William K.L. Dickson

Directing

William K.L. Dickson

Born 3 August 1860 · Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France · Died 28 September 1935 at 75

William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a Scottish inventor and the Edison Manufacturing Company's official photographer. In 1889, he was assigned to turn the concept of a the proposed motion picture device, named the Kinetoscope, into a reality. The first working prototype was unveiled in May 1891 and the design of system was essentially finalised by the fall of 1892. The completed version of the Kinetoscope was officially unveiled at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences on 9 May 1893.

Known for

Highlights

Dickson Experimental Sound Film1894 · Film · Director
Danse serpentine (Annabelle)1895 · Film · Director
Blacksmith Scene1893 · Film · Director
Annie Oakley1894 · Film · Director
The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's)1894 · Film · Director
Monkeyshines, No. 11890 · Film · Director

Filmography

Movies

154 films

Ten Pickaninnies1908 · Film · Director
Mr. Hurry-up1907 · Film · Director
Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle1902 · Film · Director
An Obstinate Cork1902 · Film · Director
Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram1901 · Film · Director
Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.1901 · Film · Director
English Nell1900 · Film · Director
Brook Trout Fishing1900 · Film · Director
Tram Journey through Southampton1900 · Film · Director
Four Warships in Rough Seas1900 · Film · Director
Warships at Sunset1900 · Film · Director
Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns1900 · Film · Director
Dutch Fishing Fleet1900 · Film · Director
King John1899 · Film · Director
Man Overboard!1899 · Film · Director
Flower Parade in Haarlem1899 · Film · Director
The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton1899 · Film · Director
Amann, the Great Impersonator1899 · Film · Director
Fun on a Sand Hill1899 · Film · Director
In a German Bath1899 · Film · Director
In the Friedrichstrasse1899 · Film · Director
From Monte Carlo to Monaco1899 · Film · Director
Panoramic View of Windsor Castle1899 · Film · Director
Upside Down Boxers1899 · Film · Director
Away Aloft1899 · Film · Director
London Fire Brigade, Alarm1899 · Film · Director
Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam1899 · Film · Director
Tapping a Blast Furnace1899 · Film · Director
Launch of the 'Oceanic'1899 · Film · Director
Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 1041898 · Film · Director
From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton1898 · Film · Director
Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto1898 · Film · Director
Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage1898 · Film · Director
The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina)1898 · Film · Director
The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)1898 · Film · Director
Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina)1898 · Film · Director
The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)1898 · Film · Director
Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor)1898 · Film · Director
Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)1898 · Film · Director
Duel to the Death1898 · Film · Director
He and She1898 · Film · Director
His Holiness Pope Leo XIII1898 · Film · Director
The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade1898 · Film · Director
Capuchin Monks in Vatican City1898 · Film · Director
Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Club1898 · Film · Director
Military Exercise - Aldershot1898 · Film · Director
The Boulevard of Scheveningen1898 · Film · Director
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii1898 · Film · Director
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square1898 · Film · Man on left of picture
The Grand Canal, Venice1898 · Film · Director
Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway1898 · Film · Director
Venice, harbour scene with gondolas1898 · Film · Director
Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed1898 · Film · Director
Funeral Procession of the Misericordia1898 · Film · Director
Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice1898 · Film · Director
Mills from the Zaanstreek1898 · Film · Director
Dutch Fishing Boats1898 · Film · Director
A Blast at the Solvay Quarries1898 · Film · Director
Maidenhead Junction1898 · Film · Director
