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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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
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April 3rd, 2011 | Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films | Himself (archive footage) | 9 | |
October 11th, 1947 | Merton of the Movies | Man in Audience (uncredited) | 6.3 | |
February 4th, 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses | Bank Employee (uncredited) | 7.5 | |
December 25th, 1946 | The Secret Heart | Man at Graduation Ceremony | 6.5 | |
August 15th, 1946 | Holiday in Mexico | TBD | 6.7 | |
May 2nd, 1946 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | 7.1 | |
October 5th, 1945 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | Barbershop Patron (uncredited) | 5.8 | |
June 7th, 1945 | Dangerous Partners | Lunch Room Customer (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
November 1st, 1943 | Swing Fever | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 6 | |
July 16th, 1942 | Her Cardboard Lover | Police Officer in Courtroom (uncredited) | 4.9 | |
July 1st, 1942 | Jackass Mail | Old Miner | 7.5 | |
April 22nd, 1942 | Fingers at the Window | Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited) | 5.6 | |
March 11th, 1942 | Rio Rita | Hotel Guest (uncredited) | 6 | |
October 1st, 1941 | Honky Tonk | Townsman (uncredited) | 6.4 | |
June 20th, 1941 | The Big Store | Store Employee (uncredited) | 6.3 | |
April 25th, 1941 | Ziegfeld Girl | Man in Audience (uncredited) | 6.6 | |
January 31st, 1941 | Come Live with Me | Doorman | 6.8 | |
December 5th, 1940 | The Philadelphia Story | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 7.6 | |
November 15th, 1940 | Gallant Sons | Man on Street / Man in Audience (uncredited) | 7.4 | |
November 8th, 1940 | Bitter Sweet | Cafe Patron (uncredited) | 6 | |
March 8th, 1940 | The Ghost Comes Home | Townsman at Banquet (uncredited) | 5.7 | |
February 2nd, 1940 | I Take This Woman | Man in Subway (uncredited) | 5.9 | |
September 29th, 1939 | Dancing Co-Ed | Man in Casting Office (uncredited) | 6.6 | |
June 30th, 1939 | Stronger Than Desire | Juror (uncredited) | 5.5 | |
March 10th, 1939 | The Ice Follies of 1939 | Man in Audience (uncredited) | 5.7 | |
November 12th, 1938 | Opening Day | Baseball Fan | 6.7 | |
October 7th, 1938 | Stablemates | Bettor | 6.3 | |
September 16th, 1938 | Too Hot to Handle | Reporter (uncredited) | 6 | |
September 8th, 1938 | Boys Town | Derelict in Mission (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
August 26th, 1938 | Marie Antoinette | Nobleman at Court (uncredited) | 6.6 | |
July 24th, 1938 | Think It Over | TBD | 7.3 | |
May 14th, 1938 | Snow Gets in Your Eyes | Department Store Customer (uncredited) | 6.7 | |
April 30th, 1938 | That Mothers Might Live | Passerby (uncredited) | 6.2 | |
February 25th, 1938 | Arsène Lupin Returns | Detective (uncredited) | 6.3 | |
November 6th, 1937 | A Night at the Movies | Movie Patron (uncredited) | 5.9 | |
July 2nd, 1937 | The Emperor's Candlesticks | Customs Official (uncredited) | 4.9 | |
June 5th, 1937 | It May Happen to You | Man in Hospital (uncredited) | 5.6 | |
June 4th, 1937 | Parnell | Man in Office | 4.6 | |
January 2nd, 1937 | Torture Money | False Accident Witness (uncredited) | 6.3 | |
November 13th, 1936 | Mad Holiday | Film Director (uncredited) | 6.4 | |
September 11th, 1936 | Sworn Enemy | Accident Witness (uncredited) | 5.8 | |
