Cast
William S. Hart
Acting
Cast
William S. Hart
Known for
Acting
Born
1864-12-06
From
Newburgh, New York, USA
Died
1946-06-23
Also known as William Surrey Hart, Two-Gun Bill, W.S. Hart
Biography
The first Western superstar, the taciturn Hart actually was a successful Shakespearean actor who played Messala in “Ben-Hur” on Broadway in 1899 before riding the range in movies. A longtime fan of the Old West, Hart was friends with Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson. His film career began in 1914. After two supporting roles he gained fame as the lead in the feature-length western “The Bargain” shot on location at the Grand Canyon. Hart strove to make his westerns realistic with detailed attention played to costumes and props. Though Hart could be cast as a villain, he imbued all of his characters with honor and integrity. After making western shorts for producer Thomas Ince, he went to Famous Players-Lasky, which merged with Paramount Pictures in 1917. At Paramount he made such gritty feature westerns as “Square Deal Sanderson” and “The Toll Gate.” His star began to fade in the early 1920s when audiences grew tired of his moralistic Western tales. Not helping his career was his 1923 divorce from his wife, Winifred, who accused him of having two children by another woman. He made one last film, 1925’s “Tumbleweeds, which he financed himself. In 1939, the film was reissued this time with a prologue featuring a 75-year-old Hart shot on location at his ranch in Newhall talking about the West and his days in films. He died in 1946 at age 81. His home and ranch were turned into William S. Hart Park in Newhall.
Show People
as Self (uncredited)
Shark Monroe
as Shark Monroe
Tumbleweeds
as Don Carver
The Patriot
as Bob Wiley
White Oak
as Oak Miller, a gambling man
Hello, 'Frisco
as William S. Hart
John Petticoats
as 'Hardwood' John Haynes
Ben Hur
as Messala
The Disciple
as Jim Houston
Hell's Hinges
as Blaze Tracy
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
Sand
as Dan Kurrie
The Aryan
as Steve Denton
Riddle Gawne
as Jefferson 'Riddle' Gawne
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood
as William S. Hart
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
Pinto Ben
as Boss Rider
Between Men
as Bob White
The Roughneck
as Dave Page
Wolf Lowry
as Tom 'Wolf' Lowry
Variety Time
as Texas Tex (archive footage) (uncredited)
Square Deal Sanderson
as Square Deal Sanderson
Singer Jim Mckee
as 'Singer' Jim McKee
The Return of Draw Egan
as 'Draw' Egan aka William Blake
Wagon Tracks
as Buckskin Hamilton
The Gun Fighter
as Cliff Hudspeth
Selfish Yates
as 'Selfish' Yates
The Narrow Trail
as Ice Harding
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
as Self (uncredited)
Decasia: The State of Decay
as Self - Cowboy (archive footage)
The Square Deal Man
as Jack O'Diamonds
O'Malley of the Mounted
as Sergeant O'Malley
The Great Chase
The Apostle of Vengeance
as David Hudson
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
Travelin' On
as J.B., The Stranger
The Dawn Maker
as Joe Elk
The Poppy Girl's Husband
as Hairpin Harry Dutton
The Money Corral
as Lem Beason
The Grudge
as Rio Ed
Knight of the Trail
as Jim Treen
The Cold Deck
as Jefferson "On the Level" Leigh
The Tiger Man
as Hawk Parsons
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
Three Word Brand
as Three Word Brand / Governor Marsden / Ben Trego
'Blue Blazes' Rawden
as Blue Blazes Rawden
The Border Wireless
as Steve Ransom
The Scourge of the Desert
as Bill Evers
The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow
as Sheriff Hale
The Cradle of Courage
as 'Square' Kelly
Wild Bill Hickok
as Wild Bill Hickok
The Toll Gate
as Black Deering
The Primal Lure
as Angus McConnell
The Silent Man
as Budd Marr
The Testing Block
as 'Sierra' Bill
In the Sage Brush Country
as Jim Brandon
Tools of Providence
as Steve Blake
On the Night Stage
as Texas
The Bargain
as Jim Stokes
The Man from Nowhere
as "Buck" Farley
Truthful Tulliver
as Truthful Tulliver
Cash Parrish's Pal
as Cash Parrish
Two-Gun Hicks
as Two-Gun Hicks
The Whistle
as Robert Evans
Bad Buck of Santa Ynez
as Bad Buck Peters
Stars of Yesterday
as Self
The Taking of Luke McVane
as Luke McVane
His Hour of Manhood
as Pete Larson
Branding Broadway
as Robert Sands
Jim Cameron's Wife
as Andy Stiles
The Devil's Double
as 'Bowie' Blake
The Desert Man
as Jim Alton
Wolves of the Rail
as 'Buck' Andrade
The Darkening Trail
as Yukon Ed
Grit
All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
The Conversion of Frosty Blake
as Frosty Blake
Staking His Life
as Bud Randall
The Captive God
as Chiapa
The Ruse
as 'Bat' Peters
A Lion of the Hills
Keno Bates, Liar
as Keno Bates
Mr. 'Silent' Haskins
as Lon Haskins
Breed of Men
as Careless Carmody