Known For
Directing
Born
Oct 01, 1847
Died
Feb 14, 1910
Place of Birth
Germany
Credits
108 titles
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
Filmography
Butterfly Dances
Director
Ten Pickaninnies
Director
What Demoralized the Barber Shop
Director
A Bucking Broncho
Director
Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
Camera Operator
Turkish Dance, Ella Lola
Director of Photography
An Unwelcome Visitor
Director
Shooting Captured Insurgents
Director of Photography
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1
Director
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2
Director
A Street Arab
Director
The Ball Game
Director
Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
Director
Sea Waves
Director
Snowballing the Coasters
Director
Hockey Match on the Ice
Director
Alciede Capitane
Cinematography
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
Director
Crissie Sheridan
Producer
Buffalo Fire Department in Action
Camera Operator
Pie Eating Contest
Director
Dancing Darkey Boy
Director
Single Harness Horses
Producer
Ambulance at the Accident
Director
Fisherman's Luck
Director
Charity Ball
Director
Bowery Waltz
Director
Ambulance Call
Director
Admiral Cigarette
Director
Buffalo Stockyards
Camera Operator
Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
Camera Operator
Racing at Sheepshead Bay
Director
Falls of Minnehaha
Camera Operator
Water Fall in the Catskills
Camera Operator
Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
Camera Operator
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
Director of Photography
Pillow Fight
Director
Black Diamond Express, No. 1
Director
The Dolorita Passion Dance
Director of Photography
Fifth Avenue, New York
Director
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
Director of Photography
The First Sleigh-Ride
Director of Photography
Black Diamond Express
Director of Photography
A Morning Alarm
Camera Operator
Feeding the Doves
Director of Photography
Shooting the Chutes
Director
The Bad Boy and the Gardener
Director of Photography
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
Director
The Kiss
Director
Amy Muller
Director