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.
Personal Details
Movies (50)
Butterfly Dances
Director (Directing)
2007
Ten Pickaninnies
Director (Directing)
1908
What Demoralized the Barber Shop
Director (Directing)
1898
A Bucking Broncho
Director (Directing)
1898
Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
Camera Operator (Camera)
1898
Turkish Dance, Ella Lola
Director of Photography (Camera)
1898
An Unwelcome Visitor
Director (Directing)
1898
Shooting Captured Insurgents
Director of Photography (Camera)
1898
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1
Director (Directing)
1898
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2
Director (Directing)
1898
A Street Arab
Director (Directing)
1898
The Ball Game
Director (Directing)
1898
Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
Director (Directing)
1898
Sea Waves
Director (Directing)
1898
Snowballing the Coasters
Director (Directing)
1898
Hockey Match on the Ice
Director (Directing)
1898
Alciede Capitane
Cinematography (Crew)
1898
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
Director (Directing)
1897
Crissie Sheridan
Producer (Production)
1897
Buffalo Fire Department in Action
Camera Operator (Camera)
1897
Pie Eating Contest
Director (Directing)
1897
Dancing Darkey Boy
Director (Directing)
1897
Single Harness Horses
Producer (Production)
1897
Ambulance at the Accident
Director (Directing)
1897
Fisherman's Luck
Director (Directing)
1897
Charity Ball
Director (Directing)
1897
Bowery Waltz
Director (Directing)
1897
Ambulance Call
Director (Directing)
1897
Admiral Cigarette
Director (Directing)
1897
Buffalo Stockyards
Camera Operator (Camera)
1897
Falls of Minnehaha
Camera Operator (Camera)
1897
Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
Camera Operator (Camera)
1897
Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
Camera Operator (Camera)
1897
Water Fall in the Catskills
Camera Operator (Camera)
1897
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
Director of Photography (Camera)
1897
Pillow Fight
Director (Directing)
1897
The Dolorita Passion Dance
Director of Photography (Camera)
1897
Black Diamond Express, No. 1
Director (Directing)
1897
Fifth Avenue, New York
Director (Directing)
1897
The First Sleigh-Ride
Director of Photography (Camera)
1897
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
Director of Photography (Camera)
1897
Black Diamond Express
Director of Photography (Camera)
1896
A Morning Alarm
Camera Operator (Camera)
1896
Feeding the Doves
Director of Photography (Camera)
1896
Shooting the Chutes
Director (Directing)
1896
The Bad Boy and the Gardener
Director of Photography (Camera)
1896
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
Director (Directing)
1896
The Kiss
Director (Directing)
1896
Amy Muller
Director (Directing)
1896
Interrupted Lovers
Director of Photography (Camera)
1896