William Heise

William Heise

Directing

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

80
Butterfly Dances ★ 5.0 Butterfly Dances 2007 Ten Pickaninnies ★ 4.3 Ten Pickaninnies 1908 What Demoralized the Barber Shop ★ 4.6 What Demoralized the Barber Shop 1898 A Bucking Broncho ★ 4.3 A Bucking Broncho 1898 Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn' ★ 4.0 Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn' 1898 Turkish Dance, Ella Lola ★ 5.5 Turkish Dance, Ella Lola 1898 An Unwelcome Visitor ★ 5.0 An Unwelcome Visitor 1898 Shooting Captured Insurgents ★ 4.6 Shooting Captured Insurgents 1898 Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1 ★ 4.0 Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1 1898 Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2 ★ 4.0 Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2 1898 A Street Arab ★ 4.8 A Street Arab 1898 The Ball Game ★ 3.1 The Ball Game 1898 Old Glory and the Cuban Flag ★ 7.0 Old Glory and the Cuban Flag 1898 Sea Waves ★ 4.2 Sea Waves 1898 Snowballing the Coasters ★ 5.5 Snowballing the Coasters 1898 Hockey Match on the Ice ★ 4.5 Hockey Match on the Ice 1898 Alciede Capitane ★ 7.0 Alciede Capitane 1898 Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun ★ 4.5 Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun 1897 Crissie Sheridan ★ 4.8 Crissie Sheridan 1897 Buffalo Fire Department in Action ★ 5.0 Buffalo Fire Department in Action 1897 Pie Eating Contest ★ 4.8 Pie Eating Contest 1897 Dancing Darkey Boy ★ 4.3 Dancing Darkey Boy 1897 Single Harness Horses ★ 5.0 Single Harness Horses 1897 Ambulance at the Accident ★ 4.5 Ambulance at the Accident 1897 Fisherman's Luck ★ 4.2 Fisherman's Luck 1897 Charity Ball ★ 3.9 Charity Ball 1897 Bowery Waltz ★ 4.0 Bowery Waltz 1897 Ambulance Call ★ 10.0 Ambulance Call 1897 Admiral Cigarette ★ 6.7 Admiral Cigarette 1897 Buffalo Stockyards ★ 4.0 Buffalo Stockyards 1897 Falls of Minnehaha ★ 5.2 Falls of Minnehaha 1897 Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago ★ 5.1 Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago 1897 Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park ★ 4.3 Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park 1897 Water Fall in the Catskills ★ 4.3 Water Fall in the Catskills 1897 Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory ★ 5.2 Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory 1897 Pillow Fight ★ 5.0 Pillow Fight 1897 The Dolorita Passion Dance ★ 9.0 The Dolorita Passion Dance 1897 Black Diamond Express, No. 1 ★ 4.8 Black Diamond Express, No. 1 1897 Fifth Avenue, New York ★ 5.0 Fifth Avenue, New York 1897 Serpentine Dance - Annabelle ★ 4.8 Serpentine Dance - Annabelle 1897 The First Sleigh-Ride ★ 4.0 The First Sleigh-Ride 1897 Black Diamond Express ★ 5.3 Black Diamond Express 1896 A Morning Alarm ★ 6.5 A Morning Alarm 1896 Feeding the Doves ★ 5.2 Feeding the Doves 1896 Shooting the Chutes ★ 4.3 Shooting the Chutes 1896 The Bad Boy and the Gardener ★ 6.0 The Bad Boy and the Gardener 1896 Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance ★ 5.0 Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance 1896 The Kiss ★ 5.2 The Kiss 1896 Amy Muller ★ 4.8 Amy Muller 1896 Interrupted Lovers ★ 4.3 Interrupted Lovers 1896 Lone Fisherman ★ 4.5 Lone Fisherman 1896 New Blacksmith Shop ★ 3.8 New Blacksmith Shop 1895 The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots ★ 6.3 The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots 1895 Princess Ali ★ 3.9 Princess Ali 1895 Danse serpentine (Annabelle) ★ 5.9 Danse serpentine (Annabelle) 1895 Billy Edwards and the Unknown ★ 4.0 Billy Edwards and the Unknown 1895 Dance of Rejoicing ★ 4.0 Dance of Rejoicing 1895 Paddle Dance ★ 5.5 Paddle Dance 1895 Silver Dance ★ 4.0 Silver Dance 1895 Trilby Dance ★ 2.0 Trilby Dance 1895 Hypnotic Scene Hypnotic Scene 1895 Death Scene ★ 2.0 Death Scene 1895 Fire Rescue Scene ★ 5.3 Fire Rescue Scene 1894 Band Drill ★ 3.8 Band Drill 1894 Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph ★ 4.8 Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph 1894 Imperial Japanese Dance ★ 4.5 Imperial Japanese Dance 1894 Annie Oakley ★ 5.9 Annie Oakley 1894 Bucking Broncho ★ 4.4 Bucking Broncho 1894 Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) ★ 4.9 Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) 1894 Hadj Cheriff ★ 4.5 Hadj Cheriff 1894 The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight ★ 4.7 The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight 1894 Sioux Ghost Dance ★ 4.8 Sioux Ghost Dance 1894 Buffalo Dance ★ 4.8 Buffalo Dance 1894 Boxing Match ★ 4.7 Boxing Match 1894 Dickson Experimental Sound Film ★ 6.1 Dickson Experimental Sound Film 1894 Caicedo (with Pole) ★ 6.0 Caicedo (with Pole) 1894 The Boxing Cats ★ 5.9 The Boxing Cats 1894 Buffalo Bill ★ 3.4 Buffalo Bill 1894 Leonard-Cushing Fight ★ 5.4 Leonard-Cushing Fight 1894 Sandow: The Strong Man ★ 5.2 Sandow: The Strong Man 1894