King Baggot
Known for Acting · 151 credits
- Born
- 1879-11-06
- Died
- 1948-07-11
- Place of birth
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- 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.
Known For
The Philadelphia Story
1940
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
San Francisco
1936
as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Chinatown Squad
1935
as Patrol Wagon Guard
Parnell
1937
as Man in Office
Movies (151)
The Philadelphia Story
1940
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
San Francisco
1936
as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Chinatown Squad
1935
as Patrol Wagon Guard
Parnell
1937
as Man in Office
Mississippi
1935
as Gambler (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Dignitary (uncredited)
Police Court
1932
as Harry Field
Stablemates
1938
as Bettor
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Suburban
1915
as Donald Gordon
Rio Rita
1942
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Second Sight
1911
as Tom Mooreland
The Cheater
1920
as Lord Asgarby
Tracked
1911
as Roger Densmore
Sworn Enemy
1936
as Accident Witness (uncredited)
Boys Town
1938
as Derelict in Mission (uncredited)
Father Brown, Detective
1934
as Priest (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
as Customs Official (uncredited)
Sweet Memories
1911
as Edward Jackson
The Big Store
1941
as Store Employee (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
1941
as Townsman (uncredited)
Pictureland
1911
as Pablo
The Secret Heart
1946
as Man at Graduation Ceremony
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as Reporter (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window
1942
as Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited)
What Price Hollywood?
1932
as Department Head (uncredited)
Swing Fever
1943
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Beloved
1934
as Second Doctor
I Loved a Woman
1933
as Banker (uncredited)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Himself (archive footage)
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Man in Casting Office (uncredited)
The Thrill Chaser
1923
as Himself - Cameo
Torture Money
1937
as False Accident Witness (uncredited)
Come Live with Me
1941
as Doorman
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Druggist
The Death Kiss
1932
as Al Payne
The Devil-Doll
1936
as Detective Pierre (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Detective (uncredited)
Bitter Sweet
1940
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
I Take This Woman
1940
as Man in Subway (uncredited)
The Bad Sister
1931
as Policeman on Street (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1913
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Life's Twist
1920
as Jim Sargent
Gallant Sons
1940
as Man on Street / Man in Audience (uncredited)
Sweepstake Annie
1935
as Motion Picture Studio Executive (uncredited)
The Big Flash
1932
as Hinkle
Science
1911
as Dr. Crawford
Mad Holiday
1936
as Film Director (uncredited)
Transfusion
1910
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Afraid to Talk
1932
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Doctor's Perfidy
1910
Cheating Cheaters
1934
as Official (uncredited)
For the Queen's Honor
1911
as The King
Sweepstakes
1931
as Mike - Weber's Trainer
Her Cardboard Lover
1942
as Police Officer in Courtroom (uncredited)
Holiday in Mexico
1946
The Hawk's Trail
1919
as Sheldon Steele/The Hawk
That Mothers Might Live
1938
as Passerby (uncredited)
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Juror (uncredited)
The Girl in the Taxi
1921
as Maj. Frederick Smith
The Secret of the Palm
1911
as Cecil Abbott
The Wife’s Awakening
1911
as Enoch Harrington
Opening Day
1938
as Baseball Fan
A Cave Man Wooing
1912
as George - the 'Sissy' Hero
Graft
1931
as Ship's Captain
All the World’s a Stage
1910
The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
The Wanderer
1913
as The Shepherd
The Mirror
1911
The Red Rider
1934
as Townsman
Half a Rogue
1916
as Richard Warrington
The Master and the Man
1911
as Basil King
Mother Love
1910
Romance in the Rain
1934
as Milton McGillicuddy
At a Quarter of Two
1911
as Dan Nolan - the Burglar
Love's Stratagem
1909
as The Boy
Kildare of Storm
1918
as Basil Kildare
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936
as Chemistry Professor
The Scarlet Letter
1911
as Reverend Dimmesdale
Girl of the Rio
1932
as Maitre d'hotel, Purple Pigeon Cafe
The Taming of Jane
1910
Dangerous Partners
1945
as Lunch Room Customer (uncredited)
The Rosary
1910
The Butterfly Girl
1921
as H.H. Van Horn
A Notorious Gentleman
1935
as Police Sergeant
The Temptress
1911
as Gilbert Irving
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Bank Employee (uncredited)
Think It Over
1938
Jackass Mail
1942
as Old Miner
The Tide of Fortune
1910
Over the Hills
1911
as Wayne Holland
It May Happen to You
1937
as Man in Hospital (uncredited)
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938
as Department Store Customer (uncredited)
In the Sultan's Garden
1911
as Lt. Robbins
The Shadow of Lightning Ridge
1920
A Reno Romance
1910
as Jack
The Stage Note
1910
Ivanhoe
1913
as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
The Winning Punch
1910
At the Duke's Command
1911
as Edward, the Duke's Nephew
The Call of the Savage
1935
as Dr. Pierce
A Night at the Movies
1937
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
The Man from Nowhere
1916
as James Herron
The New Shawl
1910
as Jacques
The Dwelling Place of Light
1920
as Brooks Insall
Up Against It
1912
as Amos Bentley
The Fair Dentist
1911
as Dental Patient
Two Men
1910
as The Tenderfoot
The Man Who Stayed at Home
1919
as Christopher Brent
The Eternal Triangle
1910
as The Dashing Young Count
The Call of the Song
1911
as Hugh Norton
The Awakening of Bess
1909
as Bess' Sweetheart
While There is hope, There is Life
1911
as Alfred King
The Marble Heart
1915
as Raphael / Phidias
The Miser’s Daughter
1910
About King Baggot
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… With 151 credits spanning from 1909 to 2011, King Baggot has appeared in 151 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Philadelphia Story (1940) — as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Marie Antoinette (1938) — as Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
- San Francisco (1936) — as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
- The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) — as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Chinatown Squad (1935) — as Patrol Wagon Guard
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