Acting
Francis X. Bushman
EN, ES, XX cinema · 86 credits
Born
9 January 1883
Died
23 August 1966 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also known as Francis Xavier Bushman · King of the Movies
Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. His matinee idol career started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife, but it did not survive the silent screen era. Bushman, like many of his contemporaries, broke into the film business via the stage. He was performing at Broncho Billy Anderson's Essanay Studios in Chicago, Illinois, where he was first noticed for his muscular, sculpted frame. He appeared in nearly 200 feature film roles—more than 175 films before 1920, and 17 in his screen debut year of 1911 alone. He also worked for the Vitagraph studio before signing with Metro in 1915. Description above from the Wikipedia article Francis Xavier Bushman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
This Is Francis X. Bushman
as Self (archival footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
The Phantom Planet
as Sessom
12 to the Moon
as Secretary General of the International Space Order
The Story of Mankind
as Moses
Sabrina
as Mr. Tyson
Apache Country
as Commissioner Latham
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Eulogist (uncredited)
Hollywood Story
as Himself
David and Bathsheba
as King Saul (uncredited)
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
Silver Queen
as Creditor
Mr. Celebrity
as Himself
Dick Tracy
as Chief Clive Anderson
Hollywood Boulevard
as Frank - Director, Desert Scene
The Film Parade
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Watch Beverly
1932
Watch Beverly
as President Orloff
Human Targets
as Bart Travis
The Galloping Ghost
as 'Buddy' Courtland
Once a Gentleman
as Bannister
The Dude Wrangler
as Canby
Say It with Sables
as John Caswell
Midnight Life
as Jim Logan
The Beautiful Spy
as Belgrano
The Grip of the Yukon
1928
The Grip of the Yukon
as Colby MacDonald
The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross
as George Washington
The Lady in Ermine
as Gen. Dostal
The 13th Juror
as Henry Desmond
The Marriage Clause
as Barry Townsend
The Masked Bride
as Grover
Daring Hearts
as Hugh Brown
Social Quicksands
as Warren Dexter
A Pair of Cupids
1918
A Pair of Cupids
as Peter Warburton
The Poor Rich Man
as Vantyne Carter
Cyclone Higgins, D.D.
1918
Cyclone Higgins, D.D.
as Cyrus 'Cyclone' Higgins, D.D.
Under Suspicion
as Gerry Simpson
With Neatness and Dispatch
as Paul Donaldson
The Brass Check
as Richard Trevor
The Great Secret
as William Montgomery Strong
The Adopted Son
as Two Gun Carter
Red, White and Blue Blood
as John Spaulding
Their Compact
as James Van Dyke Moore
The Voice of Conscience
as William Poatter / James Houston
Romeo and Juliet
as Romeo, Director
In the Diplomatic Service
as Dick Stansbury, Director, Scenario Writer
The Wall Between
as Sgt. John Kendall
A Virginia Romance
as Ralph Everly
Man and His Soul
as John Conscience / John Power
A Million a Minute
as Stephen Quaintance
The Gallantry of Jimmy Rodgers
as Jimmy Rodgers
The Slim Princess
as Alexander H. Pike
The Silent Voice
as Franklyn Starr
The Second in Command
as Lt. Col. Miles Anstruther
Graustark
as Grenfall Lorry
The Ambition of the Baron
as Count Jean de Lugnan
The Hour and the Man
as Frank Maxwell
Jane
as The Red-Haired Man
The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify
as The Matinee Idol
The Plum Tree
as Craig Ewell
Hearts and Flowers
as John Martin
An Unplanned Elopement
as Frank Melbourne
Yarn a-Tangle
as The Beau
The Countess
as Richard Hasbrook
A Night With a Million
as Jack Wilton
Dawn and Twilight
as Pietro Delani, a Blind Musician
Under Royal Patronage
1914
Under Royal Patronage
as Richard Savage
In the Moon's Ray
as Richard Neal
The Thirteenth Man
1913
The Thirteenth Man
as Jack Hanney
The Way Perilous
as Frank Davenport - The Young Man
The Right of Way
1913
The Right of Way
as Frank Robinson
When Soul Meets Soul
as Prince Arames/Professor Delaplane
A Mistaken Accusation
as Pietro
The Voice of Conscience
as William Sherman
The Iron Heel
as Robert Gregg Sr. & Jr.
When Wealth Torments
1912
When Wealth Torments
as Jim O'Brien
The Eye That Never Sleeps
as Howard Mayne
Two Men and a Girl
as John Lincoln (or Francis, her dream prince)
Saved from the Torrents
as Arthur Chester