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Date of Birth:
21 April 1870, Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA more
Date of Death:
30 April 1941, New York City, New York, USA more
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Mini Biography:
In the late 1890s Porter worked as both a projectionist and mechanic,... more
Trivia:
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One... more
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[DVD Review] Come Hell or High Water
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Alternate Names:
Edward Porter | Edwin Stanton Porter

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Director, Cinematographer, Writer, Producer
Director:
  1. Lydia Gilmore (1915)
  2. The Prince and the Pauper (1915)
  3. Bella Donna (1915)
  4. Zaza (1915)
  5. The White Pearl (1915)
  6. Sold (1915)
  7. Jim the Penman (1915)
  8. The Eternal City (1915)
  9. When We Were Twenty-One (1915/I)
  10. Niobe (1915)
  11. The Morals of Marcus (1915)
  12. The Crucible (1914/I)
  13. Such a Little Queen (1914)
  14. The Spitfire (1914) (as Edwin Stanton Porter)
  15. Tess of the Storm Country (1914)
  16. A Good Little Devil (1914)
  17. Hearts Adrift (1914)
  18. The Count of Monte Cristo (1913)
  19. His Neighbor's Wife (1913)
  20. In the Bishop's Carriage (1913)
  21. The Prisoner of Zenda (1913)
  22. The Convict's Parole (1912)
  23. Leaves of a Romance (1911)
  24. Lost Illusions (1911)
  25. A Cure for Crime (1911)
  26. The Rose and the Dagger (1911)
  27. The Lighthouse by the Sea (1911)
  28. The White Red Man (1911)
  29. Money to Burn (1911)
  30. Sherlock Holmes, Jr. (1911)
  31. A Famous Duel (1911)
  32. Madeline's Rebellion (1911)
  33. Captain Nell (1911)
  34. A Buried Past (1911)
  35. Silver Threads Among the Gold (1911)
  36. The Strike at the Mines (1911)
  37. The Test of Love (1911/I)
  38. A Night of Terror (1911)
  39. By the Light of the Moon (1911)
  40. The Iron Master (1911)
  41. The Price of Victory (1911)
  42. A Heroine of '76 (1911)
  43. The Lover and the Count (1911)
  44. The Winning of Miss Langdon (1910)
  45. The Cowpuncher's Glove (1910)
  46. The Greater Love (1910)
  47. His Mother's Thanksgiving (1910)
  48. The Toymaker, the Doll and the Devil (1910)
  49. The Stolen Claim (1910)
  50. The Farmer's Daughter (1910/I)
  51. Ononko's Vow (1910)
  52. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1910)
  53. Peg Woffington (1910)
  54. Russia, the Land of Oppression (1910)
  55. Her First Appearance (1910)
  56. For Her Sister's Sake (1910)
  57. Bradford's Claim (1910)
  58. A Western Romance (1910)
  59. Ranson's Folly (1910)
  60. The Livingston Case (1910)
  61. Luck of Roaring Camp (1910)
  62. The Engineer's Romance (1910)
  63. Pardners (1910)

