- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 6, 1864
- Place of Birth
- Newburgh, New York, USA
- Died
- June 23, 1946
William S. Hart
The first Western superstar, the taciturn Hart actually was a successful Shakespearean actor who played Messala in “Ben-Hur” on Broadway in 1899 before riding the range in movies. A longtime fan of the Old West, Hart was friends with Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson. His film career began in 1914. After two supporting roles he gained fame as the lead in the feature-length western “The Bargain” shot on location at the Grand Canyon. Hart strove to make his westerns realistic with detailed attention played to costumes and props. Though Hart could be cast as a villain, he imbued all of his characters with honor and integrity. After making western shorts for producer Thomas Ince, he went to Famous Players-Lasky, which merged with Paramount Pictures in 1917. At Paramount he made such gritty feature westerns as “Square Deal Sanderson” and “The Toll Gate.” His star began to fade in the early 1920s…
Filmography
movieDecasia: The State of Decay
2002 · Self - Cowboy (archive footage)
movieIt's Showtime
1976 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Great Chase
1962
movieThe Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961 · Self (archive footage)
movieYesterday and Today
1953 · (archive footage)
movieVariety Time
1948 · Texas Tex (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieHedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941 · Self (uncredited)
movieO'Malley of the Mounted
1936 · Writer
movieThe Hollywood Gad-About
1934 · Self (uncredited)
movieStars of Yesterday
1931 · Self
movieThe House That Shadows Built
1931 · (archive footage)
movieShow People
1928 · Self (uncredited)
movieTumbleweeds
1925 · Don Carver, Director
Hello, 'Frisco
movieHello, 'Frisco
1924 · William S. Hart
movieSinger Jim Mckee
1924 · 'Singer' Jim McKee, Story
movieWild Bill Hickok
1923 · Wild Bill Hickok, Writer, Producer
movieHollywood
1923 · William S. Hart
movieTravelin' On
1922 · J.B., The Stranger, Story
movieThree Word Brand
1921 · Three Word Brand / Governor Marsden / Ben Trego, Producer
movieThe Whistle
1921 · Robert Evans
movieO'Malley of the Mounted
1921 · Sergeant O'Malley, Story
movieWhite Oak
1921 · Oak Miller, a gambling man, Story
movieThe Testing Block
1920 · 'Sierra' Bill, Story, Screenplay
movieThe Cradle of Courage
1920 · 'Square' Kelly, Director
movieSand
1920 · Dan Kurrie, Producer
movieThe Toll Gate
1920 · Black Deering, Writer, Story
movieJohn Petticoats
1919 · 'Hardwood' John Haynes
movieWagon Tracks
1919 · Buckskin Hamilton, Producer
movieSquare Deal Sanderson
1919 · Square Deal Sanderson, Director
movieThe Money Corral
1919 · Lem Beason, Director, Producer, Writer
movieThe Poppy Girl's Husband
1919 · Hairpin Harry Dutton, Producer, Director
movieBreed of Men
1919 · Careless Carmody
movieBranding Broadway
1918 · Robert Sands, Director, Producer
movieThe Border Wireless
1918 · Steve Ransom, Director
movieRiddle Gawne
1918 · Jefferson 'Riddle' Gawne, Director
movieShark Monroe
1918 · Shark Monroe, Director, Producer
movieSelfish Yates
1918 · 'Selfish' Yates, Director
movieA Lion of the Hills
1918
movieThe Tiger Man
1918 · Hawk Parsons, Director
movie'Blue Blazes' Rawden
1918 · Blue Blazes Rawden, Director
Staking His Life
movieStaking His Life
1918 · Bud Randall
movieWolves of the Rail
1918 · 'Buck' Andrade, Director
movieThe Narrow Trail
1917 · Ice Harding, Director, Story
movieThe Silent Man
1917 · Budd Marr, Director
movieThe Cold Deck
1917 · Jefferson "On the Level" Leigh, Director
movieAll-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
1917
movieWolf Lowry
1917 · Tom 'Wolf' Lowry, Director
movieThe Square Deal Man
1917 · Jack O'Diamonds, Director
movieThe Desert Man
1917 · Jim Alton, Director
movieThe Gun Fighter
1917 · Cliff Hudspeth, Director
movieTruthful Tulliver
1917 · Truthful Tulliver, Director
movieThe Devil's Double
1916 · 'Bowie' Blake, Director
movieThe Return of Draw Egan
1916 · 'Draw' Egan aka William Blake, Director
movieThe Dawn Maker
1916 · Joe Elk, Director
movieThe Captive God
1916 · Chiapa
movieThe Apostle of Vengeance
1916 · David Hudson, Director
movieThe Primal Lure
1916 · Angus McConnell, Director
movieThe Aryan
1916 · Steve Denton, Director
movieThe Patriot
1916 · Bob Wiley, Director
movieHell's Hinges
1916 · Blaze Tracy
movieBetween Men
1916 · Bob White, Director
movieThe Disciple
1915 · Jim Houston, Director
movieKeno Bates, Liar
1915 · Keno Bates, Director
Pinto Ben
moviePinto Ben
1915 · Boss Rider, Writer, Director
movieKnight of the Trail
1915 · Jim Treen, Director
movieThe Ruse
1915 · 'Bat' Peters, Director
movieCash Parrish's Pal
1915 · Cash Parrish, Director
movieTools of Providence
1915 · Steve Blake, Director
movieThe Conversion of Frosty Blake
1915 · Frosty Blake, Director
movieThe Darkening Trail
1915 · Yukon Ed, Director
movieBad Buck of Santa Ynez
1915 · Bad Buck Peters, Director
movieThe Man from Nowhere
1915 · "Buck" Farley, Director
movieThe Taking of Luke McVane
1915 · Luke McVane, Director
movieOn the Night Stage
1915 · Texas
movieThe Roughneck
1915 · Dave Page, Director
movieThe Sheriff's Streak of Yellow
1915 · Sheriff Hale, Director
movieThe Grudge
1915 · Rio Ed, Director
movieMr. 'Silent' Haskins
1915 · Lon Haskins, Director
The Scourge of the Desert
movieThe Scourge of the Desert
1915 · Bill Evers, Director
Grit
movieGrit
1915 · , Director
movieTwo-Gun Hicks
1914 · Two-Gun Hicks, Director
movieThe Bargain
1914 · Jim Stokes
Jim Cameron's Wife
movieJim Cameron's Wife
1914 · Andy Stiles
His Hour of Manhood
movieHis Hour of Manhood
1914 · Pete Larson
movieIn the Sage Brush Country
1914 · Jim Brandon, Director
movieBen Hur
1907 · Messala