William Heise
Director · Actor · ProducerWilliam 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.
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DIRECTOR82
- Butterfly Dances
Butterfly Dances
2007
Director
Ten Pickaninnies
1908
Director
- A Street Arab
A Street Arab
1898
Director
- What Demoralized the Barber Shop
What Demoralized the Barber Shop
1898
Director
Hockey Match on the Ice
1898
Director
The Ball Game
1898
Director
- An Unwelcome Visitor
An Unwelcome Visitor
1898
Director
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2
1898
Director
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1
1898
Director
- Sea Waves
Sea Waves
1898
Director
- Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
1898
Director
- Snowballing the Coasters
Snowballing the Coasters
1898
Director
A Bucking Broncho
1898
Director
- Bowery Waltz
Bowery Waltz
1897
Director
- Pillow Fight
Pillow Fight
1897
Director
Charity Ball
1897
Director
Fisherman's Luck
1897
Director
Black Diamond Express, No. 1
1897
Director
Fifth Avenue, New York
1897
Director
- Dancing Darkey Boy
Dancing Darkey Boy
1897
Director
- Pie Eating Contest
Pie Eating Contest
1897
Director
Ambulance Call
1897
Director
Ambulance at the Accident
1897
Director
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
1897
Director
Admiral Cigarette
1897
Director
The Kiss
1896
Director
- Amy Muller
Amy Muller
1896
Director
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
1896
Director
Shooting the Chutes
1896
Director
Danse serpentine (Annabelle)
1895
Director
Princess Ali
1895
Director
New Blacksmith Shop
1895
Director
- Paddle Dance
Paddle Dance
1895
Director
- Silver Dance
Silver Dance
1895
Director
- Dance of Rejoicing
Dance of Rejoicing
1895
Director
- Death Scene
Death Scene
1895
Director
- Hypnotic Scene
Hypnotic Scene
1895
Director
- Trilby Dance
Trilby Dance
1895
Director
Billy Edwards and the Unknown
1895
Director
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
1895
Director
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
1894
Director
Carmencita
1894
Director
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)
1894
Director
The Barber Shop
1894
Director
Sioux Ghost Dance
1894
Director
Annie Oakley
1894
Director
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
1894
Director
The Boxing Cats
1894
Director
Imperial Japanese Dance
1894
Director
Chinese Laundry Scene
1894
Director
Bucking Broncho
1894
Director
Band Drill
1894
Director
- Hadj Cheriff
Hadj Cheriff
1894
Director
Fire Rescue Scene
1894
Director
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
1894
Director
- Leonard-Cushing Fight
Leonard-Cushing Fight
1894
Director
Buffalo Dance
1894
Director
- The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”
The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”
1894
Director
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
1894
Director
Cock Fight, No. 2
1894
Director
Glenroy Bros., No. 2
1894
Director
- Boxing Match
Boxing Match
1894
Director
Athlete with Wand
1894
Director
Sandow: The Strong Man
1894
Director
Caicedo (with Pole)
1894
Director
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
1894
Director
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
1894
Director
Horse Shoeing
1893
Director
Blacksmithing Scene
1893
Director
Fencing
1892
Director
A Hand Shake
1892
Director
Dickson Greeting
1891
Director
Men Boxing
1891
Director
- Monkey and Another, Boxing
Monkey and Another, Boxing
1891
Director
- Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud
Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud
1891
Director
Duncan Smoking
1891
Director
- Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop
Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop
1891
Director
Newark Athlete
1891
Director
- Newark athlete. [No. 2]
Newark athlete. [No. 2]
1891
Director
Monkeyshines, No. 1
1890
Director
Monkeyshines, No. 2
1890
Director
Monkeyshines, No. 3
1890
Director
PRODUCER3
CINEMATOGRAPHER44
Shooting Captured Insurgents
1898
Director of Photography
- Turkish Dance, Ella Lola
Turkish Dance, Ella Lola
1898
Director of Photography
Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
1898
Camera Operator
- The Dolorita Passion Dance
The Dolorita Passion Dance
1897
Director of Photography
Buffalo Stockyards
1897
Camera Operator
Buffalo Fire Department in Action
1897
Camera Operator
Falls of Minnehaha
1897
Camera Operator
Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
1897
Camera Operator
Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
1897
Camera Operator
Single Harness Horses
1897
Camera Operator
- Crissie Sheridan
Crissie Sheridan
1897
Director of Photography
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
1897
Director of Photography
The First Sleigh-Ride
1897
Director of Photography
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
1897
Director of Photography
Water Fall in the Catskills
1897
Camera Operator
A Morning Alarm
1896
Camera Operator
- Black Diamond Express
Black Diamond Express
1896
Director of Photography
Feeding the Doves
1896
Director of Photography
The Bad Boy and the Gardener
1896
Director of Photography
Interrupted Lovers
1896
Director of Photography
Lone Fisherman
1896
Director of Photography
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
1895
Director of Photography
The Barber Shop
1894
Director of Photography
Athlete with Wand
1894
Director of Photography
Sandow: The Strong Man
1894
Director of Photography
Caicedo (with Pole)
1894
Director of Photography
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
1894
Director of Photography
Cock Fight, No. 2
1894
Director of Photography
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
1894
Director of Photography
Carmencita
1894
Director of Photography
The Boxing Cats
1894
Director of Photography
Glenroy Bros., No. 2
1894
Director of Photography
Buffalo Bill
1894
Director of Photography
Buffalo Dance
1894
Director of Photography
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
1894
Director of Photography
Blacksmithing Scene
1893
Director of Photography
Fencing
1892
Director of Photography
A Hand Shake
1892
Director of Photography
Men Boxing
1891
Director of Photography
Newark Athlete
1891
Director of Photography
Dickson Greeting
1891
Director of Photography
Monkeyshines, No. 1
1890
Director of Photography
Monkeyshines, No. 2
1890
Director of Photography
Monkeyshines, No. 3
1890
Director of Photography
