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
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of William Heise
Archive of the Edison Manufacturing Company; photographer unknown · Public domain

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. 1

    1895 · United States · documentary, silent

    National Film Registry (inducted 2024)

    0.231 citation
  2. 2

    1896 · United States · romance, drama, silent

    National Film Registry (inducted 1999)

    0.231 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