Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

0.4083

Gender

Male

Birthday

12-Jun-1899

Age

(127 years old)

Place of Birth

Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Also Known As
  • Arthur Fellig
  • Weegee

Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig

Biography

Arthur Fellig known by his pseudonym Weegee, was a photographer and photojournalist, known for his stark black and white street photography in New York City.


Credits

The Real Weegee The Real Weegee (1993) Character: Himself
This video documents the career of Arthur Fellig, whose sensationalistic photographs helped to define tabloid and legitimate news photography. Going by the nickname of "Weegee," he gained notoriety with his experiments in manipulating photographs. Over his long career, Fellig immortalized on film dozens of politicians, gangsters, and movie stars.
Cocktail Party Cocktail Party (1946) Character: Self
A home movie short capturing the raucous party celebrating the release of Weegee’s second photobook, “Weegee’s People”. The film features appearances by Mrs. George Washington Kavanaugh, who is among the subjects of one of Weegee’s most celebrated photos, “The Critic”, as well as some of the only known footage of eccentric author Joe Gould.
The Naked Eye The Naked Eye (1956) Character: Self
The Naked Eye is a 1956 American documentary film about the history of photography directed by Louis Clyde Stoumen. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
My Bare Lady My Bare Lady (1963) Character: Beauty Contest Judge (uncredited)
Tina is horrified when she crashes her bicycle into a pond and is rescued from drowning and taken to a nudist camp by her rescuer to recover, but naturist bliss and true love await.
The 'Imp'probable Mr. Wee Gee The 'Imp'probable Mr. Wee Gee (1966) Character: Mr. Wee Gee
Famed crime photographer Arthur Fellig, nicknamed Mr. Wee Gee, stars as himself in this pseudo-documentary that begins when he falls in love with a store window dummy and tracks "her" to London, England, then meets up with a beautiful ghost in a haunted house and finally winds up in Paris, where he meets other beautiful women and ends up being chased onto the Eiffel Tower.
Gotham Gotham (1990) Character: Himself (archive footage)
A film set to "Batman" by Naked City. Taking the band’s name and first album cover as a clue, Henry Hills drew heavily on themes in WeeGee’s photographs, recreating many of his pictures in their actual Lower East Side/Little Italy locations.
Shangri-La Shangri-La (1961) Character: Man in wax museum
Sammy, a zookeeper, prepares to go on a vacation with his friend. He starts to tell his friend about what a good time he had on his last vacation, visiting alligator farms and nudist camps, which are shown in flashbacks.
The Set-Up The Set-Up (1949) Character: Timekeeper (uncredited)
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
The Naked City The Naked City (1948) Character: Photographer (Uncredited)
After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.



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