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Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Himself (archive footage)
King Baggot
Acting
Born:November 6, 1879
Died:July 11, 1948(aged 68)
Birthplace:Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. 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". Baggot appeared in over 300 motion pictures from 1909 to 1947, wrote 18 screenplays, and directed 45 movies from 1912 to 1928, including The Lie (1912), Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (1925), and The House of Scandal (1928). He also directed William S. Hart in his most famous western, Tumbleweeds (1925). Among his film appearances, Baggot was best known for The Scarlet Letter (1911), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913), and Ivanhoe (1913). Baggot began his career on the stage, in a Shakespearean stock company, and toured throughout the U.S. While acting in stock in St. Louis in 1909, he was cast as supporting player in the Schubert touring production of The Wishing Ring. When The Wishing Ring closed in Chicago, Baggot returned to New York to join another company. Upon a chance meeting with Harry Solter, who was directing movies for Carl Laemmle at Independent Moving Pictures Company (IMP), he was persuaded to go with Solter to the studio. Baggot became interested in the fledgling industry and decided to turn picture player. His first film was the romance short The Awakening of Bess (1909) opposite Florence Lawrence. It was directed by Harry Solter, her husband, at IMP in Fort Lee, New Jersey. At a time when screen actors worked anonymously, Baggot and Lawrence became the first "movie stars" to be given billing, a marquee, and promotion in advertising. Baggot starred in at least 42 movies opposite Lawrence from 1909 to 1911. In the latter year, he starred in at least 16 movies with Mary Pickford. He also began writing screenplays and directing, all the while becoming a major star internationally. When he appeared "in person" at theatres he was mobbed at stage doors. By 1912, he was so famous that when he took the leading part in forming the prestigious Screen Club in New York, the first organization of its kind strictly for movie people, he was the natural choice for its first president. King Baggot died in Los Angeles, California in 1948, age 68. For his contributions to the film industry, Baggot received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. His star is located at 6312 Hollywood Boulevard.
Filmography (150 movies)
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7.6
The Philadelphia Story
1940
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
7.2
7.2
Gallant Sons
1940
as Man on Street / Man in Audience (uncredited)
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7.0
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Jackass Mail
1942
as Old Miner
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7.0
The Girl in the Taxi
1921
as Maj. Frederick Smith
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The Notorious Lady
1927
Director
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7.0
The Darling of New York
1923
Director
6.8
6.8
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
The Devil-Doll
1936
as Detective Pierre (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
Come Live with Me
1941
as Doorman
6.8
6.8
What Price Hollywood?
1932
as Department Head (uncredited)
6.7
6.7
Boys Town
1938
as Derelict in Mission (uncredited)
6.7
6.7
Mississippi
1935
as Gambler (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
Honky Tonk
1941
as Townsman (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
Father Brown, Detective
1934
as Priest (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
Dangerous Partners
1945
as Lunch Room Customer (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
Think It Over
1938
6.3
6.3
The Secret Heart
1946
as Man at Graduation Ceremony
6.3
6.3
Holiday in Mexico
1946
6.2
6.2
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Man in Casting Office (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
The Big Store
1941
as Store Employee (uncredited)
6.1
6.1
That Mothers Might Live
1938
as Passerby (uncredited)
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Afraid to Talk
1932
as Police Officer (uncredited)
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A Notorious Gentleman
1935
as Police Sergeant
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Mad Holiday
1936
as Film Director (uncredited)
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6.0
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938
as Department Store Customer (uncredited)
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6.0
Chinatown Squad
1935
as Patrol Wagon Guard
6.0
6.0
Opening Day
1938
as Baseball Fan
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6.0
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Bank Employee (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Torture Money
1937
as False Accident Witness (uncredited)
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5.9
Tumbleweeds
1925
Director
5.8
5.8
Bitter Sweet
1940
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
Rio Rita
1942
