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)
Police Court
1932
as Harry Field
Stablemates
1938
as Bettor
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
The Suburban
1915
as Donald Gordon
Rio Rita
1942
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
San Francisco
1936
as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
The Cheater
1920
as Lord Asgarby
Beloved
1934
as Second Doctor
Mississippi
1935
as Gambler (uncredited)
Swing Fever
1943
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Torture Money
1937
as False Accident Witness (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Dignitary (uncredited)
Parnell
1937
as Man in Office
Mother Love
1910
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Second Sight
1911
as Tom Mooreland
Chinatown Squad
1935
as Patrol Wagon Guard
Sworn Enemy
1936
as Accident Witness (uncredited)
Sweet Memories
1911
as Edward Jackson
Boys Town
1938
as Derelict in Mission (uncredited)
Tracked
1911
as Roger Densmore
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
as Customs Official (uncredited)
Sweepstake Annie
1935
as Motion Picture Studio Executive (uncredited)
Father Brown, Detective
1934
as Priest (uncredited)
The Big Store
1941
as Store Employee (uncredited)
Pictureland
1911
as Pablo
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Himself (archive footage)
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as Reporter (uncredited)
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Man in Casting Office (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
1941
as Townsman (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
The Devil-Doll
1936
as Detective Pierre (uncredited)
The Secret Heart
1946
as Man at Graduation Ceremony
The Bad Sister
1931
as Policeman on Street (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman
1933
as Banker (uncredited)
What Price Hollywood?
1932
as Department Head (uncredited)
Bitter Sweet
1940
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Druggist
Sweepstakes
1931
as Mike - Weber's Trainer
Fingers at the Window
1942
as Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited)
I Take This Woman
1940
as Man in Subway (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Detective (uncredited)
Come Live with Me
1941
as Doorman
Mad Holiday
1936
as Film Director (uncredited)
The Death Kiss
1932
as Al Payne
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Science
1911
as Dr. Crawford
Romance in the Rain
1934
as Milton McGillicuddy
The Thrill Chaser
1923
as Himself - Cameo
A Night at the Movies
1937
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
Graft
1931
as Ship's Captain
Dangerous Partners
1945
as Lunch Room Customer (uncredited)
The Big Flash
1932
as Hinkle
Her Cardboard Lover
1942
as Police Officer in Courtroom (uncredited)
For the Queen's Honor
1911
as The King
Think It Over
1938
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Juror (uncredited)
The Hawk's Trail
1919
as Sheldon Steele/The Hawk
Cheating Cheaters
1934
as Official (uncredited)
Afraid to Talk
1932
as Police Officer (uncredited)
It May Happen to You
1937
as Man in Hospital (uncredited)
The Red Rider
1934
as Townsman
The Rosary
1910
Holiday in Mexico
1946
The Secret of the Palm
1911
as Cecil Abbott
Opening Day
1938
as Baseball Fan
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1913
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
The Blind Man’s Tact
1910
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938
as Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Gallant Sons
1940
as Man on Street / Man in Audience (uncredited)
Life's Twist
1920
as Jim Sargent
Kildare of Storm
1918
as Basil Kildare
The Mirror
1911
Transfusion
1910
The Master and the Man
1911
as Basil King
Love's Stratagem
1909
as The Boy
Jackass Mail
1942
as Old Miner
The Awakening of Bess
1909
as Bess' Sweetheart
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
At the Duke's Command
1911
as Edward, the Duke's Nephew
The Better Way
1911
as Louis Perry - a Reformed Crook
The Doctor's Perfidy
1910
The Wanderer
1913
as The Shepherd
The Taming of Jane
1910
A Cave Man Wooing
1912
as George - the 'Sissy' Hero
The Eternal Triangle
1910
as The Dashing Young Count
The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
The Broken Oath
1910
Jane and the Stranger
1910
as The Stranger
The Temptress
1911
as Gilbert Irving
The Girl in the Taxi
1921
as Maj. Frederick Smith
The Maelstrom
1910
Girl of the Rio
1932
as Maitre d'hotel, Purple Pigeon Cafe
The Scarlet Letter
1911
as Reverend Dimmesdale
At a Quarter of Two
1911
as Dan Nolan - the Burglar
The Czar of Broadway
1930
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936
as Chemistry Professor
Over the Hills
1911
as Wayne Holland
Old Heads and Young Hearts
1910
The Rose's Story
1911
as Gerald Kinney
The New Shawl
1910
as Jacques
The Wife’s Awakening
1911
as Enoch Harrington
The Tide of Fortune
1910
Half a Rogue
1916
as Richard Warrington
The Man Who Stayed at Home
1919
as Christopher Brent
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Bank Employee (uncredited)
A Notorious Gentleman
1935
as Police Sergeant
All the World’s a Stage
1910
The Count of Montebello
1910
as Percy
The Governor’s Pardon
1910
as The Man
Two Men
1910
as The Tenderfoot
The Shadow of Lightning Ridge
1920
Pressed Roses
1910
The Stage Note
1910
The Irony of Fate
1910
The Silent Stranger
1916
as The Silent Stranger
In the Sultan's Garden
1911
as Lt. Robbins
The Call of the Song
1911
as Hugh Norton
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)
- Police Court (1932) — as Harry Field
- Stablemates (1938) — as Bettor
- Marie Antoinette (1938) — as Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
- The Suburban (1915) — as Donald Gordon
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