William Heise
Born: 1847-10-01 in Germany
Died: 1910-02-14
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2007
- Butterfly Dances ... (Director)
1908
- Ten Pickaninnies ... (Director)
1898
- Shooting Captured Insurgents ... (Director of Photography)
- Turkish Dance, Ella Lola ... (Director of Photography)
- Alciede Capitane ... (Cinematography)
- The Ball Game ... (Director)
- Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn' ... (Camera Operator)
- Snowballing the Coasters ... (Director)
- What Demoralized the Barber Shop ... (Director)
- Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1 ... (Director)
- Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2 ... (Director)
- A Bucking Broncho ... (Director)
- A Street Arab ... (Director)
- Old Glory and the Cuban Flag ... (Director)
- Sea Waves ... (Director)
- Hockey Match on the Ice ... (Director)
- An Unwelcome Visitor ... (Director)
1897
- Charity Ball ... (Director)
- Bowery Waltz ... (Director)
- Buffalo Stockyards ... (Camera Operator)
- Pillow Fight ... (Director)
- Admiral Cigarette ... (Director)
- Fifth Avenue, New York ... (Director)
- Serpentine Dance - Annabelle ... (Director of Photography)
- Black Diamond Express, No. 1 ... (Director)
- The First Sleigh-Ride ... (Director of Photography)
- Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory ... (Director of Photography)
- Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago ... (Camera Operator)
- Falls of Minnehaha ... (Camera Operator)
- The Dolorita Passion Dance ... (Director of Photography)
- Buffalo Fire Department in Action ... (Camera Operator)
- Racing at Sheepshead Bay ... (Director)
- Fisherman's Luck ... (Director)
- Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park ... (Camera Operator)
- Crissie Sheridan ... (Producer)
- Pie Eating Contest ... (Director)
- Dancing Darkey Boy ... (Director)
- Water Fall in the Catskills ... (Camera Operator)
- Ambulance Call ... (Director)
- Single Harness Horses ... (Producer)
- Ambulance at the Accident ... (Director)
- Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun ... (Director)
1896
- Interrupted Lovers ... (Director of Photography)
- The Kiss ... (Director)
- Lone Fisherman ... (Director of Photography)
- Shooting the Chutes ... (Director)
- A Morning Alarm ... (Camera Operator)
- Black Diamond Express ... (Director of Photography)
- Feeding the Doves ... (Director of Photography)
- Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance ... (Director)
- The Bad Boy and the Gardener ... (Director of Photography)
- Amy Muller ... (Director)
1895
- Death Scene ... (Director)
- Danse serpentine (Annabelle) ... (Director)
- The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots ... (Director of Photography)
- Hypnotic Scene ... (Director)
- Trilby Dance ... (Director)
- Billy Edwards and the Unknown ... (Producer)
- Princess Ali ... (Director)
- Silver Dance ... (Director)
- Paddle Dance ... (Director)
- New Blacksmith Shop ... (Director)
- Dance of Rejoicing ... (Director)
1894
- Annie Oakley ... (Director)
- Caicedo (with Pole) ... (Director of Photography)
- Hadj Cheriff ... (Director)
- Dickson Experimental Sound Film ... (Director)
- Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze ... (Director)
- Buffalo Bill ... (Director of Photography)
- Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph ... (Director)
- Sioux Ghost Dance ... (Director)
- Band Drill ... (Director)
- Fire Rescue Scene ... (Director)
- Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) ... (Director)
- Carmencita ... (Director)
- Annabelle Butterfly Dance ... (Director of Photography)
- Chinese Laundry Scene ... (Director)
- The Barber Shop ... (Director of Photography)
- Imperial Japanese Dance ... (Director)
- Leonard-Cushing Fight ... (Director)
- The Boxing Cats ... (Director)
- The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight ... (Director)
- The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show” ... (Director)
- Buffalo Dance ... (Director)
- Bucking Broncho ... (Director)
- Sandow: The Strong Man ... (Director of Photography)
- Athlete with Wand ... (Director of Photography)
- Glenroy Bros., No. 2 ... (Director)
- Luis Martinetti, Contortionist ... (Director)
- Japanese Dancers ... (Cinematography)
- Boxing Match ... (Director)
- Cock Fight, No. 2 ... (Director of Photography)
- Mlle. Capitaine ... (Cinematography)
1893
- Blacksmithing Scene ... (Director)
- Horse Shoeing ... (Director)
1892
- A Hand Shake
- Fencing ... (Director)
1891
- Men Boxing ... (Director of Photography)
- Dickson Greeting ... (Director)
- Newark Athlete ... (Director of Photography)
- Duncan Smoking ... (Director)
- Newark athlete. [No. 2] ... (Director)
- Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud ... (Director)
- Monkey and Another, Boxing ... (Director)
- Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop ... (Director)
1890
- Monkeyshines, No. 1 ... (Director)
- Monkeyshines, No. 2 ... (Director of Photography)
- Monkeyshines, No. 3 ... (Director)