William Russell

William Russell

Known for
Acting
Born
April 12, 1884
Died
February 18, 1929 (aged 44)
Birthplace
The 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

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Filmography

1929
Girls Gone Wild poster

Girls Gone Wild

Movie · as Dan Brown

1928
The Head of the Family poster

The Head of the Family

Movie · as The Plumber

1928
The Midnight Taxi poster

The Midnight Taxi

Movie · as Joseph Brant

1928
State Street Sadie poster

State Street Sadie

Movie · as The Bat

1928
Woman Wise poster

Woman Wise

Movie · as Ne'er-Do-Well

1928
The Danger Patrol

The Danger Patrol

Movie · as Sgt. John Daley

1927
The Desired Woman poster

The Desired Woman

Movie · as Captain Maxwell

1927
Brass Knuckles poster

Brass Knuckles

Movie · as "Brass Knuckles" Lamont

1927
The Girl from Chicago poster

The Girl from Chicago

Movie · as Big Steve Drummond

1926
The Blue Eagle poster

The Blue Eagle

Movie · as Big Tim Ryan

1926
The Still Alarm poster

The Still Alarm

Movie · as Richard Fay

1926
Wings of the Storm poster

Wings of the Storm

Movie · as Bill Martin

1925
Big Pal poster

Big Pal

Movie · as Dan Williams

1925
On Thin Ice poster

On Thin Ice

Movie · as Dapper Crawford

1925
The Way of a Girl poster

The Way of a Girl

Movie · as Brand

1925
My Neighbor's Wife

My Neighbor's Wife

Movie · as Eric von Greed, film director

1924
The Beloved Brute poster

The Beloved Brute

Movie · as David Hinges

1923
Anna Christie poster

Anna Christie

Movie · as Matt Burke

1923
Boston Blackie poster

Boston Blackie

Movie · as Boston Blackie

1923
Times Have Changed poster

Times Have Changed

Movie · as Mark O'Rell

1923
Alias the Night Wind poster

Alias the Night Wind

Movie · as Bing Howard

1922
Mixed Faces poster

Mixed Faces

Movie · as Judge J. Woodworth Granger

1922
The Crusader poster

The Crusader

Movie · as Peter Brent

1922
A Self-Made Man poster

A Self-Made Man

Movie · as Jack Spurlock

1922
The Great Night poster

The Great Night

Movie · as Larry Gilmore

1922
The Men of Zanzibar

The Men of Zanzibar

Movie · as Hugh Hemingway

1921
The Cheater Reformed poster

The Cheater Reformed

Movie · as Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall

1921
The Lady from Longacre poster

The Lady from Longacre

Movie · as Lord Anthony Conway

1921
The Roof Tree poster

The Roof Tree

Movie · as Ken Thornton

1920
The Iron Rider poster

The Iron Rider

Movie · as Larry Lannigan

1920
The Challenge of the Law poster

The Challenge of the Law

Movie · as Captain Bruce Cavanaugh

1920
Singing River poster

Singing River

Movie · as Long Rush

1920
Twins of Suffering Creek poster

Twins of Suffering Creek

Movie · as Bill Lark

1920
Shod with Fire poster

Shod with Fire

Movie · as Bruce Bayard

1920
Leave It to Me poster

Leave It to Me

Movie · as Dick Derrickson

1920
The Man Who Dared

The Man Who Dared

Movie · as Big Jim Kane

1920
The Valley of Tomorrow

The Valley of Tomorrow

Movie · as Dabney Morgan

1919
Sacred Silence poster

Sacred Silence

Movie · as Capt. James Craig

1919
Six Feet Four poster

Six Feet Four

Movie · as Buck Thornton

1919
The Lincoln Highwayman poster

The Lincoln Highwayman

Movie · as Jimmy Clunder

1919
Eastward Ho! poster

Eastward Ho!

Movie · as Buck Lindsay

1919
A Sporting Chance poster

A Sporting Chance

Movie · as John Stonehouse

1919
Where the West Begins poster

Where the West Begins

Movie · as Cliff Redfern

1919
Brass Buttons poster

Brass Buttons

Movie · as Kingdon Hollister

1919
This Hero Stuff poster

This Hero Stuff

Movie · as Captain November Jones

1919
When a Man Rides Alone poster

When a Man Rides Alone

Movie · as William Sykes

1919
Some Liar poster

Some Liar

Movie · as Robert Winchester McTabb

1918
Up Romance Road poster

Up Romance Road

Movie · as Gregory Thorne

1918
Hearts or Diamonds? poster

Hearts or Diamonds?

Movie · as Larry Hanrahan

1918
All the World to Nothing poster

All the World to Nothing

Movie · as Richard Chester

1918
Hobbs in a Hurry poster

Hobbs in a Hurry

Movie · as J. Warren Hobbs, Jr.

1917
A Rough Shod Fighter poster

A Rough Shod Fighter

Movie · as Frank Carlisle

1917
The Masked Heart poster

The Masked Heart

Movie · as Philip Greycourt

1917
Snap Judgment poster

Snap Judgment

Movie · as James Page

1917
Shackles of Truth poster

Shackles of Truth

Movie · as Gerard Hale

1917
The Sea Master poster

The Sea Master

Movie · as Bull Dorgan

1917
Sands of Sacrifice poster

Sands of Sacrifice

Movie · as Big Bill Darcey

1917
Pride and the Man poster

Pride and the Man

Movie · as Jack Hastings

1916
The Smugglers of Santa Cruz poster

The Smugglers of Santa Cruz

Movie · as Robert Langdon

1916
The Bruiser poster

The Bruiser

Movie · as 'Big Bill' Brawley

1916
The Man Who Would Not Die

The Man Who Would Not Die

Movie · as Clyde Kingsley - Ward Kingsley

1916
Soul Mates poster

Soul Mates

Movie · as Lowell Sherman

1916
The Torch Bearer poster

The Torch Bearer

Movie · as John Huntley-Knox Sr. / John Huntley-Knox Jr.

