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William Russell


Actor
William Russell

About

Also Known As
William Lerche, Bill Russell
Birth Place
Bronx, New York, USA
Born
April 12, 1886
Died
February 18, 1929

Biography

William Russell was an accomplished actor who led an impressive career, primarily on the big screen. Russell marked his early career with roles in "The Dancing Girl" (1915), "The Frame-Up" (1917) and "Hobbs in a Hurry" (1918). Russell made film his next project, appearing in "The Cheater Reformed" (1921), "The Great Night" (1922) and "Anna Christie" (1923). He also appeared in "...

Family & Companions

Helen Ferguson
Wife
Actor.

Biography

William Russell was an accomplished actor who led an impressive career, primarily on the big screen. Russell marked his early career with roles in "The Dancing Girl" (1915), "The Frame-Up" (1917) and "Hobbs in a Hurry" (1918). Russell made film his next project, appearing in "The Cheater Reformed" (1921), "The Great Night" (1922) and "Anna Christie" (1923). He also appeared in "The Still Alarm" (1926) and "The Girl From Chicago" (1927). Later in his career, Russell acted in "State Street Sadie" (1928). Russell passed away in February 1929 at the age of 43.

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Bahama Passage (1941)
Dialogue Director
The Biscuit Eater (1940)
Dialogue Director
Dancing on a Dime (1940)
Dialogue Director
The Torch Bearer (1916)
Director
Soul Mates (1916)
Director
The Highest Bid (1916)
Director
The Strength of Donald Mckenzie (1916)
Director
The Man Who Would Not Die (1916)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

