Rangy, sturdy-looking actor William Wellman Jr., was born in Los Angeles on January 20, 1937, one of seven children born to legendary director 'William A. Wellman' has also established herself on stage, film and TV.
Son of William A. Wellman and Dorothy Coonan Wellman.
Ex-brother-in-law of James Franciscus.
Brother of actor Michael Wellman ,Gloria Wellman , Kathleen Kitty Wellman , Maggie Wellman and Cissy Wellman.
Father of Cathy Wellman.
As the son of legendary director William A. Wellman , he grew up surrounded by Hollywoods elite, including Gary Cooper , Tyrone Power , Henry Fonda , Carole Lombard , Frank Capra , Lana Turner , John Payne , Jennifer Jones , Red Skelton, Peter Lawford and William Boyd ("Hopalong Cassidy"), among a host of others.
Once dated Jane Fonda.
In 1981 he was awarded the Best Actor of The Year by the Christian Film Distributors for Heartlands Brother Enemy. He was nominated again in 1982 for The Prodigal Planet .
Penned his first book in honor of his father, "The Man and His WINGS: William A. Wellman and the Making of the First Best Picture."
Interviewed in Tom Weaver s "Eye on Science Fiction" (McFarland & Co., 2003).
