King Baggot
King Baggot was born on Nov 07, 1879 in USA. King Baggot's big-screen debut came with Sweet Memories directed by Thomas H. Ince in 1911, strarring Edward Jackson. King Baggot is known for The Postman Always Rings Twice directed by Tay Garnett, Lana Turner stars as Cora Smith and John Garfield as Frank Chambers. The most recent award King Baggot achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie King Baggot plays is Good News which will be released on Dec 26, 1947.
St. Louis-born King Baggot traveled to New York City with the express intent of crashing Broadway, but began his film career in nearby Fort Lee, NJ, in 1909. It didn't take long before he graduated from actor to writer and director--at times performing all three functions; in Shadows (1914) he not only directed but played ten different parts--and his efforts paid off, becoming a major star in the industry. Baggot was actually the first "star" to be given billing by his studio and his featured in its advertising. His most famous film as director would probably be the classic William S. Hart western Le fils de la prairie (1925).Baggot's career as a director faded with the coming of sound, but he continued his work as an actor, although often in bit parts. Still, he had an impressive career--more than 340 films as an actor and 45 as a director. He made his last film in 1947 and died of a stroke in 1948 in Los Angeles, CA.
Birthday
Nov 07, 1879Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Known For
Awards
1 wins & 0 nominations
Movies & TV Shows
- 19476.8
- 19476.3
- 19476.1
- 19466.2
- 19467.4
- 19456.3
- 19455.8
- 19456.1
- 19457.3
- 19446.7
- 19436.8
- 19435.9
- 19436.6
- 19426.1
- 19426.1
- 19425.7
- 19426.0
- 19426.3
- 19426.1
- 19416.6
- 19416.5
- 19416.3
- 19416.7
- 19416.2
- 19407.9
- 19406.3
- 19405.8
- 19405.9
- 19405.9
- 19396.4
- 19396.4
- 19396.2
- 19396.4
- 19396.5
- 19396.6
- 19395.1
- 19395.6
- 19386.8
- 19386.6
- 19387.2
- 19386.7
- 19386.7
- 19387.3
- 19385.8
- 19385.6
- 19386.3
- 19386.7
- 19376.2
- 19376.4
- 19376.4
- 19376.7
- 19376.5
- 19377.5
- 19376.2
- 19375.4
- 19376.7
- 19376.1
- 19376.0
- 19366.0
- 19366.2
- 19367.0
- 19367.2
- 19365.4
- 19365.7
- 19366.4
- 19366.7
- 19357.8
- 19356.8
- 1935
- 19355.2
- 19356.6
- 1935
- 19356.4
- 19355.4
- 19357.1
- 19346.3
- 19346.9
- 1934
- 19346.8
- 19346.9
- 19346.2
- 19336.0
- 19335.4
- 19326.0
- 19327.0
- 19325.6
- 19326.6
- 19327.1
- 19325.0
- 19325.9
- 19315.7
- 1931
writer
4.5 - 1927
director
6.3 - 1927
director
- 1926
director, actor
- 1925
director
6.5 - 1923
director
- 1921
director
7.1 - 1920
- 1916
- 1914
- 19135.6
- 1912
- 1912
- 1912
- 1912
- 1912
- 1912
- 19115.3