William Witney


Director

About

Also Known As
William N. Witney
Birth Place
Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Born
May 15, 1915
Died
March 17, 2002
Cause of Death
Complications From A Stroke

Family & Companions

Maxine Doyle Whitney
Wife
Married from c. 1938 until her death in 1973.
Beverly Whitney
Wife
Married from 1977 until his death in 2002.

Biography

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Darktown Strutters (1975)
Director
I Escaped From Devil's Island (1973)
Director
40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967)
Director
Arizona Raiders (1965)
Director
The Girls on the Beach (1965)
Director
Apache Rifles (1964)
Director
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
2nd unit Director
The Cat Burglar (1961)
Director
The Long Rope (1961)
Director
Master of the World (1961)
Director
Valley of the Redwoods (1960)
Director
The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960)
Director
Paratroop Command (1959)
Director
Zorro Rides Again (1959)
Director
The Bonnie Parker Story (1958)
Director
The Cool and the Crazy (1958)
Director
Juvenile Jungle (1958)
Director
Young and Wild (1958)
Director
Panama Sal (1957)
Director
A Strange Adventure (1956)
Director
Stranger at My Door (1956)
Director
Santa Fe Passage (1955)
Director
Headline Hunters (1955)
Director
City of Shadows (1955)
Director
The Last Command (1955)
2nd Unit Director
The Fighting Chance (1955)
Director
The Outcast (1954)
Director
Old Overland Trail (1953)
Director
Iron Mountain Trail (1953)
Director
Shadows of Tombstone (1953)
Director
Down Laredo Way (1953)
Director
South Pacific Trail (1952)
Director
Colorado Sundown (1952)
Director
Old Oklahoma Plains (1952)
Director
The WAC from Walla Walla (1952)
Director
Border Saddlemates (1952)
Director
The Last Musketeer (1952)
Director
Pals of the Golden West (1951)
Director
South of Caliente (1951)
Director
In Old Amarillo (1951)
Director
Heart of the Rockies (1951)
Director
Spoilers of the Plains (1951)
Director
Sunset in the West (1950)
Director
North of the Great Divide (1950)
Director
Trigger, Jr. (1950)
Director
Twilight in the Sierras (1950)
Director
Trail of Robin Hood (1950)
Director
Bells of Coronado (1950)
Director
Down Dakota Way (1949)
Director
The Golden Stallion (1949)
Director
Susanna Pass (1949)
Director
Eyes of Texas (1948)
Director
Under California Stars (1948)
Director
Grand Canyon Trail (1948)
Director
The Gay Ranchero (1948)
Director
The Far Frontier (1948)
Director
Night Time in Nevada (1948)
Director
On the Old Spanish Trail (1947)
Director
Bells of San Angelo (1947)
Director
Springtime in the Sierras (1947)
Director
Apache Rose (1947)
Director
Roll on Texas Moon (1946)
Director
Heldorado (1946)
Director
Home in Oklahoma (1946)
Director
The Fighting Devil Dogs (1943)
Director
Drums of Fu Manchu (1943)
Director
G-Men Vs. the Black Dragon (1943)
Director
SOS Coast Guard (1942)
Director
The Yukon Patrol (1942)
Director
Outlaws of Pine Ridge (1942)
Director
King of the Mounties (1942)
Director
The Yukon Patrol (1942)
Director
S.O.S. Coast Guard (1942)
Director
Spy Smasher (1942)
Director
Perils of Nyoka (1942)
Director
Dick Tracy Vs. Crime, Inc. (1941)
Director
King of the Texas Rangers (1941)
Director
Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
Director
Jungle Girl (1941)
Director
Heroes of the Saddle (1940)
Director
Hi-Yo Silver (1940)
Director
Mysterious Dr. Satan (1940)
Director
Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
Director
Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
Director
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
Director
Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
Director
Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
Director
The Lone Ranger (1938)
Director
Dick Tracy Returns (1938)
Director
The Trigger Trio (1937)
Director
The Painted Stallion (1937)
Director
Zorro Rides Again (1937)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Roy Rogers: King of the Cowboys (1992)
Himself
The Wild Blue Yonder (1951)
Gen. Curtis E. LeMay

Cast (Special)

Roy Rogers: King of the Cowboys (1992)
The Republic Pictures Story (1991)

Life Events

1937

Film directing debut

1943

Joined Marines

1946

Returned to directing at Republic

Videos

Movie Clip

Golden Stallion, The -- (Movie Clip) Night On The Prairie Roy Rogers, now re-united with Trigger, Stormy (Dale Evans) and Pepi (Estelita Rodriguez), leads Night On The Prairie, by Nathan Gluck, Anne Parentean and Aaron Gonzales, but bad guys lurk, in The Golden Stallion, 1949.
Golden Stallion, The -- (Movie Clip) Time For A Song Stormy (Dale Evans) and Pepita (Estelita Rodriguez) preparing the bunk-house, trilling There's Always Time For A Song by Sid Robin and Foy Willing, and meeting Roy Rogers and sidekick Sparrow (Pat Brady), early in The Golden Stallion, 1949.
Home In Oklahoma -- (Movie Clip) I Wish I Was A Kid Again Reporter "Connie" Evans (really "Dale") rolls into Hereford Heaven, finding cowboy journalist (!) Roy Rogers singing I Wish I Was A Kid Again , by Jack Elliott, mostly to himself, in Home In Okalhoma, 1946.
Home In Oklahoma -- (Movie Clip) Cowboy Ham And Eggs With an introduction from George "Gabby" Hayes, Roy Rogers and the Sons Of The Pioneers, "playing themselves," offer Cowboy Ham And Eggs by Tim Spencer, in Home In Oklahoma, 1946.
Darktown Strutters -- (Movie Clip) Let's Party! Syreena (Trina Parks) is finishing winning her race against Mellow (Roger E. Mosley) when she encounters the Klan in a panel truck, which doesn't prevent all from adjourning to party, in Darktown Strutters, 1975.
Darktown Strutters -- (Movie Clip) Open, Cinderella Plenty outrageous gag with the title-referenced biker gang leads into the opening credits from Darktown Strutters, 1975, the social-commentary action-comedy starring Trina Parks and Roger E. Mosley, from a script by George Armitage.
Darktown Strutters -- (Movie Clip) Baby Brother Syreena (Trina Parks) drops in on her brother Flash (Gene Simms) who's gone 'round the bend with Kung Fu, and they consult about their missing mother, in Darktown Strutters, 1975, from a screenplay by George Armitage.

Family

Larry Trouba
Step-Son
Survived him.
John Witney
Son
Survived him.

Companions

Maxine Doyle Whitney
Wife
Married from c. 1938 until her death in 1973.
Beverly Whitney
Wife
Married from 1977 until his death in 2002.

Bibliography