  64. The House of Cards (1909)
  65. The Heart of a Clown (1909)
  66. A Child of the Forest (1909)
  67. A Daughter of the Sun (1909)
  68. Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight? (1909)
  69. Faust (1909)
  70. An Unexpected Santa Claus (1908)
  71. She (1908)
  72. Saved by Love (1908)
  73. Ex-Convict No. 900 (1908)
  74. Romance of a War Nurse (1908)
  75. Life's a Game of Cards (1908)
  76. The Face on the Bar-Room Floor (1908)
    ... aka The Bar Room (USA: promotional title)
  77. The Boston Tea Party (1908)
  78. The Painter's Revenge (1908)
  79. The Gentleman Burglar (1908)
  80. Fireside Reminiscences (1908)
  81. A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm (1908)
  82. Skinner's Finish (1908)
  83. Tale the Autumn Leaves Told (1908)
  84. The Life of an American Cowboy (1908)
  85. A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus (1907)
  86. The Trainer's Daughter; or, A Race for Love (1907)
  87. Cohen's Fire Sale (1907)
  88. The 'Teddy' Bears (1907) (uncredited)
  89. Daniel Boone (1907)
    ... aka Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America (USA: alternative title)
  90. College Chums (1907)
  91. Jack and the Beanstalk (1907)
  92. Jack the Kisser (1907)
  93. Laughing Gas (1907)
  94. The Rivals (1907)
  95. Getting Evidence (1906)
  96. How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game (1906) (unconfirmed)
  97. Kathleen Mavourneen (1906)
  98. Holdup of the Rocky Mountain Express (1906)
  99. The Life of a Cowboy (1906)
  100. Three American Beauties (1906) (uncredited)
  101. The Terrible Kids (1906)
  102. A Winter Straw Ride (1906) (uncredited)
  103. Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)
  104. Waiting at the Church (1906)
  105. The Night Before Christmas (1905) (uncredited)
  106. Life of an American Policeman (1905)
  107. The Train Wreckers (1905)
  108. Watermelon Patch (1905)
  109. The White Caps (1905)
  110. The Little Train Robbery (1905)
  111. Coney Island at Night (1905)
  112. How Jones Lost His Roll (1905)
  113. The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog (1905)
  114. The Seven Ages (1905)
  115. The Kleptomaniac (1905)
  116. Police Chasing Scorching Auto (1905)
  117. Scenes and Incidents, Russo-Japanese Peace Conference, Portsmouth, N. H. (1905)
  118. The Ex-Convict (1904)
  119. The Strenuous Life; or, Anti-Race Suicide (1904)
  120. Scarecrow Pump (1904)
  121. Parsifal (1904)
  122. European Rest Cure (1904)
  123. How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the 'New York Herald' Personal Columns (1904)
  124. Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride (1904)
  125. Dog Factory (1904) (uncredited)
  126. Pranks of Buster Brown and His Dog Tige (1904)
  127. Animated Painting (1904)
  128. Casey's Frightful Dream (1904)
  129. Midnight Intruder (1904)
  130. A Rube Couple at a County Fair (1904)
  131. Capture of the 'Yegg' Bank Burglars (1904)
    ... aka Rounding Up of the 'Yeggmen' (USA)
  132. Maniac Chase (1904)
  133. Rector's to Claremont (1904)
  134. The Great Train Robbery (1903) (uncredited)
  135. What Happened in the Tunnel (1903)
  136. A Romance of the Rail (1903)
  137. The Extra Turn (1903)
  138. The Heavenly Twins at Lunch (1903)
  139. The Heavenly Twins at Odds (1903)
  140. The Messenger Boy's Mistake (1903)
  141. Rube and Fender (1903)
  142. Little Lillian, Toe Danseuse (1903)
  143. Rube and Mandy at Coney Island (1903)
  144. Subub Surprises the Burglar (1903)
  145. The Gay Shoe Clerk (1903) (uncredited)
  146. New York City Dumping Wharf (1903)
  147. New York City 'Ghetto' Fish Market (1903) (uncredited)
  148. Life of an American Fireman (1903) (uncredited)
  149. The Unappreciated Joke (1903)
  150. Uncle Tom's Cabin (1903/I)
  151. How They Do Things on the Bowery (1902)
  152. The Interrupted Bathers (1902)
  153. Jack and the Beanstalk (1902)
  154. The Burlesque Suicide, No. 2 (1902)
  155. Burning of Durland's Riding Academy (1902)
  156. Appointment by Telephone (1902)
  157. Fun in a Bakery Shop (1902)
  158. Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show (1902)
  159. The Artist's Dilemma (1901)
  160. Panorama of Esplanade by Night (1901)
  161. Trapeze Disrobing Act (1901)
  162. The Martyred Presidents (1901)
  163. Sampson-Schley Controversy (1901)
  164. Circular Panorama of Electric Tower (1901)
  165. What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City (1901) (uncredited)
  166. Another Job for the Undertaker (1901)
  167. Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog (1901)
  168. Love by the Light of the Moon (1901)
  169. Kansas Saloon Smashers (1901)
  170. The Old Maid Having Her Picture Taken (1901)
  171. Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King (1901)
  172. Day at the Circus (1901)
  173. Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison (1901)
    ... aka Electrocution of Czolgosz
  174. Uncle Josh's Nightmare (1900)
  175. Faust and Marguerite (1900)
  176. The Mystic Swing (1900)
  177. Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel (1900)

