William Russell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 12, 1884
- Died
- February 18, 1929
- Birthplace
- The 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.
Filmography
Girls Gone Wild 1929
as Dan Brown
The Midnight Taxi 1928
as Joseph Brant
State Street Sadie 1928
as The Bat
- The Danger Patrol
The Danger Patrol 1928
as Sgt. John Daley
The Head of the Family 1928
as The Plumber
Woman Wise 1928
as Ne'er-Do-Well
Brass Knuckles 1927
as "Brass Knuckles" Lamont
The Girl from Chicago 1927
as Big Steve Drummond
The Desired Woman 1927
as Captain Maxwell
Wings of the Storm 1926
as Bill Martin
The Blue Eagle 1926
as Big Tim Ryan
The Still Alarm 1926
as Richard Fay
Big Pal 1925
as Dan Williams
- My Neighbor's Wife
My Neighbor's Wife 1925
as Eric von Greed, film director
The Way of a Girl 1925
as Brand
On Thin Ice 1925
as Dapper Crawford
The Beloved Brute 1924
as David Hinges
Anna Christie 1923
as Matt Burke
Times Have Changed 1923
as Mark O'Rell
Alias the Night Wind 1923
as Bing Howard
Boston Blackie 1923
as Boston Blackie
The Great Night 1922
as Larry Gilmore
Mixed Faces 1922
as Judge J. Woodworth Granger
The Crusader 1922
as Peter Brent
A Self-Made Man 1922
as Jack Spurlock
- The Men of Zanzibar
The Men of Zanzibar 1922
as Hugh Hemingway
The Roof Tree 1921
as Ken Thornton
The Lady from Longacre 1921
as Lord Anthony Conway
The Cheater Reformed 1921
as Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall
Singing River 1920
as Long Rush
The Iron Rider 1920
as Larry Lannigan
The Challenge of the Law 1920
as Captain Bruce Cavanaugh
- The Man Who Dared
The Man Who Dared 1920
as Big Jim Kane
Twins of Suffering Creek 1920
as Bill Lark
Leave It to Me 1920
as Dick Derrickson
- The Valley of Tomorrow
The Valley of Tomorrow 1920
as Dabney Morgan
Shod with Fire 1920
as Bruce Bayard
The Lincoln Highwayman 1919
as Jimmy Clunder
Eastward Ho! 1919
as Buck Lindsay
Sacred Silence 1919
as Capt. James Craig
Six Feet Four 1919
as Buck Thornton
This Hero Stuff 1919
as Captain November Jones
A Sporting Chance 1919
as John Stonehouse
Some Liar 1919
as Robert Winchester McTabb
Brass Buttons 1919
as Kingdon Hollister
Where the West Begins 1919
as Cliff Redfern
When a Man Rides Alone 1919
as William Sykes, Producer
All the World to Nothing 1918
as Richard Chester
Hobbs in a Hurry 1918
as J. Warren Hobbs, Jr.
Up Romance Road 1918
as Gregory Thorne
Hearts or Diamonds? 1918
as Larry Hanrahan, Producer
Snap Judgment 1917
as James Page
The Sea Master 1917
as Bull Dorgan
Sands of Sacrifice 1917
as Big Bill Darcey
Pride and the Man 1917
as Jack Hastings, Scenario Writer
The Masked Heart 1917
as Philip Greycourt
Shackles of Truth 1917
as Gerard Hale
A Rough Shod Fighter 1917
as Frank Carlisle
The Torch Bearer 1916
as John Huntley-Knox Sr. / John Huntley-Knox Jr., Director
- The Man Who Would Not Die
The Man Who Would Not Die 1916
as Clyde Kingsley - Ward Kingsley, Director
Soul Mates 1916
as Lowell Sherman, Director
The Bruiser 1916
as 'Big Bill' Brawley
The Smugglers of Santa Cruz 1916
as Robert Langdon
Dora Thorne 1915
as Ronald
Garden of Lies 1915
as Dennis Mallory
The Diamond from the Sky 1915
as Blair Stanley
The Dancing Girl 1915
as John Christion
Under the Gaslight 1914
as Ray Trafford
The Straight Road 1914
as Bill Hubbell
The Power of the Press 1914
as Turner Morgan
- His Fireman's Conscience
His Fireman's Conscience 1914
as The Railroad Fireman
- Peggy's Invitation
Peggy's Invitation 1913
as Henry Farland, a Young Banker
Little Brother 1913
as The Lover
Robin Hood 1913
as Robin Hood
Moths 1913
as Prince Zouroff
- Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit 1913
as Arthur Clennam
Tannhäuser 1913
as Wolfram
King Rene’s Daughter 1913
as Pierre, Captain of the Guards
- While Baby Slept
While Baby Slept 1913
as The Husband
- The Caged Bird
The Caged Bird 1913
as The Farmer
Carmen 1913
as Escamillo, the Toreador
The Marble Heart 1913
as Editor
- For Her Boy's Sake
For Her Boy's Sake 1913
Actor
Star of Bethlehem 1912
as King Herod
- The Repeater
The Repeater 1912
as The Political Reformer
Petticoat Camp 1912
Actor
The Forest Rose 1912
as Captain Maywood
Lucile 1912
as Duc de Luvois
The Little Girl Next Door 1912
as The Other Father
Put Yourself in His Place 1912
as Squire Raby
- For the Mikado
For the Mikado 1912
as The Russian Traitor
Undine 1912
as Spirit of the Brook
- The Wrecked Taxi
The Wrecked Taxi 1912
as The Husband
The Portrait of Lady Anne 1912
as Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor
- Pa's Medicine
Pa's Medicine 1912
as Willie's Father
Under Two Flags 1912
as The Colonel
The Ring of a Spanish Grandee 1912
as Don Rodrigo
Jess 1912
as Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer
The Little Shut-in 1912
as Manly Feet
Jilted 1912
as The Suitor
The Saleslady 1912
as The Bumpkin
The Cry of the Children 1912
as The factory owner
- Rejuvenation
Rejuvenation 1912
as The Lighthouse Keeper
- Into the Desert
Into the Desert 1912
as The American Girl's Fiancé
The Girl of the Grove 1912
as The Doctor
- For Sale -- A Life
For Sale -- A Life 1912
as The Card Player
Flying to Fortune 1912
as The Doctor
- The Silent Witness
The Silent Witness 1912
as The Young Husband
- The Trouble Maker
The Trouble Maker 1912
as The Husband
East Lynne 1912
as Francis Levison
- A Niagara Honeymoon
A Niagara Honeymoon 1912
as The Groom
The Lady from the Sea 1911
as Alfred, the Sailor
- The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans 1911
as Duncan
- Their Burglar
Their Burglar 1911
Actor
David Copperfield 1911
as Ham Peggotty (in part two)
Young Lochinvar 1911
as Young Lochinvar
A Doll's House 1911
Actor
- Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone 1911
Actor
- The Stepmother
The Stepmother 1911
Actor
Get Rich Quick 1911
as Bunco artist
The Colonel and the King 1911
Actor
- The Railroad Builder
The Railroad Builder 1911
Actor
- His Younger Brother
His Younger Brother 1911
Actor
The Pasha's Daughter 1911
Actor
- Looking Forward
Looking Forward 1910
Actor
- Under Western Skies
Under Western Skies 1910
as A Marriage Witness
Credits from TMDB.