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)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
San Francisco
1936
as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Dignitary (uncredited)
Chinatown Squad
1935
as Patrol Wagon Guard
Movies (151)
The Philadelphia Story
1940
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
San Francisco
1936
as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Dignitary (uncredited)
Chinatown Squad
1935
as Patrol Wagon Guard
Sworn Enemy
1936
as Accident Witness (uncredited)
Stablemates
1938
as Bettor
Pictureland
1911
as Pablo
Parnell
1937
as Man in Office
Police Court
1932
as Harry Field
Mississippi
1935
as Gambler (uncredited)
Second Sight
1911
as Tom Mooreland
Sweet Memories
1911
as Edward Jackson
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Suburban
1915
as Donald Gordon
Honky Tonk
1941
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Secret Heart
1946
as Man at Graduation Ceremony
Father Brown, Detective
1934
as Priest (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window
1942
as Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
The Cheater
1920
as Lord Asgarby
Boys Town
1938
as Derelict in Mission (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Big Store
1941
as Store Employee (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman
1933
as Banker (uncredited)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Himself (archive footage)
Tracked
1911
as Roger Densmore
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Man in Casting Office (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Detective (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
as Customs Official (uncredited)
Come Live with Me
1941
as Doorman
Bitter Sweet
1940
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
What Price Hollywood?
1932
as Department Head (uncredited)
The Thrill Chaser
1923
as Himself - Cameo
The Bad Sister
1931
as Policeman on Street (uncredited)
Beloved
1934
as Second Doctor
I Take This Woman
1940
as Man in Subway (uncredited)
Rio Rita
1942
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Mad Holiday
1936
as Film Director (uncredited)
The Death Kiss
1932
as Al Payne
Swing Fever
1943
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Druggist
The Devil-Doll
1936
as Detective Pierre (uncredited)
Afraid to Talk
1932
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Cheating Cheaters
1934
as Official (uncredited)
The Big Flash
1932
as Hinkle
Gallant Sons
1940
as Man on Street / Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Wife’s Awakening
1911
as Enoch Harrington
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1913
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Graft
1931
as Ship's Captain
Life's Twist
1920
as Jim Sargent
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Half a Rogue
1916
as Richard Warrington
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Juror (uncredited)
Sweepstakes
1931
as Mike - Weber's Trainer
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Bank Employee (uncredited)
Science
1911
as Dr. Crawford
The Girl in the Taxi
1921
as Maj. Frederick Smith
The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
Transfusion
1910
Opening Day
1938
as Baseball Fan
The Red Rider
1934
as Townsman
Dangerous Partners
1945
as Lunch Room Customer (uncredited)
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938
as Department Store Customer (uncredited)
For the Queen's Honor
1911
as The King
The Silent Stranger
1916
as The Silent Stranger
The Scarlet Letter
1911
as Reverend Dimmesdale
The Mirror
1911
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Call of the Savage
1935
as Dr. Pierce
All the World’s a Stage
1910
Sweepstake Annie
1935
as Motion Picture Studio Executive (uncredited)
A Night at the Movies
1937
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
A Cave Man Wooing
1912
as George - the 'Sissy' Hero
That Mothers Might Live
1938
as Passerby (uncredited)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936
as Chemistry Professor
Jackass Mail
1942
as Old Miner
Holiday in Mexico
1946
The Taming of Jane
1910
Ivanhoe
1913
as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
The Hawk's Trail
1919
as Sheldon Steele/The Hawk
Romance in the Rain
1934
as Milton McGillicuddy
The Rosary
1910
In the Sultan's Garden
1911
as Lt. Robbins
Her Cardboard Lover
1942
as Police Officer in Courtroom (uncredited)
The Master and the Man
1911
as Basil King
Jane and the Stranger
1910
as The Stranger
Think It Over
1938
At the Duke's Command
1911
as Edward, the Duke's Nephew
The Butterfly Girl
1921
as H.H. Van Horn
The Awakening of Bess
1909
as Bess' Sweetheart
The Secret of the Palm
1911
as Cecil Abbott
The Shadow of Lightning Ridge
1920
The Fair Dentist
1911
as Dental Patient
The Better Way
1911
as Louis Perry - a Reformed Crook
The Temptress
1911
as Gilbert Irving
The Blind Man’s Tact
1910
It May Happen to You
1937
as Man in Hospital (uncredited)
Girl of the Rio
1932
as Maitre d'hotel, Purple Pigeon Cafe
Justice in the Far North
1910
as King
Kildare of Storm
1918
as Basil Kildare
A Game for Two
1910
as Clark, the Best Friend
Love's Stratagem
1909
as The Boy
A Notorious Gentleman
1935
as Police Sergeant
The Man from Nowhere
1916
as James Herron
The Eternal Triangle
1910
as The Dashing Young Count
Up Against It
1912
as Amos Bentley
The Great Universal Mystery
1914
as Himself
The Marble Heart
1915
as Raphael / Phidias
The Winning Punch
1910
The Doctor's Perfidy
1910
The Irony of Fate
1910
The Wanderer
1913
as The Shepherd
The Eagle's Eye
1918
as Harrison Grant
The Rose's Story
1911
as Gerald Kinney
The Call of the Song
1911
as Hugh Norton
Mother Love
1910
The New Shawl
1910
as Jacques
A Reno Romance
1910
as Jack
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)
- The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) — as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Marie Antoinette (1938) — as Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
- San Francisco (1936) — as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
- A Night at the Opera (1935) — as Dignitary (uncredited)
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