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person_profile-William S. Hart

William S. Hart Died at age: 81

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

William S. Hart

Date of Birth:

Dec 06, 1864

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jun 23, 1946

Biography of

William S. Hart

    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.

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William S. Hart

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Filmography of

William S. Hart

Found 32 Movies in total

Tumbleweeds

Don Carver ( Actor )

Director

... 1925

The Cradle of Courage

'Square' Kelly ( Actor )

Director

... 1920

Square Deal Sanderson

Square Deal Sanderson ( Actor )

Director

... 1919

The Money Corral

Lem Beason ( Actor )

Writer

... 1919

The Poppy Girl's Husband

Hairpin Harry Dutton ( Actor )

Director

... 1919

Branding Broadway

Robert Sands ( Actor )

Director

... 1918

The Border Wireless

Steve Ransom ( Actor )

Director

... 1918

Riddle Gawne

Jefferson 'Riddle' Gawne ( Actor )

Director

... 1918

Shark Monroe

Shark Monroe ( Actor )

Director

... 1918

Selfish Yates

'Selfish' Yates ( Actor )

Director

... 1918

The Tiger Man

Hawk Parsons ( Actor )

Director

... 1918

'Blue Blazes' Rawden

Blue Blazes Rawden ( Actor )

Director

... 1918

Wolves of the Rail

'Buck' Andrade ( Actor )

Director

... 1918

The Narrow Trail

Ice Harding ( Actor )

Story

... 1917

The Silent Man

Budd Marr ( Actor )

Director

... 1917

The Cold Deck

Jefferson "On the Level" Leigh ( Actor )

Director

... 1917

Wolf Lowry

Tom 'Wolf' Lowry ( Actor )

Director

... 1917

The Square Deal Man

Jack O'Diamonds ( Actor )

Director

... 1917

The Desert Man

Jim Alton ( Actor )

Director

... 1917

The Gun Fighter

Cliff Hudspeth ( Actor )

Director

... 1917

Truthful Tulliver

Truthful Tulliver ( Actor )

Director

... 1917

The Devil's Double

'Bowie' Blake ( Actor )

Director

... 1916

The Return of Draw Egan

'Draw' Egan aka William Blake ( Actor )

Director

... 1916

The Dawn Maker

Joe Elk ( Actor )

Director

... 1916

The Apostle of Vengeance

David Hudson ( Actor )

Director

... 1916

The Primal Lure

Angus McConnell ( Actor )

Director

... 1916

The Aryan

Steve Denton ( Actor )

Director

... 1916

The Patriot

Bob Wiley ( Actor )

Director

... 1916

Between Men

Bob White ( Actor )

Director

... 1916

The Disciple

Jim Houston ( Actor )

Director

... 1915

Keno Bates, Liar

Keno Bates ( Actor )

Director

... 1915

The Darkening Trail

Yukon Ed ( Actor )

Director

... 1915