William Russell
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1884-04-12
Day of Death
1929-02-18 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
William Russell
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
Acting
(1928)
State Street Sadie
as The Bat
(1928)
The Head of the Family
as The Plumber
(1928)
The Midnight Taxi
as Joseph Brant
(1928)
Woman Wise
as Ne'er-Do-Well
(1927)
Brass Knuckles
as "Brass Knuckles" Lamont
(1927)
The Desired Woman
as Captain Maxwell
(1927)
The Girl from Chicago
as Big Steve Drummond
(1926)
The Blue Eagle
as Big Tim Ryan
(1926)
The Still Alarm
as Richard Fay
(1925)
Big Pal
as Dan Williams
(1924)
The Beloved Brute
as David Hinges
(1923)
Anna Christie
as Matt Burke
(1923)
Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
(1922)
Mixed Faces
as Judge J. Woodworth Granger
(1922)
A Self-Made Man
as Jack Spurlock
(1922)
The Crusader
as Peter Brent
(1922)
The Great Night
as Larry Gilmore
(1921)
The Lady from Longacre
as Lord Anthony Conway
(1921)
The Cheater Reformed
as Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall
(1920)
Singing River
as Long Rush
(1920)
The Challenge of the Law
as Captain Bruce Cavanaugh
(1920)
The Iron Rider
as Larry Lannigan
(1920)
Twins of Suffering Creek
as Bill Lark
(1919)
(1919)
The Lincoln Highwayman
as Jimmy Clunder
(1919)
Six Feet Four
as Buck Thornton
(1919)
This Hero Stuff
as Captain November Jones
(1919)
Where the West Begins
as Cliff Redfern
(1919)
Brass Buttons
as Kingdon Hollister
(1919)
A Sporting Chance
as John Stonehouse
(1919)
Sacred Silence
as Capt. James Craig
(1918)
Hearts or Diamonds?
as Larry Hanrahan
(1918)
Up Romance Road
as Gregory Thorne
(1918)
Hobbs in a Hurry
as J. Warren Hobbs, Jr.
(1918)
All the World to Nothing
as Richard Chester
(1917)
Shackles of Truth
as Gerard Hale
(1917)
Snap Judgment
as James Page
(1917)
(1917)
The Masked Heart
as Philip Greycourt
(1916)
The Bruiser
as 'Big Bill' Brawley
(1916)
The Smugglers of Santa Cruz
as Robert Langdon
(1915)
The Dancing Girl
as John Christion
(1915)
Garden of Lies
as Dennis Mallory
(1915)
The Diamond from the Sky
as Blair Stanley
(1915)
Dora Thorne
as Ronald
(1914)
The Power of the Press
as Turner Morgan
(1914)
Under the Gaslight
as Ray Trafford
(1914)
The Straight Road
as Bill Hubbell
(1914)
His Fireman's Conscience
as The Railroad Fireman
(1913)
The Caged Bird
as The Farmer
(1913)
Carmen
as Escamillo, the Toreador
(1913)
Robin Hood
as Robin Hood
(1913)
The Marble Heart
as Editor
(1913)
Little Dorrit
as Arthur Clennam
(1913)
Moths
as Prince Zouroff
(1913)
Tannhäuser
as Wolfram
(1913)
(1913)
King Rene’s Daughter
as Pierre, Captain of the Guards
(1913)
Peggy's Invitation
as Henry Farland, a Young Banker
(1913)
While Baby Slept
as The Husband
(1912)
Under Two Flags
as The Colonel
(1912)
Lucile
as Duc de Luvois
(1912)
Put Yourself in His Place
as Squire Raby
(1912)
The Portrait of Lady Anne
as Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor
(1912)
Star of Bethlehem
as King Herod
(1912)
The Silent Witness
as The Young Husband
(1912)
The Forest Rose
as Captain Maywood
(1912)
Flying to Fortune
as The Doctor
(1912)
Undine
as Spirit of the Brook
(1912)
(1912)
Rejuvenation
as The Lighthouse Keeper
(1912)
Jess
as Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer
(1912)
The Girl of the Grove
as The Doctor
(1912)
Jilted
as The Suitor
(1912)
The Little Girl Next Door
as The Other Father
(1912)
The Saleslady
as The Bumpkin
(1912)
The Wrecked Taxi
as The Husband
(1912)
The Ring of a Spanish Grandee
as Don Rodrigo
(1912)
For the Mikado
as The Russian Traitor
(1912)
The Cry of the Children
as The factory owner
(1912)
Into the Desert
as The American Girl's Fiancé
(1912)
The Repeater
as The Political Reformer
(1912)
A Niagara Honeymoon
as The Groom
(1912)
For Sale -- A Life
as The Card Player
(1912)
East Lynne
as Francis Levison
(1912)
The Little Shut-in
as Manly Feet
(1912)
Pa's Medicine
as Willie's Father
(1911)
(1911)
David Copperfield
as Ham Peggotty (in part two)
(1911)
The Lady from the Sea
as Alfred, the Sailor
(1911)
Young Lochinvar
as Young Lochinvar
(1911)
Get Rich Quick
as Bunco artist
(1911)
(1911)
(1911)
(1911)
(1911)
(1911)
(1911)
(1910)
Under Western Skies
as A Marriage Witness
Crew
(1918)
Hearts or Diamonds?
Producer