Production • AGE 84
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as el...


History 101
Self (archive footage)
2020

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self (voice) (archive footage)
2019

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Self (archive footage)
2019

Edison
Himself (archive footage)
2015

The Extraordinary Voyage
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2011

Epic Rap Battles of History
Characters
2010

Murnau, Borzage and Fox
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008

Edison: The Invention of the Movies
Himself (archive footage)
2005

Naqoyqatsi
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Self (archive footage)
1998

The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America
Self (archive footage)
1995

The Crash of 1929
Self (archive footage)
1990

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982

The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor
Himself (Archival Footage)
1972

Horizon
Self
1964

MGM Parade
Self
1955

The Golden Twenties
Self (archive footage)
1950

Okay for Sound
1946

The Film That Was Lost
Self (archive footage)
1942

Guests at the Presentation of Kodacolor at the Home of Mr. George Eastman, Rochester, N.Y.
1928

A Day with Thomas A. Edison
Self
1922

Censorship and Its Absurdities
Producer
1915

The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Producer
1914

Nursery Favorites
Producer
1913

The Politician
Producer
1913

The Old Guard
Producer
1913

The Deaf Mute
Producer
1913

The Edison Kinetophone
Producer
1913

The Musical Blacksmiths
Producer
1913

Jack's Joke
Producer
1913

The Five Bachelors
Producer
1913

Frankenstein
Producer
1910

A Trip to Mars
Script
1910

The Comet
Director
1910

Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Producer
1909

Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company
Himself
1909

Chicago-Michigan Football Game
Producer
1903

A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem
Producer
1903

Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River
Producer
1903

Electrocuting an Elephant
Producer
1903

Skiing Scene in Quebec
Producer
1902

Arrival of the Governor General, Lord Minto, at Quebec
Producer
1902

Pan-American Exposition by Night
Producer
1901

The Trick Cyclist
Producer
1901

President McKinley Taking the Oath
Producer
1901

2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and Embarkation
Producer
1899

New York Police Parade, June 1st, 1899
Producer
1899

Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2
Producer
1899

General Lee's Procession, Havana
Producer
1899

Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
Producer
1898

The Passion Play of Oberammergau
Producer
1898

Launch of Surf Boat
Producer
1897

Launch of Life Boat
Producer
1897

Capsize of Lifeboat
Producer
1897

Admiral Cigarette
Producer
1897

Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
1897

Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
Producer
1897

American Falls from Above, American Side
Executive Producer
1896

Cock Fight
Producer
1896

Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
Producer
1896

The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
Producer
1895

Indian War Council
Producer
1894

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
Producer
1894

Imperial Japanese Dance
Producer
1894

Annie Oakley
Producer
1894

Sioux Ghost Dance
Producer
1894

Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Executive Producer
1894

Blacksmithing Scene
Producer
1893

EQUITY 6928
Self (Archive)