Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1864-12-06
- Day of Death1946-06-23 (81 years)
- Place of BirthNewburgh, New York, USA
- Also Known AsWilliam Surrey HartTwo-Gun BillW.S. HartWm. S. HartWm. S Hart
William 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”...Read More
Acting Career
- 1925
Tumbleweeds
As: Don Carver
- 1924
Singer Jim Mckee
As: 'Singer' Jim McKee
- 1923
Wild Bill Hickok
As: Wild Bill Hickok
- 1923
Hollywood
As: William S. Hart
- 1922
Travelin' On
As: J.B., The Stranger
- 1921
Three Word Brand
As: Three Word Brand / Governor Marsden / Ben Trego
- 1921
The Whistle
As: Robert Evans
- 1921
O'Malley of the Mounted
As: Sergeant O'Malley
1921White Oak
As: Oak Miller, a gambling man
1920The Testing Block
As: 'Sierra' Bill
1920The Cradle of Courage
As: 'Square' Kelly
1920Sand
As: Dan Kurrie
1920The Toll Gate
As: Black Deering
1919John Petticoats
As: 'Hardwood' John Haynes
1919Wagon Tracks
As: Buckskin Hamilton
1919Square Deal Sanderson
As: Square Deal Sanderson
1919The Money Corral
As: Lem Beason
1919The Poppy Girl's Husband
As: Hairpin Harry Dutton
1919Breed of Men
As: Careless Carmody
1918Branding Broadway
As: Robert Sands
1918The Border Wireless
As: Steve Ransom
1918Riddle Gawne
As: Jefferson 'Riddle' Gawne
1918Shark Monroe
As: Shark Monroe
1918The Tiger Man
As: Hawk Parsons
1918'Blue Blazes' Rawden
As: Blue Blazes Rawden
1918Wolves of the Rail
As: 'Buck' Andrade
1917The Narrow Trail
As: Ice Harding
1917The Silent Man
As: Budd Marr
1917The Cold Deck
As: Jefferson "On the Level" Leigh
1917Wolf Lowry
As: Tom 'Wolf' Lowry
1917The Square Deal Man
As: Jack O'Diamonds
1917The Desert Man
As: Jim Alton
1917The Gun Fighter
As: Cliff Hudspeth
1917Truthful Tulliver
As: Truthful Tulliver
1916The Devil's Double
As: 'Bowie' Blake
- 1916
The Return of Draw Egan
As: 'Draw' Egan aka William Blake
1916The Dawn Maker
As: Joe Elk
1916The Captive God
As: Chiapa
1916The Apostle of Vengeance
As: David Hudson
1916The Primal Lure
As: Angus McConnell
1916The Aryan
As: Steve Denton
1916The Patriot
As: Bob Wiley
- 1916
Hell's Hinges
As: Blaze Tracy
1916Between Men
As: Bob White
1915The Disciple
As: Jim Houston
1915Keno Bates, Liar
As: Keno Bates
1915Knight of the Trail
As: Jim Treen
1915The Ruse
As: 'Bat' Peters
1915Cash Parrish's Pal
As: Cash Parrish
1915Tools of Providence
As: Steve Blake
1915The Conversion of Frosty Blake
As: Frosty Blake
1915The Darkening Trail
As: Yukon Ed
1915Bad Buck of Santa Ynez
As: Bad Buck Peters
1915The Man from Nowhere
As: "Buck" Farley
1915The Taking of Luke McVane
As: Luke McVane
1915On the Night Stage
As: Texas
1915The Roughneck
As: Dave Page
1915The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow
As: Sheriff Hale
1915The Grudge
As: Rio Ed
1915Mr. 'Silent' Haskins
As: Lon Haskins
1914Two-Gun Hicks
As: Two-Gun Hicks
- 1914
The Bargain
As: Jim Stokes
- 1914
In the Sage Brush Country
As: Jim Brandon