Portrait of William S. Hart

Acting

William S. Hart

Career

Active from 1907 to 1948, with a break from 1937 to 1947, busiest in 1915 with 19 main titles.

Leading roles
69
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tumbleweeds
Tumbleweeds
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William S. Hart Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Wit & Wordplay
    1.8, average 3.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 9
  • Historical Setting 8
  • Silent Western 6
  • Romance 4
  • Classic Western 4
  • Redemption Story 4
  • Outlaw 3
  • Redemption 3
  • Small Town 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Early American Cinema 3
  • Historical Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title
Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today (1953)

as (archive footage)

1940s

1 title
Variety Time
Variety Time (1948)

as Texas Tex (archive footage) (uncredited)

1930s

2 titles
O'Malley of the Mounted
O'Malley of the Mounted (1936)

Writer

The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built (1931)

as (archive footage)

1920s

14 titles · average score 70
Tumbleweeds
Tumbleweeds (1925)
GoodWatch score 80

as Don Carver

Singer Jim Mckee
Singer Jim Mckee (1924)

as 'Singer' Jim McKee

Wild Bill Hickok
Wild Bill Hickok (1923)

as Wild Bill Hickok

Travelin' On
Travelin' On (1922)

as J.B., The Stranger

O'Malley of the Mounted
O'Malley of the Mounted (1921)

as Sergeant O'Malley

The Whistle
The Whistle (1921)

as Robert Evans

White Oak
White Oak (1921)

as Oak Miller, a gambling man

Three Word Brand
Three Word Brand (1921)

as Three Word Brand / Governor Marsden / Ben Trego

The Cradle of Courage
The Cradle of Courage (1920)

as 'Square' Kelly

The Toll Gate
The Toll Gate (1920)
GoodWatch score 60

as Black Deering

Sand
Sand (1920)

as Dan Kurrie

The Testing Block
The Testing Block (1920)

as 'Sierra' Bill

1910s

57 titles · average score 61
Wagon Tracks
Wagon Tracks (1919)
GoodWatch score 64

as Buckskin Hamilton

Shark Monroe
Shark Monroe (1918)

as Shark Monroe

Riddle Gawne
Riddle Gawne (1918)

as Jefferson 'Riddle' Gawne

'Blue Blazes' Rawden
'Blue Blazes' Rawden (1918)

as Blue Blazes Rawden

The Silent Man
The Silent Man (1917)

as Budd Marr

Hell's Hinges
Hell's Hinges (1916)
GoodWatch score 63

as Blaze Tracy

The Return of Draw Egan
The Return of Draw Egan (1916)
GoodWatch score 57

as 'Draw' Egan aka William Blake

The Devil's Double
The Devil's Double (1916)

as 'Bowie' Blake

Bad Buck of Santa Ynez
Bad Buck of Santa Ynez (1915)

as Bad Buck Peters

On the Night Stage
On the Night Stage (1915)

as Texas

The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow
The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow (1915)

as Sheriff Hale

The Bargain
The Bargain (1914)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jim Stokes

1900s

1 title · average score 49
Ben Hur
Ben Hur (1907)
GoodWatch score 49

as Messala