William Heise

Director

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.

Born: October 1, 1847 in Germany

Died: February 14, 1910 (Age 62)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
A Hand Shake Short Film	3.6	Actor		1892
Butterfly Dances Movie		Directing	Director	2007
A Hand Shake Short Film	3.6	Directing	Director of Photography, Director	1892
A Street Arab Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director	1898
Admiral Cigarette Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director, Cinematography	1897
Amy Muller Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director	1896
Annabelle Butterfly Dance Short Film	5.7	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1894
Annabelle Serpentine Dance Short Film	6.3	Directing	Director	1895
Annie Oakley Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director	1894
Athlete with Wand Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1894
Band Drill Short Film	4.1	Directing	Director	1894
Billy Edwards and the Unknown Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director, Producer	1895
Black Diamond Express Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1896
Black Diamond Express, No. 1 Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director	1897
Blacksmith Scene Short Film	6	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1893
Bowery Waltz Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director	1897
Bucking Broncho Short Film	4.9	Directing	Director	1894
Buffalo Dance Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director of Photography, Director	1894
Buffalo Fire Department in Action Short Film	4.3	Camera	Camera Operator	1897
Buffalo Stockyards Short Film	4.1	Camera	Camera Operator	1897
Caicedo (with Pole) Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1894
Carmencita Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1894
Chinese Laundry Scene Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director	1894
Cock Fight, No. 2 Short Film	3.8	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1894
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director	1894
Dickson Experimental Sound Film Short Film	6.5	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1894
Dickson Greeting Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1891
Duncan Smoking Short Film	3.4	Directing	Director	1891
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director, Cinematography	1894
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director	1896
Feeding the Doves Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1896
Fencing Short Film	4	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1892
Fifth Avenue, New York Short Film	5	Directing	Director	1897
Fire Rescue Scene Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director	1894
Fisherman's Luck Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director	1897
Glenroy Bros., No. 2 Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1894
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director	1894
Hadj Cheriff Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director	1894
Hockey Match on the Ice Short Film	4	Directing	Director	1898
Imperial Japanese Dance Short Film	4.9	Directing	Director	1894
Interrupted Lover Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1896
Leonard-Cushing Fight Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director	1894
Lone Fisherman Short Film	4.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1896
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director	1894
Men Boxing Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1891
Monkeyshines, No. 1 Short Film	5	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1890
Monkeyshines, No. 2 Short Film	4.6	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1890
Monkeyshines, No. 3 Short Film	4	Directing	Director	1890
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1897
Newark Athlete Short Film	4.7	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1891
Princess Ali Short Film	4.1	Directing	Director	1895
Sandow: The Strong Man Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1894
Shooting Captured Insurgents Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1898
Shooting the Chutes Short Film	4.1	Directing	Director	1896
Sioux Ghost Dance Short Film	5	Directing	Director	1894
The Barbershop Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1893
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1895
The First Sleigh-Ride Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1897
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director	1894
The Kiss Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director	1896
The Pickaninny Dance, from the 'Passing Show' Short Film	4.1	Directing	Director	1894
Turkish Dance, Ella Lola Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1898
Horse Shoeing Short Film	3.4	Directing	Director	1893
Serpentine Dance, Annabelle Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1897
Crissie Sheridan Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director of Photography, Producer	1897
Charity Ball Short Film	4	Directing	Director	1897
Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud Short Film	3.5	Directing	Director	1891
Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop Short Film	3.6	Directing	Director	1891
The Bad Boy and the Gardener Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1896
Free-for-All Race at Charter Oak Park Short Film	3.5	Camera	Camera Operator	1897
Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago Short Film	4.2	Camera	Camera Operator	1897
Falls of Minnehaha Short Film	3.9	Camera	Camera Operator	1897
Ambulance at the Accident Short Film	4.1	Directing	Director	1897
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1 Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director	1898
Buffalo Bill Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1894
Monkey and Another, Boxing Short Film	4.2	Directing	Director	1891
New Blacksmith Shop Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director	1895
Pillow Fight Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director	1897
What Demoralized the Barber Shop Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director	1898
Dancing Darkey Boy Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director	1897
The Ball Game Short Film	4	Directing	Director	1898
Pie Eating Contest Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director	1897
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2 Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director	1898
Sea Waves Short Film	5	Directing	Director	1898
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director	1897
Single Harness Horses Short Film	4.2	Production	Producer, Camera Operator	1897
The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's) Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1894
Snowballing the Coasters Short Film	4.6	Directing	Director	1898
The Dolorita Passion Dance Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1897
An Unwelcome Visitor Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director	1898
Ambulance Call Short Film	3.8	Directing	Director	1897
Paddle Dance Short Film	3.8	Directing	Director	1895
Dance of Rejoicing Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director	1895
Silver Dance Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director	1895
A Bucking Broncho Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director	1898
Boxing Match Short Film	4.9	Directing	Director	1894
Trilby Hypnotic Scene Short Film	3.2	Directing	Director	1895
Trilby Dance Short Film	3.9	Directing	Director	1895
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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