King Baggot
American actor, screenwriter and director (1879-1948) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 68
William King Baggot was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era.
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1948Died11 July 19481947
Merton of the MoviesFilm, Man in Audience (uncredited)1946
The Postman Always Rings TwiceFilm, Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodFilm, Barbershop Patron (uncredited)1942
Fingers at the WindowFilm, Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited)1941
Come Live with MeFilm, Doorman1940
Bitter SweetFilm, Cafe Patron (uncredited)1939
Stronger Than DesireFilm, Juror (uncredited)1937
A Night at the MoviesFilm, Movie Patron (uncredited)1936
Mad HolidayFilm, Film Director (uncredited)1935
A Night at the OperaFilm, Dignitary (uncredited)1933
I Loved a WomanFilm, Banker (uncredited)1931
The Bad SisterFilm, Policeman on Street (uncredited)1925
TumbleweedsFilm, Director1913
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm, Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde1879Born7 November 1879
Merton of the MoviesFilm, Man in Audience (uncredited)1946The Postman Always Rings TwiceFilm, Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)1945Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodFilm, Barbershop Patron (uncredited)1942Fingers at the WindowFilm, Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited)1941Come Live with MeFilm, Doorman1940Bitter SweetFilm, Cafe Patron (uncredited)1939Stronger Than DesireFilm, Juror (uncredited)1937A Night at the MoviesFilm, Movie Patron (uncredited)1936Mad HolidayFilm, Film Director (uncredited)1935A Night at the OperaFilm, Dignitary (uncredited)1933I Loved a WomanFilm, Banker (uncredited)1931The Bad SisterFilm, Policeman on Street (uncredited)1925TumbleweedsFilm, Director1913Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm, Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde1879Born7 November 1879Known for
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The Philadelphia Story 1940
A Night at the Opera 1935
The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946
Boys Town 1938
The Devil-Doll 1936
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Herbert Brenon Directed Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Ivanhoe
Thomas H. Ince Directed Sweet Memories and Pictureland
Carl Laemmle Produced The Black Cat (1934)
Barbara Bedford King Baggot directed Tumbleweeds (1925)
Harry Solter Directed The Broken Oath, Debt and Never AgainGeorge Lessey Directed The Eagle's Eye (1918)
George Loane Tucker Directed The Scarlet Letter and Over the Hills
Otis Turner Directed A Cave Man Wooing (1912)
Joseph W. Smiley Directed The Scarlet Letter and Second Sight
Wilfred Lucas King Baggot directed The Kentucky Derby (1922)
George Cukor Directed The Philadelphia Story (1941)
Carl Laemmle Jr. Produced The Bad Sister and Only Yesterday
Pandro S. Berman Produced Ziegfeld Girl and What Price Hollywood?
Arline Pretty King Baggot directed Human Hearts (1914)
William Robert Daly Directed The Power of Conscience (1912)
Tom Ricketts King Baggot directed The Gaiety Girl (1924)
W. S. Van Dyke Directed San Francisco and The Hawk's Trail
Jack Conway Directed Honky Tonk (1941)
D. W. Griffith Directed San Francisco and The Wanderer
Lana Turner Also in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Marie Prevost King Baggot directed Nobody's Fool (1921)
William Haines King Baggot directed The Gaiety Girl (1924)
A. Edward Sutherland Directed Mississippi and Diamond Jim
Gladys Walton King Baggot directed The Love Letter (1923)
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The first individually publicized leading man in America, Baggot was referred to as "King of the Movies," "The Most Photographed Man in the World" and "The Man Whose Face Is as Familiar as the Man in the Moon."
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1879 to 1948 · aged 68
