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Tumbleweeds

as Don Carver

1925
Wild Bill Hickok

as Wild Bill Hickok

1923
Travelin' On

as J.B., The Stranger

1922
Sand

as Dan Kurrie

1920
The Cold Deck

as Jefferson "On the Level" Leigh

1917
The Silent Man

as Budd Marr

1917
Hell's Hinges

as Blaze Tracy

1916
The Dawn Maker

as Joe Elk

1916
The Captive God

as Chiapa

1916
On the Night Stage

as Texas

1915
The Darkening Trail

as Yukon Ed

1915
The Bargain

as Jim Stokes

1914
Ben Hur

as Messala

1907
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William S. Hart William S. Hart

Birthday

1864-12-06

Place of Birth

Newburgh, New York, USA

Biography

The first Western superstar, the taciturn Hart actually was a successful Shakespearean actor who played Messala in “Ben-Hur” on Broadway in 1899 before riding the range in movies. A longtime fan of the Old West, Hart was friends with Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson. His film career began in 1914. After two supporting roles he gained fame as the lead in the feature-length western “The Bargain” shot on location at the Grand Canyon. Hart strove to make his westerns realistic with detailed attention played to costumes and props. Though Hart could be cast as a villain, he imbued all of his characters with honor and integrity. After making western shorts for producer Thomas Ince, he went to Famous Players-Lasky, which merged with Paramount Pictures in 1917. At Paramount he made such gritty feature westerns as “Square Deal Sanderson” and “The Toll Gate.” His star began to fade in the early 1920s when audiences grew tired of his moralistic Western tales. Not helping his career was his 1923 divorce from his wife, Winifred, who accused him of having two children by another woman. He made one last film, 1925’s “Tumbleweeds, which he financed himself. In 1939, the film was reissued this time with a prologue featuring a 75-year-old Hart shot on location at his ranch in Newhall talking about the West and his days in films. He died in 1946 at age 81. His home and ranch were turned into William S. Hart Park in Newhall.
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