George Orson Welles was an American actor and filmmaker. Remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre, he is considered among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2028 | Charmed Lives: A Family RomanceMovie | Self (archive footage) | 113 |
| 2024 | Jim Henson Idea ManMovie | Self (archive footage) | 109 |
| 2022 | Clint Eastwood: The Last LegendMovie | Self (archive footage) | 107 |
| 2022 | Louis Armstrong's Black & BluesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 107 |
| 2022 | The Welles RaftMovie | Himself (Archive Footage) | 107 |
| 2022 | American: An Odyssey to 1947Movie | Self (archive footage) | 107 |
| 2021 | The Real Charlie ChaplinMovie | Self (archive footage) | 106 |
| 2021 | Morceaux de CannesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 106 |
| 2021 | Parkinson at 50Movie | Self (archive footage) | 106 |
| 2021 | Tall Tales: The Ireland of Orson WellesMovie | Self | 106 |
| 2020 | Natalie Wood: What Remains BehindMovie | Self (archive footage) | 105 |
| 2018 | The Other Side of the WindMovie | Journalist (uncredited) | 103 |
| 2018 | They'll Love Me When I'm DeadMovie | Self (archive footage) | 103 |
| 2016 | Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate PartyMovie | Self (archive footage) (voice) | 101 |
| 2016 | Embers & DustMovie | Professor Richard Pierson / Self (voice) (archive sound) | 101 |
| 2015 | This Is Orson WellesMovie | Self | 100 |
| 2014 | Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson WellesMovie | Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage) | 99 |
| 2014 | Alfonso Sansone: Producer by ChanceMovie | Self (archive footage) | 99 |
| 2013 | Talking PicturesSeries | Self (archive footage) | 98 |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenMovie | (archive footage) | 97 |
| 2012 | Magic Mirror MazeMovie | — | 97 |
| 2012 | The Shadow KnowsMovie | Self (archive footage) | 97 |
| 2010 | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffMovie | Genghis Khan / Bayan (archive footage) | 95 |
| 2010 | Orson Welles: The Paris InterviewMovie | Himself | 95 |
| 2009 | Hollywood sul TevereMovie | — | 94 |
| 2007 | The DeepMovie | Russ Brewer | 92 |
| 2007 | Spine Tingler! The William Castle StoryMovie | Self (archive) | 92 |
| 2005 | Filmmakers vs. TycoonsMovie | Self (archive footage) | 90 |
| 2005 | The Other Side of WellesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 90 |
| 2005 | The WellMovie | — | 90 |
| 2005 | Lost in "The Thinking"Movie | Self (archive footage) | 90 |
| 2002 | Heart of the FestivalMovie | Self (archive footage) | 87 |
| 2002 | Lost in La ManchaMovie | Self (archive footage) | 87 |
| 2002 | The Movie Movie (An Excerpt)Movie | Archival Footage | 87 |
| 2002 | Filming 'The Trial'Movie | Self | 87 |
| 2001 | The Paranormal Peter SellersMovie | Self (Archive footage) | 86 |
| 2000 | Lon Chaney: A Thousand FacesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 85 |
| 2000 | Orson Welles in the Land of Don QuixoteMovie | Self (Archive footage) | 85 |
| 1999 | According to Occam's RazorMovie | — | 84 |
| 1997 | Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema NacionalMovie | Self | 82 |
| 1997 | Who Is Henry Jaglom?Movie | Self (archive footage) | 82 |
| 1996 | The Battle Over Citizen KaneMovie | Self (archive footage) | 81 |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 80 |
| 1995 | Orson Welles: The One-Man BandMovie | Self (archive footage) | 80 |
| 1993 | La Classe américaineMovie | Self (archive footage) | 78 |
| 1993 | Rosabella - La storia italiana di Orson WellesMovie | — | 78 |
| 1993 | Working with Orson WellesMovie | Himself (Archive Footage) | 78 |
| 1991 | The Complete 'Citizen Kane'Movie | Self (archive footage) | 76 |
| 1990 | Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the DreamMovie | Self (archive footage) | 75 |
| 1988 | American ExperienceSeries | Self (archive footage) | 73 |
