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person_profile-King Baggot

King Baggot Died at age: 68

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

King Baggot

Date of Birth:

Nov 06, 1879

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jul 11, 1948

Biography of

King Baggot

    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.

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King Baggot

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Filmography of

King Baggot

Found 62 Movies in total

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Himself (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2011

Merton of the Movies

Man in Audience (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

My Brother Talks to Horses

Bank Employee (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

The Secret Heart

Man at Graduation Ceremony ( Actor )

... 1946

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Barbershop Patron (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

Dangerous Partners

Lunch Room Customer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

Swing Fever

Nightclub Patron (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

Her Cardboard Lover

Police Officer in Courtroom (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Jackass Mail

Old Miner ( Actor )

... 1942

Fingers at the Window

Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Rio Rita

Hotel Guest (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Honky Tonk

Townsman ( Actor )

... 1941

The Big Store

Store Employee (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Ziegfeld Girl

Man in Audience (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Come Live with Me

Doorman ( Actor )

... 1941

The Philadelphia Story

Wedding Guest (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Gallant Sons

Man on Street / Man in Audience (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Bitter Sweet

Cafe Patron (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

The Ghost Comes Home

Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

I Take This Woman

Man in Subway (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Dancing Co-Ed

Man in Casting Office (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Stronger Than Desire

Juror (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

The Ice Follies of 1939

Man in Audience (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Stablemates

Bettor ( Actor )

... 1938

Boys Town

Derelict in Mission (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Marie Antoinette

Nobleman at Court (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Arsène Lupin Returns

Detective (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

The Emperor's Candlesticks

Customs Official (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Parnell

Man in Office ( Actor )

... 1937

Mad Holiday

Film Director (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

Sworn Enemy

Accident Witness (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

The Devil-Doll

Detective Pierre (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

San Francisco

Earthquake Survivor (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

Chemistry Professor ( Actor )

... 1936

A Night at the Opera

Dignitary (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

3 Kids and a Queen

Druggist ( Actor )

... 1935

Chinatown Squad

Patrol Wagon Guard ( Actor )

... 1935

The Call of the Savage

Dr. Pierce ( Actor )

... 1935

Mississippi

Gambler ( Actor )

... 1935

Romance in the Rain

Milton McGillicuddy ( Actor )

... 1934

The Red Rider

Townsman ( Actor )

... 1934

Beloved

Second Doctor ( Actor )

... 1934

I Loved a Woman

Banker (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

The Death Kiss

Al Payne ( Actor )

... 1932

Afraid to Talk

Police Officer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

What Price Hollywood?

Department Head (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

Police Court

Harry Field ( Actor )

... 1932

Girl of the Rio

Maitre d'hotel, Purple Pigeon Cafe ( Actor )

... 1932

Graft

Ship's Captain ( Actor )

... 1931

Sweepstakes

Mike - Weber's Trainer ( Actor )

... 1931

The Bad Sister

Policeman on Street (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1931

... 1930

The Thrill Chaser

Himself - Cameo ( Actor )

... 1923

The Forbidden Thing

Dave ( Actor )

... 1920

The Cheater

Lord Asgarby ( Actor )

... 1920

The Eagle's Eye

Harrison Grant ( Actor )

... 1918

The Man from Nowhere

James Herron ( Actor )

... 1916

The Suburban

Donald Gordon ( Actor )

... 1915

Absinthe

Jean Dumas ( Actor )

... 1914

Ivanhoe

Wilfred of Ivanhoe ( Actor )

... 1913