From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0007215
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1265323
Facebook: No data
Instagram: No data
X: No data
Filmography (Movies)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:03/04/2011
Merton of the Movies
Character:Man in Audience (uncredited)
Release Date:11/10/1947
My Brother Talks to Horses
Character:Bank Employee (uncredited)
Release Date:04/02/1947
The Secret Heart
Character:Man at Graduation Ceremony
Release Date:25/12/1946
Holiday in Mexico
Character:
Release Date:15/08/1946
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Character:Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:02/05/1946
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Character:Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:05/10/1945
Dangerous Partners
Character:Lunch Room Customer (uncredited)
Release Date:07/06/1945
Swing Fever
Character:Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:01/11/1943
Her Cardboard Lover
Character:Police Officer in Courtroom (uncredited)
Release Date:16/07/1942
Jackass Mail
Character:Old Miner
Release Date:01/07/1942
Fingers at the Window
Character:Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited)
Release Date:22/04/1942
Rio Rita
Character:Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:11/03/1942
Honky Tonk
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/10/1941
The Big Store
Character:Store Employee (uncredited)
Release Date:20/06/1941
Ziegfeld Girl
Character:Man in Audience (uncredited)
Release Date:25/04/1941
Come Live with Me
Character:Doorman
Release Date:31/01/1941
The Philadelphia Story
Character:Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:05/12/1940
Gallant Sons
Character:Man on Street / Man in Audience (uncredited)
Release Date:15/11/1940
Bitter Sweet
Character:Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:08/11/1940
The Ghost Comes Home
Character:Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
Release Date:08/03/1940
I Take This Woman
Character:Man in Subway (uncredited)
Release Date:02/02/1940
Dancing Co-Ed
Character:Man in Casting Office (uncredited)
Release Date:29/09/1939
Stronger Than Desire
Character:Juror (uncredited)
Release Date:30/06/1939
The Ice Follies of 1939
Character:Man in Audience (uncredited)
Release Date:10/03/1939
Opening Day
Character:Baseball Fan
Release Date:12/11/1938
Stablemates
Character:Bettor
Release Date:07/10/1938
Too Hot to Handle
Character:Reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:16/09/1938
Boys Town
Character:Derelict in Mission (uncredited)
Release Date:08/09/1938
Marie Antoinette
Character:Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
Release Date:26/08/1938
Think It Over
Character:
Release Date:24/07/1938
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
Character:Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Release Date:14/05/1938
That Mothers Might Live
Character:Passerby (uncredited)
Release Date:30/04/1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
Character:Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1938
A Night at the Movies
Character:Movie Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:06/11/1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Character:Customs Official (uncredited)
Release Date:02/07/1937
It May Happen to You
Character:Man in Hospital (uncredited)
Release Date:05/06/1937
Parnell
Character:Man in Office
Release Date:04/06/1937
Torture Money
Character:False Accident Witness (uncredited)
Release Date:02/01/1937
Mad Holiday
Character:Film Director (uncredited)
Release Date:13/11/1936
Sworn Enemy
Character:Accident Witness (uncredited)
Release Date:11/09/1936
The Devil-Doll
Character:Detective Pierre (uncredited)
Release Date:10/07/1936
San Francisco
Character:Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
Release Date:26/06/1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Character:Chemistry Professor
Release Date:13/01/1936
A Night at the Opera
Character:Dignitary (uncredited)
Release Date:15/11/1935
3 Kids and a Queen
Character:Druggist
Release Date:21/10/1935
Chinatown Squad
Character:Patrol Wagon Guard
Release Date:31/05/1935
The Call of the Savage
Character:Dr. Pierce
Release Date:14/04/1935
Mississippi
Character:Gambler (uncredited)
Release Date:22/03/1935
Sweepstake Annie
Character:Motion Picture Studio Executive (uncredited)
Release Date:29/01/1935
A Notorious Gentleman
Character:Police Sergeant
Release Date:21/01/1935
Father Brown, Detective
Character:Priest (uncredited)
Release Date:14/12/1934
Cheating Cheaters
Character:Official (uncredited)
Release Date:05/11/1934
Romance in the Rain
Character:Milton McGillicuddy
Release Date:13/08/1934
The Red Rider
Character:Townsman
Release Date:16/07/1934
Beloved
Character:Second Doctor
Release Date:22/01/1934
I Loved a Woman
Character:Banker (uncredited)
Release Date:23/09/1933
The Death Kiss
Character:Al Payne
Release Date:05/12/1932
Afraid to Talk
Character:Police Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:17/11/1932
The Big Flash
Character:Hinkle
Release Date:05/11/1932
What Price Hollywood?
