Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
Actor
Film director
Years active
1900–1947
Spouse
Ruth Constantine
(m. 1912; div. 1930)
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, he was best known for The Scarlet Letter (1911), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913), and Ivanhoe (1913), which was filmed on location in Wales.[1]
^New York Times, Feb. 19, 1928, "Rare Old 'Stills'," p. 114.
William KingBaggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star...
as Gospel Jones Joe Yule as Barky KingBaggot as Old Miner (uncredited) Paul Newlan as Rancher with Gun on Baggot (uncredited) According to MGM records...
little value appeared in the 1925 silent film Tumbleweeds directed by KingBaggot, where the cowboy hero played by William S. Hart calls the villain a...
family of their own on the streets of Los Angeles, led by King. In his early twenties, King has lived on the street for several years. After being released...
Sherwood Schwartz Lloyd J. Schwartz Producer Barry Berg Cinematography KingBaggot Editor Steve Shultz Camera setup Multi-camera Running time 44–48 minutes...
W. Smiley and George Loane Tucker, with Lucille Young as Hester and KingBaggot as Dimmesdale. The film has been subsequently adapted in 1926 (dir. Victor...
Florence Lawrence, formerly known as "The Biograph Girl", and actor KingBaggot, in what may be the first instance of a studio using stars in its marketing...
English Production Producers Michael Janover Oz Scott Cinematography KingBaggot Editor Duane Hartzell Running time 100 minutes Production companies Michael...
Guest Dan O'Herlihy Robert Preston Catherine Mary Stewart Cinematography KingBaggot Edited by Carroll Timothy O'Meara Music by Craig Safan Production company...
Marjorie Daw, Fritzi Brunette, and KingBaggot. Marjorie Daw as Edith Folsom Fritzi Brunette as Lorna Lear KingBaggot as H.H. Van Horn Jean De Briac as...
(1912), featuring George Lessey The Corsican Brothers (1915), starring KingBaggot in the dual title roles, directed by George Lessey The Corsican Brothers...
promoted their "picture personalities", including Florence Lawrence and KingBaggot, by giving them billing, credits and a marquee. Promotion in advertising...
shopped the idea around and were able to get the show greenlit on TBS in 2012. King of the Nerds ran for three seasons from 2013 to 2015, with Armstrong and...
Among her works from this era were The Darling of New York, directed by KingBaggot, and the first screen adaptation of Captain January. In line with her...
interested in making money and was unconcerned with creativity. Director KingBaggot helped secure her a contract with Universal for $1,000 per week. Prevost...
short film drama directed by William Robert Daly and some sources credit KingBaggot both of whom have roles in the film. It was produced by Carl Laemmle...
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