William S. Hart

William S. Hart

Acting

Birthday

1864/12/06

Day of death

1946/06/23 (81 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Newburgh, New York, USA

Also know as

William Surrey Hart, Two-Gun Bill, W.S. Hart, Wm. S. Hart, Wm. S Hart

Biography

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 p...Read more

Acting
Hollywood
7.0

(1923) Hollywood

as William S. Hart

Yesterday and Today
0.0

(1953) Yesterday and Today

as (archive footage)

0.0

(1914) His Hour of Manhood

as Pete Larson

0.0

(1914) Jim Cameron's Wife

as Andy Stiles

0.0

(1915) Pinto Ben

as Boss Rider

The Roughneck
0.0

(1915) The Roughneck

as Dave Page

0.0

(1915) The Scourge of the Desert

as Bill Evers

Mr. 'Silent' Haskins
5.5

(1915) Mr. 'Silent' Haskins

as Lon Haskins

Two-Gun Hicks
0.0

(1914) Two-Gun Hicks

as Two-Gun Hicks

The Grudge
0.0

(1915) The Grudge

as Rio Ed

The Conversion of Frosty Blake
0.0

(1915) The Conversion of Frosty Blake

as Frosty Blake

Cash Parrish's Pal
0.0

(1915) Cash Parrish's Pal

as Cash Parrish

The Devil's Double
0.0

(1916) The Devil's Double

as 'Bowie' Blake

0.0

(1915) Grit

as ---

The Border Wireless
0.0

(1918) The Border Wireless

as Steve Ransom

A Lion of the Hills
0.0

(1918) A Lion of the Hills

as ---

0.0

(1918) Staking His Life

as Bud Randall

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
0.0

(1961) The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

as Self (archive footage)

Stars of Yesterday
0.0

(1931) Stars of Yesterday

as Self

Hell's Hinges
6.1

(1916) Hell's Hinges

as Blaze Tracy

Tumbleweeds
6.2

(1925) Tumbleweeds

as Don Carver

The Narrow Trail
5.0

(1917) The Narrow Trail

as Ice Harding

The Return of Draw Egan
5.5

(1916) The Return of Draw Egan

as 'Draw' Egan aka William Blake

Sand
5.0

(1920) Sand

as Dan Kurrie

The Whistle
4.8

(1921) The Whistle

as Robert Evans

The Toll Gate
5.3

(1920) The Toll Gate

as Black Deering

Wagon Tracks
5.9

(1919) Wagon Tracks

as Buckskin Hamilton

The Bargain
5.6

(1914) The Bargain

as Jim Stokes

The Cold Deck
0.0

(1917) The Cold Deck

as Jefferson "On the Level" Leigh

Keno Bates, Liar
5.0

(1915) Keno Bates, Liar

as Keno Bates

The Ruse
0.0

(1915) The Ruse

as 'Bat' Peters

The Cradle of Courage
6.3

(1920) The Cradle of Courage

as 'Square' Kelly

Travelin' On
0.0

(1922) Travelin' On

as J.B., The Stranger

The Taking of Luke McVane
5.7

(1915) The Taking of Luke McVane

as Luke McVane

The Silent Man
4.5

(1917) The Silent Man

as Budd Marr

Shark Monroe
6.0

(1918) Shark Monroe

as Shark Monroe

Between Men
0.0

(1916) Between Men

as Bob White

On the Night Stage
4.8

(1915) On the Night Stage

as Texas

Knight of the Trail
4.8

(1915) Knight of the Trail

as Jim Treen

The Dawn Maker
0.0

(1916) The Dawn Maker

as Joe Elk

The Darkening Trail
5.8

(1915) The Darkening Trail

as Yukon Ed

Three Word Brand
5.0

(1921) Three Word Brand

as Three Word Brand / Governor Marsden / Ben Trego

'Blue Blazes' Rawden
5.7

(1918) 'Blue Blazes' Rawden

as Blue Blazes Rawden

White Oak
5.8

(1921) White Oak

as Oak Miller, a gambling man

The Gun Fighter
0.0

(1917) The Gun Fighter

as Cliff Hudspeth

Wild Bill Hickok
0.0

(1923) Wild Bill Hickok

as Wild Bill Hickok

The Captive God
5.0

(1916) The Captive God

as Chiapa

The Disciple
8.0

(1915) The Disciple

as Jim Houston

All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
0.0

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

as ---

Bad Buck of Santa Ynez
7.8

(1915) Bad Buck of Santa Ynez

as Bad Buck Peters

Tools of Providence
0.0

(1915) Tools of Providence

as Steve Blake

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
0.0

(1941) Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

as Himself

Variety Time
0.0

(1948) Variety Time

as Texas Tex (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Square Deal Man
0.0

(1917) The Square Deal Man

as Jack O'Diamonds

The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow
5.0

(1915) The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow

as Sheriff Hale

The Aryan
5.5

(1916) The Aryan

as Steve Denton

Show People
7.1

(1928) Show People

as Self (uncredited)

Branding Broadway
0.0

(1918) Branding Broadway

as Robert Sands

The Desert Man
0.0

(1917) The Desert Man

as Jim Alton

The Testing Block
5.0

(1920) The Testing Block

as 'Sierra' Bill

The Hollywood Gad-About
4.0

(1934) The Hollywood Gad-About

as Self (uncredited)

5.0

(1924) Hello, 'Frisco

as William S. Hart

Wolves of the Rail
6.0

(1918) Wolves of the Rail

as 'Buck' Andrade

The Tiger Man
0.0

(1918) The Tiger Man

as Hawk Parsons

O'Malley of the Mounted
0.0

(1921) O'Malley of the Mounted

as Sergeant O'Malley

Breed of Men
0.0

(1919) Breed of Men

as Careless Carmody

Singer Jim Mckee
0.0

(1924) Singer Jim Mckee

as 'Singer' Jim McKee

Selfish Yates
0.0

(1918) Selfish Yates

as 'Selfish' Yates

Wolf Lowry
6.0

(1917) Wolf Lowry

as Tom 'Wolf' Lowry

Square Deal Sanderson
5.5

(1919) Square Deal Sanderson

as Square Deal Sanderson

John Petticoats
0.0

(1919) John Petticoats

as 'Hardwood' John Haynes

Riddle Gawne
0.0

(1918) Riddle Gawne

as Jefferson 'Riddle' Gawne

Truthful Tulliver
0.0

(1917) Truthful Tulliver

as Truthful Tulliver

The House That Shadows Built
7.0

(1931) The House That Shadows Built

as (archive footage)

The Man from Nowhere
0.0

(1915) The Man from Nowhere

as "Buck" Farley

It's Showtime
7.0

(1976) It's Showtime

as Self (archive footage)

In the Sage Brush Country
0.0

(1914) In the Sage Brush Country

as Jim Brandon

The Poppy Girl's Husband
1.0

(1919) The Poppy Girl's Husband

as Hairpin Harry Dutton

The Patriot
0.0

(1916) The Patriot

as Bob Wiley

The Money Corral
0.0

(1919) The Money Corral

as Lem Beason

The Apostle of Vengeance
0.0

(1916) The Apostle of Vengeance

as David Hudson

The Primal Lure
0.0

(1916) The Primal Lure

as Angus McConnell