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