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William Russell
Actor

William Russell

12 Apr 1884Born
18 Feb 1929Died
44Age at death
126Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia

William Russell (April 12, 1884 – February 18, 1929), born William Francis Lerche, was an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He appeared in over two hundred silent era motion pictures between 1910 and 1929, directing five of them in 1916 and producing two through his own production company in 1918 and 1925.

Russell began his screen career in New York with the Biograph Company, where he worked for nine months before signing with the Thanhouser Company. He was also part of the company of players for the American Film Manufacturing Company and their Flying "A" Studios in Santa Barbara.

In 1917, he and actress Charlotte Burton were married.

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They divorced in 1921. He and actress Helen Ferguson were married on June 21, 1925, at the Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church, after a six-year romance. William Russell died at age 44 from pneumonia at Hollywood Hospital in Los Angeles.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 126 credits.

  1. 1929Girls Gone WildFilm: Dan Brown
  2. 1928The Midnight TaxiFilm: Joseph Brant
  3. 1928State Street SadieFilm: The Bat
  4. 1928The Danger PatrolFilm: Sgt. John Daley
  5. 1928The Head of the FamilyFilm: The Plumber
  6. 1928Woman WiseFilm: Ne'er-Do-Well
  7. 1927Brass KnucklesFilm: "Brass Knuckles" Lamont
  8. 1927The Girl from ChicagoFilm: Big Steve Drummond
  9. 1927The Desired WomanFilm: Captain Maxwell
  10. 1926Wings of the StormFilm: Bill Martin
  11. 1926The Blue EagleFilm: Big Tim Ryan
  12. 1926The Still AlarmFilm: Richard Fay
  13. 1925Big PalFilm: Dan Williams
  14. 1925My Neighbor's WifeFilm: Eric von Greed, film director
  15. 1925The Way of a GirlFilm: Brand
  16. 1925On Thin IceFilm: Dapper Crawford
  17. 1924The Beloved BruteFilm: David Hinges
  18. 1923Anna ChristieFilm: Matt Burke
  19. 1923Times Have ChangedFilm: Mark O'Rell
  20. 1923Alias the Night WindFilm: Bing Howard
  21. 1923Boston BlackieFilm: Boston Blackie
  22. 1922The Great NightFilm: Larry Gilmore
  23. 1922Mixed FacesFilm: Judge J. Woodworth Granger
  24. 1922The CrusaderFilm: Peter Brent
  25. 1922A Self-Made ManFilm: Jack Spurlock
  26. 1922The Men of ZanzibarFilm: Hugh Hemingway
  27. 1921The Roof TreeFilm: Ken Thornton
  28. 1921The Lady from LongacreFilm: Lord Anthony Conway
  29. 1921The Cheater ReformedFilm: Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall
  30. 1920The Iron RiderFilm: Larry Lannigan
  31. 1920Singing RiverFilm: Long Rush
  32. 1920The Challenge of the LawFilm: Captain Bruce Cavanaugh
  33. 1920The Man Who DaredFilm: Big Jim Kane
  34. 1920Twins of Suffering CreekFilm: Bill Lark
  35. 1920Leave It to MeFilm: Dick Derrickson
  36. 1920The Valley of TomorrowFilm: Dabney Morgan
  37. 1920Shod with FireFilm: Bruce Bayard
  38. 1919The Lincoln HighwaymanFilm: Jimmy Clunder
  39. 1919Eastward Ho!Film: Buck Lindsay
  40. 1919Sacred SilenceFilm: Capt. James Craig
  41. 1919Six Feet FourFilm: Buck Thornton
  42. 1919This Hero StuffFilm: Captain November Jones
  43. 1919A Sporting ChanceFilm: John Stonehouse
  44. 1919Some LiarFilm: Robert Winchester McTabb
  45. 1919Brass ButtonsFilm: Kingdon Hollister
  46. 1919Where the West BeginsFilm: Cliff Redfern
  47. 1919When a Man Rides AloneFilm: William Sykes
  48. 1918All the World to NothingFilm: Richard Chester
  49. 1918Hobbs in a HurryFilm: J. Warren Hobbs, Jr.
  50. 1918Up Romance RoadFilm: Gregory Thorne
  51. 1918Hearts or Diamonds?Film: Larry Hanrahan
  52. 1917Snap JudgmentFilm: James Page
  53. 1917The Sea MasterFilm: Bull Dorgan
  54. 1917Sands of SacrificeFilm: Big Bill Darcey
  55. 1917Pride and the ManFilm: Jack Hastings
  56. 1917The Masked HeartFilm: Philip Greycourt
  57. 1917Shackles of TruthFilm: Gerard Hale
  58. 1917A Rough Shod FighterFilm: Frank Carlisle
  59. 1916The Torch BearerFilm: John Huntley-Knox Sr. / John Huntley-Knox Jr., Director
  60. 1916The Man Who Would Not DieFilm: Clyde Kingsley - Ward Kingsley, Director
  61. 1916Soul MatesFilm: Lowell Sherman, Director
  62. 1916The BruiserFilm: 'Big Bill' Brawley
  63. 1916The Smugglers of Santa CruzFilm: Robert Langdon
  64. 1915Dora ThorneFilm: Ronald
  65. 1915Garden of LiesFilm: Dennis Mallory
  66. 1915The Diamond from the SkyFilm: Blair Stanley
  67. 1915The Dancing GirlFilm: John Christion
  68. 1914Under the GaslightFilm: Ray Trafford
  69. 1914The Straight RoadFilm: Bill Hubbell
  70. 1914The Power of the PressFilm: Turner Morgan
  71. 1914His Fireman's ConscienceFilm: The Railroad Fireman
  72. 1913Peggy's InvitationFilm: Henry Farland, a Young Banker
  73. 1913Little BrotherFilm: The Lover
  74. 1913Robin HoodFilm: Robin Hood
  75. 1913MothsFilm: Prince Zouroff
  76. 1913Little DorritFilm: Arthur Clennam
  77. 1913TannhäuserFilm: Wolfram
  78. 1913King Rene’s DaughterFilm: Pierre, Captain of the Guards
  79. 1913While Baby SleptFilm: The Husband
  80. 1913The Caged BirdFilm: The Farmer

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