William Heise
DirectingWilliam 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.
Known For
Filmography — Acting
Filmography — Crew
Carmencita
Director
Blacksmithing Scene
Director
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
Director
The Barber Shop
Director
Dickson Greeting
Director
Bowery Waltz
Director
The Boxing Cats
Director
Sioux Ghost Dance
Director
Horse Shoeing
Director
Amy Muller
Director
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
Director
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
Director
Men Boxing
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Annie Oakley
Director
Trilby Dance
Director
Fencing
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Dickson Experimental Sound Film
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Annabelle Butterfly Dance
Director
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
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Butterfly Dances
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The Kiss
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Monkeyshines, No. 1
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Buffalo Dance
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Duncan Smoking
Director
Crissie Sheridan
Producer
Danse serpentine (Annabelle)
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Charity Ball
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Sandow: The Strong Man
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Leonard-Cushing Fight
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Cock Fight, No. 2
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Death Scene
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What Demoralized the Barber Shop
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Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop
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Hypnotic Scene
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Glenroy Bros., No. 2
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Monkey and Another, Boxing
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Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)
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Fisherman's Luck
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Fire Rescue Scene
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New Blacksmith Shop
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Imperial Japanese Dance
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Silver Dance
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Monkeyshines, No. 2
Director
Princess Ali
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Newark Athlete
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Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1
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Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
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A Hand Shake
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Hadj Cheriff
Director
Chinese Laundry Scene
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Newark athlete. [No. 2]
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Billy Edwards and the Unknown
Producer
Hockey Match on the Ice
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Ambulance at the Accident
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Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud
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A Street Arab
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Pillow Fight
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Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
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The Ball Game
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Admiral Cigarette
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Ten Pickaninnies
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Shooting the Chutes
Director
Monkeyshines, No. 3
Director
Fifth Avenue, New York
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Caicedo (with Pole)
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Athlete with Wand
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Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
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Bucking Broncho
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Ambulance Call
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The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”
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An Unwelcome Visitor
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Band Drill
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Paddle Dance
Director
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2
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Boxing Match
Director
Black Diamond Express, No. 1
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Dance of Rejoicing
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Snowballing the Coasters
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Dancing Darkey Boy
Director
Pie Eating Contest
Director
Sea Waves
Director
Single Harness Horses
Producer
A Bucking Broncho
Director
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
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