William Heise
American film director and cinematographer (1847–1910)
0.45body-of-work score · ranked #1448 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- 1847
- Died
- February 14, 1910
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, cinematographer, director

Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1895 · United States · documentary, silent
National Film Registry (inducted 2024)
0.231 citation - 20.231 citation
Complete filmography
All 20 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1889Monkeyshines
- 1890Monkeyshines, No. 2
- 1890Monkeyshines, No. 3
- 1892A Hand Shake
- 1894Band Drill
- 1894Bucking Broncho
- 1894Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
- 1894Glenroy Bros., (no. 2)
- 1894The Boxing Cats
- 1895Annabelle Serpentine Dance
- 1895Attilla No. 2
- 1895Chinese Laundry Scene
- 1895Dance of Rejoicing
- 1895Hindoostan Fakir and Cotta Dwarf
- 1895Princess Ali
- 1896The Kiss
- 1897Dancing Darkey Boy
- 1898A Street Arab
- 1898The Ball Game
- 1898What Demoralized the Barbershop