| 1986 | The Transformers: The MovieMovie | Unicron (voice) | 71 |
| 1986 | The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsMovie | Self (archive footage) | 71 |
| 1985 | MoonlightingSeries | Orson Welles | 70 |
| 1985 | Scene of the CrimeSeries | — | 70 |
| 1985 | Orson Welles' Magic ShowMovie | Self | 70 |
| 1985 | The DreamersMovie | Marcus Kleek | 70 |
| 1984 | Almonds and RaisinsMovie | Narrator | 69 |
| 1983 | The WitchingMovie | Mr. Cato | 68 |
| 1983 | Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?Movie | Magician (uncredited) | 68 |
| 1982 | ButterflyMovie | Judge Rauch | 67 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 StarsMovie | Self | 67 |
| 1982 | Magic with the StarsMovie | Self - Host | 67 |
| 1982 | Slapstick of Another KindMovie | Aliens' Father (voice) (uncredited) | 67 |
| 1982 | Baryshnikov in HollywoodMovie | Self - Narrator | 67 |
| 1982 | Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadyMovie | Self | 67 |
| 1982 | Doug Henning's World of MagicMovie | Self - Special Guest | 67 |
| 1982 | The Orson Welles StoryMovie | Self | 67 |
| 1982 | Wagner e VeneziaMovie | Richard Wagner (voice) | 67 |
| 1981 | The Man Who Saw TomorrowMovie | Presenter / Narrator (voice) | 66 |
| 1981 | History of the World: Part IMovie | Narrator (voice) | 66 |
| 1981 | The New Deal for ArtistsMovie | Narrator (voice) | 66 |
| 1980 | ShōgunSeries | Narrator | 65 |
| 1980 | The Secret of Nikola TeslaMovie | J.P. Morgan | 65 |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I.Series | Robin Masters (voice) | 65 |
| 1980 | A Step AwayMovie | English Narrator | 65 |
| 1979 | The Muppet MovieMovie | Lew Lord | 64 |
| 1979 | The Double McGuffinMovie | Narrator (voice) | 64 |
| 1979 | Filming OthelloMovie | Host | 64 |
| 1979 | The Orson Welles ShowMovie | Self | 64 |
| 1979 | Frank Sinatra: The First 40 YearsMovie | Self | 64 |
| 1978 | The Magic of David CopperfieldSeries | Host | 63 |
| 1978 | A Woman Called MosesSeries | Narrator (voice) | 63 |
| 1978 | The Biggest BattleMovie | Narratore | 63 |
| 1977 | It Happened One ChristmasMovie | Henry F. Potter | 62 |
| 1977 | The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?Movie | Self | 62 |
| 1977 | The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It GreedMovie | Narrator | 62 |
| 1976 | Voyage of the DamnedMovie | José Estedes | 61 |
| 1976 | Cérémonie des CésarSeries | Self - President | 61 |
| 1976 | NBC: The First Fifty YearsMovie | Self / Narrator | 61 |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Movie | Self (archive footage) | 60 |
| 1975 | Doug Henning's World of MagicSeries | Self | 60 |
| 1975 | Who's Out There?Movie | Host | 60 |
| 1975 | Magnificent Monsters of the DeepMovie | Narrator | 60 |
| 1974 | Dinah!Series | Self | 59 |
| 1974 | Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a StillMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 59 |
| 1974 | And Then There Were NoneMovie | Voice on Tape | 59 |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great MysteriesSeries | Self - Host | 58 |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSeries | Self | 58 |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series | Self | 58 |
| 1973 | Kelly CountryMovie | Narrator | 58 |
| 1972 | The Man Who Came to DinnerMovie | Sheridan Whiteside | 57 |
| 1972 | MalpertuisMovie | Cassavius | 57 |
| 1971 | V.I.P. SchaukelSeries | Self | 56 |
| 1971 | Directed by John FordMovie | Narrator (voice) | 56 |
| 1971 | Flame of PersiaMovie | Narrator | 56 |
| 1970 | Night GallerySeries | Narrator | 55 |
| 1970 | The Kremlin LetterMovie | Bresnavitch | 55 |
| 1970 | Catch-22Movie | Brigadier General Dreedle | 55 |
| 1970 | Start the Revolution Without MeMovie | The Narrator | 55 |
| 1970 | The Enemy Before UsMovie | Narrator | 55 |
| 1969 | The Battle of NeretvaMovie | Četnik | 54 |
