King Baggot

    King Baggot

    Acting

    November 6, 1879
    Died July 11, 1948 (68 years old)
    Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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    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 1...

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    Filmography

    Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

    Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

    2011

    as Himself (archive footage)

    9
    My Brother Talks to Horses

    My Brother Talks to Horses

    1947

    as Bank Employee (uncredited)

    7.5
    Merton of the Movies

    Merton of the Movies

    1947

    as Man in Audience (uncredited)

    6.3
    The Secret Heart

    The Secret Heart

    1946

    as Man at Graduation Ceremony

    6.5
    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    1946

    as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

    7.1
    Holiday in Mexico

    Holiday in Mexico

    1946

    6.7
    Dangerous Partners

    Dangerous Partners

    1945

    as Lunch Room Customer (uncredited)

    6.8
    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

    1945

    as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)

    5.9
    Swing Fever

    Swing Fever

    1943

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

    6
    Her Cardboard Lover

    Her Cardboard Lover

    1942

    as Police Officer in Courtroom (uncredited)

    4.9
    Jackass Mail

    Jackass Mail

    1942

    as Old Miner

    7.5
    Fingers at the Window

    Fingers at the Window

    1942

    as Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited)

    5.7
    Rio Rita

    Rio Rita

    1942

    as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

    6
    Come Live with Me

    Come Live with Me

    1941

    as Doorman

    6.8
    The Big Store

    The Big Store

    1941

    as Store Employee (uncredited)

    6.3
    Honky Tonk

    Honky Tonk

    1941

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    6.3
    Ziegfeld Girl

    Ziegfeld Girl

    1941

    as Man in Audience (uncredited)

    6.6
    I Take This Woman

    I Take This Woman

    1940

    as Man in Subway (uncredited)

    5.8
    The Philadelphia Story

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

    7.5
    Gallant Sons

    Gallant Sons

    1940

    as Man on Street / Man in Audience (uncredited)

    7.4
    Bitter Sweet

    Bitter Sweet

    1940

    as Cafe Patron (uncredited)

    6
    The Ghost Comes Home

    The Ghost Comes Home

    1940

    as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)

    5.7
    Stronger Than Desire

    Stronger Than Desire

    1939

    as Juror (uncredited)

    5.5
    Dancing Co-Ed

    Dancing Co-Ed

    1939

    as Man in Casting Office (uncredited)

    6.6
    The Ice Follies of 1939

    The Ice Follies of 1939

    1939

    as Man in Audience (uncredited)

    5.6
    Think It Over

    Think It Over

    1938

    7.3
    Snow Gets in Your Eyes

    Snow Gets in Your Eyes

    1938

    as Department Store Customer (uncredited)

    6.5
    That Mothers Might Live

    That Mothers Might Live

    1938

    as Passerby (uncredited)

    6.2
    Arsène Lupin Returns

    Arsène Lupin Returns

    1938

    as Detective (uncredited)

    6.3
    Stablemates

    Stablemates

    1938

    as Bettor

    6.3
    Opening Day

    Opening Day

    1938

    as Baseball Fan

    6.5
    Boys Town

    Boys Town

    1938

    as Derelict in Mission (uncredited)

    6.8
    Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

    1938

    as Nobleman at Court (uncredited)

    6.6
    Too Hot to Handle

    Too Hot to Handle

    1938

    as Reporter (uncredited)

    6
    The Emperor's Candlesticks

    The Emperor's Candlesticks

    1937

    as Customs Official (uncredited)

    4.9
    It May Happen to You

    It May Happen to You

    1937

    as Man in Hospital (uncredited)

    5.5
    A Night at the Movies

    A Night at the Movies

    1937

    as Movie Patron (uncredited)

    5.9
    Torture Money

    Torture Money

    1937

    as False Accident Witness (uncredited)

    6.3
    Parnell

    Parnell

    1937

    as Man in Office

    4.6
    The Devil-Doll

    The Devil-Doll

    1936

    as Detective Pierre (uncredited)

    6.8
    Sworn Enemy

    Sworn Enemy

    1936

    as Accident Witness (uncredited)

