Witney, William

William Witney was one of Hollywood's youngest directors, teaming up with Republic director, John English, on many of the era's best serials, most of them highlighted by high-energy fight and chase scenes that helped change the face of action moviemaking. Witney directed over 370 films including many Roy Rogers movies and numerous TV episodes including High Chaparral, Bonanza, The Virginian, Coronado 9, Tarzan, Zorro and Stories of the Century to name but a few. Although his hey-day in motion pictures was in the'30s, '40s and '50s, in television from the mid-'50s through the '60s and his last