James H. White

Actor · Director· Nova Scotia, Canada

James Henry White was a Canadian film pioneer, who worked as a director, producer, and cinematographer. He also appeared as an actor in several films. He was employed by the Edison Manufacturing Company, and directed over 500 short films, both fictional and documentary.

Known For

The roles that explain the career.

Full credits

Life of an American Fireman

The Fire Chief · 1903

Filmography

80 credits across 2 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
1917	Down the Old Potomac	Director	Film
1903	Life of an American Fireman	The Fire Chief	Film
1902	Jack and the Beanstalk	Farmer	Film
1901	Opening of the Pan-American Exposition Showing Vice President Roosevelt Leading the Procession	Director	Film
1901	Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison	Director	Film
1901	President McKinley Reviewing the Troops at the Pan-American Exposition	Director	Film
1901	Love in a Hammock	Director	Film
1900	Grandma and the Bad Boys	Director	Film
1900	Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition	Director	Film
1900	Why Jones Discharged His Clerks	Director	Film
1900	New Black Diamond Express	Director	Film
1900	Watermelon Contest	Director	Film
1900	A Storm at Sea	Director	Film
1900	Capture of Boer Battery by British	Director	Film
1900	Naval Sham Battle at Newport	Director	Film
1900	Red Cross Ambulance on Battlefield	Director	Film
1900	Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk	Director	Film
1900	Boers Bringing in British Prisoners	Director	Film
1900	Palace of Electricity	Director	Film
1900	Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo	Director	Film
1900	Esplanade des Invalides	Director	Film
1900	Charge of Boer Cavalry	Director	Film
1900	Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps	Director	Film
1900	Torpedo Boat 'Morris' Running	Director	Film
1900	Panorama of Eiffel Tower	Director	Film
1900	Panorama of Gorge Railway	Director	Film
1900	English Lancers Charging	Director	Film
1900	Gymnasium Exercises and Drill at Newport Training School	Director	Film
1900	Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce	Director	Film
1900	Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace	Director	Film
1900	Champs de Mars	Director	Film
1900	Gun Drill by Naval Cadets at Newport Training School	Director	Film
1900	Scene from the Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower	Director	Film
1900	Panorama of Place de l'Opéra	Director	Film
1900	Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde	Director	Film
1900	Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation'	Director	Film
1900	Panoramic View of Newport	Director	Film
1900	Panoramic View of the Champs Elysees	Director	Film
1900	Battle of Mafeking	Director	Film
1900	Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo	Director	Film
1900	Swiss Village, No. 2	Director	Film
1900	Champs Elysees	Director	Film
1900	Panorama of the Paris Exposition, from the Seine	Director	Film
1899	Arabian Gun Twirler	Director	Film
1899	Admiral Dewey Receiving the Washington and New York Committees	Director	Film
1899	Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade	Director	Film
1899	Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2	Director	Film
1899	Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2	Director	Film
1899	The Astor Tramp	Director	Film
1899	Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene	Director	Film
1899	A Wringing Good Joke	Director	Film
1899	Troops at Evacuation of Havana	Director	Film
1899	U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia' Leading Naval Parade	Director	Film
1899	Love and War	Director	Film
1899	New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2	Director	Film
1899	Fun in Camp	Director	Film
1899	Pilot Boats in New York Harbor	Director	Film
1899	104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated Railway	Director	Film
1899	Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park	Director	Film
1899	Tourists Going Round Yellowstone Park	Director	Film
1899	Trick Bears	Director	Film
1899	Three Acrobats	Director	Film
1899	Admiral Dewey Landing at Gibraltar	Director	Film
1899	Tenderloin at Night	Director	Film
1899	2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and Embarkation	Director	Film
1899	U.S. Infantry Supported by Rough Riders at El Caney	Director	Film
1899	Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot Springs	Director	Film
1899	Capture of Trenches at Candaba	Director	Film
1899	Morning Colors on U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'	Director	Film
1899	Skirmish of Rough Riders	Director	Film
1899	U.S. Troops and Red Cross in the Trenches Before Caloocan	Director	Film
1899	Advance of Kansas Volunteers at Caloocan	Director	Film
1899	U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh'	Director	Film
1899	Filipinos Retreat from Trenches	Director	Film
1899	Casey at the Bat	Director	Film
1898	Troop Ships for the Philippines	Director	Film
1898	Shooting Captured Insurgents	Director	Film
1898	Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry.	Director	Film
1898	Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb	Director	Film
1898	Wash Day in Mexico	Director	Film

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