Wendell Wellman

Mr. Wellman was born and raised in the Midwest. He began as a musician, but developed a love for the theatre while pursuing graduate studies at UCLA. He studied with Lee Strasberg, and Peggy Feury at the Strasberg Institute, and at The Loft Theater for an additional ten years. He was cast as Lee Marvin's son in the Paramount film, The Klansman, starring Lee Marvin and Richard Burton, his first major break. He began to work in episodic television, the theatre, and motion pictures, including prominent roles in the films, Sudden Impact, Sommersby, Street of Dreams, and Curfew. As a writer, Mr. Wellman teamed up with UCLA friend, Alex Lasker to adapt the book Firefox for the screen for director Clint Eastwood. Mr. Wellman also did some additional work for Clint Eastwood on the screenplay Sudden Impact, and he wrote a final Dirty Harry project. Over the next twenty years Mr. Wellman alternated between acting assignments, paid writing assignments, and worked with the West End Theatre Group as co-founder and artistic director. As of July 1st, 2017 he has two projects under option. He is the Author of, A Writer's Roadmap, and he is currently at work on an autobiographical novel.