8.0
8.0
The Disciple
1915
Director
William S. Hart
Acting
Born:December 6, 1864
Died:June 23, 1946(aged 81)
Birthplace:Newburgh, New York, USA
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (82 movies)
7.8
7.8
Bad Buck of Santa Ynez
1915
Director
7.1
7.1
Show People
1928
as Self (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
The House That Shadows Built
1931
as (archive footage)
6.3
6.3
The Cradle of Courage
1920
Director
6.2
6.2
The Great Chase
1962
6.0
6.0
Wolf Lowry
1917
Director
6.0
6.0
Shark Monroe
1918
Director
6.0
6.0
Hell's Hinges
1916
as Blaze Tracy
6.0
6.0
Wolves of the Rail
1918
Director
5.9
5.9
Wagon Tracks
1919
Producer
5.9
5.9
Tumbleweeds
1925
Director
5.8
5.8
White Oak
1921
as Oak Miller, a gambling man
5.8
5.8
The Darkening Trail
1915
Director
5.7
5.7
The Taking of Luke McVane
1915
Director
5.7
5.7
'Blue Blazes' Rawden
1918
Director
5.6
5.6
The Bargain
1914
as Jim Stokes
5.5
5.5
Mr. 'Silent' Haskins
1915
Director
5.5
5.5
Square Deal Sanderson
1919
Director
5.5
5.5
The Aryan
1916
Director
5.3
5.3
The Toll Gate
1920
Writer
5.2
5.2
The Return of Draw Egan
1916
Director
5.0
5.0
The Captive God
1916
as Chiapa
5.0
5.0
Sand
1920
Producer
5.0
5.0
The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow
1915
Director
5.0
5.0
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
as Self (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
The Narrow Trail
1917
Director
5.0
5.0
The Testing Block
1920
Screenplay
5.0
5.0
Keno Bates, Liar
1915
Director
5.0
5.0
Three Word Brand
1921
Producer
5.0
5.0
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
as William S. Hart
4.8
4.8
The Whistle
1921
as Robert Evans
4.8
4.8
Knight of the Trail
1915
Director
4.5
4.5
The Silent Man
1917
Director
4.4
4.4
On the Night Stage
1915
as Texas
1.0
1.0
The Poppy Girl's Husband
1919
Director
Two-Gun Hicks
1914
Director
The Grudge
1915
Director
The Conversion of Frosty Blake
1915
Director
Cash Parrish's Pal
1915
Director
Grit
1915
Director
The Devil's Double
1916
Director
A Lion of the Hills
1918
The Border Wireless
1918
Director
Staking His Life
1918
as Bud Randall
Stars of Yesterday
1931
as Self
The Ruse
1915
Director
Branding Broadway
1918
Director
Selfish Yates
1918
Director
Breed of Men
1919
as Careless Carmody
Riddle Gawne
1918
Director
O'Malley of the Mounted
1921
as Sergeant O'Malley
Truthful Tulliver
1917
Director
John Petticoats
1919
as 'Hardwood' John Haynes
Singer Jim Mckee
1924
as 'Singer' Jim McKee
Variety Time
1948
as Texas Tex (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Cold Deck
1917
Director
Travelin' On
1922
as J.B., The Stranger
Between Men
1916
Director
The Dawn Maker
1916
Director
The Gun Fighter
1917
Director
Wild Bill Hickok
1923
Writer
The Tiger Man
1918
Director
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
1917
Tools of Providence
1915
Director
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941
as Himself
The Square Deal Man
1917
Director
The Desert Man
1917
Director
The Man from Nowhere
1915
Director
In the Sage Brush Country
1914
Director
The Patriot
1916
Director
The Money Corral
1919
Writer
The Apostle of Vengeance
1916
Director
The Primal Lure
1916
Director
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
as Self (archive footage)
The Scourge of the Desert
1915
Director
Yesterday and Today
1953
as (archive footage)
His Hour of Manhood
1914
as Pete Larson
Jim Cameron's Wife
1914
as Andy Stiles
The Roughneck
1915
Director
Pinto Ben
1915
Director
O'Malley of the Mounted
1936
Writer
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