Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/6/1915
Place of Birth
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Also Known As
Orson Welles
Biography
Known For
Casino Royale
as Le Chiffre
The Vikings
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Transformers: The Movie
as Unicron (voice)
The Tartars
as Burundai
The Trial
as Albert Hastler
Compulsion
as Jonathan Wilk
Malpertuis
as Cassavius
Waterloo
as Louis XVIII
Jane Eyre
as Edward Rochester
Necromancy
as Mr. Cato
History of the World: Part I
as Narrator
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
Duel in the Sun
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Muppet Movie
as Lew Lord
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
as J.P. Morgan
Catch-22
as Brigadier General Dreedle
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
as The 'Director' (segment "La ricotta")
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
as Self (archive footage)
And Then There Were None
as Voice on Tape
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
Career Timeline
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2018
The Other Side of the Wind
as Journalist (uncredited)
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self (archive footage)
Black Baby
as Self (archive footage)
The Eyes of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2014
2013
2012
2010
2005
2001
2000
1997
1993
1990
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
Slapstick of Another Kind
as Aliens' Father (voice)
Wagner e Venezia
as Richard Wagner (voice)
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
as Self
The Orson Welles Story
as Self
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
as Self - Narrator
Genocide
as Narrator (voice)
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Doug Henning's World of Magic
as Self - Special Guest
Butterfly
as Judge Rauch
Let Poland Be Poland
as Self
Magic with the Stars
as Host
The Quest for Fire Adventure
as Narrator
1981
A Gift of Harvest
as Narrator
Brasil
as Self (archive footage)
Search for the Titanic
as Himself (host)
Enchanted Journey
as Pippo
The New Deal for Artists
as Narrator (voice)
History of the World: Part I
as Narrator
Tales of the Klondike
as Narrator
Filming 'The Trial'
as Self
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
as Presenter / Narrator (voice)
1980
1979
The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis
as Narrator
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
as Self
To Try Again... and Succeed
as Narrator (voice)
The Muppet Movie
as Lew Lord
The Double McGuffin
as Narrator (voice)
The Orson Welles Show
as Self
The Greatest Adventure--The Story of Man's Voyage to the Moon
as Narrator
1978
A Woman Called Moses
as Narrator (voice)
The Magic of David Copperfield
Role unknown
Orson Welles at The Magic Castle
as Self
Filming Othello
as Host
The Biggest Battle
as Narratore
The Late Great Planet Earth
as Self
Mysterious Castles of Clay
as Narrator
Tut: The Boy King
as Himself - Host
Caesar's Guide to Gaming with Orson Welles
as Himself
1977
It Happened One Christmas
as Henry F. Potter
The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed
as Narrator
The Force Beyond
as Himself (archive footage)
Hot Tomorrows
as Parklawn Mortuary (voice)
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
as Self
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
as Narrator
From Fiber to Fabric: Wool's a Natural
as Narrator
1976
1975
Doug Henning's World of Magic
as Self
Bugs Bunny Superstar
as Narrator (voice)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Orson Welles - Das vermarktete Genie
as Self
Magnificent Monsters of the Deep
as Narrator
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
as Narrator / Nag / Chuchundra (voice)
Who's Out There?
as Host
1974
1973
Power and Corruption
as Himself
Kelly Country
as Narrator
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
F for Fake
as Self
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Self - Host
The Battle of Sutjeska
as Winston Churchill
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
The Cave: a parable told by Orson Welles
as Narrator
The Cave
as Narrator
1972
1971
London
as Winston Churchill / George Bernard Shaw
Ten Days' Wonder
as Théo Van Horn
A Safe Place
as The Magician
Directed by John Ford
as Narrator (voice)
The Silent Years
Role unknown
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
Sentinels of Silence
Role unknown
Flame of Persia
as Narrator
Freedom River
as Narrator
1970
An Evening with Orson Welles: The Golden Honeymoon
Role unknown
Night Gallery
as Narrator
Is It Always Right to Be Right?
as Narrator
Waterloo
as Louis XVIII
The Enemy Before Us
as Narrator
Catch-22
as Brigadier General Dreedle
Start the Revolution Without Me
as The Narrator
The Kremlin Letter
as Bresnavitch
Upon This Rock
as Michelangelo (voice)
A Horse Called Nijinsky
as Narrator
1969
Soft Self-Portrait of Salvador Dali
as Narrator (voice)
The Merchant of Venice
as Shylock
Twelve Plus One
as Markan
The Battle of Neretva
as Četnik
The Southern Star
as Plankett
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
as Justinian
Tepepa
as Colonel Cascorro
To Build a Fire
as Narrator (voice)
1968
The Fight for Rome
as Justinian
One Man Band
Role unknown
The Name of the Game
as Narrator
The Immortal Story
as Charles Clay
House of Cards
as Leschenhaut
Around the World of Mike Todd
as Self - Narrator
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Portrait: Orson Welles
as Self
Oedipus the King
as Tiresias
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
Vienna
as Himself
1967
1966
1965
Chimes at Midnight
as Falstaff
Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Americans on Everest
as Narrator- Self
National Geographic Specials
as Narrator
Marco the Magnificent
as Akerman, Marco's Teacher
Profile No. 6: Orson Welles
Role unknown
A King's Story
as Narrator
1963
1962
1961
1960
1959
1958
Lords of the Forest
as Narrator (voice)
The Roots of Heaven
as Cy Sedgewick
The Fountain of Youth
as the narrator
Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina
as Self - Host
Colgate Theatre
Role unknown
South Seas Adventure
as Narrator
The Vikings
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Long, Hot Summer
as Will Varner
Touch of Evil
as Police Captain Hank Quinlan
1956
1955
The Land of the Basques
as Himself
Around the World with Orson Welles
as Host: Orson Welles
Ford Star Jubilee
as Oscar Jaffe
Mr. Arkadin
as Gregory Arkadin
Moby Dick Rehearsed
as An Actor Manager /Father Mapple /Ahab
Orson Welles' Sketch Book
as Self - Host
Orson Welles' Sketch Book
as Himself - Host
Napoleon
as Sir Hudson Lowe
Three Cases of Murder
as Lord Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)