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William Russell

William Russell

Acting

Born: April 12, 1884The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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
Filmography
Girls Gone Wild

Girls Gone Wild

Dan Brown

1929
The Midnight Taxi

The Midnight Taxi

Joseph Brant

1928
State Street Sadie

State Street Sadie

The Bat

1928

The Danger Patrol

Sgt. John Daley

1928
The Head of the Family

The Head of the Family

The Plumber

1928
Woman Wise

Woman Wise

Ne'er-Do-Well

1928
Brass Knuckles

Brass Knuckles

"Brass Knuckles" Lamont

1927
The Girl from Chicago

The Girl from Chicago

Big Steve Drummond

1927
The Desired Woman

The Desired Woman

Captain Maxwell

1927
Wings of the Storm

Wings of the Storm

Bill Martin

1926
The Blue Eagle

The Blue Eagle

Big Tim Ryan

1926
The Still Alarm

The Still Alarm

Richard Fay

1926
Big Pal

Big Pal

Dan Williams

1925

My Neighbor's Wife

Eric von Greed, film director

1925
The Way of a Girl

The Way of a Girl

Brand

1925
On Thin Ice

On Thin Ice

Dapper Crawford

1925
The Beloved Brute

The Beloved Brute

David Hinges

1924
Anna Christie

Anna Christie

Matt Burke

1923
Times Have Changed

Times Have Changed

Mark O'Rell

1923
Alias the Night Wind

Alias the Night Wind

Bing Howard

1923
Boston Blackie

Boston Blackie

Boston Blackie

1923
The Great Night

The Great Night

Larry Gilmore

1922
Mixed Faces

Mixed Faces

Judge J. Woodworth Granger

1922
The Crusader

The Crusader

Peter Brent

1922
A Self-Made Man

A Self-Made Man

Jack Spurlock

1922

The Men of Zanzibar

Hugh Hemingway

1922
The Roof Tree

The Roof Tree

Ken Thornton

1921
The Lady from Longacre

The Lady from Longacre

Lord Anthony Conway

1921
The Cheater Reformed

The Cheater Reformed

Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall

1921
Singing River

Singing River

Long Rush

1920
The Iron Rider

The Iron Rider

Larry Lannigan

1920
The Challenge of the Law

The Challenge of the Law

Captain Bruce Cavanaugh

1920

The Man Who Dared

Big Jim Kane

1920
Twins of Suffering Creek

Twins of Suffering Creek

Bill Lark

1920
Leave It to Me

Leave It to Me

Dick Derrickson

1920

The Valley of Tomorrow

Dabney Morgan

1920
Shod with Fire

Shod with Fire

Bruce Bayard

1920
The Lincoln Highwayman

The Lincoln Highwayman

Jimmy Clunder

1919
Eastward Ho!

Eastward Ho!

Buck Lindsay

1919
Sacred Silence

Sacred Silence

Capt. James Craig

1919
Six Feet Four

Six Feet Four

Buck Thornton

1919
This Hero Stuff

This Hero Stuff

Captain November Jones

1919
A Sporting Chance

A Sporting Chance

John Stonehouse

1919
Some Liar

Some Liar

Robert Winchester McTabb

1919
Brass Buttons

Brass Buttons

Kingdon Hollister

1919
Where the West Begins

Where the West Begins

Cliff Redfern

1919
When a Man Rides Alone

When a Man Rides Alone

William Sykes

1919
All the World to Nothing

All the World to Nothing

Richard Chester

1918
Hobbs in a Hurry

Hobbs in a Hurry

J. Warren Hobbs, Jr.

1918
Up Romance Road

Up Romance Road

Gregory Thorne

1918
Hearts or Diamonds?

Hearts or Diamonds?

