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William Heise

William Heise

William Heise

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1847-10-01

Deathday: 1910-02-14 (62 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 157

Movies 157

Director 95

Producer 5

Director / Cinematography

A Collection of Silent Films, Given Sound

A Collection of Silent Films, Given Sound (2025)

Director

Butterfly Dances

Butterfly Dances (2007)

Director

What Demoralized the Barber Shop

What Demoralized the Barber Shop (1898)

Cinematographer

Fighting the Fire

Fighting the Fire (1898)

Director

A Bucking Broncho

A Bucking Broncho (1898)

Director of Photography

Turkish Dance, Ella Lola

Turkish Dance, Ella Lola (1898)

Cinematographer

71st Regiment, N.G.S.N.Y. at Camp Wyckoff

71st Regiment, N.G.S.N.Y. at Camp Wyckoff (1898)

Cinematographer

Cuban Ambush

Cuban Ambush (1898)

Director

An Unwelcome Visitor

An Unwelcome Visitor (1898)

Director of Photography

Shooting Captured Insurgents

Shooting Captured Insurgents (1898)

Director

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

Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1 (1898)

Director

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

Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2 (1898)

Director

A Street Arab

A Street Arab (1898)

Director

The Ball Game

The Ball Game (1898)

Director

Old Glory and the Cuban Flag

Old Glory and the Cuban Flag (1898)

Director

Sea Waves

Sea Waves (1898)

Director

Snowballing the Coasters

Snowballing the Coasters (1898)

Cinematographer

Cattle Leaving the Corral

Cattle Leaving the Corral (1898)

Director

Hockey Match on the Ice

Hockey Match on the Ice (1898)

Cinematographer

Ella Lola, a la Trilby

Ella Lola, a la Trilby (1898)

Director

Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun

Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun (1897)

Producer / Director of Photography

Crissie Sheridan

Crissie Sheridan (1897)

Camera Operator

Buffalo Fire Department in Action

Buffalo Fire Department in Action (1897)

Director

Pie Eating Contest

Pie Eating Contest (1897)

Director

Dancing Darkey Boy

Dancing Darkey Boy (1897)

Producer / Camera Operator

Single harness horses

Single harness horses (1897)

Director

Ambulance at the Accident

Ambulance at the Accident (1897)

Director

Fisherman's Luck

Fisherman's Luck (1897)

Director

Charity Ball

Charity Ball (1897)

Director

Bowery Waltz

Bowery Waltz (1897)

Director

Ambulance Call

Ambulance Call (1897)

Director / Cinematography

Admiral Cigarette

Admiral Cigarette (1897)

Cinematographer

Cattle Driven to Slaughter

Cattle Driven to Slaughter (1897)

Cinematographer

Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards

Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards (1897)

Cinematographer

Armour's Electric Trolley

Armour's Electric Trolley (1897)

Cinematographer

Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway

Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway (1897)

Camera Operator

Buffalo Stockyards

Buffalo Stockyards (1897)

Cinematographer

Buffalo Police on Parade

Buffalo Police on Parade (1897)

Cinematographer

Water Fall in the Catskills

Water Fall in the Catskills (1897)

Camera Operator

Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park

Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park (1897)

Director

Racing at Sheepshead Bay

Racing at Sheepshead Bay (1897)

Camera Operator

Falls of Minnehaha

Falls of Minnehaha (1897)

Camera Operator

Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago (1897)

Cinematographer

Giant Coal Dumper

Giant Coal Dumper (1897)

Cinematographer

Suburban Handicap, 1897

Suburban Handicap, 1897 (1897)

Director of Photography

Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory (1897)

Cinematographer

Husking Bee

Husking Bee (1897)

Director

Pillow Fight

Pillow Fight (1897)

Director

Black Diamond Express, No. 1

Black Diamond Express, No. 1 (1897)

Director of Photography

The Dolorita Passion Dance

The Dolorita Passion Dance (1897)

Cinematographer

Seminary Girls

Seminary Girls (1897)

Director

Fifth Avenue, New York

Fifth Avenue, New York (1897)