    5.8
    The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

    The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

    1936

    as Chemistry Professor

    5.7
    San Francisco

    San Francisco

    1936

    as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

    6.6
    Mad Holiday

    Mad Holiday

    1936

    as Film Director (uncredited)

    6.4
    A Night at the Opera

    A Night at the Opera

    1935

    as Dignitary (uncredited)

    7.4
    A Notorious Gentleman

    A Notorious Gentleman

    1935

    as Police Sergeant

    6.5
    Mississippi

    Mississippi

    1935

    as Gambler (uncredited)

    6.8
    The Call of the Savage

    The Call of the Savage

    1935

    as Dr. Pierce

    6
    Chinatown Squad

    Chinatown Squad

    1935

    as Patrol Wagon Guard

    7.5
    3 Kids and a Queen

    3 Kids and a Queen

    1935

    as Druggist

    6.8

    Sweepstake Annie

    1935

    as Motion Picture Studio Executive (uncredited)

    4.8
    The Red Rider

    The Red Rider

    1934

    as Townsman

    7
    Romance in the Rain

    Romance in the Rain

    1934

    as Milton McGillicuddy

    9
    Beloved

    Beloved

    1934

    as Second Doctor

    9
    Father Brown, Detective

    Father Brown, Detective

    1934

    as Priest (uncredited)

    6.5
    Cheating Cheaters

    Cheating Cheaters

    1934

    as Official (uncredited)

    7
    I Loved a Woman

    I Loved a Woman

    1933

    as Banker (uncredited)

    4.8
    Girl of the Rio

    Girl of the Rio

    1932

    as Maitre d'hotel, Purple Pigeon Cafe

    5.6
    The Big Flash

    The Big Flash

    1932

    as Hinkle

    5.7
    Police Court

    Police Court

    1932

    as Harry Field

    5.8
    Afraid to Talk

    Afraid to Talk

    1932

    as Police Officer (uncredited)

    6.5
    What Price Hollywood?

    What Price Hollywood?

    1932

    as Department Head (uncredited)

    6.8
    The Death Kiss

    The Death Kiss

    1932

    as Al Payne

    5.3
    Sweepstakes

    Sweepstakes

    1931

    as Mike - Weber's Trainer

    5.7
    The Bad Sister

    The Bad Sister

    1931

    as Policeman on Street (uncredited)

