Francis X. Bushman
Acting1883Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Biography
Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. His matinee idol career started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife, but it did not survive the silent screen era. Bushman, like many of his contemporaries, broke into the film business via the stage. He was performing at Broncho Billy Anderson's Essanay Studios in Chicago, Illinois, where he was first noticed for his muscular, sculpted frame. He appeared in nearly 200 feature film roles—more than 175 films before 1920, and 17 in his screen debut year of 1911 alone. He also worked for the Vitagraph studio before signing with Metro in 1915.
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Known For
Acting History
2021
This Is Francis X. Bushman
as Self (archival footage)
1994
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1966
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as Malcolm
Batman
TVas Mr. Van Jones• 2 eps
1965
Dr. Kildare
TVas Mr. Cooper• 1 eps
1964
Perry Mason
TVas Courtney Jeffers / Philip / Lawrence King• 1 eps
1961
The Phantom Planet
as Sessom
1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
as Self
12 to the Moon
as Secretary General of the International Space Order
1958
1957
1954
Sabrina
as Mr. Tyson
1953
The Other Wise Man
as Old Man
General Electric Theater
TVas Abgarus / Philip Vandermoot
1952
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Eulogist (uncredited)
Apache Country
as Commissioner Latham
1951
Hollywood Story
as Himself
David and Bathsheba
as King Saul (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TVas Max
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self
1944
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
1942
Silver Queen
as Creditor
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
1941
Mr. Celebrity
as Himself
1937
Dick Tracy
as Chief Clive Anderson
1936
Hollywood Boulevard
as Frank - Director, Desert Scene
1933
The Film Parade
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1932
Watch Beverly
as President Orloff
Human Targets
as Bart Travis
1931
The Galloping Ghost
as 'Buddy' Courtland
1930
1928
1927
The 13th Juror
as Henry Desmond
The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross
as George Washington
The Lady in Ermine
as Gen. Dostal
1926
The Marriage Clause
as Barry Townsend
1925
The Masked Bride
as Grover
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Messala
1919
Daring Hearts
as Hugh Brown
1918
Under Suspicion
as Gerry Simpson
The Poor Rich Man
as Vantyne Carter
A Pair of Cupids
as Peter Warburton
Social Quicksands
as Warren Dexter
Cyclone Higgins, D.D.
as Cyrus 'Cyclone' Higgins, D.D.
With Neatness and Dispatch
as Paul Donaldson
The Brass Check
as Richard Trevor
1917
The Great Secret
as William Montgomery Strong
The Adopted Son
as Two Gun Carter
Red, White and Blue Blood
as John Spaulding
Their Compact
as James Van Dyke Moore
The Voice of Conscience
as William Poatter / James Houston
1916
In the Diplomatic Service
as Dick Stansbury
A Virginia Romance
as Ralph Everly
The Wall Between
as Sgt. John Kendall
Romeo and Juliet
as Romeo
Man and His Soul
as John Conscience / John Power
A Million a Minute
as Stephen Quaintance
In the Diplomatic Service
Director
In the Diplomatic Service
Scenario Writer
Romeo and Juliet
Director
1915
Graustark
as Grenfall Lorry
The Second in Command
as Lt. Col. Miles Anstruther
The Ambition of the Baron
as Count Jean de Lugnan
The Gallantry of Jimmy Rodgers
as Jimmy Rodgers
The Slim Princess
as Alexander H. Pike
The Silent Voice
as Franklyn Starr
1914
Under Royal Patronage
as Richard Savage
Dawn and Twilight
as Pietro Delani, a Blind Musician
Jane
as The Red-Haired Man
The Hour and the Man
as Frank Maxwell
The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify
as The Matinee Idol
The Plum Tree
as Craig Ewell
Hearts and Flowers
as John Martin
The Countess
as Richard Hasbrook
Yarn a-Tangle
as The Beau
A Night With a Million
as Jack Wilton
An Unplanned Elopement
as Frank Melbourne
1913
A Mistaken Accusation
as Pietro
The Thirteenth Man
as Jack Hanney
The Right of Way
as Frank Robinson
The Way Perilous
as Frank Davenport - The Young Man
When Soul Meets Soul
as Prince Arames/Professor Delaplane
1912
The Voice of Conscience
as William Sherman
When Wealth Torments
as Jim O'Brien
The Iron Heel
as Robert Gregg Sr. & Jr.
The Eye That Never Sleeps
as Howard Mayne
1911
Two Men and a Girl
as John Lincoln (or Francis, her dream prince)