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King Baggot
Deceased

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Died aged 68
Also known asWilliam King Baggot, King BaggottGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn06/11/1879Born inSaint Louis, Missouri, USADied11/07/1948 (aged 68)Died inLos AngelesCausestrokeWikidataQ1265323 ↗Buried atCalvary CemeteryTMDb#921738 ↗

William King Baggot 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."

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Filmography68 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2011Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsMovieHimself (archive footage)132
1947Merton of the MoviesMovieMan in Audience (uncredited)68
1947My Brother Talks to HorsesMovieBank Employee (uncredited)68
1946The Postman Always Rings TwiceMovieCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)67
1946The Secret HeartMovieMan at Graduation Ceremony67
1946Holiday in MexicoMovie—67
1945Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodMovieBarbershop Patron (uncredited)66
1945Dangerous PartnersMovieLunch Room Customer (uncredited)66
1942Rio RitaMovieHotel Guest (uncredited)63
1942Fingers at the WindowMoviePsychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited)63
1941Ziegfeld GirlMovieMan in Audience (uncredited)62
1941Come Live with MeMovieDoorman62
1941Honky TonkMovieTownsman (uncredited)62
1940The Philadelphia StoryMovieWedding Guest (uncredited)61
1940I Take This WomanMovieMan in Subway (uncredited)61
1940The Ghost Comes HomeMovieTownsman at Banquet (uncredited)61
1940Bitter SweetMovieCafe Patron (uncredited)61
1940Gallant SonsMovieMan on Street / Man in Audience (uncredited)61
1939Dancing Co-EdMovieMan in Casting Office (uncredited)60
1939The Ice Follies of 1939MovieMan in Audience (uncredited)60
1938Too Hot to HandleMovieReporter (uncredited)59
1938Boys TownMovieDerelict in Mission (uncredited)59
1938Marie AntoinetteMovieNobleman at Court (uncredited)59
1938Arsène Lupin ReturnsMovieDetective (uncredited)59
1938Snow Gets in Your EyesMovieDepartment Store Customer (uncredited)59
1938That Mothers Might LiveMoviePasserby (uncredited)59
1938StablematesMovieBettor59
1937ParnellMovieMan in Office58
1937The Emperor's CandlesticksMovieCustoms Official (uncredited)58
1937A Night at the MoviesMovieMovie Patron (uncredited)58
1937Torture MoneyMovieFalse Accident Witness (uncredited)58
1936San FranciscoMovieEarthquake Survivor (uncredited)57
1936Mad HolidayMovieFilm Director (uncredited)57
1936Sworn EnemyMovieAccident Witness (uncredited)57
1936The Devil-DollMovieDetective Pierre (uncredited)57
1935A Night at the OperaMovieDignitary (uncredited)56
1935MississippiMovieGambler (uncredited)56
1935The Call of the SavageMovieDr. Pierce56
1934BelovedMovieSecond Doctor55
1934Cheating CheatersMovieOfficial (uncredited)55
1933I Loved a WomanMovieBanker (uncredited)54
1932What Price Hollywood?MovieDepartment Head (uncredited)53
1932The Death KissMovieAl Payne53
1932Afraid to TalkMoviePolice Officer (uncredited)53
1932Girl of the RioMovieMaitre d'hotel, Purple Pigeon Cafe53
1932Police CourtMovieHarry Field53
1932The Big FlashMovieHinkle53
1931GraftMovieShip's Captain52
1931SweepstakesMovieMike - Weber's Trainer52
1930The Czar of BroadwayMovie—51
1930Once a GentlemanMovieVan Warner51
1923The Thrill ChaserMovieHimself - Cameo44
1921The Girl in the TaxiMovieMaj. Frederick Smith42
1920The CheaterMovieLord Asgarby41
1918Kildare of StormMovieBasil Kildare39
1918The Eagle's EyeMovieHarrison Grant39
1916The Man from NowhereMovieJames Herron37
1916The Silent StrangerMovieThe Silent Stranger37
1911The Scarlet LetterMovieReverend Dimmesdale32
1911The Master and the ManMovieBasil King32
1911Over the HillsMovieWayne Holland32
1911PicturelandMoviePablo32
1911In the Sultan's GardenMovieLt. Robbins32
1911For the Queen's HonorMovieThe King32
1911The Fair DentistMovieDental Patient32
1911The TemptressMovieGilbert Irving32
1909The Awakening of BessMovieBess' Sweetheart30
1909Love's StratagemMovieThe Boy30