Director
William Heise
179 years · Germany · 73 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 73
Ten Pickaninnies
1908 · Director
A Bucking Broncho
1898 · Director
Shooting Captured Insurgents
1898 · Cinematography
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1
1898 · Director
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2
1898 · Director
The Ball Game
1898 · Director
Hockey Match on the Ice
1898 · Director
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
1897 · Director
Crissie Sheridan
1897 · Producer, Cinematography
Single Harness Horses
1897 · Producer
Charity Ball
1897 · Director
Ambulance at the Accident
1897 · Director
Fisherman's Luck
1897 · Director
Ambulance Call
1897 · Director
Admiral Cigarette
1897 · Director
Armour's Electric Trolley
1897 · Director
Racing at Sheepshead Bay
1897 · Director
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
1897 · Cinematography
Black Diamond Express, No. 1
1897 · Director
Fifth Avenue, New York
1897 · Director
The First Sleigh-Ride
1897 · Cinematography
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
1897 · Cinematography
Mounted Police Charge
1896 · Director
Feeding the Doves
1896 · Cinematography