William Heise
male

Born on October 01, 1847 (178 years old)
Passed Away on February 14, 1910
From Germany
Known for Directing
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.
Cast Credits
- 1892
Crew Credits
- 2007
- 1908
- 1898
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A Street Arab
as
Director
1898
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What Demoralized the Barber Shop
as
Director
1898

Hockey Match on the Ice
as
Director
1898

The Ball Game
as
Director
1898
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An Unwelcome Visitor
as
Director
1898

Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2
as
Director
1898

Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1
as
Director
1898

Sea Waves
as
Director
1898
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Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
as
Director
1898
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Turkish Dance, Ella Lola
as
Director of Photography
1898

Shooting Captured Insurgents
as
Director of Photography
1898
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Snowballing the Coasters
as
Director
1898

A Bucking Broncho
as
Director
1898
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Alciede Capitane
as
Cinematography
1898

Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
as
Camera Operator
1898
- 1897
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The Dolorita Passion Dance
as
Director of Photography
1897

Buffalo Stockyards
as
Camera Operator
1897

Buffalo Fire Department in Action
as
Camera Operator
1897

Falls of Minnehaha
as
Camera Operator
1897

Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
as
Camera Operator
1897

Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
as
Camera Operator
1897
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Bowery Waltz
as
Director
1897
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Pillow Fight
as
Director
1897

Charity Ball
as
Director
1897

Fisherman's Luck
as
Director
1897

Black Diamond Express, No. 1
as
Director
1897

Fifth Avenue, New York
as
Director
1897
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Dancing Darkey Boy
as
Director
1897
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Pie Eating Contest
as
Director
1897

Ambulance Call
as
Director
1897
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Crissie Sheridan
as
Producer
1897

Ambulance at the Accident
as
Director
1897

Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
as
Director
1897

Admiral Cigarette
as
Director
1897

Admiral Cigarette
as
Cinematography
1897

Single Harness Horses
as
Producer
1897

Single Harness Horses
as
Camera Operator
1897
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Crissie Sheridan
as
Director of Photography
1897

Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
as
Director of Photography
1897

Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
as
Director of Photography
1897

The First Sleigh-Ride
as
Director of Photography
1897

Water Fall in the Catskills
as
Camera Operator
1897
- 1896

The Kiss
as
Director
1896
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Amy Muller
as
Director
1896

Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
as
Director
1896

A Morning Alarm
as
Camera Operator
1896

Shooting the Chutes
as
Director
1896

The Bad Boy and the Gardener
as
Director of Photography
1896
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Black Diamond Express
as
Director of Photography
1896

Feeding the Doves
as
Director of Photography
1896

Interrupted Lovers
as
Director of Photography
1896

Lone Fisherman
as
Director of Photography
1896
- 1895

Danse serpentine (Annabelle)
as
Director
1895

Princess Ali
as
Director
1895

New Blacksmith Shop
as
Director
1895
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Dance of Rejoicing
as
Director
1895
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Paddle Dance
as
Director
1895
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Silver Dance
as
Director
1895
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Trilby Dance
as
Director
1895
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Hypnotic Scene
as
Director
1895
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Death Scene
as
Director
1895

Billy Edwards and the Unknown
as
Producer
1895

The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
as
Director of Photography
1895

Billy Edwards and the Unknown
as
Director
1895

Danse serpentine (Annabelle)
as
Cinematography
1895

The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
as
Director
1895
- 1894

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
as
Director
1894

The Barber Shop
as
Director of Photography
1894

Athlete with Wand
as
Director of Photography
1894

Caicedo (with Pole)
as
Director of Photography
1894

Cock Fight, No. 2
as
Director of Photography
1894

Carmencita
as
Director
1894

Annabelle Butterfly Dance
as
Director of Photography
1894

Sandow: The Strong Man
as
Director of Photography
1894

The Barber Shop
as
Director
1894

Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)
as
Director
1894

Sioux Ghost Dance
as
Director
1894

Annie Oakley
as
Director
1894

Chinese Laundry Scene
as
Director
1894

Imperial Japanese Dance
as
Director
1894

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
as
Director
1894

The Boxing Cats
as
Director
1894

Band Drill
as
Director
1894
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Hadj Cheriff
as
Director
1894

Bucking Broncho
as
Director
1894

Fire Rescue Scene
as
Director
1894

Dickson Experimental Sound Film
as
Director of Photography
1894

Dickson Experimental Sound Film
as
Director
1894

Buffalo Dance
as
Director
1894
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Leonard-Cushing Fight
as
Director
1894
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The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”
as
Director
1894

The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
as
Director
1894

Cock Fight, No. 2
as
Director
1894

Glenroy Bros., No. 2
as
Director
1894
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Boxing Match
as
Director
1894

Japanese Dancers
as
Cinematography
1894

Carmencita
as
Director of Photography
1894

Glenroy Bros., No. 2
as
Director of Photography
1894

The Boxing Cats
as
Director of Photography
1894

Buffalo Dance
as
Director of Photography
1894

Buffalo Bill
as
Director of Photography
1894

Sandow: The Strong Man
as
Director
1894

Caicedo (with Pole)
as
Director
1894

Athlete with Wand
as
Director
1894

Annabelle Butterfly Dance
as
Director
1894

Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
as
Director
1894
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Mlle. Capitaine
as
Cinematography
1894

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
as
Director of Photography
1894
- 1893
- 1892
- 1891

Newark Athlete
as
Director of Photography
1891

Men Boxing
as
Director of Photography
1891

Dickson Greeting
as
Director
1891

Men Boxing
as
Director
1891
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Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud
as
Director
1891
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Monkey and Another, Boxing
as
Director
1891
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Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop
as
Director
1891
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Duncan Smoking
as
Director
1891

Dickson Greeting
as
Director of Photography
1891

Newark Athlete
as
Director
1891
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Newark athlete. [No. 2]
as
Director
1891
- 1890







