Acting
William Russell
EN, PT, XX cinema · 126 credits
Born
12 April 1884
Died
18 February 1929 (aged 44)
Birthplace
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as William E. Russell · William Lerche
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
Filmography
Girls Gone Wild
as Dan Brown
The Head of the Family
as The Plumber
State Street Sadie
as The Bat
The Midnight Taxi
as Joseph Brant
Woman Wise
as Ne'er-Do-Well
The Danger Patrol
1928
The Danger Patrol
as Sgt. John Daley
The Desired Woman
as Captain Maxwell
Brass Knuckles
as "Brass Knuckles" Lamont
The Girl from Chicago
as Big Steve Drummond
The Blue Eagle
as Big Tim Ryan
The Still Alarm
as Richard Fay
Wings of the Storm
as Bill Martin
Big Pal
as Dan Williams
On Thin Ice
as Dapper Crawford
The Way of a Girl
as Brand
My Neighbor's Wife
1925
My Neighbor's Wife
as Eric von Greed, film director
The Beloved Brute
as David Hinges
Anna Christie
as Matt Burke
Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
Times Have Changed
as Mark O'Rell
Alias the Night Wind
as Bing Howard
Mixed Faces
as Judge J. Woodworth Granger
The Crusader
as Peter Brent
A Self-Made Man
as Jack Spurlock
The Great Night
as Larry Gilmore
The Men of Zanzibar
1922
The Men of Zanzibar
as Hugh Hemingway
The Cheater Reformed
as Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall
The Lady from Longacre
as Lord Anthony Conway
The Roof Tree
as Ken Thornton
The Iron Rider
as Larry Lannigan
The Challenge of the Law
as Captain Bruce Cavanaugh
Singing River
as Long Rush
Twins of Suffering Creek
as Bill Lark
Shod with Fire
as Bruce Bayard
Leave It to Me
as Dick Derrickson
The Man Who Dared
1920
The Man Who Dared
as Big Jim Kane
The Valley of Tomorrow
1920
The Valley of Tomorrow
as Dabney Morgan
Sacred Silence
as Capt. James Craig
Six Feet Four
as Buck Thornton
The Lincoln Highwayman
as Jimmy Clunder
Eastward Ho!
as Buck Lindsay
A Sporting Chance
as John Stonehouse
Where the West Begins
as Cliff Redfern
Brass Buttons
as Kingdon Hollister
This Hero Stuff
as Captain November Jones
When a Man Rides Alone
as William Sykes, Producer
Some Liar
as Robert Winchester McTabb
Up Romance Road
as Gregory Thorne
Hearts or Diamonds?
as Larry Hanrahan, Producer
All the World to Nothing
as Richard Chester
Hobbs in a Hurry
as J. Warren Hobbs, Jr.
A Rough Shod Fighter
as Frank Carlisle
The Masked Heart
as Philip Greycourt
Snap Judgment
as James Page
Shackles of Truth
as Gerard Hale
The Sea Master
as Bull Dorgan
Sands of Sacrifice
as Big Bill Darcey
Pride and the Man
as Jack Hastings, Scenario Writer
The Smugglers of Santa Cruz
as Robert Langdon
The Bruiser
as 'Big Bill' Brawley
The Man Who Would Not Die
1916
The Man Who Would Not Die
as Clyde Kingsley - Ward Kingsley, Director
Soul Mates
as Lowell Sherman, Director
The Torch Bearer
as John Huntley-Knox Sr. / John Huntley-Knox Jr., Director
Dora Thorne
as Ronald
The Diamond from the Sky
as Blair Stanley
Garden of Lies
as Dennis Mallory
The Dancing Girl
as John Christion
His Fireman's Conscience
1914
His Fireman's Conscience
as The Railroad Fireman
The Power of the Press
as Turner Morgan
Under the Gaslight
as Ray Trafford
The Straight Road
as Bill Hubbell
The Caged Bird
1913
The Caged Bird
as The Farmer
While Baby Slept
1913
While Baby Slept
as The Husband
Peggy's Invitation
1913
Peggy's Invitation
as Henry Farland, a Young Banker
Tannhäuser
as Wolfram
Moths
as Prince Zouroff
Little Dorrit
1913
Little Dorrit
as Arthur Clennam
King Rene’s Daughter
as Pierre, Captain of the Guards
Carmen
as Escamillo, the Toreador
The Marble Heart
as Editor
Robin Hood
as Robin Hood
Little Brother
as The Lover
Flying to Fortune
as The Doctor
The Girl of the Grove
as The Doctor
For Sale -- A Life
1912
For Sale -- A Life
as The Card Player
Jilted
as The Suitor
Jess
as Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer
The Ring of a Spanish Grandee
as Don Rodrigo
The Little Shut-in
as Manly Feet
Pa's Medicine
1912
Pa's Medicine
as Willie's Father
Lucile
as Duc de Luvois
Undine
as Spirit of the Brook
Put Yourself in His Place
as Squire Raby
The Forest Rose
as Captain Maywood
The Repeater
1912
The Repeater
as The Political Reformer
Into the Desert
1912
Into the Desert
as The American Girl's Fiancé
Rejuvenation
1912
Rejuvenation
as The Lighthouse Keeper
The Saleslady
as The Bumpkin
The Portrait of Lady Anne
as Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor
The Cry of the Children
as The factory owner
The Little Girl Next Door
as The Other Father
Star of Bethlehem
as King Herod
East Lynne
as Francis Levison
Under Two Flags
as The Colonel
The Wrecked Taxi
1912
The Wrecked Taxi
as The Husband
The Silent Witness
1912
The Silent Witness
as The Young Husband
For the Mikado
1912
For the Mikado
as The Russian Traitor
The Trouble Maker
1912
The Trouble Maker
as The Husband
Get Rich Quick
as Bunco artist
Young Lochinvar
as Young Lochinvar
David Copperfield
as Ham Peggotty (in part two)
The Lady from the Sea
as Alfred, the Sailor
Under Western Skies
1910
Under Western Skies
as A Marriage Witness