Francis X. Bushman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 9, 1883
- Died
- August 23, 1966
- Birthplace
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Francis Xavier Bushman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
This Is Francis X. Bushman 2021
as Self (archival footage)
The Bible According to Hollywood 1994
as Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972
as Self (archive footage)
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini 1966
as Malcolm
The Phantom Planet 1961
as Sessom
12 to the Moon 1960
as Secretary General of the International Space Order
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood 1960
as Self
The Story of Mankind 1957
as Moses
Sabrina 1954
as Mr. Tyson
- The Other Wise Man
The Other Wise Man 1953
as Old Man
The Bad and the Beautiful 1952
as Eulogist (uncredited)
Apache Country 1952
as Commissioner Latham
David and Bathsheba 1951
as King Saul (uncredited)
Hollywood Story 1951
as Himself
Twenty Years After 1944
as (archive footage)
Silver Queen 1942
as Creditor
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) 1942
as Self (archive footage)
Mr. Celebrity 1941
as Himself
Dick Tracy 1937
as Chief Clive Anderson
Hollywood Boulevard 1936
as Frank - Director, Desert Scene
The Film Parade 1933
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Watch Beverly
Watch Beverly 1932
as President Orloff
Human Targets 1932
as Bart Travis
The Galloping Ghost 1931
as 'Buddy' Courtland
Once a Gentleman 1930
as Bannister
The Dude Wrangler 1930
as Canby
Call of the Circus 1930
Actor
Midnight Life 1928
as Jim Logan
Say It with Sables 1928
as John Caswell
- The Grip of the Yukon
The Grip of the Yukon 1928
as Colby MacDonald
The Beautiful Spy 1928
as Belgrano
The 13th Juror 1927
as Henry Desmond
The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross 1927
as George Washington
The Lady in Ermine 1927
as Gen. Dostal
The Marriage Clause 1926
as Barry Townsend
Playing the Swell 1926
Actor
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925
as Messala
The Masked Bride 1925
as Grover
Daring Hearts 1919
as Hugh Brown
The Poor Rich Man 1918
as Vantyne Carter
- A Pair of Cupids
A Pair of Cupids 1918
as Peter Warburton
Social Quicksands 1918
as Warren Dexter
- Cyclone Higgins, D.D.
Cyclone Higgins, D.D. 1918
as Cyrus 'Cyclone' Higgins, D.D.
With Neatness and Dispatch 1918
as Paul Donaldson
The Brass Check 1918
as Richard Trevor
Under Suspicion 1918
as Gerry Simpson
Red, White and Blue Blood 1917
as John Spaulding
The Voice of Conscience 1917
as William Poatter / James Houston
The Adopted Son 1917
as Two Gun Carter
Their Compact 1917
as James Van Dyke Moore
The Great Secret 1917
as William Montgomery Strong
Romeo and Juliet 1916
as Romeo, Director
In the Diplomatic Service 1916
as Dick Stansbury, Director, Scenario Writer
A Million a Minute 1916
as Stephen Quaintance
The Wall Between 1916
as Sgt. John Kendall
Man and His Soul 1916
as John Conscience / John Power
A Virginia Romance 1916
as Ralph Everly
The Silent Voice 1915
as Franklyn Starr
The Second in Command 1915
as Lt. Col. Miles Anstruther
The Slim Princess 1915
as Alexander H. Pike
Graustark 1915
as Grenfall Lorry
The Ambition of the Baron 1915
as Count Jean de Lugnan
The Gallantry of Jimmy Rodgers 1915
as Jimmy Rodgers
The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify 1914
as The Matinee Idol
An Unplanned Elopement 1914
as Frank Melbourne
The Plum Tree 1914
as Craig Ewell
- Under Royal Patronage
Under Royal Patronage 1914
as Richard Savage
A Night With a Million 1914
as Jack Wilton
The Countess 1914
as Richard Hasbrook
Jane 1914
as The Red-Haired Man
Yarn a-Tangle 1914
as The Beau
In the Moon's Ray 1914
as Richard Neal
Dawn and Twilight 1914
as Pietro Delani, a Blind Musician
The Hour and the Man 1914
as Frank Maxwell
Hearts and Flowers 1914
as John Martin
The Way Perilous 1913
as Frank Davenport - The Young Man
- The Right of Way
The Right of Way 1913
as Frank Robinson
A Mistaken Accusation 1913
as Pietro
- The Thirteenth Man
The Thirteenth Man 1913
as Jack Hanney
When Soul Meets Soul 1913
as Prince Arames/Professor Delaplane
The Iron Heel 1912
as Robert Gregg Sr. & Jr.
- When Wealth Torments
When Wealth Torments 1912
as Jim O'Brien
The Voice of Conscience 1912
as William Sherman
The Eye That Never Sleeps 1912
as Howard Mayne
Saved from the Torrents 1911
as Arthur Chester
Two Men and a Girl 1911
as John Lincoln (or Francis, her dream prince)
Credits from TMDB.