98)
	Treasure Island (1972) Writer	2,97 (18)
	Une Histoire Immortelle (1968) Screenplay	3,48 (30)
	Falstaff (Chimes at Midnight) (1965) Screenplay	3,60 (75)
	Le Procès (1962) Screenplay 3 comments	3,64 (355)
	Touch of Evil (1958) Screenplay 3 comments	3,73 (718)
	Mr. Arkadin (1955) Screenplay	3,40 (75)
	The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1951) Screenplay 3 comments	3,43 (60)
	Portrait d'un Assassin (1949) Writer	3,00 (3)
	Macbeth (1948) Screenplay	3,29 (67)
	The Lady from Shanghai (1947) Screenplay 3 comments	3,60 (305)
	Monsieur Verdoux (1947) Original Concept 3 comments	3,51 (207)
	The Stranger (1946) Co-Writer 3 comments	3,45 (288)
	Journey into Fear (1943) Screenplay	3,20 (38)
	The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Screenplay 2 comments	3,38 (218)
	Citizen Kane (1941) Screenplay 3 comments	3,74 (1.788)

Director (20)

	Hopper/Welles (2020) Director
	The Other Side of the Wind (2018) Director	2,89 (64)
	Too Much Johnson (1938) Director	2,80 (5)
	It's All True (1993) Director	2,70 (5)
	Don Quijote de Orson Welles (1992) Director	2,88 (12)
	Filming 'Othello' (1978) Director	3,14 (7)
	Vérités et Mensonges (1974) Director 3 comments	3,39 (98)
	Une Histoire Immortelle (1968) Director	3,48 (30)
	Falstaff (Chimes at Midnight) (1965) Director	3,60 (75)
	Le Procès (1962) Director 3 comments	3,64 (355)
	Touch of Evil (1958) Director 3 comments	3,73 (718)
	Three Cases of Murder (1955) Co-Director	3,44 (8)
	Mr. Arkadin (1955) Director	3,40 (75)
	The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1951) Director 3 comments	3,43 (60)
	Macbeth (1948) Director	3,29 (67)
	The Lady from Shanghai (1947) Director 3 comments	3,60 (305)
	The Stranger (1946) Director 3 comments	3,45 (288)
	Journey into Fear (1943) Director	3,20 (38)
	The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Director 2 comments	3,38 (218)
	Citizen Kane (1941) Director 3 comments	3,74 (1.788)

Production (10)

	Too Much Johnson (1938) Producer	2,80 (5)
	Don Quijote de Orson Welles (1992) Producer	2,88 (12)
	Mr. Arkadin (1955) Producer	3,40 (75)
	The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1951) Producer 3 comments	3,43 (60)
	Macbeth (1948) Producer	3,29 (67)
	The Lady from Shanghai (1947) Producer 3 comments	3,60 (305)
	Jane Eyre (1943) Associate Producer 3 comments	3,65 (78)
	Journey into Fear (1943) Producer	3,20 (38)
	The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Producer 2 comments	3,38 (218)
	Citizen Kane (1941) Producer 3 comments	3,74 (1.788)

Editor (6)

	The Other Side of the Wind (2018) Editor	2,89 (64)
	Too Much Johnson (1938) Editor	2,80 (5)
	Don Quijote de Orson Welles (1992) Editor	2,88 (12)
	Vérités et Mensonges (1974) Editor 3 comments	3,39 (98)
	Le Procès (1962) Editor 3 comments	3,64 (355)
	Mr. Arkadin (1955) Editor	3,40 (75)

Sound (2)

	Halston (2019) Theme Song Performance	2,50 (1)
	Three Cases of Murder (1955) Theme Song Performance	3,44 (8)

Camera (1)

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Additional Photography 2 comments

3,38 (218)