William S. Hart
Known for: Acting
Born: December 6, 1864
Died: June 23, 1946
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 p…
Known for
His Hour of Manhood
1914
Pinto Ben
1915
The Roughneck
1915
The Scourge of the Desert
1915
Mr. 'Silent' Haskins
1915
Two-Gun Hicks
1914
The Grudge
1915
The Conversion of Frosty Blake
1915
Cash Parrish's Pal
1915
The Devil's Double
1916
Grit
1915
The Border Wireless
1918
Staking His Life
1918
Hell's Hinges
1916
Tumbleweeds
1925
The Narrow Trail
1917
The Return of Draw Egan
1916
Sand
1920
The Whistle
1921
The Toll Gate
1920
Wagon Tracks
1919
The Bargain
1914
The Cold Deck
1917
Keno Bates, Liar
1915
The Ruse
1915
The Cradle of Courage
1920
Travelin' On
1922
The Taking of Luke McVane
1915
The Silent Man
1917
Shark Monroe
1918
Between Men
1916
On the Night Stage
1915
Knight of the Trail
1915
The Dawn Maker
1916
The Darkening Trail
1915
Three Word Brand
1921
'Blue Blazes' Rawden
1918
White Oak
1921
The Gun Fighter
1917
Wild Bill Hickok
1923
The Captive God
1916
The Disciple
1915
Bad Buck of Santa Ynez
1915
Tools of Providence
1915
The Square Deal Man
1917
The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow
1915
The Aryan
1916
Branding Broadway
1918
The Desert Man
1917
The Testing Block
1920
Wolves of the Rail
1918
The Tiger Man
1918
O'Malley of the Mounted
1921
Breed of Men
1919
Singer Jim Mckee
1924
Selfish Yates
1918
Wolf Lowry
1917
Square Deal Sanderson
1919
John Petticoats
1919
Riddle Gawne
1918
Truthful Tulliver
1917
The Man from Nowhere
1915
In the Sage Brush Country
1914
The Poppy Girl's Husband
1919
The Patriot
1916
The Money Corral
1919
The Apostle of Vengeance
1916
The Primal Lure
1916
A Lion of the Hills
1918
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
1917
Jim Cameron's Wife
1914
The Great Chase
1962
Decasia: The State of Decay
2002
Ben Hur
1907
Variety Time
1948
Stars of Yesterday
1931
Yesterday and Today
1953
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
Show People
1928
The House That Shadows Built
1931
It's Showtime
1976
Hollywood
1923