  178. Strange Adventure of New York Drummer (1899)
  179. The Cavalier's Dream (1898)
Cinematographer:
  1. Tess of the Storm Country (1914)
  2. A Good Little Devil (1914)
  3. Hearts Adrift (1914)
  4. The Count of Monte Cristo (1913)
  5. By the Light of the Moon (1911)
  6. The Heart of a Rose (1910)
    ... aka The Heart of the Rose (USA: copyright title)
  7. Fruit Growing, Grand Valley, Colorado (1910)
  8. Bear Hunt in the Rockies (1910)

  9. An Unexpected Santa Claus (1908)
  10. Saved by Love (1908)
  11. Life's a Game of Cards (1908)
  12. The Face on the Bar-Room Floor (1908)
    ... aka The Bar Room (USA: promotional title)
  13. The Boston Tea Party (1908)
  14. The Painter's Revenge (1908)
  15. The Gentleman Burglar (1908)
  16. A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences (1908)
  17. Cupid's Pranks (1908)
  18. Rescued from an Eagle's Nest (1908)
  19. A Race for Millions (1907)
  20. The Nine Lives of a Cat (1907)
  21. Cohen's Fire Sale (1907)
  22. The 'Teddy' Bears (1907) (uncredited)
  23. Daniel Boone (1907)
    ... aka Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America (USA: alternative title)
  24. Getting Evidence (1906)
  25. How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game (1906)
  26. Kathleen Mavourneen (1906)
  27. The Life of a Cowboy (1906)
  28. Three American Beauties (1906) (uncredited)
  29. A Winter Straw Ride (1906) (uncredited)
  30. The Night Before Christmas (1905) (uncredited)
  31. The Train Wreckers (1905)
  32. Watermelon Patch (1905)
  33. The White Caps (1905)
  34. The Little Train Robbery (1905)
  35. How Jones Lost His Roll (1905)
  36. The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog (1905)
  37. The Kleptomaniac (1905)
  38. The Ex-Convict (1904)
  39. Railroad Smashup (1904)
  40. Parsifal (1904)
  41. European Rest Cure (1904)
  42. Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride (1904)
  43. Canoeing on the Charles River, Boston, Mass. (1904)
  44. Elephants Shooting the Chutes at Luna Park (1904)
  45. Annual Parade, New York Fire Department (1904)
  46. Dog Factory (1904) (uncredited)
  47. Hold Up in a Country Grocery Store (1904)
  48. The Cop Fools the Sergeant (1904)
  49. Babe and Puppies (1904)
    ... aka Baby and Puppies (USA: alternative title)
  50. Japanese Acrobats (1904)
  51. Battle of Chemulpo Bay (1904)
  52. Buster and Tige Put a Balloon Vendor Out of Business (1904)
  53. Buster Brown and the Dude (1904)
  54. Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter (1904)
  55. Buster's Dog to the Rescue (1904)
  56. Pranks of Buster Brown and His Dog Tige (1904)
  57. Section of Buster Brown Series, Showing a Sketch of Buster by Outcault (1904)
  58. Sleighing in Central Park, New York (1904)
  59. Animated Painting (1904)
  60. Casey's Frightful Dream (1904)
  61. Cohen's Advertising Scheme (1904)
  62. Halloween Night at the Seminary (1904)
  63. Ice Boating on the North Shrewsbury, Red Bank, N.J. (1904)
  64. Little German Band (1904)
  65. Midnight Intruder (1904)
  66. Old Maid and Fortune Teller (1904)
  67. Wifey's Mistake (1904)
  68. A Rube Couple at a County Fair (1904)
  69. Circular Panorama of the Horse Shoe Falls in Winter (1904)
  70. Crossing Ice Bridge at Niagara Falls (1904)
  71. Ice Skating in Central Park, N.Y. (1904)
  72. Sliding Down Ice Mound at Niagara Falls (1904)
    ... aka Sliding Down Ice Mounds at Niagara Falls (USA)
  73. Buster's Joke on Papa (1903/II)
  74. How Old Is Ann? (1903)
  75. The Office Boy's Revenge (1903)
  76. Under the Mistletoe (1903)
  77. The Great Train Robbery (1903) (uncredited)
  78. Buster's Joke on Papa (1903/I)
  79. What Happened in the Tunnel (1903)
  80. An East River Novelty (1903)
  81. A Romance of the Rail (1903)
  82. Casey and His Neighbor's Goat (1903)
