William S. Hart
American actor, film director (1864-1946) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 81
William Surrey Hart was an American silent film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is remembered as a foremost Western star of the silent era who "imbued all of his characters with honor and integrity".
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O'Malley of the MountedFilm, Writer1934
The Hollywood Gad-AboutFilm1928
Show PeopleFilm1925
TumbleweedsFilm, Director1923
HollywoodFilm, William S. Hart1921
The WhistleFilm, Robert Evans1919
Square Deal SandersonFilm, Director1918
'Blue Blazes' RawdenFilm, Director1916
Hell's HingesFilm, Blaze Tracy1915
Bad Buck of Santa YnezFilm, Director1907
Ben HurFilm, Messala1864Born6 December 1864People around William
Thomas H. Ince Produced Hell's Hinges and The Aryan
Lambert Hillyer Directed John Petticoats and Wagon Tracks
Louise Glaum William directed Hell's Hinges and The Aryan
Rhea Mitchell William directed The Scourge of the Desert (1915)
Clara Williams William directed Hell's Hinges and The Gringo- Clifford Smith Directed Hell's Hinges and The Aryan
Gertrude Claire William directed The Aryan (1916)
Robert McKim William directed Hell's Hinges (1916)
C. Gardner Sullivan Wrote The Border Wireless and John Petticoats
Enid Markey William directed The Devil's Double (1916)
Margery Wilson William directed The Primal Lure (1916)
Herschel Mayall William directed The Aryan (1916)
Bert Sprotte William directed The Border Wireless (1918)
Jean Hersholt William directed Hell's Hinges and The Aryan
Charles K. French William directed The Aryan and The Disciple
Reginald Barker Directed The Bargain and The Aryan
John Gilbert William directed Hell's Hinges and The Aryan
Jane Novak William directed The Money Corral (1919)
J. Barney Sherry William directed The Aryan (1916)
Tom Chatterton Directed His Hour of Manhood (1914)
Bob Kortman William directed Bad Buck of Santa Ynez (1914)
Frank Borzage William directed Knight of the Trail (1915)
Lloyd Bacon William produced Wagon Tracks (1919)
Leo Willis Also in On the Night Stage and The Bargain
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During the late 1910s and early 1920s, he was one of the most consistently popular movie stars, frequently ranking high among male actors in popularity contests held by movie fan magazines.
