Robert W. Paul

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.

Most Famous Work

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The '?' Motorist

(1906) Director of Photography

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Come Along, Do!

(1898) Producer

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5

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The Derby

(1896) Director

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5

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Blackfriars Bridge

(1896) Editor

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Opening of the Kiel Canal

(1895) Producer

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Delhi Durbar

(1902) Director

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Rough Sea at Dover

(1896) Producer

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Fun on the Clothesline

(1897) Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1897	Chasing Man	Fun on the Clothesline 1897-09-22 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1910	Director	The Butterfly 1910-01-02 Movie
1909	Director	Domesticated Elephants 1909-01-02 Movie
	Director	The King and Queen's Visit to Berlin 1909-01-01 Movie
1906	Director	Aberdeen University Quarter Centenary Celebrations 1906-09-27 Movie
	Director	Return of T.R.H. the Prince and Princess of Wales 1906-01-01 Movie
1905	Director	A Victim of Misfortune 1905-04-15 Movie
	Director	Goaded to Anarchy 1905-01-02 Movie
1904	Director	Buy Your Own Cherries 1904-06-01 Movie
1903	Director	An Extraordinary Cab Accident 1903-11-01 Movie
	Director	A Chess Dispute 1903-08-18 Movie
	Director	Hammerfest 1903-07-18 Movie
	Director	The Delhi Durbar 1903-01-24 Movie
	Director	Bloodhounds Tracking a Convict 1903-01-02 Movie
	Director	Race for the Grand National 1903-01-02 Movie
1902	Director	Delhi Durbar 1902-12-29 Movie
	Director	His Only Pair 1902-07-08 Movie
1901	Director	The Countryman and the Cinematograph 1901-10-01 Movie
	Director	The Deonzo Brothers 1901-08-11 Movie
	Director	The Football Final 1901-01-02 Movie
	Director	Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race 1901 1901-01-02 Movie
1900	Director	The Bout 1900-01-02 Movie
	Director	The Training of Infantry 1900-01-02 Movie
	Director	Training at the Regimental Depot 1900-01-02 Movie
	Director	Training Cavalry Horses: The Recruit's First Ride 1900-01-02 Movie
	Director	The Derby 1900 1900-01-02 Movie
	Director	Phantom Ride, Chamonix 1900-01-02 Movie
	Director	The Deserter 1900-01-02 Movie
	Director	Cyclists and Pony Traps 1900-01-02 Movie
	Director	Firing at the Ranges 1900-01-02 Movie
	Director	Army Life: Mounted Infantry 1900-01-01 Movie
	Director	His Brave Defender 1900-01-01 Movie
1899	Director	Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War 1899-01-02 Movie
	Director	Attack on a Piquet 1899-01-01 Movie
1898	Director	Tommy Atkins in the Park 1898-08-01 Movie
	Director	A Favourite Domestic Scene 1898-08-01 Movie
	Director	Clog Dancing Contest for the Championship of England 1898-02-01 Movie
	Director	Sirdar's Reception at Guildhall 1898-01-01 Movie
	Director	A Switchback Railway 1898-01-01 Movie
	Director	Tetherball, or Do-Do 1898-01-01 Movie
	Director	Come Along, Do! 1898-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Launch of H.M.S. Albion 1898-01-01 Movie
1897	Director	Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee 1897-10-30 Movie
	Director	The Vanishing Lady 1897-09-29 Movie
	Director	Fun on the Clothesline 1897-09-22 Movie
	Director	The Young Rivals 1897-09-01 Movie
	Director	Head of Procession Including Bluejackets 1897-01-01 Movie
	Director	Head of Colonial Procession, Canadians, etc 1897-01-01 Movie
	Director	Royal Carriages Passing Westminster 1897-01-01 Movie
	Director	Caped Mounted Riflemen Passing St Paul's 1897-01-01 Movie
	Director	Dragoons Passing St Paul's 1897-01-01 Movie
	Director	Royal Carriage Arriving at St Paul's 1897-01-01 Movie
	Director	Royal Princes in St. Paul's Churchyard 1897-01-01 Movie
	Director	Queen's Carriage and Indian Escort Arriving at St. Paul's 1897-01-01 Movie
	Director	Life Guards and Princes North of St Paul's 1897-01-01 Movie
	Director	Robbery 1897-01-01 Movie