July 10th, 1936 | The Devil-Doll | Detective Pierre (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
June 26th, 1936 | San Francisco | Earthquake Survivor (uncredited) | 6.6 | |
January 13th, 1936 | The Adventures of Frank Merriwell | Chemistry Professor | 5.7 | |
November 15th, 1935 | A Night at the Opera | Dignitary (uncredited) | 7.4 | |
October 21st, 1935 | 3 Kids and a Queen | Druggist | 7 | |
May 31st, 1935 | Chinatown Squad | Patrol Wagon Guard | 7.5 | |
April 14th, 1935 | The Call of the Savage | Dr. Pierce | 6 | |
March 22nd, 1935 | Mississippi | Gambler (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
January 29th, 1935 | Sweepstake Annie | Motion Picture Studio Executive (uncredited) | 4.8 | |
January 21st, 1935 | A Notorious Gentleman | Police Sergeant | 6.5 | |
December 14th, 1934 | Father Brown, Detective | Priest (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
November 5th, 1934 | Cheating Cheaters | Official (uncredited) | 7 | |
August 13th, 1934 | Romance in the Rain | Milton McGillicuddy | 9 | |
July 16th, 1934 | The Red Rider | Townsman | 7 | |
January 22nd, 1934 | Beloved | Second Doctor | 9 | |
September 23rd, 1933 | I Loved a Woman | Banker (uncredited) | 4.8 | |
December 5th, 1932 | The Death Kiss | Al Payne | 5.3 | |
November 17th, 1932 | Afraid to Talk | Police Officer (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
November 5th, 1932 | The Big Flash | Hinkle | 5.7 | |
June 24th, 1932 | What Price Hollywood? | Department Head (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
February 19th, 1932 | Police Court | Harry Field | 5.8 | |
January 15th, 1932 | Girl of the Rio | Maitre d'hotel, Purple Pigeon Cafe | 5.6 | |
September 21st, 1931 | Graft | Ship's Captain | 5 | |
July 10th, 1931 | Sweepstakes | Mike - Weber's Trainer | 5.7 | |
March 29th, 1931 | The Bad Sister | Policeman on Street (uncredited) | 5.6 | |
September 1st, 1930 | Once a Gentleman | Van Warner | 9 | |
May 25th, 1930 | The Czar of Broadway | TBD | 9 | |
November 26th, 1923 | The Thrill Chaser | Himself - Cameo | 6.5 | |
June 12th, 1921 | The Butterfly Girl | H.H. Van Horn | 9 | |
April 1st, 1921 | The Girl in the Taxi | Maj. Frederick Smith | 8.5 | |
November 1st, 1920 | The Forbidden Thing | Dave | 8 | |
September 12th, 1920 | The Dwelling Place of Light | Brooks Insall | 7 | |
August 11th, 1920 | Life's Twist | Jim Sargent | 9 | |
June 7th, 1920 | The Cheater | Lord Asgarby | 8 | |
April 3rd, 1920 | The Shadow of Lightning Ridge | TBD | 7 | |
December 13th, 1919 | The Hawk's Trail | Sheldon Steele/The Hawk | 10 | |
July 6th, 1919 | The Man Who Stayed at Home | Christopher Brent | 10 | |
October 1st, 1918 | Building for Democracy | The Husband | 7 | |
September 16th, 1918 | Kildare of Storm | Basil Kildare | TBD | |
March 27th, 1918 | The Eagle's Eye | Harrison Grant | TBD | |
January 1st, 1918 | Mission of the War Chest | Self | 9 | |
August 10th, 1916 | The Silent Stranger | The Silent Stranger | TBD | |
June 19th, 1916 | The Man from Nowhere | James Herron | TBD | |
May 22nd, 1916 | Half a Rogue | Richard Warrington | TBD | |
September 17th, 1915 | The Suburban | Donald Gordon | TBD | |
July 2nd, 1915 | The Marble Heart | Raphael / Phidias | TBD | |
July 10th, 1914 | The Great Universal Mystery | Himself | 8 | |
January 22nd, 1914 | Absinthe | Jean Dumas | TBD | |
September 22nd, 1913 | Ivanhoe | Wilfred of Ivanhoe | 4.7 | |
April 7th, 1913 | The Wanderer | The Shepherd | 8 | |
