About

Known credits:
130
Birthday:
1847-10-01
Place of birth:
Germany
Website:
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William Heise

Overview

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 A Hand Shake Actor 57
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Directing
2025 A Collection of Silent Films, Given Sound Directing Director N/A
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2007 Butterfly Dances Directing Director N/A
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1898 What Demoralized the Barber Shop Directing Director 58
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1898 A Bucking Broncho Directing Director 58
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1898 An Unwelcome Visitor Directing Director 59
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1898 Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1 Directing Director 58
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1898 Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2 Directing Director 58
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1898 A Street Arab Directing Director 58
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1898 The Ball Game Directing Director 58
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1898 Old Glory and the Cuban Flag Directing Director N/A
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1898 Sea Waves Directing Director 58
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1898 Snowballing the Coasters Directing Director 59
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1898 Hockey Match on the Ice Directing Director 59
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1897 Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun Directing Director 58
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1897 Pie Eating Contest Directing Director 58
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1897 Dancing Darkey Boy Directing Director 58
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1897 Ambulance at the Accident Directing Director 58
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1897 Fisherman's Luck Directing Director 59
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1897 Charity Ball Directing Director 58
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1897 Bowery Waltz Directing Director 58
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1897 Ambulance Call Directing Director N/A
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1897 Admiral Cigarette Directing Director 58
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1897 Pillow Fight Directing Director 59
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1897 Black Diamond Express, No. 1 Directing Director 58
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1897 Fifth Avenue, New York Directing Director 58
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1896 Shooting the Chutes Directing Director 58
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1896 Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance Directing Director 58
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1896 The Kiss Directing Director 57
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1896 Amy Muller Directing Director 58
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1895 New Blacksmith Shop Directing Director 58
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1895 Princess Ali Directing Director 58
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1895 Annabelle Serpentine Dance Directing Director 58
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1895 Billy Edwards and the Unknown Directing Director 58
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1895 Silver Dance Directing Director 59
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1895 Hypnotic Scene Directing Director N/A
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1895 Trilby Dance Directing Director N/A
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1895 Paddle Dance Directing Director 59
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1895 Dance of Rejoicing Directing Director 58
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1895 Death Scene Directing Director N/A
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1894 Fire Rescue Scene Directing Director 58
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1894 Band Drill Directing Director 57
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1894 Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph Directing Director 58
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1894 Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph Directing Director 58
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1894 Imperial Japanese Dance Directing Director 58
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1894 Annie Oakley Directing Director 59
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1894 Bucking Broncho Directing Director 58
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1894 Hadj Cheriff Directing Director 58
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1894 Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) Directing Director 58
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1894 The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight Directing Director 58
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1894 Buffalo Dance Directing Director 58
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1894 Sioux Ghost Dance Directing Director 58
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1894 Boxing Match Directing Director 58
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1894 Dickson Experimental Sound Film Directing Director 59
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1894 Caicedo (with Pole) Directing Director 59
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1894 The Boxing Cats Directing Director 58
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1894 Leonard-Cushing Fight Directing Director 58
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1894 Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope Directing Director 58
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1894 The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show” Directing Director 58
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1894 Chinese Laundry Scene Directing Director 58
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1894 Carmencita Directing Director 58
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1894 Athlete with Wand Directing Director 58
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1894 Cock Fight, No. 2 Directing Director 58
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1894 Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze Directing Director 57
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1894 Glenroy Bros., No. 2 Directing Director 58
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1894 Annabelle Butterfly Dance Directing Director 58
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1894 The Barber Shop Directing Director 58
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1894 Luis Martinetti, Contortionist Directing Director 58
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1893 Blacksmithing Scene Directing Director 58
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1893 Horse Shoeing Directing Director 58
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1892 Fencing Directing Director 58
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1892 A Hand Shake Directing Director 57
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1891 Dickson Greeting Directing Director 58
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1891 Newark Athlete Directing Director 57
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1891 Men Boxing Directing Director 57
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1891 Duncan Smoking Directing Director 59
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1891 Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud Directing Director 59
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1891 Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop Directing Director 59
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1891 Monkey and Another, Boxing Directing Director 59
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1890 Monkeyshines, No. 3 Directing Director 58
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1890 Monkeyshines, No. 2 Directing Director 58
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1890 Monkeyshines, No. 1 Directing Director 57
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Production
1897 Crissie Sheridan Production Producer 59
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1897 Single harness horses Production Producer 59
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1895 Billy Edwards and the Unknown Production Producer 58
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Camera
1898 Turkish Dance, Ella Lola Camera Director of Photography 58
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1898 Shooting Captured Insurgents Camera Director of Photography 58
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1897 Crissie Sheridan Camera Director of Photography 59
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1897 Buffalo Fire Department in Action Camera Camera Operator 58
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1897 Single harness horses Camera Camera Operator 59
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1897 Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago Camera Camera Operator 58
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1897 Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park Camera Camera Operator 59
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1897 Buffalo Stockyards Camera Camera Operator 59
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1897 Falls of Minnehaha Camera Camera Operator 59
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1897 Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory Camera Director of Photography 58
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1897 The Dolorita Passion Dance Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1897 Serpentine Dance - Annabelle Camera Director of Photography 58
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1897 The First Sleigh-Ride Camera Director of Photography 58
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1896 Black Diamond Express Camera Director of Photography 59
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1896 A Morning Alarm Camera Camera Operator 59
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1896 Feeding the Doves Camera Director of Photography 58
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1896 The Bad Boy and the Gardener Camera Director of Photography 58
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1896 Lone Fisherman Camera Director of Photography 58
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1896 Interrupted Lovers Camera Director of Photography 58
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1895 The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots Camera Director of Photography 59
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1894 Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph Camera Director of Photography 58
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1894 Buffalo Dance Camera Director of Photography 58
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1894 Dickson Experimental Sound Film Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1894 Caicedo (with Pole) Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1894 The Boxing Cats Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1894 Buffalo Bill Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1894 Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1894 Carmencita Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1894 Athlete with Wand Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1894 Cock Fight, No. 2 Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1894 Glenroy Bros., No. 2 Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1894 The Barber Shop Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1894 Annabelle Butterfly Dance Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1893 Blacksmithing Scene Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1892 Fencing Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1892 A Hand Shake Camera Director of Photography 57
Average
1891 Dickson Greeting Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1891 Newark Athlete Camera Director of Photography 57
Average
1891 Men Boxing Camera Director of Photography 57
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1890 Monkeyshines, No. 2 Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1890 Monkeyshines, No. 1 Camera Director of Photography 57
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Crew
2025 A Collection of Silent Films, Given Sound Crew Cinematography N/A
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1897 Admiral Cigarette Crew Cinematography 58
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1894 Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze Crew Cinematography 57
Average
1894 Japanese Dancers Crew Cinematography 59
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