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