Directed credits
65
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
William Heise
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.4
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 65Directed series: 0All crew credits: 76
TMDB ID: 110348
IMDb ID: nm0374658
Known for: Directing
Born: October 1, 1847
Died: February 14, 1910
Age: 62
Place of birth: Germany
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1890 - 1908
Years active: 19
Average TMDB rating: 4.85
Wikidata: Q2151113
Frequent jobs
Director (46)Director of Photography (19)Camera Operator (8)Producer (2)Cinematography (1)
Biography
William Heise was an American film cinematographer and director, active in the 1890s. Along with William K.L. Dickson, Heise was one of the most prolific filmmakers of the nascent days of cinema. Together, both men worked on many of the early shorts produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company and were credited for more than 175 short silent films, capturing numerous scenes of everyday life as well as different aspects of performance and sport.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by William Heise.
2.0
Ten Pickaninnies
Director
1908 Movie
3.0
A Bucking Broncho
Director
1898 Movie
4.3
Shooting Captured Insurgents
Director of Photography
1898 Movie
2.0
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1
Director
1898 Movie
2.0
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2
Director
1898 Movie
3.1
The Ball Game
Director
1898 Movie
3.3
Sea Waves
Director
1898 Movie
4.0
Hockey Match on the Ice
Director
1898 Movie
3.3
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
Director
1897 Movie
3.7
Ambulance at the Accident
Director
1897 Movie
3.2
Fisherman's Luck
Director
1897 Movie
3.0
Charity Ball
Director
1897 Movie
Ambulance Call
Director
1897 Movie
6.4
Admiral Cigarette
Director
1897 Movie
5.2
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
Director of Photography
1897 Movie
4.2
Black Diamond Express, No. 1
Director
1897 Movie
4.6
Fifth Avenue, New York
Director
1897 Movie
3.6
The First Sleigh-Ride
Director of Photography
1897 Movie
4.8
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
Director of Photography
1897 Movie
5.1
Feeding the Doves
Director of Photography
1896 Movie
3.9
Shooting the Chutes
Director
1896 Movie
4.0
The Bad Boy and the Gardener
Director of Photography
1896 Movie
4.8
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
Director
1896 Movie
5.2
The Kiss
Director
1896 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with William Heise.
6.3
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
Director of Photography
1895 Movie
6.1
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Director
1894 Movie
5.9
Danse serpentine (Annabelle)
Director
1895 Movie
5.6
Blacksmithing Scene
Director
1893 Movie
5.2
The Kiss
Director
1896 Movie
4.9
Monkeyshines, No. 1
Director
1890 Movie
4.9
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
Director
1894 Movie
4.5
Newark Athlete
Director of Photography
1891 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with William Heise.
5.2
Carmencita
Director
1894 Movie
5.6
Blacksmithing Scene
Director
1893 Movie
4.2
Men Boxing
Director of Photography
1891 Movie
3.5
Band Drill
Director
1894 Movie
5.9
Annie Oakley
Director
1894 Movie
4.1
Lone Fisherman
Director of Photography
1896 Movie
4.9
Dickson Greeting
Director
1891 Movie
3.5
Buffalo Stockyards
Camera Operator
1897 Movie
3.0
Charity Ball
Director
1897 Movie
6.3
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
Director of Photography
1895 Movie
4.3
Bucking Broncho
Director
1894 Movie
4.0
Interrupted Lovers
Director of Photography
1896 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for William Heise.
3.0
Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
Camera Operator
1898 Movie
4.6
Buffalo Fire Department in Action
Camera Operator
1897 Movie
1.0
Single Harness Horses
Producer
1897 Movie
4.2
Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
Camera Operator
1897 Movie
3.5
Buffalo Stockyards
Camera Operator
1897 Movie
4.2
Falls of Minnehaha
Camera Operator
1897 Movie
3.4
Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
Camera Operator
1897 Movie
2.7
Water Fall in the Catskills
Camera Operator
1897 Movie
7.0
A Morning Alarm
Camera Operator
1896 Movie
3.7
Billy Edwards and the Unknown
Producer
1895 Movie
4.0
Japanese Dancers
Cinematography
1894 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for William Heise.
