
William Heise
Directing · Born 1847-10-01 · Germany
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.
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Butterfly Dances 2007
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Ten Pickaninnies 1908
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What Demoralized the Barber Shop 1898
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A Bucking Broncho 1898
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An Unwelcome Visitor 1898
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Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1 1898
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Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2 1898
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A Street Arab 1898
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The Ball Game 1898
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Old Glory and the Cuban Flag 1898
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Sea Waves 1898
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Snowballing the Coasters 1898
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Hockey Match on the Ice 1898
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Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun 1897
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Pie Eating Contest 1897
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Dancing Darkey Boy 1897
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Ambulance at the Accident 1897
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Fisherman's Luck 1897
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Charity Ball 1897
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Bowery Waltz 1897
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Ambulance Call 1897
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Admiral Cigarette 1897
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Pillow Fight 1897
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Black Diamond Express, No. 1 1897
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Fifth Avenue, New York 1897
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Shooting the Chutes 1896
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Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance 1896
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The Kiss 1896
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Amy Muller 1896
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New Blacksmith Shop 1895
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The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots 1895
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Princess Ali 1895
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Danse serpentine (Annabelle) 1895
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Billy Edwards and the Unknown 1895
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Dance of Rejoicing 1895
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Paddle Dance 1895
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Silver Dance 1895
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Trilby Dance 1895
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Hypnotic Scene 1895
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Death Scene 1895
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Fire Rescue Scene 1894
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Band Drill 1894
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Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph 1894
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Imperial Japanese Dance 1894
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Annie Oakley 1894
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Bucking Broncho 1894
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Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) 1894
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Hadj Cheriff 1894
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The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight 1894
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Sioux Ghost Dance 1894
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Buffalo Dance 1894
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Boxing Match 1894
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Dickson Experimental Sound Film 1894
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Caicedo (with Pole) 1894
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The Boxing Cats 1894
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Leonard-Cushing Fight 1894
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Sandow: The Strong Man 1894
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The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show” 1894
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Chinese Laundry Scene 1894
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Carmencita 1894
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Athlete with Wand 1894
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Cock Fight, No. 2 1894
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Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze 1894
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The Barber Shop 1894
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Glenroy Bros., No. 2 1894
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Annabelle Butterfly Dance 1894
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Luis Martinetti, Contortionist 1894
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Blacksmithing Scene 1893
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Horse Shoeing 1893
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Fencing 1892
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A Hand Shake 1892
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Dickson Greeting 1891
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Newark Athlete 1891
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Newark athlete. [No. 2] 1891
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Men Boxing 1891
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Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud 1891
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Monkey and Another, Boxing 1891
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Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop 1891
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Duncan Smoking 1891
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Monkeyshines, No. 1 1890
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