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King Baggot

Cast

King Baggot

Acting

Cast

King Baggot

Known for

Acting

Born

1879-11-06

From

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Died

1948-07-11

Also known as William King Baggot, King Baggott

Biography

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.

The Philadelphia Story
★7.6
MOVIE1940

The Philadelphia Story

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Boys Town
★6.8
MOVIE1938

Boys Town

as Derelict in Mission (uncredited)

The Bad Sister
★5.6
MOVIE1931

The Bad Sister

as Policeman on Street (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera
★7.4
MOVIE1935

A Night at the Opera

as Dignitary (uncredited)

Ziegfeld Girl
★6.7
MOVIE1941

Ziegfeld Girl

as Man in Audience (uncredited)

The Shadow of Lightning Ridge
★7.0
MOVIE1920

The Shadow of Lightning Ridge

Swing Fever
★6.0
MOVIE1943

Swing Fever

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Rio Rita
★6.0
MOVIE1942

Rio Rita

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

The Emperor's Candlesticks
★4.9
MOVIE1937

The Emperor's Candlesticks

as Customs Official (uncredited)

Parnell
★4.6
MOVIE1937

Parnell

as Man in Office

The Postman Always Rings Twice
★7.1
MOVIE1946

The Postman Always Rings Twice

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette
★6.6
MOVIE1938

Marie Antoinette

as Nobleman at Court (uncredited)

Sweepstakes
★5.7
MOVIE1931

Sweepstakes

as Mike - Weber's Trainer

Cheating Cheaters
★7.0
MOVIE1934

Cheating Cheaters

as Official (uncredited)

Opening Day
★6.5
MOVIE1938

Opening Day

as Baseball Fan

Honky Tonk
★6.4
MOVIE1941

Honky Tonk

as Townsman (uncredited)

Over the Hills
MOVIE1911

Over the Hills

as Wayne Holland

It May Happen to You
★5.5
MOVIE1937

It May Happen to You

as Man in Hospital (uncredited)

Come Live with Me
★6.9
MOVIE1941

Come Live with Me

as Doorman

San Francisco
★6.6
MOVIE1936

San Francisco

as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

Science
MOVIE1911

Science

as Dr. Crawford

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
★4.5
MOVIE1913

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

The Big Flash
★5.7
MOVIE1932

The Big Flash

as Hinkle

Fingers at the Window
★5.7
MOVIE1942

Fingers at the Window

as Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited)

Absinthe
MOVIE1914

Absinthe

as Jean Dumas

The Devil-Doll
★6.8
MOVIE1936

The Devil-Doll

as Detective Pierre (uncredited)

I Loved a Woman
★4.8
MOVIE1933

I Loved a Woman

as Banker (uncredited)

Sweepstake Annie
★4.8
MOVIE1935

Sweepstake Annie

as Motion Picture Studio Executive (uncredited)

What Price Hollywood?
★6.8
MOVIE1932

What Price Hollywood?

as Department Head (uncredited)

Arsène Lupin Returns
★6.3
MOVIE1938

Arsène Lupin Returns

as Detective (uncredited)

Too Hot to Handle
★6.0
MOVIE1938

Too Hot to Handle

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Big Store
★6.2
MOVIE1941

The Big Store

as Store Employee (uncredited)

The Man Who Stayed at Home
★10.0
MOVIE1919

The Man Who Stayed at Home

as Christopher Brent

The Ghost Comes Home
★5.7
MOVIE1940

The Ghost Comes Home

as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)

Mississippi
★6.8
MOVIE1935

Mississippi

as Gambler (uncredited)

Her Cardboard Lover
★4.9
MOVIE1942

Her Cardboard Lover

as Police Officer in Courtroom (uncredited)

The Secret Heart
★6.5
MOVIE1946

The Secret Heart

as Man at Graduation Ceremony

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
★5.8
MOVIE1945

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)

Up Against It
★7.0
MOVIE1912

Up Against It

as Amos Bentley

The Silent Stranger
MOVIE1916

The Silent Stranger

as The Silent Stranger

Kildare of Storm
MOVIE1918

Kildare of Storm

as Basil Kildare

His Second Wife
★7.0
MOVIE1910

His Second Wife

Bitter Sweet
★6.0
MOVIE1940

Bitter Sweet

as Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Building for Democracy
★7.0
MOVIE1918

Building for Democracy

as The Husband

Torture Money
★6.3
MOVIE1937

Torture Money

as False Accident Witness (uncredited)

For the Queen's Honor
MOVIE1911

For the Queen's Honor

as The King

Gallant Sons
★7.4
MOVIE1940

Gallant Sons

as Man on Street / Man in Audience (uncredited)

Dancing Co-Ed
★6.6
MOVIE1939

Dancing Co-Ed

as Man in Casting Office (uncredited)

