Directed credits
141
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
William K.L. Dickson
Directing
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0.3
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Directed movies: 141Directed series: 0All crew credits: 154
TMDB ID: 110347
IMDb ID: nm0005690
Known for: Directing
Born: August 3, 1860
Died: September 28, 1935
Age: 75
Place of birth: Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1890 - 1908
Years active: 19
Average TMDB rating: 4.72
Wikidata: Q465350
Also known as
William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson • W.K-L. Dickson • William Dickson • W.K.L. Dickson • WKL Dickson
Frequent jobs
Director (122)Director of Photography (19)Producer (13)
Biography
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a Scottish inventor and the Edison Manufacturing Company's official photographer. In 1889, he was assigned to turn the concept of a the proposed motion picture device, named the Kinetoscope, into a reality. The first working prototype was unveiled in May 1891 and the design of system was essentially finalised by the fall of 1892. The completed version of the Kinetoscope was officially unveiled at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences on 9 May 1893.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by William K.L. Dickson.
2.0
Ten Pickaninnies
Director
1908 Movie
5.0
Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle
Director
1902 Movie
4.0
An Obstinate Cork
Director
1902 Movie
4.3
Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram
Director of Photography
1901 Movie
6.0
Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.
Director
1901 Movie
4.5
Brook Trout Fishing
Director
1900 Movie
4.5
Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River
Director of Photography
1900 Movie
7.4
Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith
Director of Photography
1900 Movie
6.3
Warships at Sunset
Director
1900 Movie
7.5
Four Warships in Rough Seas
Director
1900 Movie
6.5
Tram Journey through Southampton
Director
1900 Movie
4.5
Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns
Director
1900 Movie
6.0
Dutch Fishing Fleet
Director
1900 Movie
5.0
Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag
Director of Photography
1900 Movie
5.0
Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith
Director of Photography
1900 Movie
Naval Guns Firing at Colenso
Director of Photography
1899 Movie
4.9
King John
Director
1899 Movie
6.0
Man Overboard!
Director
1899 Movie
6.0
Flower Parade in Haarlem
Director
1899 Movie
1.0
The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton
Director
1899 Movie
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Director of Photography
1899 Movie
6.3
Upside Down Boxers
Director
1899 Movie
8.0
Launch of the 'Oceanic'
Director of Photography
1899 Movie
7.0
From Monte Carlo to Monaco
Director
1899 Movie
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Top Rated Movies
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with William K.L. Dickson.
5.2
Carmencita
Director
1894 Movie
5.6
Blacksmithing Scene
Director
1893 Movie
5.3
Sandow
Director
1896 Movie
4.2
Men Boxing
Producer
1891 Movie
3.5
Band Drill
Director
1894 Movie
5.9
Annie Oakley
Director
1894 Movie
4.9
Dickson Greeting
Director
1891 Movie
4.3
Bucking Broncho
Director
1894 Movie
3.5
Fencing
Producer
1892 Movie
4.5
Newark Athlete
Producer
1891 Movie
2.8
Horse Shoeing
Director
1893 Movie
2.0
Buffalo Bill
Director
1894 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for William K.L. Dickson.
2.3
Little Egypt
Producer
1896 Movie
6.0
Caicedo (with Pole)
Producer
1894 Movie
5.1
Sandow: The Strong Man
Producer
1894 Movie
3.9
Athlete with Wand
Producer
1894 Movie
3.6
Cock Fight, No. 2
Producer
1894 Movie
4.9
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
Producer
1894 Movie
5.5
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
Producer
1894 Movie
5.0
The Barber Shop
Producer
1894 Movie
4.0
Japanese Dancers
Producer
1894 Movie
3.5
A Hand Shake
Producer
1892 Movie
3.5
Fencing
Producer
1892 Movie
4.5
Newark Athlete
Producer
1891 Movie
4.2
Men Boxing
Producer
1891 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for William K.L. Dickson.
3.3
General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
as Himself
1899 Movie
3.3
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
as Himself
1898 Movie
4.0
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square
as Man on left of picture
1898 Movie
6.1
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
as Self
1894 Movie
2.8
Horse Shoeing
as Himself
1893 Movie
3.5
A Hand Shake
1892 Movie
4.9
Dickson Greeting
as Himself
1891 Movie