The Tarantella, an Italian Dance1898 · Film · Director
The Bridge of Sighs, Venice1898 · Film · Director
Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats1898 · Film · Director
Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot1898 · Film · Director
Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing1898 · Film · Director
Place de la Concorde1897 · Film · Director
Crissie Sheridan1897 · Film · Director
Fatima1897 · Film · Director
Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris1897 · Film · Director
Has He Hit Me?1897 · Film · Director
Les Parisiennes1897 · Film · Director
Bath Scene1897 · Film · Director
Home Life of a Hungarian Family1897 · Film · Director
Changing Guard (Berlin)1897 · Film · Director
A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies1897 · Film · Director
Firing the Maxim Gun1897 · Film · Director
Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun1897 · Film · Director
French Military School Exercise1897 · Film · Director
Sound Money Parade1896 · Film · Director
American Falls from Goat Island1896 · Film · Director
American Falls from Luna Island1896 · Film · Director
Sandow1896 · Film · Director
Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow1896 · Film · Director
Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep1896 · Film · Director
Rip's Toast1896 · Film · Director
Awakening of Rip1896 · Film · Director
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf1896 · Film · Director
Rip Passing Over the Mountain1896 · Film · Director
Rip's Toast to Hudson1896 · Film · Director
Rip Meeting the Dwarf1896 · Film · Director
Serpentine Dance by Annabelle1896 · Film · Director
View on Boulevard, New York City1896 · Film · Director
Tambourine Dance by Annabelle1896 · Film · Director
Rip Van Winkle1896 · Film · Director
Hard Wash1896 · Film · Director
Dancing Darkies1896 · Film · Director
Annabelle in Flag Dance1896 · Film · Director
A Watermelon Feast1896 · Film · Director
New Blacksmith Shop1895 · Film · Director
Robetta and Doretto, No. 11895 · Film · Director
Danse serpentine (Annabelle)1895 · Film · Director
Billy Edwards and the Unknown1895 · Film · Director
James Grundy, Buck and Wing1895 · Film · Director
A West Indian Woman Bathing a Baby1895 · Film · Director
Fire Rescue Scene1894 · Film · Director
Indian War Council1894 · Film · Director
Band Drill1894 · Film · Director
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph1894 · Film · Director
Imperial Japanese Dance1894 · Film · Director
Annie Oakley1894 · Film · Director
Bucking Broncho1894 · Film · Director
Chinese Opium Den1894 · Film · Director
Mexican Knife Duel1894 · Film · Director
Lasso Thrower1894 · Film · Director
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)1894 · Film · Director
Hadj Cheriff1894 · Film · Director
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight1894 · Film · Director
Sioux Ghost Dance1894 · Film · Director
Buffalo Dance1894 · Film · Director
Rats and Weasel1894 · Film · Director
Boxing Match1894 · Film · Director
Dickson Experimental Sound Film1894 · Film · Director
Caicedo (with Pole)1894 · Film · Director
The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's)1894 · Film · Director
Buffalo Bill1894 · Film · Director
Leonard-Cushing Fight1894 · Film · Director
Sandow: The Strong Man1894 · Film · Director
Trained Bears1894 · Film · Director
A Bar Room Scene1894 · Film · Director
Rat Killing1894 · Film · Director
Chinese Laundry Scene1894 · Film · Director
Wrestling Match1894 · Film · Director
Carmencita1894 · Film · Director
Athlete with Wand1894 · Film · Director
Cock Fight, No. 21894 · Film · Director
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze1894 · Film · Director
Annabelle Butterfly Dance1894 · Film · Director
The Barber Shop1894 · Film · Director
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist1894 · Film · Director
Annabelle Sun Dance1894 · Film · Director
Glenroy Bros., No. 21894 · Film · Director
Fred Ott Holding a Bird1894 · Film · Director
Blacksmith Scene1893 · Film · Director
Horse Shoeing1893 · Film · Director
A Hand Shake1892 · Film
Fencing1892 · Film · Director
Man on Parallel Bars1892 · Film · Director
Wrestling1892 · Film · Director
Dickson Greeting1891 · Film · Director
Newark Athlete1891 · Film · Director
Men Boxing1891 · Film · Director
Duncan Smoking1891 · Film · Director
Monkeyshines, No. 11890 · Film · Director
Monkeyshines, No. 21890 · Film · Director
Monkeyshines, No. 31890 · Film · Director