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person_profile-William Russell

William Russell Died at age: 44

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Apr 12, 1884

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Feb 18, 1929

Biography of

William Russell

    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.

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William Russell

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Filmography of

William Russell

Found 33 Movies in total

The Midnight Taxi

Joseph Brant ( Actor )

... 1928

State Street Sadie

The Bat ( Actor )

... 1928

Woman Wise

Ne'er-Do-Well ( Actor )

... 1928

Brass Knuckles

"Brass Knuckles" Lamont ( Actor )

... 1927

The Girl from Chicago

Big Steve Drummond ( Actor )

... 1927

The Desired Woman

Captain Maxwell ( Actor )

... 1927

The Blue Eagle

Big Tim Ryan ( Actor )

... 1926

The Still Alarm

Richard Fay ( Actor )

... 1926

Big Pal

Dan Williams ( Actor )

... 1925

The Beloved Brute

David Hinges ( Actor )

... 1924

Anna Christie

Matt Burke ( Actor )

... 1923

Boston Blackie

Boston Blackie ( Actor )

... 1923

Mixed Faces

Judge J. Woodworth Granger ( Actor )

... 1922

The Crusader

Peter Brent ( Actor )

... 1922

The Lady from Longacre

Lord Anthony Conway ( Actor )

... 1921

The Cheater Reformed

Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall ( Actor )

... 1921

The Iron Rider

Larry Lannigan ( Actor )

... 1920

The Challenge of the Law

Captain Bruce Cavanaugh ( Actor )

... 1920

The Lincoln Highwayman

Jimmy Clunder ( Actor )

... 1919

Sacred Silence

Capt. James Craig ( Actor )

... 1919

Six Feet Four

Buck Thornton ( Actor )

... 1919

A Sporting Chance

John Stonehouse ( Actor )

... 1919

Brass Buttons

Kingdon Hollister ( Actor )

... 1919

Where the West Begins

Cliff Redfern ( Actor )

... 1919

Up Romance Road

Gregory Thorne ( Actor )

... 1918

Hearts or Diamonds?

Larry Hanrahan ( Actor )

Producer

... 1918

The Bruiser

'Big Bill' Brawley ( Actor )

... 1916

Garden of Lies

Dennis Mallory ( Actor )

... 1915

The Dancing Girl

John Christion ( Actor )

... 1915

Moths

Prince Zouroff ( Actor )

... 1913

Tannhäuser

Wolfram ( Actor )

... 1913

Star of Bethlehem

King Herod ( Actor )

... 1912

David Copperfield

Ham Peggotty (in part two) ( Actor )

... 1911