William Russell
Known for Acting · 129 credits
- Born
- 1884-04-12
- Died
- 1929-02-18
- Place of birth
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- William E. Russell · William Lerche
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
TV Shows (3)
Movies (126)
Some Liar
1919
as Robert Winchester McTabb
Woman Wise
1928
as Ne'er-Do-Well
Brass Buttons
1919
as Kingdon Hollister
Singing River
1920
as Long Rush
Rejuvenation
1912
as The Lighthouse Keeper
Dora Thorne
1915
as Ronald
The Repeater
1912
as The Political Reformer
Tannhäuser
1913
as Wolfram
The Crusader
1922
as Peter Brent
Girls Gone Wild
1929
as Dan Brown
Undine
1912
as Spirit of the Brook
Their Burglar
1911
Little Brother
1913
as The Lover
The Sea Master
1917
as Bull Dorgan
A Sporting Chance
1919
as John Stonehouse
His Fireman's Conscience
1914
as The Railroad Fireman
Sands of Sacrifice
1917
as Big Bill Darcey
My Neighbor's Wife
1925
as Eric von Greed, film director
A Doll's House
1911
Pride and the Man
1917
as Jack Hastings
Under the Gaslight
1914
as Ray Trafford
Hobbs in a Hurry
1918
as J. Warren Hobbs, Jr.
The Danger Patrol
1928
as Sgt. John Daley
Wings of the Storm
1926
as Bill Martin
Alias the Night Wind
1923
as Bing Howard
Times Have Changed
1923
as Mark O'Rell
Looking Forward
1910
A Rough Shod Fighter
1917
as Frank Carlisle
Shod with Fire
1920
as Bruce Bayard
The Girl from Chicago
1927
as Big Steve Drummond
Into the Desert
1912
as The American Girl's Fiancé
The Valley of Tomorrow
1920
as Dabney Morgan
On Thin Ice
1925
as Dapper Crawford
The Smugglers of Santa Cruz
1916
as Robert Langdon
Pa's Medicine
1912
as Willie's Father
When a Man Rides Alone
1919
as William Sykes
The Last of the Mohicans
1911
as Duncan
The Man Who Dared
1920
as Big Jim Kane
The Men of Zanzibar
1922
as Hugh Hemingway
For Sale -- A Life
1912
as The Card Player
The Stepmother
1911
Peggy's Invitation
1913
as Henry Farland, a Young Banker
The Roof Tree
1921
as Ken Thornton
The Cry of the Children
1912
as The factory owner
The Straight Road
1914
as Bill Hubbell
Leave It to Me
1920
as Dick Derrickson
The Torch Bearer
1916
as John Huntley-Knox Sr. / John Huntley-Knox Jr.
While Baby Slept
1913
as The Husband
Get Rich Quick
1911
as Bunco artist
The Way of a Girl
1925
as Brand
For the Mikado
1912
as The Russian Traitor
State Street Sadie
1928
as The Bat
The Midnight Taxi
1928
as Joseph Brant
Garden of Lies
1915
as Dennis Mallory
Star of Bethlehem
1912
as King Herod
The Still Alarm
1926
as Richard Fay
The Lady from Longacre
1921
as Lord Anthony Conway
The Lincoln Highwayman
1919
as Jimmy Clunder
The Blue Eagle
1926
as Big Tim Ryan
King Rene’s Daughter
1913
as Pierre, Captain of the Guards
Where the West Begins
1919
as Cliff Redfern
A Niagara Honeymoon
1912
as The Groom
His Younger Brother
1911
The Desired Woman
1927
as Captain Maxwell
Up Romance Road
1918
as Gregory Thorne
Moths
1913
as Prince Zouroff
Twins of Suffering Creek
1920
as Bill Lark
The Portrait of Lady Anne
1912
as Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor
The Little Shut-in
1912
as Manly Feet
David Copperfield
1911
as Ham Peggotty (in part two)
Hearts or Diamonds?
1918
as Larry Hanrahan
Anna Christie
1923
as Matt Burke
Big Pal
1925
as Dan Williams
Soul Mates
1916
as Lowell Sherman
Brass Knuckles
1927
as "Brass Knuckles" Lamont
The Beloved Brute
1924
as David Hinges
Six Feet Four
1919
as Buck Thornton
Eastward Ho!
1919
as Buck Lindsay
Jess
1912
as Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer
Under Two Flags
1912
as The Colonel
The Great Night
1922
as Larry Gilmore
The Silent Witness
1912
as The Young Husband
The Wrecked Taxi
1912
as The Husband
Snap Judgment
1917
as James Page
The Girl of the Grove
1912
as The Doctor
The Man Who Would Not Die
1916
as Clyde Kingsley - Ward Kingsley
A Self-Made Man
1922
as Jack Spurlock
Petticoat Camp
1912
Little Dorrit
1913
as Arthur Clennam
The Diamond from the Sky
1915
as Blair Stanley
The Head of the Family
1928
as The Plumber
Shackles of Truth
1917
as Gerard Hale
This Hero Stuff
1919
as Captain November Jones
Carmen
1913
as Escamillo, the Toreador
Robin Hood
1913
as Robin Hood
The Little Girl Next Door
1912
as The Other Father
The Iron Rider
1920
as Larry Lannigan
The Challenge of the Law
1920
as Captain Bruce Cavanaugh
All the World to Nothing
1918
as Richard Chester
Mixed Faces
1922
as Judge J. Woodworth Granger
For Her Boy's Sake
1913
The Trouble Maker
1912
as The Husband
Young Lochinvar
1911
as Young Lochinvar
The Pasha's Daughter
1911
The Marble Heart
1913
as Editor
Boston Blackie
1923
as Boston Blackie
The Masked Heart
1917
as Philip Greycourt
Sacred Silence
1919
as Capt. James Craig
The Cheater Reformed
1921
as Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall
The Power of the Press
1914
as Turner Morgan
The Caged Bird
1913
as The Farmer
The Bruiser
1916
as 'Big Bill' Brawley
Flying to Fortune
1912
as The Doctor
The Ring of a Spanish Grandee
1912
as Don Rodrigo
East Lynne
1912
as Francis Levison
Lucile
1912
as Duc de Luvois
The Dancing Girl
1915
as John Christion
The Colonel and the King
1911
Put Yourself in His Place
1912
as Squire Raby
The Saleslady
1912
as The Bumpkin
About William Russell
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… With 129 credits spanning from 1910 to 1978, William Russell has appeared in 126 films and 3 TV shows.
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- Some Liar (1919) — as Robert Winchester McTabb
- Woman Wise (1928) — as Ne'er-Do-Well
- Brass Buttons (1919) — as Kingdon Hollister
- Singing River (1920) — as Long Rush
- Rejuvenation (1912) — as The Lighthouse Keeper
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