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