The Share Out (1966)
Mike Stafford
The Great Escape (1963)
Sorren, Security
The Adventures of Hal 5 (1958)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Joe
Above Us The Waves (1956)
One Good Turn (1954)
Julius Caesar (1950)
Casca
The Biscuit Eater (1940)
Field judge
Girls Gone Wild (1929)
Dan Brown
Woman Wise (1928)
Ne'er-Do-Well
The Escape (1928)
Jerry Magee [Martin]
The Head of the Family (1928)
The Plumber
Danger Patrol (1928)
Sgt. John Daley
State Street Sadie (1928)
"The Bat"
The Midnight Taxi (1928)
Joseph Brant
A Rough Shod Fighter (1927)
The Desired Woman (1927)
Captain Maxwell
Brass Knuckles (1927)
"Brass Knuckles" Lamont
The Girl From Chicago (1927)
"Big Steve" Drummond
The Still Alarm (1926)
Richard Fay
The Blue Eagle (1926)
Big Tim Ryan
Wings of the Storm (1926)
Bill Martin
My Neighbor's Wife (1925)
Eric von Greed
Before Midnight (1925)
Tom Galloway
Big Pal (1925)
Dan Williams
The Way of a Girl (1925)
Brand
On Thin Ice (1925)
Dapper Crawford
The Beloved Brute (1924)
David Hinges71 Alden, MaryAugustina
When Odds Are Even (1923)
Jack Arnold
Man's Size (1923)
Tom Morse
Anna Christie (1923)
Matt Burke
Times Have Changed (1923)
Mark O'Rell
Alias the Night Wind (1923)
Bing Howard
Boston Blackie (1923)
Boston Blackie
Good-by Girls (1923)
Vance McPhee
Mixed Faces (1922)
Judge J. Woodworth Granger/Jimmy Gallop
The Men of Zanzibar (1922)
Hugh Hemingway
A Self-Made Man (1922)
Jack Spurlock
Money To Burn (1922)
Lucky Garrity
Strength of the Pines (1922)
Bruce Duncan
The Crusader (1922)
Peter Brent
The Great Night (1922)
Larry Gilmore
Quick Action (1921)
Singing River (1921)
Lang Rush
Bare Knuckles (1921)
Tim McGuire
Children of the Night (1921)
Jerrold Jarvis Jones
High Gear Jeffrey (1921)
Colorado Pluck (1921)
Colorado Jim
The Cheater Reformed (1921)
Jordan McCall/Dr. Luther McCall
Desert Blossoms (1921)
Stephen Brent
The Roof Tree (1921)
Ken Thornton
The Lady From Longacre (1921)
Lord Anthony Conway
Shod with Fire (1920)
Bruce Bayard
The Iron Rider (1920)
Larry Lannigan
Leave It to Me (1920)
Dick Derrickson
The Valley of Tomorrow (1920)
Dabney Morgan
The Challenge of the Law (1920)
Capt. Bruce Cavanaugh
The Man Who Dared (1920)
Big Jim Kane
Twins of Suffering Creek (1920)
Bill Lark
This Hero Stuff (1919)
Captain November Jones
A Sporting Chance (1919)
John Stonehouse
Six Feet Four (1919)
Buck Thornton
Eastward Ho! (1919)
Buck Lindsay
Some Liar (1919)
Robert Winchester McTabb
When a Man Rides Alone (1919)
William Sykes
The Lincoln Highwayman (1919)
Jimmy Clunder
Where the West Begins (1919)
Cliff Redfern
Brass Buttons (1919)
Kingdon Hollister
Up Romance Road (1918)
Gregory Thorne
The Midnight Trail (1918)
Jack Woodford
In Bad (1918)
Monty Miles
All the World to Nothing (1918)
Richard Chester
Hobbs in a Hurry (1918)
J. Warren Hobbs, Jr.
Hearts or Diamonds? (1918)
Larry Hanrahan
High Play (1917)
John Sevier
Shackles of Truth (1917)
Gerard Hale
Sands of Sacrifice (1917)
"Big Bill" Darcey
Snap Judgement (1917)
James Page/"Arizona" Pete Rawley
New York Luck (1917)
Nick Fowler
The Frame Up (1917)
Jeffrey Claiborne
Pride and the Man (1917)
Jack Hastings
The Masked Heart (1917)
Philip Greycourt
The Sea Master (1917)
Bull Dorgan
My Fighting Gentleman (1917)
Frank Carlisle
The Thoroughbred (1916)
Kelso Hamilton
The Torch Bearer (1916)
John Huntley-Knox
The Craving (1916)
Foster Calhoun
The Man Who Would Not Die (1916)
Clyde Kingsley/Ward Kingsley
The Bruiser (1916)
"Big Bill" Brawley
The Strength of Donald Mckenzie (1916)
Donald McKenzie
Soul Mates (1916)
Lowell Sherman
The Twinkler (1916)
Bob Stephany, also known as The Twinkler
The Love Hermit (1916)
Tom Weston
Lone Star (1916)
Lone Star
The Highest Bid (1916)
Oliver Strong
The Sequel to the Diamond From the Sky (1916)
The Dancing Girl (1915)
John Christison
Dora Thorne (1915)
Ronald
The Garden of Lies (1915)
Dennis Mallory
The Diamond From the Sky (1915)
The Straight Road (1914)
"Bill" Hubbell
Under the Gaslight (1914)
Ray Trafford
Moths (1913)
Robin Hood (1913)
Robin Hood
Hypnotized (1910)
The Vicar of Wakefield (1910)
Looking Forward (1910)
John Halifax, Gentleman (1910)

Writer (Feature Film)

Pride and the Man (1917)
Scen

Sound (Feature Film)

A Man Called Gannon (1969)
Sound
The Lost Man (1969)
Sound
Sweet Charity (1969)
Sound
Counterpoint (1968)
Sound
The Pink Jungle (1968)
Sound
The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
Sound
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Sound
Banning (1967)
Sound
Torn Curtain (1966)
Sound
Blindfold (1966)
Sound
A Man Could Get Killed (1966)
Sound
Shenandoah (1965)
Sound
The War Lord (1965)
Sound
Father Goose (1964)
Sound
Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
Sound
Captain Newman, M. D. (1963)
Sound
The Thrill of It All (1963)
Sound
The Birds (1963)
Sound Recording
Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)
Sound
Psycho (1960)
Sound Recording
Born to Be Loved (1959)
Sound
The Flame Barrier (1958)
Sound Recording
The Careless Years (1957)
Sound

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Jesse James (1939)
Generator man
Reunion (1936)
Generator man

Life Events

Family

Charles Russell
Father
Clergyman. Taught at Fordham.
Clara Russell
Mother
Actor.
Albert Russell
Brother

Companions

Helen Ferguson
Wife
Actor.

Bibliography