1896	Director	Children in the Nursery 1896-10-01 Movie
	Director	The Twins' Tea Party 1896-08-01 Movie
	Director	Scene on the River Thames 1896-07-01 Movie
	Director	The Derby 1896-05-29 Movie
	Director	Our New General Servant 1896-01-02 Movie
	Director	Gardener Watering Plants 1896-01-02 Movie
	Director	Contortionist 1896-01-02 Movie
	Director	Trilby Burlesque 1896-01-02 Movie
	Director	Blackfriars Bridge 1896-01-01 Movie
	Director	Hyde Park Bicycling Scene 1896-01-01 Movie
	Director	Royal Train 1896-01-01 Movie
	Director	On Westminster Bridge 1896-01-01 Movie
	Director	Comic Costume Race 1896-01-01 Movie
	Director	Waves Breaking 1896-01-01 Movie
1895	Director	The Arrest of a Bookmaker 1895-05-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1908	Producer	Whaling Afloat and Ashore 1908-01-01 Movie
1907	Producer	Laplander Feeding His Reindeer 1907-01-02 Movie
1906	Producer	The '?' Motorist 1906-10-01 Movie
	Producer	The Hand of the Artist 1906-04-01 Movie
	Producer	A Lively Quarter-Day 1906-03-01 Movie
1904	Producer	Mr. Pecksniff Fetches the Doctor 1904-08-01 Movie
	Producer	Drat That Boy! 1904-05-27 Movie
	Producer	A Collier's Life 1904-01-01 Movie
1903	Producer	The Kiddies' Cakewalk 1903-11-01 Movie
	Producer	An Extraordinary Cab Accident 1903-11-01 Movie
	Producer	Hammerfest 1903-07-18 Movie
	Producer	Coronation Durbar at Delhi 1903-01-31 Movie
1902	Producer	The Extraordinary Waiter 1902-12-05 Movie
	Producer	His Only Pair 1902-07-08 Movie
1901	Producer	Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost 1901-11-01 Movie
	Producer	The Countryman and the Cinematograph 1901-10-01 Movie
	Producer	The Waif and the Wizard 1901-09-01 Movie
	Producer	The Deonzo Brothers 1901-08-11 Movie
	Producer	The Haunted Curiosity Shop 1901-08-01 Movie
1900	Producer	Chinese Magic 1900-09-01 Movie
	Producer	A Railway Collision 1900-03-01 Movie
	Producer	Army Life: Mounted Infantry 1900-01-01 Movie
	Producer	His Brave Defender 1900-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Cronje's Surrender to Lord Roberts 1900-01-01 Movie
	Producer	An Exciting Pillow Fight 1900-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Entry of the Scots' Guards into Bloemfontein 1900-01-01 Movie
1899	Producer	Upside Down; or, The Human Flies 1899-09-01 Movie
	Producer	Attack on a Piquet 1899-01-01 Movie
	Producer	A Camp Smithy 1899-01-01 Movie
1898	Producer	Tommy Atkins in the Park 1898-08-01 Movie
	Producer	A Favourite Domestic Scene 1898-08-01 Movie
	Producer	Come Along, Do! 1898-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Tetherball, or Do-Do 1898-01-01 Movie
1897	Producer	Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee 1897-10-30 Movie
	Producer	Cupid at the Washtub 1897-09-01 Movie
	Producer	The Young Rivals 1897-09-01 Movie
	Producer	Robbery 1897-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Women Fetching Water from the Nile 1897-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Fishermen and Boat at Port Said 1897-01-01 Movie
1896	Producer	A Sea Cave Near Lisbon 1896-10-29 Movie
	Producer	Two AM; or, The Husband's Return 1896-08-01 Movie
	Producer	Landing at Low Tide 1896-06-01 Movie
	Producer	Chirgwin in His Humorous Business 1896-06-01 Movie
	Producer	The Soldier's Courtship 1896-05-30 Movie
	Producer	Rough Sea at Dover 1896-01-14 Movie
	Producer	Sunderland 1896-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Rocky Shore 1896-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Blackfriars Bridge 1896-01-01 Movie
1895	Producer	The Derby 1895 1895-11-20 Movie
	Producer	Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II 1895-06-20 Movie
	Producer	Opening of the Kiel Canal 1895-06-19 Movie
	Producer	Incident at Clovelly Cottage 1895-03-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1907	Cinematography	Laplander Feeding His Reindeer 1907-01-02 Movie
1896	Cinematography	Sunderland 1896-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1906	Director of Photography	The '?' Motorist 1906-10-01 Movie
1898	Director of Photography	The Launch of H.M.S. Albion 1898-01-01 Movie
1896	Director of Photography	Blackfriars Bridge 1896-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1896	Editor	Blackfriars Bridge 1896-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv