William Russell
Acting1884The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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. 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
Acting History
1979
Spearhead
TVas Mr Dickson B.F.S.• 1 eps
1929
Girls Gone Wild
as Dan Brown
1928
The Head of the Family
as The Plumber
Woman Wise
as Ne'er-Do-Well
The Midnight Taxi
as Joseph Brant
State Street Sadie
as The Bat
1927
The Desired Woman
as Captain Maxwell
Brass Knuckles
as "Brass Knuckles" Lamont
The Girl from Chicago
as Big Steve Drummond
1926
1925
1924
The Beloved Brute
as David Hinges
1923
Anna Christie
as Matt Burke
Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
Times Have Changed
as Mark O'Rell
Alias the Night Wind
as Bing Howard
1922
Mixed Faces
as Judge J. Woodworth Granger
The Crusader
as Peter Brent
A Self-Made Man
as Jack Spurlock
The Great Night
as Larry Gilmore
1921
The Cheater Reformed
as Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall
The Lady from Longacre
as Lord Anthony Conway
The Roof Tree
as Ken Thornton
1920
Leave It to Me
as Dick Derrickson
The Man Who Dared
as Big Jim Kane
The Iron Rider
as Larry Lannigan
The Challenge of the Law
as Captain Bruce Cavanaugh
Singing River
as Long Rush
Twins of Suffering Creek
as Bill Lark
Shod with Fire
as Bruce Bayard
1919
A Sporting Chance
as John Stonehouse
When a Man Rides Alone
as William Sykes
This Hero Stuff
as Captain November Jones
Some Liar
as Robert Winchester McTabb
Six Feet Four
as Buck Thornton
The Lincoln Highwayman
as Jimmy Clunder
Brass Buttons
as Kingdon Hollister
Where the West Begins
as Cliff Redfern
Sacred Silence
as Capt. James Craig
Eastward Ho!
as Buck Lindsay
When a Man Rides Alone
Producer
1918
Hobbs in a Hurry
as J. Warren Hobbs, Jr.
Hearts or Diamonds?
as Larry Hanrahan
Up Romance Road
as Gregory Thorne
All the World to Nothing
as Richard Chester
Hearts or Diamonds?
Producer
1917
The Masked Heart
as Philip Greycourt
A Rough Shod Fighter
as Frank Carlisle
Snap Judgment
as James Page
Shackles of Truth
as Gerard Hale
1916
The Bruiser
as 'Big Bill' Brawley
The Man Who Would Not Die
as Clyde Kingsley - Ward Kingsley
The Smugglers of Santa Cruz
as Robert Langdon
Soul Mates
as Lowell Sherman
The Man Who Would Not Die
Director
Soul Mates
Director
1915
The Diamond from the Sky
as Blair Stanley
The Dancing Girl
as John Christion
Garden of Lies
as Dennis Mallory
Dora Thorne
as Ronald
1914
His Fireman's Conscience
as The Railroad Fireman
Under the Gaslight
as Ray Trafford
The Power of the Press
as Turner Morgan
The Straight Road
as Bill Hubbell
1913
Tannhäuser
as Wolfram
The Caged Bird
as The Farmer
Peggy's Invitation
as Henry Farland, a Young Banker
Little Dorrit
as Arthur Clennam
Carmen
as Escamillo, the Toreador
The Marble Heart
as Editor
King Rene’s Daughter
as Pierre, Captain of the Guards
Moths
as Prince Zouroff
Robin Hood
as Robin Hood
While Baby Slept
as The Husband
1912
The Girl of the Grove
as The Doctor
A Niagara Honeymoon
as The Groom
Jess
as Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer
The Ring of a Spanish Grandee
as Don Rodrigo
The Repeater
as The Political Reformer
The Forest Rose
as Captain Maywood
The Cry of the Children
as The factory owner
The Little Girl Next Door
as The Other Father
Star of Bethlehem
as King Herod
The Wrecked Taxi
as The Husband
Undine
as Spirit of the Brook
Rejuvenation
as The Lighthouse Keeper
Jilted
as The Suitor
The Portrait of Lady Anne
as Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor
Flying to Fortune
as The Doctor
The Saleslady
as The Bumpkin
Into the Desert
as The American Girl's Fiancé
East Lynne
as Francis Levison
Under Two Flags
as The Colonel
For Sale -- A Life
as The Card Player
The Little Shut-in
as Manly Feet
Pa's Medicine
as Willie's Father
Put Yourself in His Place
as Squire Raby
Lucile
as Duc de Luvois
The Silent Witness
as The Young Husband
For the Mikado
as The Russian Traitor
The Trouble Maker
as The Husband
1911
Young Lochinvar
as Young Lochinvar
The Lady from the Sea
as Alfred, the Sailor
Get Rich Quick
as Bunco artist
David Copperfield
as Ham Peggotty (in part two)
1910
Under Western Skies
as A Marriage Witness