William Heise
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: October 1, 1847
Day of Death: February 14, 1910 (62 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.
2025
2007
1898
Director
What Demoralized the Barber Shop
Director
A Street Arab
Director
Hockey Match on the Ice
Director
The Ball Game
Director
An Unwelcome Visitor
Director
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2
Director
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1
Director
Sea Waves
Director
Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
Director of Photography
Turkish Dance, Ella Lola
Director of Photography
Shooting Captured Insurgents
Director
Snowballing the Coasters
Director
A Bucking Broncho
1897
Director of Photography
The Dolorita Passion Dance
Camera Operator
Buffalo Fire Department in Action
Camera Operator
Buffalo Stockyards
Camera Operator
Falls of Minnehaha
Camera Operator
Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
Camera Operator
Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
Director
Bowery Waltz
Director
Pillow Fight
Director
Charity Ball
Director
Fisherman's Luck
Director
Black Diamond Express, No. 1
Director
Fifth Avenue, New York
Director
Dancing Darkey Boy
Director
Pie Eating Contest
Director
Ambulance Call
Producer
Crissie Sheridan
Director
Ambulance at the Accident
Director
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
Director
Admiral Cigarette
Cinematography
Admiral Cigarette
Producer
Single harness horses
Camera Operator
Single harness horses
Director of Photography
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
Director of Photography
Crissie Sheridan
Director of Photography
The First Sleigh-Ride
Director of Photography
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
1896
Director
The Kiss
Director
Amy Muller
Director
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
Camera Operator
A Morning Alarm
Director
Shooting the Chutes
Director of Photography
Feeding the Doves
Director of Photography
The Bad Boy and the Gardener
Director of Photography
Interrupted Lovers
Director of Photography
Lone Fisherman
Director of Photography
Black Diamond Express
1895
Director
Annabelle Serpentine Dance
Director
Princess Ali
Director
New Blacksmith Shop
Director
Silver Dance
Director
Paddle Dance
Director
Dance of Rejoicing
Director
Death Scene
Director
Hypnotic Scene
Director
Trilby Dance
Producer
Billy Edwards and the Unknown
Director of Photography
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
Director
Billy Edwards and the Unknown
1894
Cinematography
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
Director
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
Director of Photography
Caicedo (with Pole)
Director of Photography
The Barber Shop
Director
Carmencita
Director of Photography
Athlete with Wand
Director of Photography
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
Director of Photography
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope
Director of Photography
Cock Fight, No. 2
Director
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)
Director
The Barber Shop
Director
Sioux Ghost Dance
Director
Annie Oakley
Director
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
Director
Imperial Japanese Dance
Director
The Boxing Cats
Director
Chinese Laundry Scene
Director
Bucking Broncho
Director
Band Drill
Director
Hadj Cheriff
Director
Fire Rescue Scene
Director
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Director of Photography
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Director
Leonard-Cushing Fight
Director
The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”
Director
Buffalo Dance
Director
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
Director
Cock Fight, No. 2
Director
Glenroy Bros., No. 2
Director
Boxing Match
Cinematography
Japanese Dancers
Director of Photography
Carmencita
Director of Photography
The Boxing Cats
Director of Photography
Glenroy Bros., No. 2
Director of Photography
Buffalo Bill
Director of Photography
Buffalo Dance
Director
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
Director
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope
Director
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
Director
Athlete with Wand
Director
Caicedo (with Pole)
1893
1892
1891
Director of Photography
Newark Athlete
Director of Photography
Men Boxing
Director
Dickson Greeting
Director
Men Boxing
Director
Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud
Director
Monkey and Another, Boxing
Director
Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop
Director
Duncan Smoking
Director of Photography
Dickson Greeting
Director
Newark Athlete
