Orson Welles George Orson Welles was a legendary Hollywood actor and filmmaker who provided the narration for the teaser trailer and television advertisements for . Among his many works , he is perhaps best remembered for the acclaimed 1941 classic " Citizen Kane " . Robert Wise , the director of " Star Trek : The Motion Picture " , was the editor of this film . He is also remembered for his October 1938 radio presentation of H . G . Wells ' " The War of the Worlds " , depicting a Martian invasion of Earth , delivered with such authenticity that many believed it to be an actual newscast of an alien landing . In a deleted scene from , Sal , guessing that the Na ' kuhl seen by Archer at the end of was not an alien but the subject of a - type experiment , also mentioned stories he had heard about the Nazis developing futuristic weapons and said it sounds like something " that guy Orson Welles " would tell . When Archer correctly guessed that he was referring to " The War of the Worlds " , Sal admitted that he was one of the people who fled in terror , believing it to be real – though in light of what has happened since , he sometimes wished Martians " had " landed " . Welles won an Academy Award in the Best Original Screenplay category for " Citizen Kane " , shared with Herman J . Mankiewicz , the father of " Star Trek : The Original Series " writer Don M . Mankiewicz . Welles also received Academy Award nominations as Best Director and , as the film ' s producer , received the film ' s nomination as Best Picture . " Citizen Kane " was nominated for five additional Academy Awards , including a Best Film Editing nomination for Robert Wise . Welles ' next film , 1942 ' s " The Magnificent Ambersons " , was also edited by Robert Wise and was nominated for Best Picture , among three other nominations . Welles ' subsequent directorial efforts include " The Stranger " ( 1946 ) , " Mr . Arkardin " ( 1955 ) , and " Touch of Evil " ( 1958 ) . He also starred or appeared in films like the 1944 adaptation of " Jane Eyre " ( which he produced , and which featured John Abbott ) , the acclaimed 1949 film - noir " The Third Man " ( which he co - wrote ) , the 1956 adaptation of " Moby Dick " , the 1957 thriller " Man in the Shadow " ( written by Gene L . Coon , featuring Paul Fix and William Schallert ) the 1958 drama " The Long , Hot Summer " ( with Sarah Marshall ) , the 1959 crime thriller " Compulsion " ( with Dean Stockwell and Peter Brocco ) , and the 1966 biographical drama " A Man for All Seasons " . In addition , he narrated a number of films , including 1961 ' s " King of Kings " , which starred Jeffrey Hunter . Later in his career , he had roles in such films as " Waterloo " ( 1970 , co - starring Christopher Plummer ) , " Voyage of the Damned " ( 1976 , co - starring Malcolm McDowell and Nehemiah Persoff ) , " The Muppet Movie " ( 1979 , also featuring Paul Williams ) , and " Butterfly " ( 1982 , with Edward Laurence Albert ) . His last two projects featured a number of other " Star Trek " performers : in " The Transformers : The Movie " ( 1986 ) , Welles provided the voice of the evil , all - consuming planet Unicron while the likes of Michael Bell , Roger C . Carmel , Walker Edmiston , Clive Revill , Frank Welker , and Spock actor Leonard Nimoy voiced other characters ; and in " Someone to Love " ( 1987 ) , Welles made his final screen appearance opposite guest star Sally Kellerman . Welles died of a heart attack in Hollywood in 1985 . He left behind a legacy of acclaimed films , as well as a number of unfinished projects .