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Detective (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as Reporter (uncredited)
5.6
5.6
I Take This Woman
1940
as Man in Subway (uncredited)
5.6
5.6
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
A Night at the Movies
1937
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
The Bad Sister
1931
as Policeman on Street (uncredited)
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5.5
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
1925
Director
5.3
5.3
Sworn Enemy
1936
as Accident Witness (uncredited)
5.2
5.2
It May Happen to You
1937
as Man in Hospital (uncredited)
5.1
5.1
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Juror (uncredited)
5.1
5.1
Girl of the Rio
1932
as Maitre d'hotel, Purple Pigeon Cafe
5.1
5.1
The Death Kiss
1932
as Al Payne
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5.0
Police Court
1932
as Harry Field
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5.0
The Thrill Chaser
1923
as Himself - Cameo
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5.0
The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
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The Call of the Savage
1935
as Dr. Pierce
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The Kentucky Derby
1922
Director
4.7
4.7
Ivanhoe
1913
as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
4.5
4.5
I Loved a Woman
1933
as Banker (uncredited)
4.5
4.5
Sweepstakes
1931
as Mike - Weber's Trainer
4.5
4.5
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1913
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
4.5
4.5
Stablemates
1938
as Bettor
4.5
4.5
Graft
1931
as Ship's Captain
4.5
4.5
The Big Flash
1932
as Hinkle
4.4
4.4
Her Cardboard Lover
1942
as Police Officer in Courtroom (uncredited)
4.1
4.1
Parnell
1937
as Man in Office
4.0
4.0
Sweet Memories
1911
as Edward Jackson
4.0
4.0
A Cave Man Wooing
1912
as George - the 'Sissy' Hero
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4.0
The Red Rider
1934
as Townsman
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4.0
Up Against It
1912
as Amos Bentley
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4.0
Sweepstake Annie
1935
as Motion Picture Studio Executive (uncredited)
4.0
4.0
Pictureland
1911
as Pablo
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1.0
The Scarlet Letter
1911
as Reverend Dimmesdale
Cheating Cheaters
1934
as Official (uncredited)
The Time-Lock Safe
1910
as The Father
The Eagle's Eye
1918
as Harrison Grant
Over the Hills
1911
as Wayne Holland
At the Duke's Command
1911
as Edward, the Duke's Nephew
The Temptress
1911
as Gilbert Irving
The Awakening of Bess
1909
as Bess' Sweetheart
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens
1910
as George Rand
The Blind Man’s Tact
1910
The Doctor's Perfidy
1910
Love's Stratagem
1909
as The Boy
All the World’s a Stage
1910
The Call of the Circus
1910
The Count of Montebello
1910
as Percy
Debt
1910
The Eternal Triangle
1910
as The Dashing Young Count
A Game for Two
1910
as Clark, the Best Friend
His Second Wife
1910
The Irony of Fate
1910
Jane and the Stranger
1910
as The Stranger
The Maelstrom
1910
The Miser’s Daughter
1910
The New Shawl
1910
as Jacques
Old Heads and Young Hearts
1910
Once Upon a Time
1910
Pressed Roses
1910
A Reno Romance
1910
as Jack
The Right of Love
1910
Transfusion
1910
Two Men
1910
as The Tenderfoot
The Winning Punch
1910
The Wife’s Awakening
1911
as Enoch Harrington
The Great Universal Mystery
1914
as Himself
Shamus O'Brien
1912
as Shamus O'Brien
The Cheater
1920
as Lord Asgarby
Mission of the War Chest
1918
as Self
Life's Twist
1920
as Jim Sargent
The Wanderer
1913
as The Shepherd
The Hawk's Trail
1919
as Sheldon Steele/The Hawk
The Forbidden Thing
1920
as Dave
Once a Gentleman
1930
as Van Warner
The Silent Stranger
1916
Director
Building for Democracy
1918
as The Husband
Kildare of Storm
1918
as Basil Kildare
The Master and the Man
1911
as Basil King
The Dwelling Place of Light
1920
as Brooks Insall
In the Sultan's Garden
1911
as Lt. Robbins
For the Queen's Honor
1911
as The King
The Fair Dentist
1911
as Dental Patient
At a Quarter of Two
1911
as Dan Nolan - the Burglar
Science
1911
as Dr. Crawford
The Call of the Song
1911
as Hugh Norton
Second Sight
1911
as Tom Mooreland
While There is hope, There is Life
1911
as Alfred King
The Secret of the Palm
1911
as Cecil Abbott
Tracked
1911
as Roger Densmore
The Rose's Story
1911
as Gerald Kinney
The Better Way
1911
as Louis Perry - a Reformed Crook
Absinthe
1914
as Jean Dumas
The Taming of Jane
1910
Romance in the Rain
1934
as Milton McGillicuddy
The Man from Nowhere
1916
as James Herron
The Czar of Broadway
1930
The Mirror
1911
Half a Rogue
1916
as Richard Warrington
The Suburban
1915
as Donald Gordon
The Marble Heart
1915
as Raphael / Phidias
Moonlight Follies
1921
Director
The Tornado
1925
Director
Cheated Love
1921
Director
Nobody's Fool
1921
Director
Kissed
1922
Director
The Lavender Bath Lady
1922
Director
A Dangerous Game
1922
Director
The Love Letter
1923
Director
Gossip
1923
Director
The Town Scandal
1923
Director
Romance of a Rogue
1928
Director
Perch of the Devil
1927
Director
Lovey Mary
1926
Director
The Home Maker
1925
Director
The Whispered Name
1924
Director
Human Hearts
1922
Director
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