William S. Hart

Personal Info

Birthday

December 6, 1864

Day of Death

1946-06-23

(81 years old)

Place of Birth

Newburgh, New York, USA

Also Known As

William Surrey Hart

Two-Gun Bill

W.S. Hart

Wm. S. Hart

Wm. S Hart

William 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.

Known For

Hollywood

The House That Shadows Built

The Roughneck

The Bargain

The Poppy Girl's Husband

The Patriot

Hell's Hinges

The Silent Man

Filmography

1976
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
1961
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
1953
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
1948
Variety Time
as Texas Tex (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
as Himself
1934
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
1931
Stars of Yesterday
as Self
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
1928
Show People
as Self (uncredited)
1925
Tumbleweeds
as Don Carver
1924
Hello, 'Frisco
as William S. Hart
Singer Jim Mckee
as 'Singer' Jim McKee
1923
Wild Bill Hickok
as Wild Bill Hickok
Hollywood
as William S. Hart
1922
Travelin' On
as J.B., The Stranger
1921
Three Word Brand
as Three Word Brand / Governor Marsden / Ben Trego
The Whistle
as Robert Evans
O'Malley of the Mounted
as Sergeant O'Malley
White Oak
as Oak Miller, a gambling man
1920
The Testing Block
as 'Sierra' Bill
The Cradle of Courage
as 'Square' Kelly
Sand
as Dan Kurrie
The Toll Gate
as Black Deering
1919
John Petticoats
as 'Hardwood' John Haynes
Wagon Tracks
as Buckskin Hamilton
Square Deal Sanderson
as Square Deal Sanderson
The Money Corral
as Lem Beason
The Poppy Girl's Husband
as Hairpin Harry Dutton
Breed of Men
as Careless Carmody
1918
Branding Broadway
as Robert Sands
The Border Wireless
as Steve Ransom
Riddle Gawne
as Jefferson 'Riddle' Gawne
Shark Monroe
as Shark Monroe
Selfish Yates
as 'Selfish' Yates
The Tiger Man
as Hawk Parsons
'Blue Blazes' Rawden
as Blue Blazes Rawden
Wolves of the Rail
as 'Buck' Andrade
Staking His Life
as Bud Randall
1917
The Narrow Trail
as Ice Harding
The Silent Man
as Budd Marr
The Cold Deck
as Jefferson "On the Level" Leigh
Wolf Lowry
as Tom 'Wolf' Lowry
The Square Deal Man
as Jack O'Diamonds
The Desert Man
as Jim Alton
The Gun Fighter
as Cliff Hudspeth
Truthful Tulliver
as Truthful Tulliver
1916
The Devil's Double
as 'Bowie' Blake
The Return of Draw Egan
as 'Draw' Egan aka William Blake
The Dawn Maker
as Joe Elk
The Captive God
as Chiapa
The Apostle of Vengeance
as David Hudson
The Primal Lure
as Angus McConnell
The Aryan
as Steve Denton
The Patriot
as Bob Wiley
Hell's Hinges
as Blaze Tracy
Between Men
as Bob White
1915
The Disciple
as Jim Houston
Keno Bates, Liar
as Keno Bates
Pinto Ben
as Boss Rider
Knight of the Trail
as Jim Treen
The Ruse
as 'Bat' Peters
Cash Parrish's Pal
as Cash Parrish
Tools of Providence
as Steve Blake
The Conversion of Frosty Blake
as Frosty Blake
The Darkening Trail
as Yukon Ed
Bad Buck of Santa Ynez
as Bad Buck Peters
The Man from Nowhere
as "Buck" Farley
The Taking of Luke McVane
as Luke McVane
On the Night Stage
as Texas
The Roughneck
as Dave Page
The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow
as Sheriff Hale
The Grudge
as Rio Ed
Mr. 'Silent' Haskins
as Lon Haskins
The Scourge of the Desert
as Bill Evers
1914
Two-Gun Hicks
as Two-Gun Hicks
The Bargain
as Jim Stokes
Jim Cameron's Wife
as Andy Stiles
His Hour of Manhood
as Pete Larson
In the Sage Brush Country
as Jim Brandon