Cinematographer

Police Patrol Wagon

Police Patrol Wagon (1897)

Cinematographer

Chicken Thieves

Chicken Thieves (1897)

Director of Photography

The First Sleigh-Ride

The First Sleigh-Ride (1897)

Director of Photography

Serpentine Dance - Annabelle

Serpentine Dance - Annabelle (1897)

Producer

The Morning Alarm

The Morning Alarm (1896)

Cinematographer

Going to the Fire

Going to the Fire (1896)

Director of Photography

Black Diamond Express

Black Diamond Express (1896)

Camera Operator

A Morning Alarm

A Morning Alarm (1896)

Cinematographer

Mounted Police Charge

Mounted Police Charge (1896)

Cinematographer

The Burning Stable

The Burning Stable (1896)

Cinematographer

A Morning Bath

A Morning Bath (1896)

Director of Photography

Feeding the Doves

Feeding the Doves (1896)

Cinematographer

Passaic Falls, New Jersey

Passaic Falls, New Jersey (1896)

Director

Shooting the Chutes

Shooting the Chutes (1896)

Cinematographer

Scene on Surf Ave., Coney Island

Scene on Surf Ave., Coney Island (1896)

Cinematographer

Sea Beach Scene

Sea Beach Scene (1896)

Director of Photography

The Bad Boy and the Gardener

The Bad Boy and the Gardener (1896)

Director

Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance

Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance (1896)

Director

The Kiss

The Kiss (1896)

Director

Amy Muller

Amy Muller (1896)

Cinematographer

Herald Square

Herald Square (1896)

Cinematographer

Irish Way of Discussing Politics

Irish Way of Discussing Politics (1896)

Cinematographer

Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist (1896)

Producer

Mess Call

Mess Call (1896)

Cinematographer

Watermelon Contest

Watermelon Contest (1896)

Director of Photography

Interrupted Lovers

Interrupted Lovers (1896)

Director of Photography

Lone Fisherman

Lone Fisherman (1896)

Director

New Blacksmith Shop

New Blacksmith Shop (1895)

Director of Photography

The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895)

Cinematographer

A Frontier Scene

A Frontier Scene (1895)

Cinematographer

Robetta and Doretto, No. 1

Robetta and Doretto, No. 1 (1895)

Director

Princess Ali

Princess Ali (1895)

Director

Annabelle Serpentine Dance

Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895)

Producer / Director

Billy Edwards and the Unknown

Billy Edwards and the Unknown (1895)

Cinematographer

James Grundy, Buck and Wing

James Grundy, Buck and Wing (1895)

Director

Quartette

Quartette (1895)

Director

Paddle Dance

Paddle Dance (1895)

Director

Short Stick Dance

Short Stick Dance (1895)

Director

Hypnotic Scene

Hypnotic Scene (1895)

Director

Death Scene

Death Scene (1895)

Director

Silver Dance

Silver Dance (1895)

Director

Trilby Dance

Trilby Dance (1895)

Director

Dance of Rejoicing

Dance of Rejoicing (1895)

Cinematographer

Dance

Dance (1894)

Director

Fire Rescue Scene

Fire Rescue Scene (1894)

Director

Band Drill

Band Drill (1894)

Director

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph (1894)

Director

Imperial Japanese Dance

Imperial Japanese Dance (1894)

Director

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley (1894)

Director

Bucking Broncho

Bucking Broncho (1894)

Cinematographer

Lasso Thrower

Lasso Thrower (1894)

Cinematographer

Mexican Knife Duel

Mexican Knife Duel (1894)

Director

Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)

Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) (1894)

Director

Hadj Cheriff

Hadj Cheriff (1894)

Director

The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight

The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight (1894)

Director / Director of Photography

Buffalo Dance

Buffalo Dance (1894)

Director

Sioux Ghost Dance

Sioux Ghost Dance (1894)

Director

Boxing Match

Boxing Match (1894)

Cinematographer

Rats and Terrier No. 3

Rats and Terrier No. 3 (1894)

