Orson Welles was a director.
Citizen Kane is a 1941 American mystery drama film by Orson Welles , its producer , co-screenwriter , director and star . Orson Welles . Welles followed up Citizen Kane with 12 other feature films , the most acclaimed of which include The Magnificent Ambersons ( 1942 ) , Touch of Evil ( 1958 ) , and Chimes at Midnight ( 1966 ) .