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.
Crew
The Dolorita Passion Dance
Director of Photography
Monkeyshines, No. 1
Director, Director of Photography
Fencing
Director, Director of Photography
Horse Shoeing
Director
A Hand Shake
Director, Director of Photography
Blacksmithing Scene
Director, Director of Photography
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
Director, Director of Photography
Monkeyshines, No. 2
Director of Photography, Director
Newark Athlete
Director of Photography, Director
Men Boxing
Director of Photography, Director
The Barber Shop
Director of Photography, Director
Athlete with Wand
Director of Photography, Director
Caicedo (with Pole)
Director of Photography, Director
Cock Fight, No. 2
Director of Photography, Director
Carmencita
Director, Director of Photography
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
Director of Photography, Director
Sandow: The Strong Man
Director of Photography, Director
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
Bowery Waltz
Director
Sioux Ghost Dance
Director
Annie Oakley
Director
Danse serpentine (Annabelle)
Director, Cinematography
Pillow Fight
Director
Chinese Laundry Scene
Director
Imperial Japanese Dance
Director
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
Director
The Boxing Cats
Director, Director of Photography
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, Director
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
Buffalo Dance
Director, Director of Photography
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
Dickson Greeting
Director, Director of Photography
Monkeyshines, No. 3
Director, Director of Photography
Crissie Sheridan
Producer, Director of Photography
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, Director of Photography
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, Cinematography
Trilby Dance
Director
Hypnotic Scene
Director
Death Scene
Director
Single Harness Horses
Producer, Camera Operator
Billy Edwards and the Unknown
Producer, Director
Turkish Dance, Ella Lola
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
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
Director of Photography
Interrupted Lovers
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, Director
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
Director
A Bucking Broncho
Director
Water Fall in the Catskills
Camera Operator
Ten Pickaninnies
Director
Newark athlete. [No. 2]
Director
Alciede Capitane
Cinematography
Mlle. Capitaine
Cinematography
Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
Camera Operator