  83. East Side Urchins Bathing in a Fountain (1903)
  84. New York City Public Bath (1903)
  85. The Animated Poster (1903)
  86. The Extra Turn (1903)
  87. The Heavenly Twins at Lunch (1903)
  88. The Heavenly Twins at Odds (1903)
  89. The Messenger Boy's Mistake (1903)
  90. The Physical Culture Girl (1903)
  91. Two Chappies in a Box (1903)
  92. Baby Class at Lunch (1903)
  93. Miss Jessie Cameron, Champion Child Sword Dancer (1903)
  94. Miss Jessie Dogherty, Champion Female Highland Fling Dancer (1903)
  95. New York Caledonian Club's Parade (1903)
  96. Old Fashioned Scottish Reel (1903)
  97. Throwing the Sixteen Pound Hammer (1903)
  98. Down Where the Wurzburger Flows (1903)
  99. Rube and Mandy at Coney Island (1903)
  100. Seashore Frolics (1903)
  101. Subub Surprises the Burglar (1903)
  102. The Gay Shoe Clerk (1903) (uncredited)
  103. 69th Regiment, N.G.N.Y. (1903)
  104. 'Africander' Winning the Suburban Handicap, 1903 (1903)
  105. Lehigh Valley Black Diamond Express (1903)
  106. New York City Police Parade (1903)
  107. Panorama of Blackwell's Island (1903)
  108. Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y. (1903)
  109. Panorama Water Front and Brooklyn Bridge from East River (1903)
  110. The Still Alarm (1903)
  111. New York Harbor Police Boat Patrol Capturing Pirates (1903)
  112. Fireboat 'New Yorker' in Action (1903)
  113. Life of an American Fireman (1903) (uncredited)
  114. Sorting Refuse at Incinerating Plant, New York City (1903)
  115. The Unappreciated Joke (1903)
  116. Uncle Tom's Cabin (1903/I)
  117. The Interrupted Bathers (1902)
  118. The Bull and the Picnickers (1902)
  119. Jack and the Beanstalk (1902)
  120. Burning of St. Pierre (Martinique) (1902)
  121. Mt. Pelee in Eruption and Destruction of St. Pierre (Martinique) (1902)
  122. Mt. Pelee Smoking Before Eruption (St. Pierre, Martinique) (1902)
  123. The Burlesque Suicide (1902)
  124. The Burlesque Suicide, No. 2 (1902)
  125. Capture of the Biddle Brothers (1902)
  126. Appointment by Telephone (1902)
  127. Fun in a Bakery Shop (1902)
  128. Happy Hooligan Turns Burglar (1902)
  129. The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship (1902)
  130. Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show (1902)
  131. The Artist's Dilemma (1901)
  132. A Phenomenal Contortionist (1901)
  133. Catching an Early Train (1901)
  134. Panorama of Esplanade by Night (1901)
  135. Trapeze Disrobing Act (1901)
  136. 'Columbia' Winning the Cup (1901/I)
  137. Pan-American Exposition by Night (1901)
  138. The Martyred Presidents (1901)
  139. Sampson-Schley Controversy (1901)
  140. Circular Panorama of Electric Tower (1901)
  141. Esquimaux Game of Snap-the-Whip (1901)
  142. Esquimaux Leap-Frog (1901)
  143. Panoramic View of Electric Tower from a Balloon (1901)
  144. Photographing a Country Couple (1901)
  145. The Tramp and the Nursing Bottle (1901)
  146. 'Weary Willie' and the Gardener (1901)
  147. What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City (1901) (uncredited)
  148. The Esquimaux Village (1901/II)
  149. The Photographer's Mishap (1901)
  150. The Tramp's Miraculous Escape (1901)
  151. Fun in a Butcher Shop (1901)
  152. Another Job for the Undertaker (1901)
  153. Pie, Tramp and the Bulldog (1901)
  154. The Tramp's Dream (1901)
  155. Love by the Light of the Moon (1901)
  156. A Joke on Grandma (1901)
  157. Follow the Leader (1901)
  158. The Finish of Bridget McKeen (1901)
  159. Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King (1901)
  160. Aunt Sallie's Wonderful Bustle (1901)
  161. Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison (1901)
    ... aka Electrocution of Czolgosz
  162. A Wringing Good Joke (1900)
  163. Uncle Josh's Nightmare (1900)

