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William Heise (1847-1910)

Birthplace:
Germany

Born:
October 1, 1847

Died:
February 14, 1910

Biography from TheMovieDB

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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Film Production

Camera Operator:
1896  A Morning Alarm
1897  Buffalo Fire Department in Action
1897  Buffalo Stockyards
1897  Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
1897  Falls of Minnehaha
1897  Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
1897  Single Harness Horses
1897  Water Fall in the Catskills

Cinematography:
1894  Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
1894  Japanese Dancers
1895  Annabelle Serpentine Dance
1896  A Morning Alarm
1897  Admiral Cigarette
1897  Buffalo Fire Department in Action
1897  Buffalo Stockyards
1897  Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
1897  Falls of Minnehaha
1897  Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
1897  Single Harness Horses
1897  Water Fall in the Catskills

Director:
1890  Monkeyshines, No. 1
1890  Monkeyshines, No. 2
1890  Monkeyshines, No. 3
1891  Dickson Greeting
1891  Duncan Smoking
1891  Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop
1891  Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud
1891  Men Boxing
1891  Monkey and Another, Boxing
1891  Newark Athlete
1892  A Hand Shake
1892  Fencing
1893  Blacksmithing Scene
1893  Horse Shoeing
1894  Annabelle Butterfly Dance
1894  Annie Oakley
1894  Athlete with Wand
1894  Band Drill
1894  Boxing Match
1894  Bucking Broncho
1894  Buffalo Dance
1894  Caicedo (with Pole)
1894  Carmencita
1894  Chinese Laundry Scene
1894  Cock Fight, No. 2
1894  Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
1894  Dickson Experimental Sound Film
1894  Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
1894  Fire Rescue Scene
1894  Glenroy Bros., No. 2
1894  Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)
1894  Hadj Cheriff
1894  Imperial Japanese Dance
1894  Japanese Dancers
1894  Leonard-Cushing Fight
1894  Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
1894  Sioux Ghost Dance
1894  Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope
1894  The Barber Shop
1894  The Boxing Cats
1894  The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
1894  The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”
1895  Annabelle Serpentine Dance
1895  Billy Edwards and the Unknown
1895  Dance of Rejoicing
1895  Death Scene
1895  Hypnotic Scene
1895  New Blacksmith Shop
1895  Paddle Dance
1895  Princess Ali
1895  Silver Dance
1895  Trilby Dance
1896  A Morning Alarm
1896  Amy Muller
1896  Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
1896  Shooting the Chutes
1896  The Kiss
1897  Admiral Cigarette
1897  Ambulance Call
1897  Ambulance at the Accident
1897  Black Diamond Express, No. 1
1897  Bowery Waltz
1897  Buffalo Fire Department in Action
1897  Buffalo Stockyards
1897  Charity Ball
1897  Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
1897  Dancing Darkey Boy
1897  Falls of Minnehaha
1897  Fifth Avenue, New York
1897  Fisherman's Luck
1897  Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
1897  Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
1897  Pie Eating Contest
1897  Pillow Fight
1897  Single Harness Horses
1897  Water Fall in the Catskills
1898  A Bucking Broncho
1898  A Street Arab
1898  An Unwelcome Visitor
1898  Hockey Match on the Ice
1898  Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
1898  Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1
1898  Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2
1898  Sea Waves
1898  Snowballing the Coasters
1898  The Ball Game
1898  What Demoralized the Barber Shop
1908  Ten Pickaninnies
2007  Butterfly Dances

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

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

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