William S. Hart
Acting
The first Western superstar, the taciturn Hart actually was a successful Shakespearean actor who played Messala in “Ben-Hur” on Broadway in 1899 before riding the range in movies. A longtime fan of the Old West, Hart was friends with Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson.
His film career began in 1914. After two supporting roles he gained fame as the lead in the feature-length western “The Bargain” shot on location at the Grand Canyon. Hart strove to make his westerns realistic with detailed attention played to costumes and props. Though Hart could be cast as a villain, he imbued all of his…
Filmography
79
The Great Chase
1962
Yesterday and Today
1953
Variety Time
1948
O'Malley of the Mounted
1936
The House That Shadows Built
1931
Tumbleweeds
1925
Hello, 'Frisco
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
Singer Jim Mckee
1924
Wild Bill Hickok
1923
Hollywood
1923
Travelin' On
1922
Three Word Brand
1921
The Whistle
1921
O'Malley of the Mounted
1921
White Oak
1921
The Testing Block
1920
The Cradle of Courage
1920
Sand
1920
The Toll Gate
1920
John Petticoats
1919
Wagon Tracks
1919
Square Deal Sanderson
1919
The Money Corral
1919
The Poppy Girl's Husband
1919
Breed of Men
1919
Branding Broadway
1918
The Border Wireless
1918
Riddle Gawne
1918
Shark Monroe
1918
Selfish Yates
1918
A Lion of the Hills
1918
The Tiger Man
1918
'Blue Blazes' Rawden
1918
Wolves of the Rail
1918
Staking His Life
Staking His Life
1918
The Narrow Trail
1917
The Silent Man
1917
The Cold Deck
1917
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
1917
Wolf Lowry
1917
The Square Deal Man
1917
The Desert Man
1917
The Gun Fighter
1917
Truthful Tulliver
1917
The Devil's Double
1916
The Return of Draw Egan
1916
The Dawn Maker
1916
The Captive God
1916
The Apostle of Vengeance
1916
The Primal Lure
1916
The Aryan
1916
The Patriot
1916
Hell's Hinges
1916
Between Men
1916
The Disciple
1915
Keno Bates, Liar
1915
Pinto Ben
Pinto Ben
1915
Knight of the Trail
1915
The Ruse
1915
Cash Parrish's Pal
1915
Tools of Providence
1915
The Conversion of Frosty Blake
1915
The Darkening Trail
1915
Bad Buck of Santa Ynez
1915
The Man from Nowhere
1915
The Taking of Luke McVane
1915
On the Night Stage
1915
The Roughneck
1915
The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow
1915
The Grudge
1915
Mr. 'Silent' Haskins
1915
The Scourge of the Desert
The Scourge of the Desert
1915
Grit
Grit
1915
Two-Gun Hicks
1914
The Bargain
1914
Jim Cameron's Wife
Jim Cameron's Wife
1914
His Hour of Manhood
His Hour of Manhood
1914
In the Sage Brush Country
1914
Ben Hur
1907