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)
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
(Cinematography)
Fencing
(Director)
Horse Shoeing
(Director)
A Hand Shake
(Director)
Blacksmithing Scene
(Director)
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
(Director)
Monkeyshines, No. 1
(Director of Photography)
Monkeyshines, No. 2
(Director of Photography)
Newark Athlete
(Director of Photography)
A Hand Shake
(Director of Photography)
Fencing
(Director of Photography)
Men Boxing
(Director of Photography)
The Barber Shop
(Director of Photography)
Athlete with Wand
(Director of Photography)
Caicedo (with Pole)
(Director of Photography)
Cock Fight, No. 2
(Director of Photography)
Carmencita
(Director)
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
(Director of Photography)
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope
(Director of Photography)
Blacksmithing Scene
(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)
The Barber Shop
(Director)
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)
(Director)
Bowery Waltz
(Director)
Sioux Ghost Dance
(Director)
Annie Oakley
(Director)
Annabelle Serpentine Dance
(Director)
Pillow Fight
(Director)
Chinese Laundry Scene
(Director)
Imperial Japanese Dance
(Director)
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
(Director)
The Boxing Cats
(Director)
Band Drill
(Director)
Hadj Cheriff
(Director)
Bucking Broncho
(Director)
Princess Ali
(Director)
Charity Ball
(Director)
Fire Rescue Scene
(Director)
Amy Muller
(Director)
Fisherman's Luck
(Director)
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
(Director of Photography)
A Street Arab
(Director)
What Demoralized the Barber Shop
(Director)
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
(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)
Buffalo Dance
(Director)
Leonard-Cushing Fight
(Director)
The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”
(Director)
New Blacksmith Shop
(Director)
Dance of Rejoicing
(Director)
Paddle Dance
(Director)
Silver Dance
(Director)
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
(Director)
Shooting the Chutes
(Director)
Cock Fight, No. 2
(Director)
Dickson Greeting
(Director)
Men Boxing
(Director)
Monkeyshines, No. 3
(Director)
Monkeyshines, No. 2
(Director)
Crissie Sheridan
(Producer)
Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud
(Director)
Monkey and Another, Boxing
(Director)
Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop
(Director)
Duncan Smoking
(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)
Trilby Dance
(Director)
Hypnotic Scene
(Director)
Death Scene
(Director)
Carmencita
(Director of Photography)
Single harness horses
(Producer)
Single harness horses
(Camera Operator)
Billy Edwards and the Unknown
(Producer)
Glenroy Bros., No. 2
(Director of Photography)
The Boxing Cats
(Director of Photography)
Turkish Dance, Ella Lola
(Director of Photography)
Crissie Sheridan
(Director of Photography)
The Bad Boy and the Gardener
(Director of Photography)
Black Diamond Express
(Director of Photography)
Feeding the Doves
(Director of Photography)
Shooting Captured Insurgents
(Director of Photography)
Buffalo Dance
(Director of Photography)
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
(Director of Photography)
Interrupted Lovers
(Director of Photography)
Dickson Greeting
(Director of Photography)
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
(Director of Photography)
Buffalo Bill
(Director of Photography)
Lone Fisherman
(Director of Photography)
The First Sleigh-Ride
(Director of Photography)
Butterfly Dances
(Director)
Snowballing the Coasters
(Director)
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
(Director of Photography)
Billy Edwards and the Unknown
(Director)
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope
(Director)
Newark Athlete
(Director)
Caicedo (with Pole)
(Director)
Athlete with Wand
(Director)
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
(Director)
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
(Director)
A Bucking Broncho
(Director)
A Collection of Silent Films, Given Sound
(Director)
A Collection of Silent Films, Given Sound
(Cinematography)