William Russell

William Russell

4/12/1884 – 2/18/1929The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography (129 titles)

Spearhead7.5Show

Spearhead

Mr Dickson B.F.S. · 1978

Harriet's Back in TownShow

Harriet's Back in Town

Tom Preston · 1972

8.0Show

St. Ives

St. Ives · 1955

Girls Gone Wild9.0Movie

Girls Gone Wild

Dan Brown · 1929

The Midnight Taxi6.5Movie

The Midnight Taxi

Joseph Brant · 1928

State Street Sadie8.0Movie

State Street Sadie

The Bat · 1928

10.0Movie

The Danger Patrol

Sgt. John Daley · 1928

The Head of the Family10.0Movie

The Head of the Family

The Plumber · 1928

Woman Wise8.0Movie

Woman Wise

Ne'er-Do-Well · 1928

Brass Knuckles10.0Movie

Brass Knuckles

"Brass Knuckles" Lamont · 1927

The Girl from Chicago7.0Movie

The Girl from Chicago

Big Steve Drummond · 1927

The Desired Woman10.0Movie

The Desired Woman

Captain Maxwell · 1927

Wings of the Storm8.0Movie

Wings of the Storm

Bill Martin · 1926

The Blue Eagle5.4Movie

The Blue Eagle

Big Tim Ryan · 1926

The Still Alarm9.0Movie

The Still Alarm

Richard Fay · 1926

Big Pal8.0Movie

Big Pal

Dan Williams · 1925

9.0Movie

My Neighbor's Wife

Eric von Greed, film director · 1925

The Way of a Girl7.0Movie

The Way of a Girl

Brand · 1925

On Thin Ice7.0Movie

On Thin Ice

Dapper Crawford · 1925

The Beloved Brute7.0Movie

The Beloved Brute

David Hinges · 1924

Anna Christie6.3Movie

Anna Christie

Matt Burke · 1923

Times Have Changed9.0Movie

Times Have Changed

Mark O'Rell · 1923

Alias the Night Wind10.0Movie

Alias the Night Wind

Bing Howard · 1923

Boston Blackie8.0Movie

Boston Blackie

Boston Blackie · 1923

The Great Night9.0Movie

The Great Night

Larry Gilmore · 1922

Mixed Faces8.0Movie

Mixed Faces

Judge J. Woodworth Granger · 1922

The Crusader10.0Movie

The Crusader

Peter Brent · 1922

A Self-Made Man7.0Movie

A Self-Made Man

Jack Spurlock · 1922

7.0Movie

The Men of Zanzibar

Hugh Hemingway · 1922

The Roof Tree10.0Movie

The Roof Tree

Ken Thornton · 1921