Larry Hanrahan

1918
Snap Judgment

Snap Judgment

James Page

1917

The Sea Master

Bull Dorgan

1917

Sands of Sacrifice

Big Bill Darcey

1917

Pride and the Man

Jack Hastings

1917
The Masked Heart

The Masked Heart

Philip Greycourt

1917
Shackles of Truth

Shackles of Truth

Gerard Hale

1917
A Rough Shod Fighter

A Rough Shod Fighter

Frank Carlisle

1917

The Man Who Would Not Die

Clyde Kingsley - Ward Kingsley

1916
Soul Mates

Soul Mates

Lowell Sherman

1916
The Bruiser

The Bruiser

'Big Bill' Brawley

1916
The Smugglers of Santa Cruz

The Smugglers of Santa Cruz

Robert Langdon

1916
Dora Thorne

Dora Thorne

Ronald

1915
Garden of Lies

Garden of Lies

Dennis Mallory

1915
The Diamond from the Sky

The Diamond from the Sky

Blair Stanley

1915
The Dancing Girl

The Dancing Girl

John Christion

1915
Under the Gaslight

Under the Gaslight

Ray Trafford

1914
The Straight Road

The Straight Road

Bill Hubbell

1914
The Power of the Press

The Power of the Press

Turner Morgan

1914

His Fireman's Conscience

The Railroad Fireman

1914

Peggy's Invitation

Henry Farland, a Young Banker

1913
Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

1913
Moths

Moths

Prince Zouroff

1913

Little Dorrit

Arthur Clennam

1913
Tannhäuser

Tannhäuser

Wolfram

1913
King Rene’s Daughter

King Rene’s Daughter

Pierre, Captain of the Guards

1913

While Baby Slept

The Husband

1913

The Caged Bird

The Farmer

1913
Carmen

Carmen

Escamillo, the Toreador

1913
The Marble Heart

The Marble Heart

Editor

1913

For Her Boy's Sake

1913
Star of Bethlehem

Star of Bethlehem

King Herod

1912

The Repeater

The Political Reformer

1912
Petticoat Camp

Petticoat Camp

1912
The Forest Rose

The Forest Rose

Captain Maywood

1912
Lucile

Lucile

Duc de Luvois

1912
The Little Girl Next Door

The Little Girl Next Door

The Other Father

1912
Put Yourself in His Place

Put Yourself in His Place

Squire Raby

1912

For the Mikado

The Russian Traitor

1912
Undine

Undine

Spirit of the Brook

1912

The Wrecked Taxi

The Husband

1912
The Portrait of Lady Anne

The Portrait of Lady Anne

Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor

1912

Pa's Medicine

Willie's Father

1912
Under Two Flags

Under Two Flags

The Colonel

1912
The Ring of a Spanish Grandee

The Ring of a Spanish Grandee

Don Rodrigo

1912
Jess

Jess

Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer

1912
The Little Shut-in

The Little Shut-in

Manly Feet

1912
Jilted

Jilted

The Suitor

1912
The Saleslady

The Saleslady

The Bumpkin

1912
The Cry of the Children

The Cry of the Children

The factory owner

1912
Rejuvenation

Rejuvenation

The Lighthouse Keeper

1912

Into the Desert

The American Girl's Fiancé

1912
The Girl of the Grove

The Girl of the Grove

The Doctor

1912

For Sale -- A Life

The Card Player

1912
Flying to Fortune

Flying to Fortune

The Doctor

1912

The Silent Witness

The Young Husband

1912

The Trouble Maker

The Husband

1912
East Lynne

East Lynne

Francis Levison

1912

A Niagara Honeymoon

The Groom

1912
The Lady from the Sea

The Lady from the Sea

Alfred, the Sailor

1911

The Last of the Mohicans

1911

Their Burglar

1911
David Copperfield

David Copperfield

Ham Peggotty (in part two)

1911
Young Lochinvar

Young Lochinvar

Young Lochinvar

1911
A Doll's House

A Doll's House

1911

Lorna Doone

1911

The Stepmother

1911
Get Rich Quick

Get Rich Quick

Bunco artist

1911
The Colonel and the King

The Colonel and the King

1911

The Railroad Builder

1911

His Younger Brother

1911
The Pasha's Daughter

The Pasha's Daughter

1911

Under Western Skies

A Marriage Witness

1910