William Heise
Directing
Born October 1, 1847 · Germany
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.
Directed (82)
Butterfly Dances
2007
Ten Pickaninnies
1908
What Demoralized the Barber Shop
1898
A Bucking Broncho
1898
An Unwelcome Visitor
1898
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1
1898
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2
1898
A Street Arab
1898
The Ball Game
1898
Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
1898
Sea Waves
1898
Snowballing the Coasters
1898
Hockey Match on the Ice
1898
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
1897
Pie Eating Contest
1897
Dancing Darkey Boy
1897
Ambulance at the Accident
1897
Fisherman's Luck
1897
Charity Ball
1897
Bowery Waltz
1897
Ambulance Call
1897
Admiral Cigarette
1897
Pillow Fight
1897
Black Diamond Express, No. 1
1897
Fifth Avenue, New York
1897
Shooting the Chutes
1896
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
1896
The Kiss
1896
Amy Muller
1896
New Blacksmith Shop
1895
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
1895
Princess Ali
1895
Danse serpentine (Annabelle)
1895
Billy Edwards and the Unknown
1895
Silver Dance
1895
Paddle Dance
1895
Dance of Rejoicing
1895
Death Scene
1895
Hypnotic Scene
1895
Trilby Dance
1895
Fire Rescue Scene
1894
Band Drill
1894
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
1894
Imperial Japanese Dance
1894
Annie Oakley
1894
Bucking Broncho
1894
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)
1894
Hadj Cheriff
1894
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
1894
Sioux Ghost Dance
1894
Buffalo Dance
1894
Boxing Match
1894
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
1894
Caicedo (with Pole)
1894
The Boxing Cats
1894
Leonard-Cushing Fight
1894
Sandow: The Strong Man
1894
The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”
1894
Chinese Laundry Scene
1894
Carmencita
1894
Athlete with Wand
1894
Cock Fight, No. 2
1894
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
1894
The Barber Shop
1894
Glenroy Bros., No. 2
1894
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
1894
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
1894
Blacksmithing Scene
1893
Horse Shoeing
1893
Fencing
1892
A Hand Shake
1892
Dickson Greeting
1891
Newark Athlete
1891
Newark athlete. [No. 2]
1891
Men Boxing
1891
Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud
1891
Monkey and Another, Boxing
1891
Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop
1891
Duncan Smoking
1891
Monkeyshines, No. 1
1890
Monkeyshines, No. 3
1890
Monkeyshines, No. 2
1890