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James Williamson

Film Director / Screenwriter / Cinematographer / Film Producer / Photographer / Actor | * 11/08/1855 († 77, 08/18/1933) | Kirkaldy, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
James A. Williamson (8 November 1855 – 18 August 1933) was a Scottish photographer and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul. He is best known for The Big Swallow (1901), a trick film with innovative use of extreme close-up, as well as Fire! and Stop Thief! (both 1901), dramas with continuity established across multiple shots. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

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Movies with James Williamson as Actor(1)

as grocer1905 Our New Errand Boy

Movies with James Williamson as Crew(29)

Production/Executive Producer1909 The Boy and the Convict
Directing/Director1909 The Village Fire Brigade
Directing/Director1908 £100 Reward
Directing/Director1905 Our New Errand Boy
Directing/Director1905 The Polite Lunatic
Directing/Director1904 Gabriel Grub the Surly Sexton
Directing/Director1904 An Interesting Story
Directing/Director1902 The Little Match Seller
Directing/Director1901 Stop Thief!
Directing/Director1901 Fire!
Directing/Director1901 Are You There?
Camera/Director of Photography1901 The Big Swallow
Directing/Director1901 The Big Swallow
Directing/Director1901 Magic Extinguisher
Camera/Director of Photography1900 Attack on a China Mission
Directing/Director1900 Attack on a China Mission
Production/Producer1900 Attack on a China Mission
Writing/Writer1900 Attack on a China Mission
Directing/Director1899 Lady Cyclists
Crew/Cinematography1898 The Clown Barber
Directing/Director1898 The Clown Barber
Production/Producer1898 The Clown Barber
Directing/Director1898 Washing the Sweep
Writing/Writer1898 Washing the Sweep

Full Name: James Williamson
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 11/08 1855 (November) in Kirkaldy, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Friday, 08/18 1933 (August) in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (aged: 77)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for James Williamson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jim I. Williamson"
"James Williamson (film pioneer)"
"James Williamson (Filmpionier)"
James Williamson frequently works together with these people:
Sam Dalton (2x, Cast)
Tom Williamson (2x, Cast)
Charles Dickens (1x, Crew)
Mr. James (1x, Cast)
Henry Sanders (1x, Crew)
Mr. Lepard (1x, Cast)
Sam Dalton (1x, Cast)
David Aylott (1x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1406306, Added: 09/05/2019, Last updated: 03/23/2024