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.
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Filmography
all 141
Movies 141
Director 57
Producer 7
Director
Butterfly Dances (2007)
Movie
Director
What Demoralized the Barber Shop (1898)
Movie
Cinematographer
Fighting the Fire (1898)
Movie
Cinematographer
Turkish Dance, Ella Lola (1898)
Movie
4
Cinematographer
71st Regiment, N.G.S.N.Y. at Camp Wyckoff (1898)
Movie
Cinematographer
Cuban Ambush (1898)
Movie
Director
An Unwelcome Visitor (1898)
Movie
Cinematographer
Shooting Captured Insurgents (1898)
Movie
Director
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1 (1898)
Movie
Director
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2 (1898)
Movie
Director
A Street Arab (1898)
Movie
Director
The Ball Game (1898)
Movie
Director
Sea Waves (1898)
Movie
Director
Snowballing the Coasters (1898)
Movie
Director
Hockey Match on the Ice (1898)
Movie
Cinematographer
Ella Lola, a la Trilby (1898)
Movie
Director
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun (1897)
Movie
Producer
Crissie Sheridan (1897)
Movie
Cinematographer
Buffalo Fire Department in action (1897)
Movie
Director
Pie Eating Contest (1897)
Movie
Director
Dancing Darkey Boy (1897)
Movie
Director
Single harness horses (1897)
Movie
Director
Ambulance at the Accident (1897)
Movie
Director
Fisherman's Luck (1897)
Movie
Director
Charity Ball (1897)
Movie
Director
Bowery Waltz (1897)
Movie
Director
Admiral Cigarette (1897)
Movie
Director
Ambulance Call (1897)
Movie
Cinematographer
Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago (1897)
Movie
Cinematographer
Armour's Electric Trolley (1897)
Movie
Cinematographer
Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway (1897)
Movie
Cinematographer
Buffalo Stockyards (1897)
Movie
Cinematographer
Buffalo Police on Parade (1897)
Movie
Cinematographer
Water Fall in the Catskills (1897)
Movie
Cinematographer
Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park (1897)
Movie
Director
Racing at Sheepshead Bay (1897)
Movie
Cinematographer
Falls of Minnehaha (1897)
Movie
Cinematographer
Giant Coal Dumper (1897)
Movie
Cinematographer
Suburban Handicap, 1897 (1897)
Movie
Director of Photography
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory (1897)
Movie
6
Director
Pillow Fight (1897)
Movie
Cinematographer
Black Diamond Express, No. 1 (1897)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Dolorita Passion Dance (1897)
Movie
Cinematographer
Seminary Girls (1897)
Movie
Cinematographer
Fifth Avenue, New York (1897)
Movie
6
Cinematographer
Police Patrol Wagon (1897)
Movie
Cinematographer
Chicken Thieves (1897)
Movie
Cinematographer
The First Sleigh-Ride (1897)
Movie
6
Cinematographer
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle (1897)
Movie
Producer
The Morning Alarm (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
Going to the Fire (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
Black Diamond Express (1896)
Movie
6
Cinematographer
Cock Fight (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
A Morning Alarm (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
Mounted Police Charge (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Burning Stable (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
A Morning Bath (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
Feeding the Doves (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
Passaic Falls, New Jersey (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
Shooting the Chutes (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
Sea Beach Scene (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Bad Boy and the Gardener (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance (1896)
Movie
Director
The Kiss (1896)
Movie
6
Director
Amy Muller (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
Herald Square (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
Interrupted Lovers (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
Lone Fisherman (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist (1896)
Movie
Producer
Mess Call (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
Watermelon Contest (1896)
Movie
Cinematographer
New Blacksmith Shop (1895)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895)
Movie
Cinematographer
Robetta and Doretto, No. 1 (1895)
Movie
Director
Princess Ali (1895)
Movie
Director
Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895)
Movie
Producer
Billy Edwards and the Unknown (1895)
Movie
6
Cinematographer
James Grundy, Buck and Wing (1895)
Movie
Producer
Short Stick Dance (1895)
Movie
Director
Paddle Dance (1895)
Movie
Director
Silver Dance (1895)
Movie
Director
Dance of Rejoicing (1895)
Movie
Cinematographer
Dance (1894)
Movie
Director
Fire Rescue Scene (1894)
Movie
Director
Band Drill (1894)
Movie
Director
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph (1894)
Movie
6.8
Director
Imperial Japanese Dance (1894)
Movie
Director
Annie Oakley (1894)
Movie
Director
Bucking Broncho (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
Lasso Thrower (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
Mexican Knife Duel (1894)
Movie
Director
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) (1894)
Movie
Director
Hadj Cheriff (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight (1894)
Movie
Director
Sioux Ghost Dance (1894)
Movie
6
Director / Director of Photography
Buffalo Dance (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
Rats and Terrier No. 3 (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
Boxing Match (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
Rats and Weasel (1894)
Movie
Director / Director of Photography
Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)
Movie
Director / Director of Photography
Caicedo (with Pole) (1894)
Movie
Director
The Boxing Cats (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
Buffalo Bill (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
Leonard-Cushing Fight (1894)
Movie
6
Cinematographer
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show” (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
A Bar Room Scene (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
Rat Killing (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
Trained Bears (1894)
Movie
Director
Chinese Laundry Scene (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
Highland Dance (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
Wrestling Match (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
Carmencita (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
Unsuccessful Somersault (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
Athlete with Wand (1894)
Movie
6
Director
Cock Fight, No. 2 (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
Annabelle Butterfly Dance (1894)
Movie
6
Cinematographer
Ruth Dennis (1894)
Movie
Cinematographer
Annabelle Sun Dance (1894)
Movie
6
Cinematographer
The Cock Fight (1894)
Movie
Director
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist (1894)
Movie
6
Director
Glenroy Bros., No. 2 (1894)
Movie
Director / Director of Photography
Blacksmith Scene (1893)
Movie
6
Cinematographer
Horse Shoeing (1893)
Movie
Director
The Barbershop (1893)
Movie
Actor
A Hand Shake (1892)
Movie
6
Cinematographer
Fencing (1892)
Movie
Cinematographer
Man on Parallel Bars (1892)
Movie
Cinematographer
Wrestling (1892)
Movie
Producer
Dickson Greeting (1891)
Movie
5.33
Producer
Newark Athlete (1891)
Movie
6
Director
Men Boxing (1891)
Movie
6
Director
Monkey and Another, Boxing (1891)
Movie
Director
Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud (1891)
Movie
Director
Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop (1891)
Movie
Director
Duncan Smoking (1891)
Movie
Director
Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)
Movie
Director
Monkeyshines, No. 2 (1890)
Movie
Director
Monkeyshines, No. 3 (1890)
Movie
Cinematographer
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1847-10-01
Deathday1910-02-14 (62 years old)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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