About

Known credits:
101
Birthday:
1884-04-12
Place of birth:
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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William Russell

Overview

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 The Midnight Taxi Actor Joseph Brant 58
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1928 State Street Sadie Actor The Bat N/A
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1928 The Head of the Family Actor The Plumber N/A
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1928 Woman Wise Actor Ne'er-Do-Well N/A
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1927 Brass Knuckles Actor "Brass Knuckles" Lamont N/A
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1927 The Girl from Chicago Actor Big Steve Drummond N/A
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1927 The Desired Woman Actor Captain Maxwell N/A
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1926 The Blue Eagle Actor Big Tim Ryan 58
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1926 The Still Alarm Actor Richard Fay N/A
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1925 Big Pal Actor Dan Williams N/A
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1924 The Beloved Brute Actor David Hinges N/A
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1923 Anna Christie Actor Matt Burke 59
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1923 Boston Blackie Actor Boston Blackie 58
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1922 The Great Night Actor Larry Gilmore N/A
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1922 Mixed Faces Actor Judge J. Woodworth Granger N/A
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1922 The Crusader Actor Peter Brent N/A
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1922 A Self-Made Man Actor Jack Spurlock N/A
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1921 The Lady from Longacre Actor Lord Anthony Conway N/A
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1921 The Cheater Reformed Actor Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall N/A
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1920 Singing River Actor Long Rush N/A
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1920 The Iron Rider Actor Larry Lannigan N/A
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1920 The Challenge of the Law Actor Captain Bruce Cavanaugh N/A
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1920 Twins of Suffering Creek Actor Bill Lark N/A
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1919 The Lincoln Highwayman Actor Jimmy Clunder N/A
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1919 Eastward Ho! Actor N/A
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1919 Sacred Silence Actor Capt. James Craig 58
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1919 Six Feet Four Actor Buck Thornton 59
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1919 This Hero Stuff Actor Captain November Jones N/A
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1919 A Sporting Chance Actor John Stonehouse 58
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1919 Brass Buttons Actor Kingdon Hollister N/A
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1919 Where the West Begins Actor Cliff Redfern N/A
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1918 All the World to Nothing Actor Richard Chester N/A
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1918 Hobbs in a Hurry Actor J. Warren Hobbs, Jr. N/A
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1918 Up Romance Road Actor Gregory Thorne N/A
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1918 Hearts or Diamonds? Actor Larry Hanrahan N/A
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1917 Snap Judgment Actor James Page N/A
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1917 The Masked Heart Actor Philip Greycourt 58
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1917 Shackles of Truth Actor Gerard Hale N/A
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1917 A Rough Shod Fighter Actor N/A
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1916 The Bruiser Actor 'Big Bill' Brawley N/A
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1916 The Smugglers of Santa Cruz Actor Robert Langdon N/A
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1915 Dora Thorne Actor Ronald N/A
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1915 Garden of Lies Actor Dennis Mallory N/A
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1915 The Diamond from the Sky Actor Blair Stanley N/A
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1915 The Dancing Girl Actor John Christion N/A
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1914 Under the Gaslight Actor Ray Trafford N/A
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1914 The Straight Road Actor Bill Hubbell N/A
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1914 The Power of the Press Actor Turner Morgan N/A
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1914 His Fireman's Conscience Actor The Railroad Fireman N/A
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1913 Peggy's Invitation Actor Henry Farland, a Young Banker N/A
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1913 Robin Hood Actor Robin Hood N/A
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1913 Moths Actor Prince Zouroff N/A
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1913 Little Dorrit Actor Arthur Clennam N/A
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1913 Tannhäuser Actor Wolfram 59
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1913 King Rene’s Daughter Actor Pierre, Captain of the Guards 58
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1913 While Baby Slept Actor The Husband N/A
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1913 The Caged Bird Actor The Farmer N/A
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1913 Carmen Actor Escamillo, the Toreador 58
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1913 The Marble Heart Actor Editor 59
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1913 For Her Boy's Sake Actor N/A
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1912 Star of Bethlehem Actor King Herod 58
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1912 The Repeater Actor The Political Reformer N/A
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1912 The Forest Rose Actor Captain Maywood N/A
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1912 Petticoat Camp Actor 59
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1912 Lucile Actor Duc de Luvois N/A
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1912 The Little Girl Next Door Actor The Other Father 58
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1912 Put Yourself in His Place Actor Squire Raby N/A
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1912 For the Mikado Actor The Russian Traitor N/A
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1912 Undine Actor Spirit of the Brook N/A
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1912 The Wrecked Taxi Actor The Husband N/A
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1912 The Portrait of Lady Anne Actor Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor 58
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1912 Pa's Medicine Actor Willie's Father N/A
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1912 Under Two Flags Actor The Colonel N/A
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1912 The Ring of a Spanish Grandee Actor Don Rodrigo N/A
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1912 Jess Actor Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer N/A
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1912 The Little Shut-in Actor Manly Feet N/A
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1912 Jilted Actor The Suitor N/A
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1912 The Saleslady Actor N/A
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1912 The Cry of the Children Actor The factory owner 58
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1912 Rejuvenation Actor The Lighthouse Keeper N/A
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1912 Into the Desert Actor The American Girl's Fiancé N/A
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1912 The Girl of the Grove Actor The Doctor N/A
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1912 For Sale -- A Life Actor The Card Player N/A
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1912 Flying to Fortune Actor The Doctor N/A
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1912 The Silent Witness Actor The Young Husband N/A
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1912 East Lynne Actor Francis Levison N/A
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1912 A Niagara Honeymoon Actor The Groom N/A
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1911 The Lady from the Sea Actor Alfred, the Sailor N/A
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1911 Their Burglar Actor N/A
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1911 David Copperfield Actor Ham Peggotty (in part two) N/A
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1911 Young Lochinvar Actor Young Lochinvar N/A
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1911 A Doll's House Actor 58
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1911 Lorna Doone Actor N/A
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1911 The Stepmother Actor N/A
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1911 Get Rich Quick Actor Bunco artist 59
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1911 The Colonel and the King Actor N/A
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1911 The Railroad Builder Actor N/A
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1911 His Younger Brother Actor N/A
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1911 The Pasha's Daughter Actor 58
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1910 Under Western Skies Actor A Marriage Witness N/A
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Production
1918 Hearts or Diamonds? Production Producer N/A
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