  164. After the Race: Yachts Returning to Anchorage (1899)
  165. Strange Adventure of New York Drummer (1899)
  166. 'Columbia' Winning the Cup (1899)
  167. Elopement on Horseback (1898)
Writer:
  1. The Great Train Robbery (2004) (screenplay)

  2. The Village Vampire (1916) (writer)
    ... aka Great Leap
  3. The Crucible (1914/I) (uncredited)
  4. Lost Illusions (1911) (writer)
  5. The White Red Man (1911) (writer)
  6. Silver Threads Among the Gold (1911) (scenario)
  7. The Winning of Miss Langdon (1910) (writer)
  8. The Cowpuncher's Glove (1910) (writer)
  9. The Stolen Claim (1910) (writer)
  10. Ononko's Vow (1910) (writer)
  11. Peg Woffington (1910) (scenario)
  12. For Her Sister's Sake (1910) (writer)
  13. Bradford's Claim (1910) (writer)
  14. A Western Romance (1910) (scenario)
  15. Luck of Roaring Camp (1910) (writer)
  16. Pardners (1910) (writer)

  17. The House of Cards (1909) (writer)
  18. A Child of the Forest (1909) (writer)
  19. A Daughter of the Sun (1909) (writer)
  20. Ex-Convict No. 900 (1908) (scenario)
  21. The Gentleman Burglar (1908) (scenario)
  22. The Great Train Robbery (1903) (uncredited)
  23. Life of an American Fireman (1903) (uncredited)
Producer:
  1. A Heroine of '76 (1911) (producer)
  2. The Poor Sick Men (1911) (producer)
  3. Sunshine Sue (1910) (producer)
  4. In Life's Cycle (1910) (producer)
  5. A Child of the Ghetto (1910) (producer)
  6. The Last Deal (1910) (producer)
  7. The Dancing Girl of Butte (1910) (producer)

  8. Hansel and Gretel (1909) (producer)
  9. The Cord of Life (1909) (producer)
  10. The Fatal Hour (1908) (producer)
  11. European Rest Cure (1904) (producer)
  12. Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride (1904) (producer)
  13. A Rube Couple at a County Fair (1904) (producer)
  14. Life of an American Fireman (1903) (producer) (uncredited)
  15. The Interrupted Bathers (1902) (producer)
  16. The Burlesque Suicide, No. 2 (1902) (producer)
  17. Burning of Durland's Riding Academy (1902) (producer)

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