March 6th, 1913 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde | 4.5 | |
May 31st, 1912 | Up Against It | Amos Bentley | 7 | |
May 19th, 1912 | A Cave Man Wooing | George - the 'Sissy' Hero | 6 | |
March 14th, 1912 | Shamus O'Brien | Shamus O'Brien | 9 | |
November 30th, 1911 | Over the Hills | Wayne Holland | TBD | |
October 12th, 1911 | The Better Way | Louis Perry - a Reformed Crook | TBD | |
October 2nd, 1911 | The Rose's Story | Gerald Kinney | TBD | |
August 13th, 1911 | The Call of the Song | Hugh Norton | TBD | |
July 24th, 1911 | Science | Dr. Crawford | TBD | |
July 13th, 1911 | At a Quarter of Two | Dan Nolan - the Burglar | TBD | |
July 6th, 1911 | For the Queen's Honor | The King | TBD | |
July 3rd, 1911 | In the Sultan's Garden | Lt. Robbins | TBD | |
June 1st, 1911 | A Game of Deception | TBD | 9 | |
May 15th, 1911 | The Master and the Man | Basil King | TBD | |
May 8th, 1911 | The Fair Dentist | Dental Patient | TBD | |
May 4th, 1911 | The Temptress | Gilbert Irving | 7 | |
May 1st, 1911 | Second Sight | Tom Mooreland | TBD | |
April 27th, 1911 | The Scarlet Letter | Reverend Dimmesdale | 1 | |
April 24th, 1911 | While There is hope, There is Life | Alfred King | TBD | |
April 3rd, 1911 | The Wife’s Awakening | Enoch Harrington | 7 | |
March 27th, 1911 | Sweet Memories | Edward Jackson | 4 | |
March 13th, 1911 | The Secret of the Palm | Cecil Abbott | 7 | |
March 6th, 1911 | Tracked | Roger Densmore | 9 | |
February 20th, 1911 | Pictureland | Pablo | 5.5 | |
February 16th, 1911 | At the Duke's Command | Edward, the Duke's Nephew | TBD | |
February 9th, 1911 | The Mirror | TBD | TBD | |
October 24th, 1910 | The Count of Montebello | Percy | 10 | |
October 3rd, 1910 | All the World’s a Stage | TBD | 10 | |
September 26th, 1910 | Pressed Roses | TBD | 8 | |
September 19th, 1910 | Debt | TBD | 10 | |
August 21st, 1910 | The Taming of Jane | TBD | 10 | |
August 8th, 1910 | Once Upon a Time | TBD | 7 | |
August 1st, 1910 | The Irony of Fate | TBD | 8 | |
July 28th, 1910 | Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens | George Rand | 8 | |
July 11th, 1910 | Old Heads and Young Hearts | TBD | 9 | |
July 8th, 1910 | The Time-Lock Safe | The Father | TBD | |
July 7th, 1910 | The Call of the Circus | TBD | 10 | |
June 30th, 1910 | A Game for Two | Clark, the Best Friend | 8 | |
May 30th, 1910 | A Reno Romance | Jack | 9 | |
May 23rd, 1910 | The Eternal Triangle | The Dashing Young Count | 7 | |
May 16th, 1910 | The Doctor's Perfidy | TBD | 8 | |
May 2nd, 1910 | Two Men | The Tenderfoot | TBD | |
April 28th, 1910 | The New Shawl | Jacques | 8 | |
April 21st, 1910 | The Maelstrom | TBD | 9 | |
April 11th, 1910 | The Rosary | TBD | 10 | |
April 7th, 1910 | His Second Wife | TBD | 7 | |
April 4th, 1910 | The Miser’s Daughter | TBD | 8 | |
March 28th, 1910 | Transfusion | TBD | TBD | |
March 24th, 1910 | The Stage Note | TBD | 9 | |
March 14th, 1910 | The Broken Oath | TBD | 9 | |
March 7th, 1910 | Mother Love | TBD | 10 | |
February 28th, 1910 | The Governor’s Pardon | The Man | 7 | |
February 21st, 1910 | Jane and the Stranger | The Stranger | 8 | |
February 14th, 1910 | The Blind Man’s Tact | TBD | 9 | |
February 7th, 1910 | Justice in the Far North | King | 10 | |
January 17th, 1910 | The Tide of Fortune | TBD | 7 | |
January 10th, 1910 | The Right of Love | TBD | 10 | |
January 3rd, 1910 | The Winning Punch | TBD | 9 | |
December 27th, 1909 | The Awakening of Bess | Bess' Sweetheart | 9 | |
November 1st, 1909 | Love's Stratagem | The Boy | 8 |