
Directing
Community Rating
4.0
TMDB estimate
Born
October 1, 1847
Died
February 14, 1910 (age 62)
Born in
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.
Butterfly Dances
as Director
2007

Ten Pickaninnies
as Director
1908
What Demoralized the Barber Shop
as Director
1898

A Bucking Broncho
as Director
1898

Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
as Camera Operator
1898
Turkish Dance, Ella Lola
as Director of Photography
1898
An Unwelcome Visitor
as Director
1898

Shooting Captured Insurgents
as Director of Photography
1898

Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1
as Director
1898

Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2
as Director
1898
A Street Arab
as Director
1898

The Ball Game
as Director
1898
Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
as Director
1898

Sea Waves
as Director
1898
Snowballing the Coasters
as Director
1898

Hockey Match on the Ice
as Director
1898
Alciede Capitane
as Cinematography
1898

Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
as Director
1897
Crissie Sheridan
as Producer, Director of Photography
1897

Buffalo Fire Department in Action
as Camera Operator
1897