    5.6
    Graft

    Graft

    1931

    as Ship's Captain

    5
    Once a Gentleman

    Once a Gentleman

    1930

    as Van Warner

    9
    The Czar of Broadway

    The Czar of Broadway

    1930

    9
    The Thrill Chaser

    The Thrill Chaser

    1923

    as Himself - Cameo

    6.5
    The Girl in the Taxi

    The Girl in the Taxi

    1921

    as Maj. Frederick Smith

    8.5
    The Butterfly Girl

    The Butterfly Girl

    1921

    as H.H. Van Horn

    9
    The Cheater

    The Cheater

    1920

    as Lord Asgarby

    8
    Life's Twist

    Life's Twist

    1920

    as Jim Sargent

    9
    The Forbidden Thing

    The Forbidden Thing

    1920

    as Dave

    8
    The Dwelling Place of Light

    The Dwelling Place of Light

    1920

    as Brooks Insall

    7
    The Shadow of Lightning Ridge

    The Shadow of Lightning Ridge

    1920

    7
    The Hawk's Trail

    The Hawk's Trail

    1919

    as Sheldon Steele/The Hawk

    10
    The Man Who Stayed at Home

    The Man Who Stayed at Home

    1919

    as Christopher Brent

    10

    Mission of the War Chest

    1918

    as Self

    9
    The Eagle's Eye

    The Eagle's Eye

    1918

    as Harrison Grant

    Building for Democracy

    1918

    as The Husband

    7
    Kildare of Storm

    Kildare of Storm

    1918

    as Basil Kildare

    The Silent Stranger

    1916

    as The Silent Stranger

    Half a Rogue

    Half a Rogue

    1916

    as Richard Warrington

    The Man from Nowhere

    The Man from Nowhere

    1916

    as James Herron

    The Marble Heart

    1915

    as Raphael / Phidias

    The Suburban

    The Suburban

    1915

    as Donald Gordon

    Absinthe

    Absinthe

    1914

    as Jean Dumas

    The Great Universal Mystery

    1914

    as Himself

    8
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1913

    as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

    4.5

    The Wanderer

    1913

    as The Shepherd

    8
    Ivanhoe

    Ivanhoe

    1913

    as Wilfred of Ivanhoe

    4.7

    Shamus O'Brien

    1912

    as Shamus O'Brien

    9
    A Cave Man Wooing

    A Cave Man Wooing

    1912

    as George - the 'Sissy' Hero

    6
    Up Against It

    Up Against It

    1912

    as Amos Bentley

    7
    The Temptress

    The Temptress

    1911

    as Gilbert Irving

    7
    Sweet Memories

    Sweet Memories

    1911

    as Edward Jackson

    4
    The Mirror

    The Mirror

    1911

    The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

    1911

    as Reverend Dimmesdale

    1

    The Wife’s Awakening

    1911

    as Enoch Harrington

    7

    The Master and the Man

    1911

    as Basil King

    In the Sultan's Garden

    In the Sultan's Garden

    1911

    as Lt. Robbins

    For the Queen's Honor

    For the Queen's Honor

    1911

    as The King

    Science

    1911

    as Dr. Crawford

    At a Quarter of Two

    1911

    as Dan Nolan - the Burglar

    Pictureland

    1911

    as Pablo

    5.5

    Tracked

    1911

    as Roger Densmore

    9

    The Secret of the Palm

    1911

    as Cecil Abbott

    7

    Second Sight

    1911

    as Tom Mooreland

    While There is hope, There is Life

    1911

    as Alfred King

    The Call of the Song

    1911

    as Hugh Norton

    The Fair Dentist

    1911

    as Dental Patient

    The Rose's Story

    The Rose's Story

    1911

    as Gerald Kinney

    The Better Way

    The Better Way

    1911

    as Louis Perry - a Reformed Crook

    Over the Hills

    1911

    as Wayne Holland

    At the Duke's Command

    1911

    as Edward, the Duke's Nephew

    A Game of Deception

    1911

    9

    His Second Wife

    1910

    7

    The Call of the Circus

    1910

    10

    Debt

    1910

    10

    The Count of Montebello

    1910

    as Percy

    10

    A Game for Two

    1910

    as Clark, the Best Friend

    8

    The Eternal Triangle

    1910

    as The Dashing Young Count

    7

    The Irony of Fate

    1910

    8

    Jane and the Stranger

    1910

    as The Stranger

    8

    Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens

    1910

    as George Rand

    8

    The Blind Man’s Tact

    1910

    9

    The Miser’s Daughter

    1910

    8

    The Maelstrom

    1910

    9

    The New Shawl

    1910

    as Jacques

    8

    Once Upon a Time

    1910

    7

    Transfusion

    1910

    7

    The Winning Punch

    1910

    9

    Old Heads and Young Hearts

    1910

    9

    The Right of Love

    1910

    10

    Two Men

    1910

    as The Tenderfoot

    7

    The Taming of Jane

    1910

    10

    Pressed Roses

    1910

    8

    A Reno Romance

    1910

    as Jack

    9

    The Doctor's Perfidy

    1910

    8

    All the World’s a Stage

    1910

    10

    The Time-Lock Safe

    1910

    as The Father

    Justice in the Far North

    1910

    as King

    10

    Mother Love

    1910

    10

    The Tide of Fortune

    1910

    7

    The Governor’s Pardon

    1910

    as The Man

    7

    The Stage Note

    1910

    9

    The Rosary

    1910

    10

    The Broken Oath

    1910

    9

    The Awakening of Bess

    1909

    as Bess' Sweetheart

    9
    Love's Stratagem

    Love's Stratagem

    1909

    as The Boy

    8