Cinematographer

Rats and Weasel

Rats and Weasel (1894)

Director / Director of Photography

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)

Director of Photography / Director

Caicedo (with Pole)

Caicedo (with Pole) (1894)

Director / Director of Photography

The Boxing Cats

The Boxing Cats (1894)

Director of Photography

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill (1894)

Director

Leonard-Cushing Fight

Leonard-Cushing Fight (1894)

Director of Photography / Director

Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope

Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope (1894)

Director

The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”

The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show” (1894)

Cinematographer

Rat Killing

Rat Killing (1894)

Cinematographer

A Bar Room Scene

A Bar Room Scene (1894)

Cinematographer

Trained Bears

Trained Bears (1894)

Director

Chinese Laundry Scene

Chinese Laundry Scene (1894)

Cinematographer

Highland Dance

Highland Dance (1894)

Cinematographer

Wrestling Match

Wrestling Match (1894)

Director / Director of Photography

Carmencita

Carmencita (1894)

Cinematographer

Unsuccessful Somersault

Unsuccessful Somersault (1894)

Director of Photography / Director

Athlete with Wand

Athlete with Wand (1894)

Director of Photography / Director

Cock Fight, No. 2

Cock Fight, No. 2 (1894)

Cinematography / Director

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894)

Cinematography

Japanese Dancers

Japanese Dancers (1894)

Cinematographer

Fred Ott Holding a Bird

Fred Ott Holding a Bird (1894)

Cinematographer

Annabelle Sun Dance

Annabelle Sun Dance (1894)

Cinematographer

The Cock Fight

The Cock Fight (1894)

Director of Photography / Director

Annabelle Butterfly Dance

Annabelle Butterfly Dance (1894)

Cinematographer

Ruth Dennis

Ruth Dennis (1894)

Director of Photography / Director

The Barber Shop

The Barber Shop (1894)

Director

Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

Luis Martinetti, Contortionist (1894)

Director / Director of Photography

Glenroy Bros., No. 2

Glenroy Bros., No. 2 (1894)

Director / Director of Photography

Blacksmithing Scene

Blacksmithing Scene (1893)

Director

Horse Shoeing

Horse Shoeing (1893)

Director / Director of Photography

A Hand Shake

A Hand Shake (1892)

Director / Director of Photography

Fencing

Fencing (1892)

Cinematographer

Man on Parallel Bars

Man on Parallel Bars (1892)

Cinematographer

Wrestling

Wrestling (1892)

Director / Director of Photography

Dickson Greeting

Dickson Greeting (1891)

Director of Photography / Director

Newark Athlete

Newark Athlete (1891)

Director of Photography / Director

Men Boxing

Men Boxing (1891)

Director

Monkey and Another, Boxing

Monkey and Another, Boxing (1891)

Director

Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop

Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop (1891)

Director

Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud

Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud (1891)

Director

Duncan Smoking

Duncan Smoking (1891)

Director / Director of Photography

Monkeyshines, No. 1

Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)

Director

Monkeyshines, No. 3

Monkeyshines, No. 3 (1890)

Director of Photography / Director

Monkeyshines, No. 2

Monkeyshines, No. 2 (1890)

Cinematographer

Oriental Dance

Oriental Dance

Cinematographer

Boeiend!

Boeiend!

Gallery

William Heise

William Heise

Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1847-10-01

Deathday
1910-02-14 (62 years old)

Birth Place
Germany

Citizenships
United States

This article uses material from Wikipedia.

Last updated: 2025-03-25

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Annabelle Moore worked together with William Heise in:

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Buffalo Bill Cody worked together with William Heise in:

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Fred Ott worked together with William Heise in:

3 Movies

James C. Duncan

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James C. Duncan worked together with William Heise in:

3 Movies

Giuseppe Sacco Albanese

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Giuseppe Sacco Albanese worked together with William Heise in:

3 Movies

Alfred Clark

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Alfred Clark worked together with William Heise in:

3 Movies

Henry Welton

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Henry Welton worked together with William Heise in:

3 Movies

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