Chinatown Squad
★7.5
MOVIE1935

Chinatown Squad

as Patrol Wagon Guard

The Red Rider
★7.0
MOVIE1934

The Red Rider

as Townsman

The Suburban
MOVIE1915

The Suburban

as Donald Gordon

The Forbidden Thing
★8.0
MOVIE1920

The Forbidden Thing

as Dave

Graft
★5.0
MOVIE1931

Graft

as Ship's Captain

Half a Rogue
MOVIE1916

Half a Rogue

as Richard Warrington

Old Heads and Young Hearts
★9.0
MOVIE1910

Old Heads and Young Hearts

The Ice Follies of 1939
★5.7
MOVIE1939

The Ice Follies of 1939

as Man in Audience (uncredited)

I Take This Woman
★5.8
MOVIE1940

I Take This Woman

as Man in Subway (uncredited)

The Call of the Savage
★6.0
MOVIE1935

The Call of the Savage

as Dr. Pierce

Sworn Enemy
★5.8
MOVIE1936

Sworn Enemy

as Accident Witness (uncredited)

Dangerous Partners
★6.8
MOVIE1945

Dangerous Partners

as Lunch Room Customer (uncredited)

The Death Kiss
★5.3
MOVIE1932

The Death Kiss

as Al Payne

Love's Stratagem
★8.0
MOVIE1909

Love's Stratagem

as The Boy

Jackass Mail
★7.5
MOVIE1942

Jackass Mail

as Old Miner

Merton of the Movies
★6.3
MOVIE1947

Merton of the Movies

as Man in Audience (uncredited)

Afraid to Talk
★6.5
MOVIE1932

Afraid to Talk

as Police Officer (uncredited)

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
★5.7
MOVIE1936

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

as Chemistry Professor

3 Kids and a Queen
★6.8
MOVIE1935

3 Kids and a Queen

as Druggist

Father Brown, Detective
★6.5
MOVIE1934

Father Brown, Detective

as Priest (uncredited)

The Doctor's Perfidy
★8.0
MOVIE1910

The Doctor's Perfidy

Think It Over
★7.3
MOVIE1938

Think It Over

The Scarlet Letter
★1.0
MOVIE1911

The Scarlet Letter

as Reverend Dimmesdale

The Butterfly Girl
★9.0
MOVIE1921

The Butterfly Girl

as H.H. Van Horn

That Mothers Might Live
★6.2
MOVIE1938

That Mothers Might Live

as Passerby (uncredited)

The Thrill Chaser
★6.5
MOVIE1923

The Thrill Chaser

as Himself - Cameo

Stablemates
★6.3
MOVIE1938

Stablemates

as Bettor

A Cave Man Wooing
★6.0
MOVIE1912

A Cave Man Wooing

as George - the 'Sissy' Hero

Romance in the Rain
★9.0
MOVIE1934

Romance in the Rain

as Milton McGillicuddy

Beloved
★9.0
MOVIE1934

Beloved

as Second Doctor

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
★9.0
MOVIE2011

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

as Himself (archive footage)

Ivanhoe
★4.7
MOVIE1913

Ivanhoe

as Wilfred of Ivanhoe

Police Court
★5.8
MOVIE1932

Police Court

as Harry Field

The Eagle's Eye
MOVIE1918

The Eagle's Eye

as Harrison Grant

Mad Holiday
★6.4
MOVIE1936

Mad Holiday

as Film Director (uncredited)

Sweet Memories
★4.0
MOVIE1911

Sweet Memories

as Edward Jackson

The Wanderer
★8.0
MOVIE1913

The Wanderer

as The Shepherd

Snow Gets in Your Eyes
★6.5
MOVIE1938

Snow Gets in Your Eyes

as Department Store Customer (uncredited)

Holiday in Mexico
★6.7
MOVIE1946

Holiday in Mexico

Stronger Than Desire
★5.5
MOVIE1939

Stronger Than Desire

as Juror (uncredited)

My Brother Talks to Horses
★7.5
MOVIE1947

My Brother Talks to Horses

as Bank Employee (uncredited)

A Night at the Movies
★5.9
MOVIE1937

A Night at the Movies

as Movie Patron (uncredited)

