William Heise

William Heise

Personal Info

  • Name:

    William Heise

  • Birthday:

    1847-10-01

  • Place of Birth: Germany
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Directing

  • Popularity: 0.1391
  • Also Known As

William Heise

Biography

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.

Top Movie Cast

A Hand Shake
A Hand Shaketrue

1892-01-01

3.5

Top Movie Crew

Monkeyshines, No. 1
Monkeyshines, No. 1true

Directing

1890-11-21

4.9
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneezetrue

Crew

1894-01-09

4.8
Fencing
Fencingtrue

Directing

1892-01-01

3.4
Horse Shoeing
Horse Shoeingtrue

Directing

1893-01-01

2.7
A Hand Shake
A Hand Shaketrue

Directing

1892-01-01

3.5
Blacksmithing Scene
Blacksmithing Scenetrue

Directing

1893-05-08

5.5
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneezetrue

Directing

1894-01-09

4.8
Monkeyshines, No. 1
Monkeyshines, No. 1true

Camera

1890-11-21

4.9
Monkeyshines, No. 2
Monkeyshines, No. 2true

Camera

1890-11-21

4.4
Newark Athlete
Newark Athletetrue

Camera

1891-05-01

4.4
A Hand Shake
A Hand Shaketrue

Camera

1892-01-01

3.5
Fencing
Fencingtrue

Camera

1892-01-01

3.4
Men Boxing
Men Boxingtrue

Camera

1891-04-30

4.1
The Barber Shop
The Barber Shoptrue

Camera

1894-01-01

4.9
Athlete with Wand
Athlete with Wandtrue

Camera

1894-02-01

3.8
Caicedo (with Pole)
Caicedo (with Pole)true

Camera

1894-07-25

6.0
Cock Fight, No. 2
Cock Fight, No. 2true

Camera

1894-01-15

3.5
Carmencita
Carmencitatrue

Directing

1894-03-14

5.2
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
Annabelle Butterfly Dancetrue

Camera

1894-01-01

5.4
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscopetrue

Camera

1894-05-18

4.9
Blacksmithing Scene
Blacksmithing Scenetrue

Camera

1893-05-08

5.5
Buffalo Stockyards
Buffalo Stockyardstrue

Camera

1897-07-20

3.5
Buffalo Fire Department in Action
Buffalo Fire Department in Actiontrue

Camera

1897-10-20

4.6
Falls of Minnehaha
Falls of Minnehahatrue

Camera

1897-07-20

4.2
Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicagotrue

Camera

1897-07-20

4.2
Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Parktrue

Camera

1897-07-20

3.4
The Kiss
The Kisstrue

Directing

1896-04-01

5.2
The Barber Shop
The Barber Shoptrue

Directing

1894-01-01

4.9
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)true

Directing

1894-10-05

4.8
Sioux Ghost Dance
Sioux Ghost Dancetrue

Directing

1894-09-23

4.5
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakleytrue

Directing

1894-11-01

5.9
Annabelle Serpentine Dance
Annabelle Serpentine Dancetrue

Directing

1895-04-01

5.9
Chinese Laundry Scene
Chinese Laundry Scenetrue

Directing

1894-04-30

5.0
Imperial Japanese Dance
Imperial Japanese Dancetrue

Directing

1894-11-05

4.3
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetographtrue

Directing

1894-11-17

4.9
The Boxing Cats
The Boxing Catstrue

Directing

1894-07-16

5.8
Band Drill
Band Drilltrue

Directing

1894-11-28

3.4
Bucking Broncho
Bucking Bronchotrue

Directing

1894-10-16

4.2
Princess Ali
Princess Alitrue

Directing

1895-05-09

3.6
Charity Ball
Charity Balltrue

Directing

1897-09-18

3.0
Fisherman's Luck
Fisherman's Lucktrue

Directing

1897-09-20

3.2
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Dickson Experimental Sound Filmtrue

Camera

1894-08-31

6.2
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Dickson Experimental Sound Filmtrue

