William S. Hart
male
Born on December 06, 1864 (161 years old)
Passed Away on June 23, 1946
From Newburgh, New York, USA
Known for Acting
Biography
The first Western superstar, the taciturn Hart actually was a successful Shakespearean actor who played Messala in “Ben-Hur” on Broadway in 1899 before riding the range in movies. A longtime fan of the Old West, Hart was friends with Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson. His film career began in 1914. After two supporting roles he gained fame as the lead in the feature-length western “The Bargain” shot on location at the Grand Canyon. Hart strove to make his westerns realistic with detailed attention played to costumes and props. Though Hart could be cast as a villain, he imbued all of his characters with honor and integrity. After making western shorts for producer Thomas Ince, he went to Famous Players-Lasky, which merged with Paramount Pictures in 1917. At Paramount he made such gritty feature westerns as “Square Deal Sanderson” and “The Toll Gate.” His star began to fade in the early 1920s when audiences grew tired of his moralistic Western tales. Not helping his career was his 1923 divorce from his wife, Winifred, who accused him of having two children by another woman. He made one last film, 1925’s “Tumbleweeds, which he financed himself. In 1939, the film was reissued this time with a prologue featuring a 75-year-old Hart shot on location at his ranch in Newhall talking about the West and his days in films. He died in 1946 at age 81. His home and ranch were turned into William S. Hart Park in Newhall.
Cast Credits
- 1976
- 1962
- 1961
- 1953
- 1948
- 1941
- 1934
- 1931
- 1928
- 1925
- 1924
- 1923
- 1922
- 1921
- 1920
- 1919
- 1918
The Border Wireless
as
Steve Ransom
1918
A Lion of the Hills
1918
- no image
Staking His Life
as
Bud Randall
1918
Shark Monroe
as
Shark Monroe
1918
'Blue Blazes' Rawden
as
Blue Blazes Rawden
1918
Branding Broadway
as
Robert Sands
1918
Wolves of the Rail
as
'Buck' Andrade
1918
The Tiger Man
as
Hawk Parsons
1918
Selfish Yates
as
'Selfish' Yates
1918
Riddle Gawne
as
Jefferson 'Riddle' Gawne
1918
- 1917
The Narrow Trail
as
Ice Harding
1917
The Cold Deck
as
Jefferson "On the Level" Leigh
1917
The Silent Man
as
Budd Marr
1917
The Gun Fighter
as
Cliff Hudspeth
1917
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
1917
The Square Deal Man
as
Jack O'Diamonds
1917
The Desert Man
as
Jim Alton
1917
Wolf Lowry
as
Tom 'Wolf' Lowry
1917
Truthful Tulliver
as
Truthful Tulliver
1917
- 1916
The Devil's Double
as
'Bowie' Blake
1916
Hell's Hinges
as
Blaze Tracy
1916
The Return of Draw Egan
as
'Draw' Egan aka William Blake
1916
Between Men
as
Bob White
1916
The Dawn Maker
as
Joe Elk
1916
The Captive God
as
Chiapa
1916
The Aryan
as
Steve Denton
1916
The Patriot
as
Bob Wiley
1916
The Apostle of Vengeance
as
David Hudson
1916
The Primal Lure
as
Angus McConnell
1916
- 1915
- no image
Pinto Ben
as
Boss Rider
1915
The Roughneck
as
Dave Page
1915
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The Scourge of the Desert
as
Bill Evers
1915
Mr. 'Silent' Haskins
as
Lon Haskins
1915
The Grudge
as
Rio Ed
1915
The Conversion of Frosty Blake
as
Frosty Blake
1915
Cash Parrish's Pal
as
Cash Parrish
1915
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Grit
1915
Keno Bates, Liar
as
Keno Bates
1915
The Ruse
as
'Bat' Peters
1915
The Taking of Luke McVane
as
Luke McVane
1915
On the Night Stage
as
Texas
1915
Knight of the Trail
as
Jim Treen
1915
The Darkening Trail
as
Yukon Ed
1915
The Disciple
as
Jim Houston
1915
Bad Buck of Santa Ynez
as
Bad Buck Peters
1915
Tools of Providence
as
Steve Blake
1915
The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow
as
Sheriff Hale
1915
The Man from Nowhere
as
"Buck" Farley
1915
- 1914
- 1907
Crew Credits
- 1936
- 1925
- 1924
- 1923
- 1922
- 1921
- 1920
- 1919
- 1918
- 1917
- 1916
- 1915
The Ruse
as
Director
1915
Keno Bates, Liar
as
Director
1915
The Taking of Luke McVane
as
Director
1915
Knight of the Trail
as
Director
1915
The Darkening Trail
as
Director
1915
- no image
Pinto Ben
as
Writer
1915
The Roughneck
as
Director
1915
- no image
Pinto Ben
as
Director
1915
- no image
The Scourge of the Desert
as
Director
1915
The Grudge
as
Director
1915
The Conversion of Frosty Blake
as
Director
1915
Mr. 'Silent' Haskins
as
Director
1915
Cash Parrish's Pal
as
Director
1915
- no image
Grit
as
Director
1915
The Disciple
as
Director
1915
Bad Buck of Santa Ynez
as
Director
1915
Tools of Providence
as
Director
1915
The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow
as
Director
1915
The Man from Nowhere
as
Director
1915
- 1914
