William S. Hart

William S. Hart

Acting

Born December 6, 1864 · Newburgh, New York, USA

49 films as director · Active 1914–1925

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 th…

Known for

Show People

Show People

1928

Hello, 'Frisco

1924

It's Showtime

It's Showtime

1976

Jim Cameron's Wife

Jim Cameron's Wife

1914

Hell's Hinges

Hell's Hinges

1916

Riddle Gawne

Riddle Gawne

1918

Shark Monroe

Shark Monroe

1918

The Devil's Double

The Devil's Double

1916

Directed(49)

Tumbleweeds

1925Tumbleweeds★ 6.0

The Cradle of Courage

1920The Cradle of Courage★ 6.5

Square Deal Sanderson

1919Square Deal Sanderson★ 6.7

The Money Corral

1919The Money Corral★ 7.0

The Poppy Girl's Husband

1919The Poppy Girl's Husband★ 3.0

Shark Monroe

1918Shark Monroe★ 6.0

'Blue Blazes' Rawden

1918'Blue Blazes' Rawden★ 5.7

The Border Wireless

1918The Border Wireless

Branding Broadway

1918Branding Broadway

Wolves of the Rail

1918Wolves of the Rail★ 6.0

The Tiger Man

1918The Tiger Man

Selfish Yates

1918Selfish Yates

Riddle Gawne

1918Riddle Gawne

The Narrow Trail

1917The Narrow Trail★ 5.0

The Cold Deck

1917The Cold Deck

The Silent Man

1917The Silent Man★ 4.5

The Gun Fighter

1917The Gun Fighter

The Square Deal Man

1917The Square Deal Man

The Desert Man

1917The Desert Man

Truthful Tulliver

1917Truthful Tulliver

Wolf Lowry

1917Wolf Lowry★ 6.0

The Return of Draw Egan

1916The Return of Draw Egan★ 5.2

The Aryan

1916The Aryan★ 5.5

Between Men

1916Between Men

The Dawn Maker

1916The Dawn Maker

The Apostle of Vengeance

1916The Apostle of Vengeance

The Devil's Double

1916The Devil's Double

The Patriot

1916The Patriot

The Primal Lure

1916The Primal Lure

Keno Bates, Liar

1915Keno Bates, Liar★ 5.0

The Ruse

The Taking of Luke McVane

1915The Taking of Luke McVane★ 5.7

Knight of the Trail

1915Knight of the Trail★ 4.8

The Darkening Trail

1915The Darkening Trail★ 5.8

The Roughneck

1915The Roughneck

1915The Scourge of the Desert

Mr. 'Silent' Haskins

1915Mr. 'Silent' Haskins★ 5.5

The Grudge

The Conversion of Frosty Blake

1915The Conversion of Frosty Blake

Cash Parrish's Pal

1915Cash Parrish's Pal

1915Grit★ 9.0

The Disciple

1915The Disciple★ 8.0

Bad Buck of Santa Ynez

1915Bad Buck of Santa Ynez★ 7.5

Tools of Providence

1915Tools of Providence

The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow

1915The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow★ 5.0

The Man from Nowhere

1915The Man from Nowhere

Two-Gun Hicks

1914Two-Gun Hicks

In the Sage Brush Country

1914In the Sage Brush Country

Acting(85)

2002Decasia: The State of DecaySelf - Cowboy (archive footage)

1976It's ShowtimeSelf (archive footage)

1962The Great Chase

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1961The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoSelf (archive footage)

1953Yesterday and Today(archive footage)

1948Variety TimeTexas Tex (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1Self (uncredited)

1934The Hollywood Gad-AboutSelf (uncredited)

1931Stars of YesterdaySelf

1931The House That Shadows Built(archive footage)

1928Show PeopleSelf (uncredited)

1925TumbleweedsDon Carver

1924Hello, 'FriscoWilliam S. Hart

1924Singer Jim Mckee'Singer' Jim McKee

1923Wild Bill HickokWild Bill Hickok

1923HollywoodWilliam S. Hart

1922Travelin' OnJ.B., The Stranger

1921Three Word BrandThree Word Brand / Governor Marsden / Ben Trego

1921The WhistleRobert Evans

1921O'Malley of the MountedSergeant O'Malley

1921White OakOak Miller, a gambling man

1920The Testing Block'Sierra' Bill

1920The Cradle of Courage'Square' Kelly

1920SandDan Kurrie

1920The Toll GateBlack Deering

1919John Petticoats'Hardwood' John Haynes

1919Wagon TracksBuckskin Hamilton

1919Square Deal SandersonSquare Deal Sanderson

1919The Money CorralLem Beason

1919The Poppy Girl's HusbandHairpin Harry Dutton

1919Breed of MenCareless Carmody

1918Branding BroadwayRobert Sands

1918The Border WirelessSteve Ransom

1918Riddle GawneJefferson 'Riddle' Gawne

1918Shark MonroeShark Monroe

1918Selfish Yates'Selfish' Yates

1918A Lion of the Hills

1918The Tiger ManHawk Parsons

1918'Blue Blazes' RawdenBlue Blazes Rawden

1918Staking His LifeBud Randall

1918Wolves of the Rail'Buck' Andrade

1917The Narrow TrailIce Harding

1917The Silent ManBudd Marr

1917The Cold DeckJefferson "On the Level" Leigh

1917All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan

1917Wolf LowryTom 'Wolf' Lowry

1917The Square Deal ManJack O'Diamonds

1917The Desert ManJim Alton

1917The Gun FighterCliff Hudspeth

1917Truthful TulliverTruthful Tulliver

1916The Devil's Double'Bowie' Blake

1916The Return of Draw Egan'Draw' Egan aka William Blake

1916The Dawn MakerJoe Elk

1916The Captive GodChiapa

1916The Apostle of VengeanceDavid Hudson

1916The Primal LureAngus McConnell

1916The AryanSteve Denton

1916The PatriotBob Wiley

1916Hell's HingesBlaze Tracy

1916Between MenBob White

1915The DiscipleJim Houston

1915Keno Bates, LiarKeno Bates

1915Pinto BenBoss Rider

1915Knight of the TrailJim Treen

1915The Ruse'Bat' Peters

1915Cash Parrish's PalCash Parrish

1915Tools of ProvidenceSteve Blake

1915The Conversion of Frosty BlakeFrosty Blake

1915The Darkening TrailYukon Ed

1915Bad Buck of Santa YnezBad Buck Peters

1915The Man from Nowhere"Buck" Farley

1915The Taking of Luke McVaneLuke McVane

1915On the Night StageTexas

1915The RoughneckDave Page

1915The Sheriff's Streak of YellowSheriff Hale

1915The GrudgeRio Ed

1915Mr. 'Silent' HaskinsLon Haskins

1915The Scourge of the DesertBill Evers

1914Two-Gun HicksTwo-Gun Hicks

1914The BargainJim Stokes

1914Jim Cameron's WifeAndy Stiles

1914His Hour of ManhoodPete Larson

1914In the Sage Brush CountryJim Brandon

1907Ben HurMessala