William Russell
Acting
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
Acting129
tvSpearhead
1978
Mr Dickson B.F.S.
tvHarriet's Back in Town
1972
Tom Preston
St. Ives
1955
St. Ives
movieGirls Gone Wild
1929
Dan Brown
movieThe Midnight Taxi
1928
Joseph Brant
movieState Street Sadie
1928
The Bat
The Danger Patrol
1928
Sgt. John Daley
movieThe Head of the Family
1928
The Plumber
movieWoman Wise
1928
Ne'er-Do-Well
movieBrass Knuckles
1927
"Brass Knuckles" Lamont
movieThe Girl from Chicago
1927
Big Steve Drummond
movieThe Desired Woman
1927
Captain Maxwell
movieWings of the Storm
1926
Bill Martin
movieThe Blue Eagle
1926
Big Tim Ryan
movieThe Still Alarm
1926
Richard Fay
movieBig Pal
1925
Dan Williams
My Neighbor's Wife
1925
Eric von Greed, film director
movieOn Thin Ice
1925
Dapper Crawford
movieThe Beloved Brute
1924
David Hinges
movieAnna Christie
1923
Matt Burke
movieTimes Have Changed
1923
Mark O'Rell
movieAlias the Night Wind
1923
Bing Howard
movieBoston Blackie
1923
Boston Blackie
movieThe Great Night
1922
Larry Gilmore
movieMixed Faces
1922
Judge J. Woodworth Granger
movieThe Crusader
1922
Peter Brent
movieA Self-Made Man
1922
Jack Spurlock
The Men of Zanzibar
1922
Hugh Hemingway
movieThe Roof Tree
1921
Ken Thornton
movieThe Lady from Longacre
1921
Lord Anthony Conway
movieThe Cheater Reformed
1921
Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall
movieThe Iron Rider
1920
Larry Lannigan
movieSinging River
1920
Long Rush
movieThe Challenge of the Law
1920
Captain Bruce Cavanaugh
The Man Who Dared
1920
Big Jim Kane
movieTwins of Suffering Creek
1920
Bill Lark
movieLeave It to Me
1920
Dick Derrickson
movieShod with Fire
1920
Bruce Bayard
movieThe Lincoln Highwayman
1919
Jimmy Clunder
movieEastward Ho!
1919
Buck Lindsay
movieSacred Silence
1919
Capt. James Craig
movieSix Feet Four
1919
Buck Thornton
movieThis Hero Stuff
1919
Captain November Jones
movieA Sporting Chance
1919
John Stonehouse
movieSome Liar
1919
Robert Winchester McTabb
movieBrass Buttons
1919
Kingdon Hollister
movieWhere the West Begins
1919
Cliff Redfern
movieWhen a Man Rides Alone
1919
William Sykes
movieAll the World to Nothing
1918
Richard Chester
movieHobbs in a Hurry
1918
J. Warren Hobbs, Jr.
movieUp Romance Road
1918
Gregory Thorne
movieHearts or Diamonds?
1918
Larry Hanrahan
movieSnap Judgment
1917
James Page
movieThe Sea Master
1917
Bull Dorgan
movieSands of Sacrifice
1917
Big Bill Darcey
moviePride and the Man
1917
Jack Hastings
movieThe Masked Heart
1917
Philip Greycourt
movieShackles of Truth
1917
Gerard Hale
movieA Rough Shod Fighter
1917
Frank Carlisle
movieThe Torch Bearer
1916
John Huntley-Knox Sr. / John Huntley-Knox Jr.
The Man Who Would Not Die
1916
Clyde Kingsley - Ward Kingsley
movieSoul Mates
1916
Lowell Sherman
movieThe Bruiser
1916
'Big Bill' Brawley
movieThe Smugglers of Santa Cruz
1916
Robert Langdon
movieDora Thorne
1915
Ronald
movieGarden of Lies
1915
Dennis Mallory
movieThe Diamond from the Sky
1915
Blair Stanley
movieThe Dancing Girl
1915
John Christion
movieUnder the Gaslight
1914
Ray Trafford
movieThe Straight Road
1914
Bill Hubbell
movieThe Power of the Press
1914
Turner Morgan
His Fireman's Conscience
1914
The Railroad Fireman
Peggy's Invitation
1913
Henry Farland, a Young Banker
movieLittle Brother
1913
The Lover
movieRobin Hood
1913
Robin Hood
movieMoths
1913
Prince Zouroff
Little Dorrit
1913
Arthur Clennam
movieTannhäuser
1913
Wolfram
movieKing Rene’s Daughter
1913
Pierre, Captain of the Guards
While Baby Slept
1913
The Husband
The Caged Bird
1913
The Farmer
movieCarmen
1913
Escamillo, the Toreador
movieStar of Bethlehem
1912
King Herod
The Repeater
1912
The Political Reformer
movieThe Forest Rose
1912
Captain Maywood
movieLucile
1912
Duc de Luvois
movieThe Little Girl Next Door
1912
The Other Father
moviePut Yourself in His Place
1912
Squire Raby
For the Mikado
1912
The Russian Traitor
movieUndine
1912
Spirit of the Brook
The Wrecked Taxi
1912
The Husband
movieThe Portrait of Lady Anne
1912
Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor
Pa's Medicine
1912
Willie's Father
movieUnder Two Flags
1912
The Colonel
movieThe Ring of a Spanish Grandee
1912
Don Rodrigo
movieJess
1912
Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer
movieThe Little Shut-in
1912
Manly Feet
movieJilted
1912
The Suitor
movieThe Saleslady
1912
The Bumpkin
movieThe Cry of the Children
1912
The factory owner
movieRejuvenation
1912
The Lighthouse Keeper
Into the Desert
1912
The American Girl's Fiancé
movieThe Girl of the Grove
1912
The Doctor
For Sale -- A Life
1912
The Card Player
movieFlying to Fortune
1912
The Doctor
The Silent Witness
1912
The Young Husband
The Trouble Maker
1912
The Husband
movieEast Lynne
1912
Francis Levison
movieThe Lady from the Sea
1911
Alfred, the Sailor
movieDavid Copperfield
1911
Ham Peggotty (in part two)
movieYoung Lochinvar
1911
Young Lochinvar
movieGet Rich Quick
1911
Bunco artist
Under Western Skies
1910
A Marriage Witness
Directing3
Production2
movieWhen a Man Rides Alone
1919
Producer
movieHearts or Diamonds?
1918
Producer
Writing1
moviePride and the Man
1917
Scenario Writer