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