William Heise

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.

Known for

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Ambulance Call

1897 ⭐ 10.0

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Admiral Cigarette

1897 ⭐ 6.7

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The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

1895 ⭐ 6.3

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Dickson Experimental Sound Film

1894 ⭐ 6.1

Career timeline

1908

Ten Pickaninnies

1908

⭐ 4.3

1898

A Bucking Broncho

1898

⭐ 4.3

Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1

1898

⭐ 4.0

Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2

1898

⭐ 4.0

1897

Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun

1897

⭐ 4.5

Ambulance at the Accident

1897

⭐ 4.5

Fisherman's Luck

1897

⭐ 4.2

1896

Shooting the Chutes

1896

⭐ 4.3

Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance

1896

⭐ 5.0

The Kiss

1896

⭐ 5.2

1895

New Blacksmith Shop

1895

⭐ 3.8

The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

1895

⭐ 6.3

Princess Ali

1895

⭐ 3.9

1894

Fire Rescue Scene

1894

⭐ 5.3

Band Drill

1894

⭐ 3.8

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph

1894

⭐ 4.8

1893

Blacksmithing Scene

1893

⭐ 5.6

Horse Shoeing

1893

⭐ 3.0

1892

Fencing

1892

⭐ 3.6

A Hand Shake

1892

⭐ 3.6

1891

Dickson Greeting

1891

⭐ 5.0

Newark Athlete

1891

⭐ 4.5

Men Boxing

1891

⭐ 4.3

1890

Monkeyshines, No. 1

1890

⭐ 5.0

Monkeyshines, No. 3

1890

⭐ 3.6

Monkeyshines, No. 2

1890

⭐ 4.6

Full filmography

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Ten Pickaninnies

1908 ⭐ 4.3

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A Bucking Broncho

1898 ⭐ 4.3

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Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1

1898 ⭐ 4.0

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Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2

1898 ⭐ 4.0

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The Ball Game

1898 ⭐ 3.1

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Hockey Match on the Ice

1898 ⭐ 4.5

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Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun

1897 ⭐ 4.5

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Ambulance at the Accident

1897 ⭐ 4.5

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Fisherman's Luck

1897 ⭐ 4.2

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Charity Ball

1897 ⭐ 3.9

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Ambulance Call

1897 ⭐ 10.0

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Admiral Cigarette

1897 ⭐ 6.7

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Black Diamond Express, No. 1

1897 ⭐ 4.8

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Fifth Avenue, New York

1897 ⭐ 5.0

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Shooting the Chutes

1896 ⭐ 4.3

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Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance

1896 ⭐ 5.0

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The Kiss

1896 ⭐ 5.2

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New Blacksmith Shop

1895 ⭐ 3.8

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The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

1895 ⭐ 6.3

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Princess Ali

1895 ⭐ 3.9