William S. Hart

Actor

Born December 6, 1864 in Newburgh, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

Decasia: The State of Decay

Self - Cowboy (archive footage)

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage)

The Great Chase

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

Self (archive footage)

Yesterday and Today

(archive footage)

Variety Time

Texas Tex (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

Self (uncredited)

O'Malley of the Mounted

The Hollywood Gad-About

Self (uncredited)

Stars of Yesterday

Self

The House That Shadows Built

(archive footage)

Show People

Self (uncredited)

Tumbleweeds

Don Carver

Singer Jim Mckee

'Singer' Jim McKee

Wild Bill Hickok

Hollywood

William S. Hart

Travelin' On

J.B., The Stranger

Three Word Brand

Three Word Brand / Governor Marsden / Ben Trego

The Whistle

Robert Evans

O'Malley of the Mounted

Sergeant O'Malley

White Oak

Oak Miller, a gambling man

The Testing Block

'Sierra' Bill

The Cradle of Courage

'Square' Kelly

Sand

Dan Kurrie

The Toll Gate

Black Deering

John Petticoats

'Hardwood' John Haynes

Wagon Tracks

Buckskin Hamilton

Square Deal Sanderson

The Money Corral

Lem Beason

The Poppy Girl's Husband

Hairpin Harry Dutton

Breed of Men

Careless Carmody

Branding Broadway

Robert Sands

The Border Wireless

Steve Ransom

Riddle Gawne

Jefferson 'Riddle' Gawne

Shark Monroe

Selfish Yates

'Selfish' Yates

A Lion of the Hills

The Tiger Man

Hawk Parsons

'Blue Blazes' Rawden

Blue Blazes Rawden

Wolves of the Rail

'Buck' Andrade

The Narrow Trail

Ice Harding

The Silent Man

Budd Marr

The Cold Deck

Jefferson "On the Level" Leigh

All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan

Wolf Lowry

Tom 'Wolf' Lowry

The Square Deal Man

Jack O'Diamonds

The Desert Man

Jim Alton

The Gun Fighter

Cliff Hudspeth

Truthful Tulliver

The Devil's Double

'Bowie' Blake

The Return of Draw Egan

'Draw' Egan aka William Blake

The Dawn Maker

Joe Elk

The Captive God

Chiapa

The Apostle of Vengeance

David Hudson

The Primal Lure

Angus McConnell

The Aryan

Steve Denton

The Patriot

Bob Wiley

Hell's Hinges

Blaze Tracy

Between Men

Bob White

The Disciple

Jim Houston

Keno Bates, Liar

Keno Bates

Knight of the Trail

Jim Treen

The Ruse

'Bat' Peters

Cash Parrish's Pal

Cash Parrish

Tools of Providence

Steve Blake

The Conversion of Frosty Blake

Frosty Blake

The Darkening Trail

Yukon Ed

Bad Buck of Santa Ynez

Bad Buck Peters

The Man from Nowhere

"Buck" Farley

The Taking of Luke McVane

Luke McVane

On the Night Stage

Texas

The Roughneck

Dave Page

The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow

Sheriff Hale

The Grudge

Rio Ed

Mr. 'Silent' Haskins

Lon Haskins

Two-Gun Hicks

The Bargain

Jim Stokes

In the Sage Brush Country

Jim Brandon

Ben Hur

Messala