William Heise
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 1, 1847
- Died
- February 14, 1910 (aged 62)
- Birthplace
- Germany
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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Filmography
Butterfly Dances
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Ten Pickaninnies
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A Street Arab
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What Demoralized the Barber Shop
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Hockey Match on the Ice
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The Ball Game
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An Unwelcome Visitor
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Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2
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Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1
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Sea Waves
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Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
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Snowballing the Coasters
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A Bucking Broncho
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Cuban Ambush
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American Flag
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Bowery Waltz
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Pillow Fight
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Charity Ball
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Fisherman's Luck
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Black Diamond Express, No. 1
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Fifth Avenue, New York
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Dancing Darkey Boy
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Pie Eating Contest
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Ambulance Call
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Ambulance at the Accident
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Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
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Admiral Cigarette
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Racing at Sheepshead Bay
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Armour's Electric Trolley
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Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway
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The Kiss
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Amy Muller
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Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
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Shooting the Chutes
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Mounted Police Charge
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Danse serpentine (Annabelle)
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Princess Ali
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New Blacksmith Shop
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Paddle Dance
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Silver Dance
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Dance of Rejoicing
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Death Scene
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Hypnotic Scene
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Trilby Dance
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Billy Edwards and the Unknown
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The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
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Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
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Carmencita
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Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)
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The Barber Shop
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Sioux Ghost Dance
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Annie Oakley
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Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
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The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's)
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Imperial Japanese Dance
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Chinese Laundry Scene
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Bucking Broncho
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Band Drill
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Hadj Cheriff
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Fire Rescue Scene
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Dickson Experimental Sound Film
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Leonard-Cushing Fight
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Buffalo Dance
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The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”
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The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
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Cock Fight, No. 2
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Glenroy Bros., No. 2
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Boxing Match
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Athlete with Wand
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Sandow: The Strong Man
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Caicedo (with Pole)
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Annabelle Butterfly Dance
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Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
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Horse Shoeing
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Blacksmith Scene
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Fencing
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A Hand Shake
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Dickson Greeting
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Men Boxing
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Monkey and Another, Boxing
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Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud
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Duncan Smoking
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Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop
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Newark Athlete
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Newark athlete. [No. 2]
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Monkeyshines, No. 1
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Monkeyshines, No. 2
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Monkeyshines, No. 3
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