Oklahoma City-born Elmo Williams began his movie career in England during 1933 as an editor. Following his return to America in 1939, on the eve of World War II, he was hired by RKO as an editor. He continued working in this capacity until 1952, when he moved into the director's chair, after sharing an Academy Award with Harry Gerstad for Stanley Kramer's production of High Noon, directed Fred Zinnemann. He began directing with The Tall Texan (1952), and two years later directed and produced the documentary The Cowboy. He usually worked in action films, such as Apache Warrior and Hell Ship Mutiny (with Lee Sholem, both 1957), and was in charge of the second unit footage for The Vikings (1958). A trusted employee of ex-20th Century-Fox production chief Darryl F. Zanuck, Williams subsequently served as producer or executive producer on such films as The Longest Day, Zorba the Greek, The Blue Max, and Tora! Tora! Tora!
| Title | Year | Editors' Rating | User Rating | |
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Ernest Goes to Camp
Executive Producer |
1987 | |||
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Man, Woman and Child
Producer |
1983 | |||
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Soggy Bottom USA
Producer |
1983 | |||
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Caravans
Producer |
1978 | |||
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Sidewinder One
Producer |
1977 | |||
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
Producer |
1970 | |||
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The Blue Max
Executive Producer |
1966 | |||
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The Longest Day
Associate Producer |
1962 | |||
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The Big Gamble
Director |
1961 | |||
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The Vikings
Editor |
1958 | |||
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Apache Warrior
Director |
1957 | |||
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Hell Canyon Outlaws
Editor |
1957 | |||
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Hell Ship Mutiny
Director, Editor |
1957 | |||
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Blonde Bait
Director |
1956 | |||
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Editor |
1954 | |||
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The Cowboy
Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer |
1954 | |||
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The Tall Texan
Director, Editor |
1953 | |||
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Hellgate
Editor |
1952 | |||
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High Noon
Editor |
1952 | |||
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Bodyguard
Editor |
1949 | |||
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Follow Me Quietly
Editor |
1949 | |||
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The Miracle of the Bells
Editor |
1948 | |||
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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Editor |
1947 | |||
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They Won't Believe Me
Editor |
1947 | |||
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Nocturne
Editor |
1946 | |||
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Forever and a Day
Editor |
1943 | |||
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Sunny
Editor |
1941 | |||
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Irene
Editor |
1940 | |||
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No, No Nanette
Editor |
1940 | |||
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Nurse Edith Cavell
Editor |
1939 |