Orson Welles

8.7	Listal rating

Stats

Birth Name: George Orson Welles

Born: 6 May 1915 Died: 10 October 1985

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 1"

Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Paola Mori

Lists

323 votes

Almost Unrecognizable (88 items)
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Published 4 years, 5 months ago

136 comments

221 votes

Listal's Hall of Fame (100 items)
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Published 2 years, 8 months ago

79 comments

210 votes

Listal's 100 best Actors *UPDATED* (100 items)
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Published 1 year, 9 months ago

225 comments

148 votes

Listal's 100 best Directors (The Results) (100 items)
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Published 2 years, 1 month ago

123 comments

125 votes

Greatest Movie Villains (92 items)
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Published 3 years, 7 months ago

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Photos

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Orson Welles Videos

Orson Welles in a Japanese Whiskey Commercial

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Monitor - Huw Wheldon And Orson Welles (1960)

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Added 8 months ago

Orson Welles receiving an Honorary Oscar®

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About: His father was a well-to-do inventor, his mother a beautiful concert pianist; Orson Welles was gifted in many arts (magic, piano, painting) as a child. When his mother died (he was nine) he traveled the world with his father. When his father died (he was fifteen) he became the ward of Chicago's Dr. Maurice Bernstein. In 1931 he graduated from the Todd School in Woodstock, Illinois; he turned down college offers for a sketching tour of Ireland. He tried unsuccessfully to enter the London and Broa ... (more)

Director (11), American (10), Actor (7), Oscar Winner (5), Born 1915 (5), Citizen Kane (4), Screenwriter (4), Male (4), Died 1985 (3), Deceased (3), Cult (3), Genius (3), Born In May (2), May 6 (2), Voice Actor (2), Died Aged 70 (2), Radio Actor (2), Dramatist (2), Cinematographer (2), Writer (2)

Movies

1. Citizen Kane (1941)

Rating:

8.1

1555 Watched

2. The Third Man (1949)

Rating:

8.2

595 Watched

3. Touch of Evil (1958)

Rating:

8.2

483 Watched

4. Get Shorty (1995)

Rating:

6.2

550 Watched

5. The Muppet Movie (1979)

Rating:

7.1

459 Watched

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Movies written by

1. Citizen Kane (1941)

Rating:

8.1

1555 Watched

2. The Third Man (1949)

Rating:

8.2

595 Watched

3. Touch of Evil (1958)

Rating:

8.2

483 Watched

4. The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

Rating:

7.6

210 Watched

5. The Trial (1962)

Rating:

151 Watched

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Movies directed by

1. Citizen Kane (1941)

Rating:

8.1

1555 Watched

2. Touch of Evil (1958)

Rating:

8.2

483 Watched

3. The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

Rating:

7.6

210 Watched

4. The Trial (1962)

Rating:

151 Watched

5. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

Rating:

7.6

180 Watched

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TV

1. Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Rating:

5.9

262 Watched

2. Shogun (1980)

Rating:

6.9

90 Watched

3. A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)

Rating:

8.1

35 Watched

4. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

Rating:

7.5

40 Watched

5. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

Rating:

8.9

18 Watched

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TV written by

1. The Magnificent Ambersons (2002)

Rating:

6.4

8 Watched

2. The Fountain of Youth (1958)

Rating:

2 Watched

3. Orson Welles' Magic Show (1985)

Rating:

2 Watched

4. Around the World with Orson Welles (1955)

Rating:

1 Watched

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TV directed by

1. The Fountain of Youth (1958)

Rating:

2 Watched

2. Orson Welles' Magic Show (1985)

Rating:

2 Watched

3. Around the World with Orson Welles (1955)

Rating:

1 Watched

Books

1. This Is Orson Welles

Rating:

2 want this

2. "Citizen Kane" Book

Rating:

1 own

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"Good in: Citizen Kane- Charles Foster Kane (a wealthy man who is also the owner/publisher of The New York Inquirer and other newspapers under the Inquirer moniker, the owner of 37 newspapers and two syndicates, and the owner of a radio station) Evil in: The Third Man- Harry Lime (a black-market opportunist) "

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50 Greatest American Screen Legends (50 person items)

"1915 - 1985 Trademarks One of the most recognizable deep voices in all of film, radio or television. Beard Cigar Citizen Kane (1941) Touch of Evil (1958) "

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