1915
Dora Thorne poster

Dora Thorne

Movie · as Ronald

1915
The Diamond from the Sky poster

The Diamond from the Sky

Movie · as Blair Stanley

1915
Garden of Lies poster

Garden of Lies

Movie · as Dennis Mallory

1915
The Dancing Girl poster

The Dancing Girl

Movie · as John Christion

1914
His Fireman's Conscience

His Fireman's Conscience

Movie · as The Railroad Fireman

1914
The Power of the Press poster

The Power of the Press

Movie · as Turner Morgan

1914
Under the Gaslight poster

Under the Gaslight

Movie · as Ray Trafford

1914
The Straight Road poster

The Straight Road

Movie · as Bill Hubbell

1913
For Her Boy's Sake

For Her Boy's Sake

Movie

1913
While Baby Slept

While Baby Slept

Movie · as The Husband

1913
The Caged Bird

The Caged Bird

Movie · as The Farmer

1913
Peggy's Invitation

Peggy's Invitation

Movie · as Henry Farland, a Young Banker

1913
King Rene’s Daughter poster

King Rene’s Daughter

Movie · as Pierre, Captain of the Guards

1913
Moths poster

Moths

Movie · as Prince Zouroff

1913
Tannhäuser poster

Tannhäuser

Movie · as Wolfram

1913
Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

Movie · as Arthur Clennam

1913
Carmen poster

Carmen

Movie · as Escamillo, the Toreador

1913
The Marble Heart poster

The Marble Heart

Movie · as Editor

1913
Robin Hood poster

Robin Hood

Movie · as Robin Hood

1913
Little Brother poster

Little Brother

Movie · as The Lover

1912
The Girl of the Grove poster

The Girl of the Grove

Movie · as The Doctor

1912
Flying to Fortune poster

Flying to Fortune

Movie · as The Doctor

1912
The Little Shut-in poster

The Little Shut-in

Movie · as Manly Feet

1912
A Niagara Honeymoon

A Niagara Honeymoon

Movie · as The Groom

1912
For Sale -- A Life

For Sale -- A Life

Movie · as The Card Player

1912
Jess poster

Jess

Movie · as Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer

1912
Jilted poster

Jilted

Movie · as The Suitor

1912
The Ring of a Spanish Grandee poster

The Ring of a Spanish Grandee

Movie · as Don Rodrigo

1912
Pa's Medicine

Pa's Medicine

Movie · as Willie's Father

1912
Put Yourself in His Place poster

Put Yourself in His Place

Movie · as Squire Raby

1912
The Repeater

The Repeater

Movie · as The Political Reformer

1912
Undine poster

Undine

Movie · as Spirit of the Brook

1912
Lucile poster

Lucile

Movie · as Duc de Luvois

1912
The Forest Rose poster

The Forest Rose

Movie · as Captain Maywood

1912
Into the Desert

Into the Desert

Movie · as The American Girl's Fiancé

1912
Rejuvenation

Rejuvenation

Movie · as The Lighthouse Keeper

1912
The Saleslady poster

The Saleslady

Movie · as The Bumpkin

1912
The Portrait of Lady Anne poster

The Portrait of Lady Anne

Movie · as Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor

1912
The Cry of the Children poster

The Cry of the Children

Movie · as The factory owner

1912
The Little Girl Next Door poster

The Little Girl Next Door

Movie · as The Other Father

1912
Star of Bethlehem poster

Star of Bethlehem

Movie · as King Herod

1912
Petticoat Camp poster

Petticoat Camp

Movie

1912
East Lynne poster

East Lynne

Movie · as Francis Levison

1912
Under Two Flags poster

Under Two Flags

Movie · as The Colonel

1912
The Wrecked Taxi

The Wrecked Taxi

Movie · as The Husband

1912
The Silent Witness

The Silent Witness

Movie · as The Young Husband

1912
For the Mikado

For the Mikado

Movie · as The Russian Traitor

1912
The Trouble Maker

The Trouble Maker

Movie · as The Husband

1911
Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

Movie

1911
The Railroad Builder

The Railroad Builder

Movie

1911
His Younger Brother

His Younger Brother

Movie

1911
The Stepmother

The Stepmother

Movie

1911
Their Burglar

Their Burglar

Movie

1911
Get Rich Quick poster

Get Rich Quick

Movie · as Bunco artist

1911
The Pasha's Daughter poster

The Pasha's Daughter

Movie

1911
Young Lochinvar poster

Young Lochinvar

Movie · as Young Lochinvar

1911
David Copperfield poster

David Copperfield

Movie · as Ham Peggotty (in part two)

1911
A Doll's House poster

A Doll's House

Movie

1911
The Lady from the Sea poster

The Lady from the Sea

Movie · as Alfred, the Sailor

1911
The Colonel and the King poster

The Colonel and the King

Movie

1911
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

Movie · as Duncan

1910
Under Western Skies

Under Western Skies

Movie · as A Marriage Witness

1910
Looking Forward

Looking Forward

Movie