Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1879-11-06 (69 years old)
Deathday
1948-07-11
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also known As
William King Baggot
King Baggott
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 (19...
1911
as Gilbert Irving
1930
as Van Warner
1938
1941
as Doorman
1912
as Shamus O'Brien
1920
as Lord Asgarby
1913
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
1915
as Raphael / Phidias
1918
as Self
1933
as Banker (uncredited)
1935
as Dignitary (uncredited)
1947
as Bank Employee (uncredited)
1920
as Jim Sargent
1937
as Customs Official (uncredited)
1937
as Man in Hospital (uncredited)
1913
as The Shepherd
1919
as Sheldon Steele/The Hawk
1920
as Dave
1932
as Maitre d'hotel, Purple Pigeon Cafe
1911
as Edward Jackson
1936
as Detective Pierre (uncredited)
1911
2011
as Himself (archive footage)
1932
as Hinkle
1931
as Mike - Weber's Trainer
1941
as Store Employee (uncredited)
1937
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
1939
as Juror (uncredited)
1936
as Accident Witness (uncredited)
1938
as Department Store Customer (uncredited)
1935
as Gambler (uncredited)
1938
as Passerby (uncredited)
1935
as Dr. Pierce
1939
as Man in Casting Office (uncredited)
1938
as Detective (uncredited)
1934
as Townsman
1936
as Chemistry Professor
1916
as The Silent Stranger
1940
as Man in Subway (uncredited)
1947
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
1911
as Reverend Dimmesdale
1945
as Lunch Room Customer (uncredited)
1932
as Harry Field
1913
as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
1940
as Man on Street / Man in Audience (uncredited)
1940
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1940
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
1931
as Policeman on Street (uncredited)
1912
as George - the 'Sissy' Hero
1912
as Amos Bentley
1931
as Ship's Captain
1932
as Police Officer (uncredited)
1942
as Police Officer in Courtroom (uncredited)
1911
as Enoch Harrington
1935
as Patrol Wagon Guard
1942
as Old Miner
1938
as Bettor
1941
as Townsman
1938
as Baseball Fan
1932
as Department Head (uncredited)
1911
as Basil King
1911
as The King
1911
as Lt. Robbins
1911
as Dan Nolan - the Burglar
1911
as Dr. Crawford
1911
as Pablo
1911
as Cecil Abbott
1911
as Roger Densmore
1911
as Alfred King
1911
as Tom Mooreland
1911
as Hugh Norton
1911
as Dental Patient
1911
as Louis Perry - a Reformed Crook
1911
as Gerald Kinney
1921
as Maj. Frederick Smith
1932
as Al Payne
1938
as Derelict in Mission (uncredited)
1923
as Himself - Cameo
1937
as False Accident Witness (uncredited)
1918
as Harrison Grant
1934
as Milton McGillicuddy
1946
as Man at Graduation Ceremony
1914
as Jean Dumas
1942
as Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited)
1935
as Druggist
1942
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1945
as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
1911
as Wayne Holland
1935
as Motion Picture Studio Executive (uncredited)
1911
as Edward, the Duke's Nephew
1939
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
1938
as Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
1936
as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
1936
as Film Director (uncredited)
1941
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
1943
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1909
as Bess' Sweetheart
1910
1910
as The Stranger
1910
as Percy
1910
as Clark, the Best Friend
1910
1910
as The Dashing Young Count
1910
as George Rand
1910
1910
1910
1910
as Jack
1910
as Jacques
1910
as The Tenderfoot
1910
1909
as The Boy
1914
as Himself
1940
as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
1934
as Second Doctor
1916
as Richard Warrington
1946
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1916
as James Herron
1915
as Donald Gordon
1937
as Man in Office
1918
as The Husband
1918
as Basil Kildare
1910
as The Father
1925
as Director
1922
as Director
1927
as Director
1925
as Director
1928
as Director
1931
as Story
1981
as Director of Photography
1922
as Director
1923
as Director
1923
as Story
1916
as Director
1925
as Director
1911
as Scenario Writer
1922
as Director
1927
as Director
1922
as Director
1924
as Director
1925
as Director
1921
as Director
1921
as Director
1921
as Director
1922
as Director
1926
as Director
1923
as Director
1923
as Director
1923
as Director
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