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William S. Hart
Born · December 6, 1864
Died · June 23, 1946 (81 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Newburgh, New York, USA
Bio
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 when audiences grew tired of his moralistic Western tales. Not helping his career was his 1923 divorce from his wife, Winifred, who accused him of having two children by another woman. He made one last film, 1925’s “Tumbleweeds, which he financed himself. In 1939, the film was reissued this time with a prologue featuring a 75-year-old Hart shot on location at his ranch in Newhall talking about the West and his days in films. He died in 1946 at age 81. His home and ranch were turned into William S. Hart Park in Newhall.
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
7.0
1976
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1961
Yesterday and Today
(archive footage)
0.0
1953
Variety Time
Texas Tex (archive footage) (uncredited)
0.0
1948
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Himself
0.0
1941
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
4.0
1934
Stars of Yesterday
Self
0.0
1931
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
7.0
1931
Show People
Self (uncredited)
7.1
1928
Tumbleweeds
Don Carver
6.2
1925
Hello, 'Frisco
William S. Hart
5.0
1924
Singer Jim Mckee
'Singer' Jim McKee
0.0
1924
Wild Bill Hickok
Wild Bill Hickok
0.0
1923
Hollywood
William S. Hart
7.0
1923
Travelin' On
J.B., The Stranger
0.0
1922
Three Word Brand
Three Word Brand / Governor Marsden / Ben Trego
5.0
1921
The Whistle
Robert Evans
4.8
1921
O'Malley of the Mounted
Sergeant O'Malley
0.0
1921
White Oak
Oak Miller, a gambling man
5.8
1921
The Testing Block
'Sierra' Bill
5.0
1920
The Cradle of Courage
'Square' Kelly
6.3
1920
Sand
Dan Kurrie
5.0
1920
The Toll Gate
Black Deering
5.3
1920
John Petticoats
'Hardwood' John Haynes
0.0
1919
Wagon Tracks
Buckskin Hamilton
5.9
1919
Square Deal Sanderson
Square Deal Sanderson
5.5
1919
The Money Corral
Lem Beason
0.0
1919
The Poppy Girl's Husband
Hairpin Harry Dutton
1.0
1919
Breed of Men
Careless Carmody
0.0
1919
Branding Broadway
Robert Sands
0.0
1918
The Border Wireless
Steve Ransom
0.0
1918
Riddle Gawne
Jefferson 'Riddle' Gawne
0.0
1918
Shark Monroe
Shark Monroe
6.0
1918
Selfish Yates
'Selfish' Yates
0.0
1918
A Lion of the Hills
0.0
1918
The Tiger Man
Hawk Parsons
0.0
1918
'Blue Blazes' Rawden
Blue Blazes Rawden
5.7
1918
Staking His Life
Bud Randall
0.0
1918
Wolves of the Rail
'Buck' Andrade
6.0
1918
The Narrow Trail
Ice Harding
5.0
1917
The Silent Man
Budd Marr
4.5
1917
The Cold Deck
Jefferson "On the Level" Leigh
0.0
1917
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
0.0
1917
Wolf Lowry
Tom 'Wolf' Lowry
6.0
1917
The Square Deal Man
Jack O'Diamonds
0.0
1917
The Desert Man
Jim Alton
0.0
1917
The Gun Fighter
Cliff Hudspeth
0.0
1917
Truthful Tulliver
Truthful Tulliver
0.0
1917
The Devil's Double
'Bowie' Blake
0.0
1916
The Return of Draw Egan
'Draw' Egan aka William Blake
5.5
1916
The Dawn Maker
Joe Elk
0.0
1916
The Captive God
Chiapa
5.0
1916
The Apostle of Vengeance
David Hudson
0.0
1916
The Primal Lure
Angus McConnell
0.0
1916
The Aryan
Steve Denton
5.5
1916
The Patriot
Bob Wiley
0.0
1916
Hell's Hinges
Blaze Tracy
6.1
1916
Between Men
Bob White
0.0
1916
The Disciple
Jim Houston
8.0
1915
Keno Bates, Liar
Keno Bates
5.0
1915
Pinto Ben
Boss Rider
0.0
1915
Knight of the Trail
Jim Treen
4.8
1915
The Ruse
'Bat' Peters
0.0
1915
Cash Parrish's Pal
Cash Parrish
0.0
1915
Tools of Providence
Steve Blake
0.0
1915
The Conversion of Frosty Blake
Frosty Blake
0.0
1915
The Darkening Trail
Yukon Ed
5.8
1915
Bad Buck of Santa Ynez
Bad Buck Peters
7.8
1915
The Man from Nowhere
"Buck" Farley
0.0
1915
The Taking of Luke McVane
Luke McVane
5.7
1915
On the Night Stage
Texas
4.8
1915
The Roughneck
Dave Page
0.0
1915
The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow
Sheriff Hale
5.0
1915
The Grudge
Rio Ed
0.0
1915
Mr. 'Silent' Haskins
Lon Haskins
5.5
1915
The Scourge of the Desert
Bill Evers
0.0
1915
Grit
0.0
1915
Two-Gun Hicks
Two-Gun Hicks
0.0
1914
The Bargain
Jim Stokes
5.6
1914
Jim Cameron's Wife
Andy Stiles
0.0
1914
His Hour of Manhood
Pete Larson
0.0
1914
In the Sage Brush Country
Jim Brandon
0.0
1914