Robert W. Paul

AKA: R.W. Paul, Robert William Paul, Robert Paul
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1869-10-04

Highbury, London, England, UK

Biography

Robert William Paul (3 October 1869 – 28 March 1943) was an English film pioneer and scientific instrument maker. He began producing narrative films as early as April 1895, initially shown on Edison Kinetoscope-style devices, and by 1896 he was projecting them—around the same time the Lumière brothers were developing projected cinema in France. In addition to his filmmaking, Paul achieved success as an inventor, notably creating the Unipivot galvanometer. In 1999, the British film industry honored his contributions with a commemorative plaque at his former workshop at 44 Hatton Garden, London.

Crew Roles

Waves Breaking
Director
Blackfriars Bridge
Director
The '?' Motorist
Producer
The Arrest of a Bookmaker
Director
Hyde Park Bicycling Scene
Director
Head of Procession Including Bluejackets
Director
On Westminster Bridge
Director
The Twins' Tea Party
Director
Royal Train
Director
Life Guards and Princes North of St Paul's
Director
Queen's Carriage and Indian Escort Arriving at St. Paul's
Director
Royal Princes in St. Paul's Churchyard
Director
Head of Colonial Procession
Director
Dragoons Passing St Paul's
Director
Caped Mounted Riflemen Passing St Paul's
Director
Sirdar's Reception at Guildhall
Director
Royal Carriages Passing Westminster
Director
Royal Carriage Arriving at St Paul's
Director
Return of T.R.H. the Prince and Princess of Wales
Director
Aberdeen University Quarter Centenary Celebrations
Director
Landing at Low Tide
Producer
Sunderland
Cinematography
Sunderland
Producer
An Extraordinary Cab Accident
Producer
A Lively Quarter Day
Producer
The '?' Motorist
Director of Photography
Delhi Durbar
Director
Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
Producer
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race 1901
Director
Phantom Ride, Chamonix
Director
Army Life: Mounted Infantry
Director
Cupid at the Washtub
Producer
Robbery
Producer
Scene on the River Thames
Director
The Launch of H.M.S. Albion
Director of Photography
The Training of Infantry
Director
The Football Final
Director
Tetherball, or Do-Do
Producer
The Deonzo Brothers
Producer
Hammerfest
Producer
The Countryman and the Cinematograph
Director
Firing at the Ranges
Director
The Derby 1900
Director
Contortionist
Director
Attack on a Piquet
Director
Cyclists and Pony Traps
Director
Robbery
Director
Training Cavalry Horses: The Recruit's First Ride
Director
The King and Queen's Visit to Berlin
Director
Gardener Watering Plants
Director
His Brave Defender
Producer
The Deserter
Director
Two AM; or, The Husband's Return
Producer
Domesticated Elephants
Director
Goaded to Anarchy
Director
Come Along, Do!
Producer
A Sea Cave Near Lisbon
Producer
The Bout
Director
Our New General Servant
Director
The Hand of the Artist
Producer
Army Life: Mounted Infantry
Producer
Entry of the Scots' Guards into Bloemfontein
Producer
Chirgwin in His Humorous Business
Producer
The Derby
Director
Cronje's Surrender to Lord Roberts
Producer
The Delhi Durbar
Director
A Camp Smithy
Producer
The Haunted Curiosity Shop
Producer
Race for the Grand National
Director
Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War
Director
Come Along, Do!
Director
A Switchback Railway
Director
Tetherball, or Do-Do
Director
The Butterfly
Director
A Railway Collision
Producer
The Extraordinary Waiter
Producer
Training at the Regimental Depot
Director
Hammerfest
Director
Attack on a Piquet
Producer
Tommy Atkins in the Park
Director
Tommy Atkins in the Park
Producer
An Exciting Pillow Fight
Producer
The Launch of H.M.S. Albion
Director
Comic Costume Race
Director
Mr. Pecksniff Fetches the Doctor
Producer
Drat That Boy!
Producer
Rough Sea at Dover
Producer
Laplander Feeding His Reindeer
Producer
Laplander Feeding His Reindeer
Cinematography
Opening of the Kiel Canal
Producer
The Vanishing Lady
Director
The Waif and the Wizard
Producer
The Soldier's Courtship
Producer
Chinese Magic
Producer
Blackfriars Bridge
Editor
Blackfriars Bridge
Director of Photography
Blackfriars Bridge
Producer
Fun on the Clothesline
Director
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
Director
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
Producer
A Collier's Life
Producer
Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II
Producer
The Derby 1895
Producer
Clog Dancing Contest for the Championship of England
Director
The Young Rivals
Producer
The Young Rivals
Director
His Brave Defender
Director
His Only Pair
Director
A Favourite Domestic Scene
Director
The Deonzo Brothers
Director
Rocky Shore
Producer
Short-Sighted Sammy
Producer
Trilby Burlesque
Producer
Children in the Nursery
Director
A Favourite Domestic Scene
Producer
Upside Down; or, The Human Flies
Producer
His Only Pair
Producer
Coronation Durbar at Delhi
Producer
The Kiddies' Cakewalk
Producer
Whaling Afloat and Ashore
Producer
Fishermen and Boat at Port Said
Producer
Women Fetching Water from the Nile
Producer
The Countryman and the Cinematograph
Producer
Incident at Clovelly Cottage
Producer
The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race
Producer
On a Runaway Motor-Car Through Piccadilly Circus
Director
On a Runaway Motor-Car Through Piccadilly Circus
Producer
Fire Brigade
Producer
Footpads
Director
Briton vs. Boer
Producer
S.S. Columbia
Producer
London Street Scene / Turn Out of a Fire Brigade
Director
London Street Scene / Turn Out of a Fire Brigade
Cinematography
Plucked From The Burning
Producer
A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne
Director
The Trick Cyclist
Director
The Kaiser at Portsmouth
Producer
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