Directing

1894-08-31

6.2
Hockey Match on the Ice
Hockey Match on the Icetrue

Directing

1898-02-20

4.0
Black Diamond Express, No. 1
Black Diamond Express, No. 1true

Directing

1897-04-01

4.2
Fifth Avenue, New York
Fifth Avenue, New Yorktrue

Directing

1897-03-05

4.6
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dancetrue

Directing

1896-05-03

4.9
The Ball Game
The Ball Gametrue

Directing

1898-05-19

3.4
Ambulance Call
Ambulance Calltrue

Directing

1897-08-06

0.0
A Morning Alarm
A Morning Alarmtrue

Camera

1896-11-27

7.0
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2true

Directing

1898-05-31

2.0
Buffalo Dance
Buffalo Dancetrue

Directing

1894-09-23

4.6
New Blacksmith Shop
New Blacksmith Shoptrue

Directing

1895-11-20

3.7
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fighttrue

Directing

1894-10-02

4.5
Shooting the Chutes
Shooting the Chutestrue

Directing

1896-06-15

3.8
Cock Fight, No. 2
Cock Fight, No. 2true

Directing

1894-01-15

3.5
Dickson Greeting
Dickson Greetingtrue

Directing

1891-05-20

4.9
Men Boxing
Men Boxingtrue

Directing

1891-04-30

4.1
Monkeyshines, No. 3
Monkeyshines, No. 3true

Directing

1890-11-21

3.1
Monkeyshines, No. 2
Monkeyshines, No. 2true

Directing

1890-11-21

4.4
Glenroy Bros., No. 2
Glenroy Bros., No. 2true

Directing

1894-01-01

4.7
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1true

Directing

1898-06-12

2.0
Ambulance at the Accident
Ambulance at the Accidenttrue

Directing

1897-09-22

3.7
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Guntrue

Directing

1897-12-23

3.3
Sea Waves
Sea Wavestrue

Directing

1898-03-21

3.3
Japanese Dancers
Japanese Dancerstrue

Crew

1894-01-01

4.0
Admiral Cigarette
Admiral Cigarettetrue

Directing

1897-08-01

6.7
Admiral Cigarette
Admiral Cigarettetrue

Crew

1897-08-01

6.7
Carmencita
Carmencitatrue

Camera

1894-03-14

5.2
Single Harness Horses
Single Harness Horsestrue

Production

1897-10-01

1.0
Single Harness Horses
Single Harness Horsestrue

Camera

1897-10-01

1.0
Billy Edwards and the Unknown
Billy Edwards and the Unknowntrue

Production

1895-01-30

3.6
Glenroy Bros., No. 2
Glenroy Bros., No. 2true

Camera

1894-01-01

4.7
The Boxing Cats
The Boxing Catstrue

Camera

1894-07-16

5.8
The Bad Boy and the Gardener
The Bad Boy and the Gardenertrue

Camera

1896-05-26

4.0
Feeding the Doves
Feeding the Dovestrue

Camera

1896-10-23

5.1
Shooting Captured Insurgents
Shooting Captured Insurgentstrue

Camera

1898-07-31

4.3
Buffalo Dance
Buffalo Dancetrue

Camera

1894-09-23

4.6
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratorytrue

Camera

1897-05-31

5.1
Interrupted Lovers
Interrupted Loverstrue

Camera

1896-01-01

3.8
Dickson Greeting
Dickson Greetingtrue

Camera

1891-05-20

4.9
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
Serpentine Dance - Annabelletrue

Camera

1897-01-01

4.4
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Billtrue

Camera

1894-06-17

1.7
Lone Fisherman
Lone Fishermantrue

Camera

1896-01-01

4.0
The First Sleigh-Ride
The First Sleigh-Ridetrue

Camera

1897-01-01

3.6
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scotstrue

Camera

1895-08-28

6.2
Billy Edwards and the Unknown
Billy Edwards and the Unknowntrue

Directing

1895-01-30

3.6
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscopetrue

Directing

1894-05-18

4.9
Newark Athlete
Newark Athletetrue

Directing

1891-05-01

4.4
Caicedo (with Pole)
Caicedo (with Pole)true

Directing

1894-07-25

6.0
Athlete with Wand
Athlete with Wandtrue

Directing

1894-02-01

3.8
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
Annabelle Butterfly Dancetrue

Directing

1894-01-01

5.4
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
Luis Martinetti, Contortionisttrue

Directing

1894-01-01

5.0
A Bucking Broncho
A Bucking Bronchotrue

Directing

1898-10-30

3.0
Water Fall in the Catskills
Water Fall in the Catskillstrue

Camera

1897-07-20

2.7
Ten Pickaninnies
Ten Pickaninniestrue

Directing

1908-10-02

2.0

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