Character:Department Head (uncredited)
Release Date:24/06/1932
Police Court
Character:Harry Field
Release Date:19/02/1932
Girl of the Rio
Character:Maitre d'hotel, Purple Pigeon Cafe
Release Date:15/01/1932
Graft
Character:Ship's Captain
Release Date:21/09/1931
Sweepstakes
Character:Mike - Weber's Trainer
Release Date:10/07/1931
The Bad Sister
Character:Policeman on Street (uncredited)
Release Date:29/03/1931
Once a Gentleman
Character:Van Warner
Release Date:01/09/1930
The Czar of Broadway
Character:
Release Date:25/05/1930
The Thrill Chaser
Character:Himself - Cameo
Release Date:26/11/1923
The Girl in the Taxi
Character:Maj. Frederick Smith
Release Date:01/04/1921
The Forbidden Thing
Character:Dave
Release Date:01/11/1920
The Dwelling Place of Light
Character:Brooks Insall
Release Date:12/09/1920
Life's Twist
Character:Jim Sargent
Release Date:11/08/1920
The Cheater
Character:Lord Asgarby
Release Date:07/06/1920
The Hawk's Trail
Character:Sheldon Steele/The Hawk
Release Date:13/12/1919
The Man Who Stayed at Home
Character:Christopher Brent
Release Date:06/07/1919
Building for Democracy
Character:The Husband
Release Date:01/10/1918
Kildare of Storm
Character:Basil Kildare
Release Date:16/09/1918
The Eagle's Eye
Character:Harrison Grant
Release Date:27/03/1918
Mission of the War Chest
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1918
The Silent Stranger
Character:The Silent Stranger
Release Date:10/08/1916
The Man from Nowhere
Character:James Herron
Release Date:19/06/1916
Half a Rogue
Character:Richard Warrington
Release Date:22/05/1916
The Suburban
Character:Donald Gordon
Release Date:17/09/1915
The Marble Heart
Character:Raphael / Phidias
Release Date:02/07/1915
The Great Universal Mystery
Character:Himself
Release Date:10/07/1914
Absinthe
Character:Jean Dumas
Release Date:22/01/1914
Ivanhoe
Character:Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Release Date:22/09/1913
The Wanderer
Character:The Shepherd
Release Date:07/04/1913
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Character:Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Release Date:06/03/1913
Up Against It
Character:Amos Bentley
Release Date:31/05/1912
A Cave Man Wooing
Character:George - the 'Sissy' Hero
Release Date:19/05/1912
Shamus O'Brien
Character:Shamus O'Brien
Release Date:14/03/1912
Over the Hills
Character:Wayne Holland
Release Date:30/11/1911
The Better Way
Character:Louis Perry - a Reformed Crook
Release Date:12/10/1911
The Rose's Story
Character:Gerald Kinney
Release Date:02/10/1911
The Call of the Song
Character:Hugh Norton
Release Date:13/08/1911
Science
Character:Dr. Crawford
Release Date:24/07/1911
At a Quarter of Two
Character:Dan Nolan - the Burglar
Release Date:13/07/1911
For the Queen's Honor
Character:The King
Release Date:06/07/1911
In the Sultan's Garden
Character:Lt. Robbins
Release Date:03/07/1911
The Master and the Man
Character:Basil King
Release Date:15/05/1911
The Fair Dentist
Character:Dental Patient
Release Date:08/05/1911
The Temptress
Character:Gilbert Irving
Release Date:04/05/1911
Second Sight
Character:Tom Mooreland
Release Date:01/05/1911
The Scarlet Letter
Character:Reverend Dimmesdale
Release Date:27/04/1911
While There is hope, There is Life
Character:Alfred King
Release Date:24/04/1911
The Wife’s Awakening
Character:Enoch Harrington
Release Date:03/04/1911
Sweet Memories
Character:Edward Jackson
Release Date:27/03/1911
The Secret of the Palm
Character:Cecil Abbott
Release Date:13/03/1911
Tracked
Character:Roger Densmore
Release Date:06/03/1911
Pictureland
Character:Pablo
Release Date:20/02/1911
At the Duke's Command
Character:Edward, the Duke's Nephew
Release Date:16/02/1911
The Mirror
Character:
Release Date:09/02/1911
The Count of Montebello
Character:Percy
Release Date:24/10/1910
All the World’s a Stage
Character:
Release Date:03/10/1910
Pressed Roses
Character:
Release Date:26/09/1910
Debt
Character:
Release Date:19/09/1910
The Taming of Jane
Character:
Release Date:21/08/1910
Once Upon a Time
Character:
Release Date:08/08/1910
The Irony of Fate
Character:
Release Date:01/08/1910
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens
Character:George Rand
Release Date:28/07/1910
Old Heads and Young Hearts
Character:
Release Date:11/07/1910
The Time-Lock Safe
Character:The Father
Release Date:08/07/1910
The Call of the Circus
Character:
Release Date:07/07/1910
A Game for Two
Character:Clark, the Best Friend
Release Date:30/06/1910
A Reno Romance
Character:Jack
Release Date:30/05/1910
The Eternal Triangle
Character:The Dashing Young Count
Release Date:23/05/1910
The Doctor's Perfidy
Character:
Release Date:16/05/1910
Two Men
Character:The Tenderfoot
Release Date:02/05/1910
The New Shawl
Character:Jacques
Release Date:28/04/1910
The Maelstrom
Character:
Release Date:21/04/1910
His Second Wife
Character:
Release Date:07/04/1910
The Miser’s Daughter
Character:
Release Date:04/04/1910
Transfusion
Character:
Release Date:28/03/1910
Jane and the Stranger
Character:The Stranger
Release Date:21/02/1910
The Blind Man’s Tact
Character:
Release Date:14/02/1910
The Right of Love
Character:
Release Date:10/01/1910
The Winning Punch
Character:
Release Date:03/01/1910
The Awakening of Bess
Character:Bess' Sweetheart
Release Date:27/12/1909
Love's Stratagem
Character:The Boy
Release Date:01/11/1909
Images
