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