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Actor

James Williamson

Directing

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Acting credits

1

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Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.2

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Movies: 18Series: 0Crew credits: 18

TMDB ID: 1037369

IMDb ID: nm0932055

Known for: Directing

Born: November 8, 1855

Died: August 18, 1933

Age: 77

Place of birth: Kirkaldy, Scotland, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1896 - 2023

Years active: 128

Average TMDB rating: 5.81

Wikidata: Q1389016

Also known as

Jim I. Williamson

Other jobs

Director (18)

Biography

James A. Williamson (8 November 1855 – 18 August 1933) was a Scottish photographer and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul. He is best known for The Big Swallow (1901), a trick film with innovative use of extreme close-up, as well as Fire! and Stop Thief! (both 1901), dramas with continuity established across multiple shots.