List of Film Director and Actor Collaborations - W

W

• The Wachowskis / Hugo Weaving
  • The Matrix (1999)
  • The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
  • The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
  • Cloud Atlas (2012)

• David Wain / Joe Lo Truglio
  • Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
  • The Ten (2007)
  • Role Models (2008)
  • Wanderlust (2011)

• David Wain / Ken Marino
  • Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
  • The Ten (2007)
  • Role Models (2008)
  • Wanderlust (2011)

• David Wain / Paul Rudd
  • Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
  • The Ten (2007)
  • Role Models (2008)
  • Wanderlust (2011)

• Raoul Walsh / Errol Flynn
  • They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
  • Desperate Journey (1942)
  • Gentleman Jim (1943)
  • Northern Pursuit (1943)
  • Uncertain Glory (1944)
  • Objective, Burma! (1945)
  • Silver River (1948)

• Raoul Walsh / Arthur Kennedy
  • High Sierra (1941)
  • They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
  • Desperate Journey (1942)
  • Cheyenne (1947)

• John Waters / Divine
  • Roman Candles (1966)
  • Eat Your Makeup (1968)
  • Mondo Trasho (1969)
  • Multiple Maniacs (1970)
  • Pink Flamingos (1972)
  • Female Trouble (1974)
  • Polyester (1981)
  • Hairspray (1988)

• John Waters / Ricki Lake
  • Hairspray (1988)
  • Cry-Baby (1990)
  • Serial Mom (1994)
  • Cecil B. Demented (2000)

• Orson Welles / Joseph Cotten
  • Citizen Kane (1941)
  • The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
  • The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952, uncredited)
  • Touch of Evil (1958)
  • F for Fake (1975)

• Orson Welles / Akim Tamiroff
  • Confidential Report (aka Mr. Arkadin, 1955)
  • Touch of Evil (1958)
  • Le Procès (The Trial, 1962)
  • Don Quixote (1956–1971)

• Orson Welles / Jeanne Moreau
  • Le Procès (The Trial, 1962)
  • Chimes at Midnight aka Falstaff (1965)
  • The Immortal Story (1968)

• Billy Wilder / Jack Lemmon:
  • Some Like It Hot (1959)
  • The Apartment (1960)
  • Irma la Douce (1963)
  • The Fortune Cookie (1966)
  • Avanti! (1972)
  • The Front Page (1974)
  • Buddy Buddy (1981)

• Billy Wilder / William Holden
  • Sunset Boulevard (1950)
  • Stalag 17 (1952)
  • Sabrina (1954)
  • Fedora (1978)

• Billy Wilder / Walter Matthau
  • The Fortune Cookie (1966)
  • The Front Page (1974)
  • Buddy Buddy (1981)

• Michael Winner / Charles Bronson
  • Chato's Land (1972)
  • The Mechanic (1972)
  • The Stone Killer (1973)
  • Death Wish (1974)
  • Death Wish II (1982)
  • Death Wish 3 (1985)

• Michael Winner / Oliver Reed
  • The Jokers (1967)
  • I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)
  • Hannibal Brooks (1969)
  • Parting Shots (1998)

• Michael Winterbottom / Rob Brydon
  • 24 Hour Party People (2002)
  • A Cock and Bull Story (2006)
  • The Trip (2010)

• Michael Winterbottom / Steve Coogan
  • 24 Hour Party People (2002)
  • A Cock and Bull Story (2006)
  • The Trip (2010)
  • The King of Soho (2012)

• Michael Winterbottom / Shirley Henderson
  • Wonderland (1999)
  • The Claim (2000)
  • 24 Hour Party People (2002)
  • A Cock and Bull Story (2006)
  • Everyday (2012)

• Michael Winterbottom / John Simm
  • Wonderland (1999)
  • 24 Hour Party People (2002)
  • Everyday (2012)

• Len Wiseman / Kate Beckinsale
  • Underworld (2003)
  • Underworld: Evolution (2006)
  • Total Recall (2012)

• Len Wiseman / Bill Nighy
  • Underworld (2003)
  • Underworld: Evolution (2006)
  • Total Recall (2012)

• Wong Kar-wai / Maggie Cheung
  • As Tears Go By (1988)
  • Days of Being Wild (1991)
  • Ashes of Time (1994)
  • In the Mood for Love (2000)
  • 2046 (2004)

• Wong Kar-wai / Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
  • Ashes of Time (1994)
  • Chungking Express (1994)
  • Happy Together (1997)
  • In the Mood for Love (2000)
  • 2046 (2004)

• John Woo / Chow Yun-fat
  • A Better Tomorrow (1986)
  • A Better Tomorrow 2 (1987)
  • The Killer (1989)
  • Once a Thief (1991)
  • Hard Boiled (1992)

• John Woo / Shing Fui-On
  • A Better Tomorrow (1986)
  • A Better Tomorrow 2 (1987)
  • The Killer (1989)
  • Just Heroes (1989)

• John Woo / Leslie Cheung
  • A Better Tomorrow (1986)
  • A Better Tomorrow 2 (1987)
  • Once a Thief (1991)

• John Woo / Kenneth Tsang
  • A Better Tomorrow (1986)
  • A Better Tomorrow 2 (1987)
  • The Killer (1989)
  • Once a Thief (1991)

• Ed Wood / The Amazing Criswell
  • Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
  • Night of the Ghouls (1959)
  • Orgy of the Dead (1965)

• Ed Wood / Béla Lugosi
  • Glen or Glenda (1953)
  • Bride of the Monster (1955)
  • Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

• Ed Wood / Tor Johnson
  • Bride of the Monster (1955)
  • Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
  • Night of the Ghouls (1959)

• Sam Wood / Gary Cooper
  • The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
  • For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
  • Casanova Brown (1944)
  • Saratoga Trunk (1945)

• Edgar Wright / Martin Freeman
  • Shaun of the Dead (2004)
  • Hot Fuzz (2007)
  • The World's End (2013)

• Edgar Wright / Nick Frost
  • Shaun of the Dead (2004)
  • Hot Fuzz (2007)
  • The World's End (2013)

• Edgar Wright / Simon Pegg
  • Shaun of the Dead (2004)
  • Hot Fuzz (2007)
  • The World's End (2013)

• Joe Wright / Tom Hollander
  • Pride & Prejudice (2005)
  • The Soloist (2009)
  • Hanna (2011)

• Joe Wright / Keira Knightley
  • Pride & Prejudice (2005)
  • Atonement (2007)
  • Anna Karenina (2012)

• William Wyler / Bette Davis
  • Jezebel (1938)
  • The Letter (1940)
  • The Little Foxes (1941)

• William Wyler / Audrey Hepburn
  • Roman Holiday (1953)
  • The Children's Hour (1961)
  • How to Steal a Million (1966)