Person Details

Birthday: 1884-04-12 07:12:49

Death: 1929-02-18 07:12:49

Aliases: William E. Russell

Gender: Male

Place of birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 62

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Little Dorrit
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Little Dorrit

(1913) Arthur Clennam
Big Pal
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Big Pal

(1925) Dan Williams
The Midnight Taxi
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The Midnight Taxi

(1928) Joseph Brant
Robin Hood
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Robin Hood

(1913) Robin Hood
Star of Bethlehem
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Star of Bethlehem

(1912) King Herod
The Desired Woman
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The Desired Woman

(1927) Captain Maxwell
The Forest Rose
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The Forest Rose

(1912) Captain Maywood
Put Yourself in His Place
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Put Yourself in His Place

(1912) Squire Raby

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1928 Joseph Brant
The Bat
The Plumber
Ne'er-Do-Well
1927 Big Steve Drummond
Captain Maxwell
1926 Big Tim Ryan
1925 Dan Williams
1924 David Hinges
1923 Matt Burke
Boston Blackie
1922 Judge J. Woodworth Granger
Peter Brent
Jack Spurlock
1921 Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall
1920 Larry Lannigan
Captain Bruce Cavanaugh
1919 Jimmy Clunder
Capt. James Craig
Buck Thornton
John Stonehouse
Kingdon Hollister
Cliff Redfern
1918 Gregory Thorne
Larry Hanrahan
1917 Philip Greycourt
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1916 'Big Bill' Brawley
Robert Langdon
1915 Ronald
Dennis Mallory
1914 Ray Trafford
Turner Morgan
The Railroad Fireman
1913 Henry Farland, a Young Banker
Robin Hood
Prince Zouroff
Arthur Clennam
Wolfram
Pierre, Captain of the Guards
The Husband
The Farmer
Escamillo, the Toreador
Editor
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1912 King Herod
The Political Reformer
Captain Maywood
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Duc de Luvois
The Other Father
Squire Raby
Spirit of the Brook
Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor
Willie's Father
The Colonel
Don Rodrigo
Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer
Manly Feet
The Suitor
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The factory owner
The Lighthouse Keeper
The American Girl's Fiancé
The Doctor
The Card Player
The Doctor
Francis Levison
The Groom
1911 Alfred, the Sailor
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Ham Peggotty (in part two)
Young Lochinvar
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Bunco artist
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1910 A Marriage Witness
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Production

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1918 Producer
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