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
Movies (151)
The Philadelphia Story
1940
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Rio Rita
1942
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Parnell
1937
as Man in Office
Swing Fever
1943
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Boys Town
1938
as Derelict in Mission (uncredited)
The Shadow of Lightning Ridge
1920
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
The Bad Sister
1931
as Policeman on Street (uncredited)
Sweepstakes
1931
as Mike - Weber's Trainer
Cheating Cheaters
1934
as Official (uncredited)
Opening Day
1938
as Baseball Fan
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
as Customs Official (uncredited)
Sweepstake Annie
1935
as Motion Picture Studio Executive (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
1941
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
Come Live with Me
1941
as Doorman
Absinthe
1914
as Jean Dumas
San Francisco
1936
as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
It May Happen to You
1937
as Man in Hospital (uncredited)
The Devil-Doll
1936
as Detective Pierre (uncredited)
Science
1911
as Dr. Crawford
Fingers at the Window
1942
as Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Dignitary (uncredited)
The Big Store
1941
as Store Employee (uncredited)
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
What Price Hollywood?
1932
as Department Head (uncredited)
For the Queen's Honor
1911
as The King
Bitter Sweet
1940
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Detective (uncredited)
The Big Flash
1932
as Hinkle
Mississippi
1935
as Gambler (uncredited)
The Man Who Stayed at Home
1919
as Christopher Brent
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1913
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Afraid to Talk
1932
as Police Officer (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman
1933
as Banker (uncredited)
The Secret Heart
1946
as Man at Graduation Ceremony
Her Cardboard Lover
1942
as Police Officer in Courtroom (uncredited)
Old Heads and Young Hearts
1910
The Call of the Savage
1935
as Dr. Pierce
The Death Kiss
1932
as Al Payne
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Man in Casting Office (uncredited)
The Suburban
1915
as Donald Gordon
Gallant Sons
1940
as Man on Street / Man in Audience (uncredited)
Building for Democracy
1918
as The Husband
Dangerous Partners
1945
as Lunch Room Customer (uncredited)
Torture Money
1937
as False Accident Witness (uncredited)
The Silent Stranger
1916
as The Silent Stranger
Think It Over
1938
Love's Stratagem
1909
as The Boy
Jackass Mail
1942
as Old Miner
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Up Against It
1912
as Amos Bentley
His Second Wife
1910
The Forbidden Thing
1920
as Dave
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Half a Rogue
1916
as Richard Warrington
Kildare of Storm
1918
as Basil Kildare
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936
as Chemistry Professor
Over the Hills
1911
as Wayne Holland
The Eagle's Eye
1918
as Harrison Grant
Father Brown, Detective
1934
as Priest (uncredited)
I Take This Woman
1940
as Man in Subway (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Druggist
Holiday in Mexico
1946
The Red Rider
1934
as Townsman
Beloved
1934
as Second Doctor
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Himself (archive footage)
The Dwelling Place of Light
1920
as Brooks Insall
The Butterfly Girl
1921
as H.H. Van Horn
Girl of the Rio
1932
as Maitre d'hotel, Purple Pigeon Cafe
Mad Holiday
1936
as Film Director (uncredited)
Graft
1931
as Ship's Captain
Transfusion
1910
That Mothers Might Live
1938
as Passerby (uncredited)
The Thrill Chaser
1923
as Himself - Cameo
The Doctor's Perfidy
1910
A Cave Man Wooing
1912
as George - the 'Sissy' Hero
Romance in the Rain
1934
as Milton McGillicuddy
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Bank Employee (uncredited)
The Scarlet Letter
1911
as Reverend Dimmesdale
Stablemates
1938
as Bettor
Sworn Enemy
1936
as Accident Witness (uncredited)
The Wanderer
1913
as The Shepherd
A Notorious Gentleman
1935
as Police Sergeant
Police Court
1932
as Harry Field
Ivanhoe
1913
as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
The Hawk's Trail
1919
as Sheldon Steele/The Hawk
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Juror (uncredited)
The Czar of Broadway
1930
The Count of Montebello
1910
as Percy
The Awakening of Bess
1909
as Bess' Sweetheart
Second Sight
1911
as Tom Mooreland
The Blind Man’s Tact
1910
Chinatown Squad
1935
as Patrol Wagon Guard
At the Duke's Command
1911
as Edward, the Duke's Nephew
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938
as Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens
1910
as George Rand
Debt
1910
The Time-Lock Safe
1910
as The Father
Sweet Memories
1911
as Edward Jackson
The Master and the Man
1911
as Basil King
The Great Universal Mystery
1914
as Himself
A Night at the Movies
1937
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
A Game of Deception
1911
The Better Way
1911
as Louis Perry - a Reformed Crook
The Miser’s Daughter
1910
The Taming of Jane
1910
The Call of the Song
1911
as Hugh Norton
The Call of the Circus
1910
The Wife’s Awakening
1911
as Enoch Harrington
The Fair Dentist
1911
as Dental Patient
The Right of Love
1910
Mother Love
1910
The Marble Heart
1915
as Raphael / Phidias
A Game for Two
1910
as Clark, the Best Friend
While There is hope, There is Life
1911
as Alfred King
Jane and the Stranger
1910
as The Stranger
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)
- Rio Rita (1942) — as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- Parnell (1937) — as Man in Office
- Swing Fever (1943) — as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Boys Town (1938) — as Derelict in Mission (uncredited)
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