| 1969 | The Fight for Rome II - The BetrayalMovie | Justinian | 54 |
| 1969 | Soft Self-Portrait of Salvador DaliMovie | Narrator (voice) | 54 |
| 1968 | The Name of the GameSeries | Narrator | 53 |
| 1968 | House of CardsMovie | Leschenhaut | 53 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 53 |
| 1968 | The Immortal StoryMovie | Charles Clay | 53 |
| 1968 | The Fight for RomeMovie | Justinian | 53 |
| 1968 | Oedipus the KingMovie | Tiresias | 53 |
| 1968 | Around the World of Mike ToddMovie | Self - Narrator | 53 |
| 1968 | Portrait: Orson WellesMovie | Self | 53 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeries | Self | 53 |
| 1967 | OmnibusSeries | Self - Presenter | 52 |
| 1967 | Casino RoyaleMovie | Le Chiffre | 52 |
| 1967 | I'll Never Forget What's'isnameMovie | Jonathan Lute | 52 |
| 1967 | The Sailor from GibraltarMovie | Louis de Mozambique | 52 |
| 1967 | Beggars Would RideMovie | Narrator | 52 |
| 1966 | Is Paris Burning?Movie | Konsul Nordling | 51 |
| 1965 | National Geographic SpecialsSeries | Narrator | 50 |
| 1965 | Marco the MagnificentMovie | Akerman, Marco's Teacher | 50 |
| 1965 | Chimes at MidnightMovie | Falstaff | 50 |
| 1965 | A King's StoryMovie | Narrator | 50 |
| 1964 | Pour le plaisirSeries | Self | 49 |
| 1964 | In the Land of Don QuixoteSeries | Himself | 49 |
| 1963 | Hollywood and the StarsSeries | Self (archive footage) | 48 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSeries | Self | 47 |
| 1962 | The TrialMovie | Albert Hastler | 47 |
| 1962 | LafayetteMovie | Benjamin Franklin | 47 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries | Self | 47 |
| 1961 | King of KingsMovie | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 46 |
| 1961 | The TartarsMovie | Burundai | 46 |
| 1961 | TempoSeries | Self | 46 |
| 1960 | The Battle of AusterlitzMovie | Robert Fulton | 45 |
| 1959 | CompulsionMovie | Jonathan Wilk | 44 |
| 1958 | The VikingsMovie | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 43 |
| 1958 | The Long, Hot SummerMovie | Will Varner | 43 |
| 1958 | Colgate TheatreSeries | — | 43 |
| 1958 | The Fountain of YouthMovie | the narrator | 43 |
| 1958 | MonitorSeries | — | 43 |
| 1957 | Man in the ShadowMovie | Virgil Renchler | 42 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen ShowSeries | Self | 41 |
| 1956 | CinépanoramaSeries | Self | 41 |
| 1956 | Moby DickMovie | Father Mapple | 41 |
| 1955 | NapoleonMovie | Sir Hudson Lowe | 40 |
| 1955 | Three Cases of MurderMovie | Lord Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment) | 40 |
| 1954 | Reflets de CannesSeries | Self | 39 |
| 1953 | Royal Affairs in VersaillesMovie | Benjamin Franklin | 38 |
| 1952 | OmnibusSeries | King Lear | 37 |
| 1952 | Trent's Last CaseMovie | Sigsbee Manderson | 37 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSeries | Sheridan Whiteside | 36 |
| 1951 | I Love LucySeries | Orson Welles | 36 |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Series | Self | 35 |
| 1950 | The Black RoseMovie | Bayan | 35 |
| 1949 | Black MagicMovie | Joseph Balsamo aka Count Cagliostro | 34 |
| 1949 | The Third ManMovie | Harry Lime | 34 |
| 1948 | MacbethMovie | Macbeth | 33 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 33 |
| 1947 | The Lady from ShanghaiMovie | Michael O'Hara | 32 |
| 1946 | Duel in the SunMovie | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 31 |
| 1946 | The StrangerMovie | Prof. Charles Rankin | 31 |
| 1944 | Follow the BoysMovie | Orson Welles (uncredited) | 29 |
| 1944 | Know Your Ally: BritainMovie | Narrator/Bob (helpful taxi passenger) | 29 |
| 1943 | Show-Business at WarMovie | Self | 28 |
| 1943 | Jane EyreMovie | Edward Rochester | 28 |
| 1941 | Citizen KaneMovie | Charles Foster Kane | 26 |
| 1940 | Swiss Family RobinsonMovie | Opening Narrator (uncredited) | 25 |
| 1939 | The Green GoddessMovie | Rajah/Narrator | 24 |