Girl of the Rio
★5.6
MOVIE1932

Girl of the Rio

as Maitre d'hotel, Purple Pigeon Cafe

A Notorious Gentleman
★6.5
MOVIE1935

A Notorious Gentleman

as Police Sergeant

Second Sight
MOVIE1911

Second Sight

as Tom Mooreland

The Dwelling Place of Light
★7.0
MOVIE1920

The Dwelling Place of Light

as Brooks Insall

The Great Universal Mystery
★8.0
MOVIE1914

The Great Universal Mystery

as Himself

At a Quarter of Two
MOVIE1911

At a Quarter of Two

as Dan Nolan - the Burglar

The Czar of Broadway
★9.0
MOVIE1930

The Czar of Broadway

Shamus O'Brien
★9.0
MOVIE1912

Shamus O'Brien

as Shamus O'Brien

Life's Twist
★9.0
MOVIE1920

Life's Twist

as Jim Sargent

The Fair Dentist
MOVIE1911

The Fair Dentist

as Dental Patient

The Rose's Story
MOVIE1911

The Rose's Story

as Gerald Kinney

The Cheater
★8.0
MOVIE1920

The Cheater

as Lord Asgarby

Once a Gentleman
★9.0
MOVIE1930

Once a Gentleman

as Van Warner

At the Duke's Command
MOVIE1911

At the Duke's Command

as Edward, the Duke's Nephew

The Mirror
MOVIE1911

The Mirror

The Rosary
★10.0
MOVIE1910

The Rosary

The Hawk's Trail
★10.0
MOVIE1919

The Hawk's Trail

as Sheldon Steele/The Hawk

The Time-Lock Safe
MOVIE1910

The Time-Lock Safe

as The Father

The Eternal Triangle
★7.0
MOVIE1910

The Eternal Triangle

as The Dashing Young Count

Pictureland
★5.5
MOVIE1911

Pictureland

as Pablo

The Wife’s Awakening
★7.0
MOVIE1911

The Wife’s Awakening

as Enoch Harrington

Mission of the War Chest
★9.0
MOVIE1918

Mission of the War Chest

as Self

The Girl in the Taxi
★8.5
MOVIE1921

The Girl in the Taxi

as Maj. Frederick Smith

The Man from Nowhere
MOVIE1916

The Man from Nowhere

as James Herron

All the World’s a Stage
★10.0
MOVIE1910

All the World’s a Stage

The Better Way
MOVIE1911

The Better Way

as Louis Perry - a Reformed Crook

Justice in the Far North
★10.0
MOVIE1910

Justice in the Far North

as King

The Tide of Fortune
★7.0
MOVIE1910

The Tide of Fortune

The Taming of Jane
★10.0
MOVIE1910

The Taming of Jane

Transfusion
MOVIE1910

Transfusion

The New Shawl
★8.0
MOVIE1910

The New Shawl

as Jacques

The Count of Montebello
★10.0
MOVIE1910

The Count of Montebello

as Percy

While There is hope, There is Life
MOVIE1911

While There is hope, There is Life

as Alfred King

Pressed Roses
★8.0
MOVIE1910

Pressed Roses

Debt
★10.0
MOVIE1910

Debt

The Temptress
★7.0
MOVIE1911

The Temptress

as Gilbert Irving

Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens
★8.0
MOVIE1910

Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens

as George Rand

The Governor’s Pardon
★7.0
MOVIE1910

The Governor’s Pardon

as The Man

The Call of the Circus
★10.0
MOVIE1910

The Call of the Circus

A Game of Deception
★9.0
MOVIE1911

A Game of Deception

In the Sultan's Garden
MOVIE1911

In the Sultan's Garden

as Lt. Robbins

The Master and the Man
MOVIE1911

The Master and the Man

as Basil King

Jane and the Stranger
★8.0
MOVIE1910

Jane and the Stranger

as The Stranger

Mother Love
★10.0
MOVIE1910

Mother Love

Tracked
★9.0
MOVIE1911

Tracked

as Roger Densmore

The Blind Man’s Tact
★9.0
MOVIE1910

The Blind Man’s Tact

The Awakening of Bess
★9.0
MOVIE1909

The Awakening of Bess

as Bess' Sweetheart

The Miser’s Daughter
★8.0
MOVIE1910

The Miser’s Daughter

The Winning Punch
★9.0
MOVIE1910

The Winning Punch

The Secret of the Palm
★7.0
MOVIE1911

The Secret of the Palm

as Cecil Abbott

The Irony of Fate
★8.0
MOVIE1910

The Irony of Fate

A Reno Romance
★9.0
MOVIE1910

A Reno Romance

as Jack

The Broken Oath
★9.0
MOVIE1910

The Broken Oath

The Maelstrom
★9.0
MOVIE1910

The Maelstrom

Once Upon a Time
★7.0
MOVIE1910

Once Upon a Time

A Game for Two
★8.0
MOVIE1910

A Game for Two

as Clark, the Best Friend

The Call of the Song
MOVIE1911

The Call of the Song

as Hugh Norton

The Stage Note
★9.0
MOVIE1910

The Stage Note

The Right of Love
★10.0
MOVIE1910

The Right of Love

Two Men
MOVIE1910

Two Men

as The Tenderfoot

The Marble Heart
MOVIE1915

The Marble Heart

as Raphael / Phidias