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King Baggot

Actor / Screenwriter / Film Director | * 11/07/1879 († 68, 07/11/1948) | St. Louis, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Awards & Nominations for King Baggot

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with King Baggot as Actor(119)

as Himself (archive footage)2011 Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Man in Audience (uncredited)1947 Merton of the Movies
as Man at Graduation Ceremony1946 The Secret Heart
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)1945 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)1943 Swing Fever
as Old Miner1942 Jackass Mail
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)1942 Rio Rita
as Police Officer in Courtroom (uncredited)1942 Her Cardboard Lover
as Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited)1942 Fingers at the Window
as Store Employee (uncredited)1941 The Big Store
as Townsman1941 Honky Tonk
as Man in Audience (Uncredited)1941 Ziegfeld Girl
as Doorman1941 Come Live with Me
as Man on Street / Man in Audience (uncredited)1940 Gallant Sons
as Man in Subway (uncredited)1940 I Take This Woman
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)1940 The Philadelphia Story
as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)1940 The Ghost Comes Home
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)1940 Bitter Sweet
as Juror (uncredited)1939 Stronger Than Desire
as Man in Casting Office (uncredited)1939 Dancing Co-Ed
as Man in Audience (Uncredited)1939 The Ice Follies of 1939
as Derelict in Mission (uncredited)1938 Boys Town
as Bettor1938 Stablemates
as Passerby (uncredited)1938 That Mothers Might Live
as Department Store Customer (uncredited)1938 Snow Gets in Your Eyes
as Nobleman at Court (uncredited)1938 Marie Antoinette
as Baseball Fan1938 Opening Day
as Detective (uncredited)1938 Arsène Lupin Returns
as Movie Patron (uncredited)1937 A Night at the Movies
as False Accident Witness (uncredited)1937 Torture Money
as Film Director (uncredited)1936 Mad Holiday
as Chemistry Professor1936 The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)1936 San Francisco
as Accident Witness (uncredited)1936 Sworn Enemy
as Patrol Wagon Guard1935 Chinatown Squad
as Motion Picture Studio Executive (uncredited)1935 Sweepstake Annie
as Dr. Pierce1935 The Call of the Savage
as Druggist1935 3 Kids and a Queen
as Milton McGillicuddy1934 Romance in the Rain
as Townsman1934 The Red Rider
as Second Doctor1934 Beloved
as Banker (uncredited)1933 I Loved a Woman
as Al Payne1932 The Death Kiss
as Harry Field1932 Police Court
as Maitre d'hotel, Purple Pigeon Cafe1932 Girl of the Rio
as Department Head (uncredited)1932 What Price Hollywood?
as Police Officer (uncredited)1932 Afraid to Talk
as Ship's Captain1931 Graft
as Mike - Weber's Trainer1931 Sweepstakes
as Policeman on Street (uncredited)1931 The Bad Sister
as Himself - Cameo1923 The Thrill Chaser
as Maj. Frederick Smith1921 The Girl in the Taxi
as Jim Sargent1920 Life's Twist
as Lord Asgarby1920 The Cheater
as Harrison Grant1918 The Eagle's Eye
as James Herron1916 The Man from Nowhere
as Donald Gordon1915 The Suburban
as Raphael / Phidias1915 The Marble Heart
as Jean Dumas1914 Absinthe
as Wilfred of Ivanhoe1913 Ivanhoe
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde1913 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as The Shepherd1913 The Wanderer
as Amos Bentley1912 Up Against It
as Shamus O'Brien1912 Shamus O'Brien
as George - the 'Sissy' Hero1912 A Cave Man Wooing
as Roger Densmore1911 Tracked
as Louis Perry - a Reformed Crook1911 The Better Way
as Dan Nolan - the Burglar1911 At a Quarter of Two
as Gerald Kinney1911 The Rose's Story
as Dental Patient1911 The Fair Dentist
as Lt. Robbins1911 In the Sultan's Garden
as Pablo1911 Pictureland
as Wayne Holland1911 Over the Hills
as The King1911 For the Queen's Honor
as Hugh Norton1911 The Call of the Song
as Cecil Abbott1911 The Secret of the Palm
as Basil King1911 The Master and the Man
as Gilbert Irving1911 The Temptress
as Edward Jackson1911 Sweet Memories
as Edward, the Duke's Nephew1911 At the Duke's Command
as Tom Mooreland1911 Second Sight
as Dr. Crawford1911 Science
as Jacques1910 The New Shawl
as The Stranger1910 Jane and the Stranger
1910 Debt
as Jack1910 A Reno Romance
as Clark, the Best Friend1910 A Game for Two
as The Dashing Young Count1910 The Eternal Triangle
as The Tenderfoot1910 Two Men
as Bess' Sweetheart1909 The Awakening of Bess
as The Boy1909 Love's Stratagem

Movies with King Baggot as Crew(20)

Camera/Director of Photography1981 Beatlemania
Writing/Story1931 Sporting Chance
Directing/Director1928 Romance of a Rogue
Directing/Director1927 The Notorious Lady
Directing/Director1926 Lovey Mary
Directing/Director1925 The Home Maker
Directing/Director1925 The Tornado
Directing/Director1925 Raffles
Directing/Director1925 Tumbleweeds
Directing/Director1924 The Whispered Name
Directing/Director1923 The Love Letter
Directing/Director1923 The Darling of New York
Writing/Story1923 The Darling of New York
Directing/Director1922 Human Hearts
Directing/Director1922 The Kentucky Derby
Directing/Director1922 Kissed
Directing/Director1921 Nobody's Fool
Directing/Director1921 Cheated Love
Directing/Director1921 Moonlight Follies
Writing/Scenario Writer1911 The Rose's Story

Full Name: King William Baggot
Born: Friday, 11/07 1879 (November) in St. Louis, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 07/11 1948 (July) in Los Angeles (aged: 68)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Christian Brothers College High School
Other names for King Baggot (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"William King Baggot"
"King Baggott"
"King Baggot (Schauspieler)"
King Baggot frequently works together with these people:
Florence Lawrence (27x, Actress)
Harry Solter (25x, Crew)
Edwin B. Willis (24x, Crew)
Cedric Gibbons (23x, Crew)
Mary Pickford (16x, Actress)
Douglas Shearer (16x, Crew)
Thomas H. Ince (16x, Crew)
Owen Moore (10x, Actor)
Herbert Brenon (10x, Crew)
Adrian (9x, Crew)
Barbara Bedford (9x, Actress)

Other people with this name: King Baggot (US)

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