{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/110347/william-k-l-dickson",
  "name": "William K.L. Dickson",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/110347/william-k-l-dickson",
  "knownForDepartment": "Directing",
  "description": "William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a Scottish inventor and the Edison Manufacturing Company's official photographer. In 1889, he was assigned to turn the concept of a the proposed motion picture device, named the Kinetoscope, into a reality. The first working prototype was unveiled in May 1891 and the design of system was essentially finalised by the fall of 1892. The completed version of the Kinetoscope was officially unveiled at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences on 9 May 1893.",
  "birthDate": "1860-08-03",
  "deathDate": "1935-09-28",
  "birthPlace": "Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France",
  "alternateName": [
    "William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson",
    "W.K-L. Dickson",
    "William Dickson",
    "W.K.L. Dickson ",
    "WKL Dickson "
  ],
  "image": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/3gGlP15MqNKGrbDjlZQLqMpedcF.jpg",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005690"
  ],
  "lastVerified": "4 May 2026",
  "filmography": [
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 332353,
      "title": "Annabelle Sun Dance",
      "year": "1894",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 4.528,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/hLGIzJOzV2Z9kLKZDkMX5yg0dFD.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/332353/annabelle-sun-dance-1894"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 16612,
      "title": "Carmencita",
      "year": "1894",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.2,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/sDbM3NnfnsEZYEJMt4O06Vb8Z9k.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/16612/carmencita-1894"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 186019,
      "title": "Sandow: The Strong Man",
      "year": "1894",
      "role": "Producer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.156,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/beaxxBLlDpafl1nrYZrPvhr7FbV.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/186019/sandow-the-strong-man-1894"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 195304,
      "title": "King John",
      "year": "1899",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 4.9,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/4CIAf7SZ8hV9dNAAyMSt9FA1sBe.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/195304/king-john-1899"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1410793,
      "title": "English Nell",
      "year": "1900",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1410793/english-nell-1900"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 33229,
      "title": "Dickson Greeting",
      "year": "1891",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 4.979,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/as6wboEEpqJXFzGNXT0poGR7BM3.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/33229/dickson-greeting-1891"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 105153,
      "title": "Fencing",
      "year": "1892",
      "role": "Producer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 3.589,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ueF7XnBZhe9bjX3rdo4DhfcNnaI.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/105153/fencing-1892"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 285817,
      "title": "Ten Pickaninnies",
      "year": "1908",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 4.333,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/44mpXP5yOzZyjYstlrC7sIZYKjS.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/285817/ten-pickaninnies-1908"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 178696,
      "title": "McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio",
      "year": "1896",
      "role": "Director of Photography",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 4.389,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/178696/mckinley-at-home-canton-ohio-1896"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 566172,
      "title": "Wrestling Match",
      "year": "1894",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 3.6,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xJGrshk7dUHmDHNqKScCswPxZA5.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/566172/wrestling-match-1894"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1230546,
      "title": "View on Boulevard, New York City",
      "year": "1896",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wfwvxRqEaqutoZ0L6H1Y0pr6hmO.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1230546/view-on-boulevard-new-york-city-1896"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 104396,
      "title": "Dickson Experimental Sound Film",
      "year": "1894",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.081,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/29GejylcrVahrRziYn3B1CLUs9y.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/104396/dickson-experimental-sound-film-1894"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 321770,
      "title": "Bath Scene",
      "year": "1897",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.25,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/e2F6zGnzgKe5PIccqqKI3onJFM9.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/321770/bath-scene-1897"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 273273,
      "title": "Dancing Darkies",
      "year": "1896",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 4.8,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/273273/dancing-darkies-1896"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 194089,
      "title": "The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”",
      "year": "1894",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 4.447,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/194089/the-pickaninny-dance-from-the-passing-show-1894"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 33315,
      "title": "Monkeyshines, No. 2",
      "year": "1890",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 4.649,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/a0BvlND2RlKgr4TejgPQZ4Q044I.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/33315/monkeyshines-no-2-1890"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1307240,
      "title": "Fred Ott Holding a Bird",
      "year": "1894",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bLaLdoliGmmLYv5cwyOyZHQtkkN.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1307240/fred-ott-holding-a-bird-1894"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 703436,
      "title": "Butterfly Dances",
      "year": "2007",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/703436/butterfly-dances-2007"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 152215,
      "title": "Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)",
      "year": "1894",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 4.914,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/c6HQoUBziPKOqYo7yjn4JMCQCkJ.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/152215/glenroy-brothers-comic-boxing-1894"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 159903,
      "title": "Chinese Laundry Scene",
      "year": "1894",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.227,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/dYD6Xw7bXEti4MAF5J569G6pE0n.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/159903/chinese-laundry-scene-1894"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 16624,
      "title": "Blacksmithing Scene",
      "year": "1893",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.6,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/c76bs0S90EFhB5ww3i6DlYQTVk.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/16624/blacksmithing-scene-1893"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 194091,
      "title": "The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight",
      "year": "1894",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 4.7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jnS7ixhiWCsiXDeBQmemmTgO5lS.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/194091/the-hornbacker-murphy-fight-1894"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 159898,
      "title": "The Boxing Cats",
      "year": "1894",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.917,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ozdAWQ17qMAdmcS1bWYvBMmrFsG.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/159898/the-boxing-cats-1894"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 105160,
      "title": "Annabelle Butterfly Dance",
      "year": "1894",
      "role": "Producer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.509,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/mYEaEoXrDDbXgzeMJpRHoxcpwVu.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/105160/annabelle-butterfly-dance-1894"
    }
  ]
}