William Heise
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1847-10-01
Day of Death
1910-02-14 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Germany
William Heise
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.
Known For
Acting
(1892)
Crew
(2007)
Butterfly Dances
Director
(1908)
Ten Pickaninnies
Director
(1898)
A Street Arab
Director
(1898)
What Demoralized the Barber Shop
Director
(1898)
Hockey Match on the Ice
Director
(1898)
The Ball Game
Director
(1898)
An Unwelcome Visitor
Director
(1898)
(1898)
(1898)
Sea Waves
Director
(1898)
Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
Director
(1898)
Shooting Captured Insurgents
Director of Photography
(1898)
Turkish Dance, Ella Lola
Director of Photography
(1898)
Snowballing the Coasters
Director
(1898)
A Bucking Broncho
Director
(1897)
The Dolorita Passion Dance
Director of Photography
(1897)
Buffalo Stockyards
Camera Operator
(1897)
Buffalo Fire Department in Action
Camera Operator
(1897)
Falls of Minnehaha
Camera Operator
(1897)
Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
Camera Operator
(1897)
Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
Camera Operator
(1897)
Bowery Waltz
Director
(1897)
Pillow Fight
Director
(1897)
Charity Ball
Director
(1897)
Fisherman's Luck
Director
(1897)
Black Diamond Express, No. 1
Director
(1897)
Fifth Avenue, New York
Director
(1897)
Dancing Darkey Boy
Director
(1897)
Pie Eating Contest
Director
(1897)
Ambulance Call
Director
(1897)
Crissie Sheridan
Producer, Director of Photography
(1897)
Ambulance at the Accident
Director
(1897)
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
Director
(1897)
Admiral Cigarette
Director, Cinematography
(1897)
Single Harness Horses
Camera Operator, Producer
(1897)
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
Director of Photography
(1897)
The First Sleigh-Ride
Director of Photography
(1897)
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
Director of Photography
(1897)
Water Fall in the Catskills
Camera Operator
(1896)
The Kiss
Director
(1896)
Amy Muller
Director
(1896)
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
Director
(1896)
A Morning Alarm
Camera Operator
(1896)
Shooting the Chutes
Director
(1896)
Black Diamond Express
Director of Photography
(1896)
Feeding the Doves
Director of Photography
(1896)
The Bad Boy and the Gardener
Director of Photography
(1896)
Interrupted Lovers
Director of Photography
(1896)
Lone Fisherman
Director of Photography
(1895)
Annabelle Serpentine Dance
Director, Cinematography
(1895)
Princess Ali
Director
(1895)
New Blacksmith Shop
Director
(1895)
Paddle Dance
Director
(1895)
Silver Dance
Director
(1895)
Dance of Rejoicing
Director
(1895)
Death Scene
Director
(1895)
Hypnotic Scene
Director
(1895)
Trilby Dance
Director
(1895)
Billy Edwards and the Unknown
Producer, Director
(1895)
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
Director of Photography
(1894)
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
Cinematography, Director
(1894)
The Barber Shop
Director of Photography, Director
(1894)
Athlete with Wand
Director of Photography, Director
(1894)
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope
Director of Photography, Director
(1894)
Carmencita
Director, Director of Photography
(1894)
Caicedo (with Pole)
Director of Photography, Director
(1894)
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
Director of Photography, Director
(1894)
Cock Fight, No. 2
Director of Photography, Director
(1894)
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)
Director
(1894)
Sioux Ghost Dance
Director
(1894)
Annie Oakley
Director
(1894)
(1894)
The Boxing Cats
Director, Director of Photography
(1894)
Imperial Japanese Dance
Director
(1894)
Chinese Laundry Scene
Director
(1894)
Bucking Broncho
Director
(1894)
Band Drill
Director
(1894)
Hadj Cheriff
Director
(1894)
Fire Rescue Scene
Director
(1894)
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Director, Director of Photography
(1894)
Leonard-Cushing Fight
Director
(1894)
Buffalo Dance
Director, Director of Photography
(1894)
(1894)
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
Director
(1894)
Glenroy Bros., No. 2
Director, Director of Photography
(1894)
Boxing Match
Director
(1894)
Japanese Dancers
Cinematography
(1894)
Buffalo Bill
Director of Photography
(1894)
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
Director
(1893)
Horse Shoeing
Director
(1893)
Blacksmithing Scene
Director, Director of Photography
(1892)
Fencing
Director, Director of Photography
(1892)
A Hand Shake
Director, Director of Photography
(1891)
Men Boxing
Director of Photography, Director
(1891)
Newark Athlete
Director of Photography, Director
(1891)
Dickson Greeting
Director, Director of Photography
(1891)
Monkey and Another, Boxing
Director
(1891)
(1891)
Duncan Smoking
Director
(1891)
(1890)
Monkeyshines, No. 1
Director, Director of Photography
(1890)
Monkeyshines, No. 2
Director of Photography, Director
(1890)
Monkeyshines, No. 3
Director