William Russell
Known for Acting · 126 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 (1)
Movies (125)
The Crusader
1922
as Peter Brent
Tannhäuser
1913
as Wolfram
Big Pal
1925
as Dan Williams
Anna Christie
1923
as Matt Burke
David Copperfield
1911
as Ham Peggotty (in part two)
Dora Thorne
1915
as Ronald
Mixed Faces
1922
as Judge J. Woodworth Granger
Six Feet Four
1919
as Buck Thornton
East Lynne
1912
as Francis Levison
A Sporting Chance
1919
as John Stonehouse
The Blue Eagle
1926
as Big Tim Ryan
On Thin Ice
1925
as Dapper Crawford
Woman Wise
1928
as Ne'er-Do-Well
The Marble Heart
1913
as Editor
The Head of the Family
1928
as The Plumber
The Desired Woman
1927
as Captain Maxwell
Robin Hood
1913
as Robin Hood
Moths
1913
as Prince Zouroff
Leave It to Me
1920
as Dick Derrickson
The Cheater Reformed
1921
as Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall
Undine
1912
as Spirit of the Brook
Times Have Changed
1923
as Mark O'Rell
The Midnight Taxi
1928
as Joseph Brant
Shackles of Truth
1917
as Gerard Hale
Brass Knuckles
1927
as "Brass Knuckles" Lamont
This Hero Stuff
1919
as Captain November Jones
Alias the Night Wind
1923
as Bing Howard
Some Liar
1919
as Robert Winchester McTabb
Rejuvenation
1912
as The Lighthouse Keeper
The Valley of Tomorrow
1920
as Dabney Morgan
Up Romance Road
1918
as Gregory Thorne
A Self-Made Man
1922
as Jack Spurlock
The Men of Zanzibar
1922
as Hugh Hemingway
The Cry of the Children
1912
as The factory owner
The Power of the Press
1914
as Turner Morgan
The Bruiser
1916
as 'Big Bill' Brawley
State Street Sadie
1928
as The Bat
The Forest Rose
1912
as Captain Maywood
The Lincoln Highwayman
1919
as Jimmy Clunder
Boston Blackie
1923
as Boston Blackie
Sacred Silence
1919
as Capt. James Craig
Under the Gaslight
1914
as Ray Trafford
The Girl from Chicago
1927
as Big Steve Drummond
All the World to Nothing
1918
as Richard Chester
Singing River
1920
as Long Rush
The Still Alarm
1926
as Richard Fay
Lucile
1912
as Duc de Luvois
Star of Bethlehem
1912
as King Herod
The Roof Tree
1921
as Ken Thornton
The Way of a Girl
1925
as Brand
Lorna Doone
1911
Shod with Fire
1920
as Bruce Bayard
The Dancing Girl
1915
as John Christion
Garden of Lies
1915
as Dennis Mallory
The Iron Rider
1920
as Larry Lannigan
Snap Judgment
1917
as James Page
Petticoat Camp
1912
King Rene’s Daughter
1913
as Pierre, Captain of the Guards
Into the Desert
1912
as The American Girl's Fiancé
The Little Girl Next Door
1912
as The Other Father
The Danger Patrol
1928
as Sgt. John Daley
A Rough Shod Fighter
1917
as Frank Carlisle
The Great Night
1922
as Larry Gilmore
Hobbs in a Hurry
1918
as J. Warren Hobbs, Jr.
The Portrait of Lady Anne
1912
as Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor
Brass Buttons
1919
as Kingdon Hollister
His Fireman's Conscience
1914
as The Railroad Fireman
The Beloved Brute
1924
as David Hinges
Jess
1912
as Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer
The Man Who Dared
1920
as Big Jim Kane
The Masked Heart
1917
as Philip Greycourt
For Sale -- A Life
1912
as The Card Player
Soul Mates
1916
as Lowell Sherman
Pride and the Man
1917
as Jack Hastings
Under Western Skies
1910
as A Marriage Witness
When a Man Rides Alone
1919
as William Sykes
The Diamond from the Sky
1915
as Blair Stanley
Twins of Suffering Creek
1920
as Bill Lark
Girls Gone Wild
1929
as Dan Brown
The Smugglers of Santa Cruz
1916
as Robert Langdon
Hearts or Diamonds?
1918
as Larry Hanrahan
Little Brother
1913
as The Lover
The Last of the Mohicans
1911
as Duncan
The Stepmother
1911
Where the West Begins
1919
as Cliff Redfern
While Baby Slept
1913
as The Husband
The Repeater
1912
as The Political Reformer
Get Rich Quick
1911
as Bunco artist
Young Lochinvar
1911
as Young Lochinvar
The Lady from Longacre
1921
as Lord Anthony Conway
Carmen
1913
as Escamillo, the Toreador
The Lady from the Sea
1911
as Alfred, the Sailor
Flying to Fortune
1912
as The Doctor
A Doll's House
1911
The Girl of the Grove
1912
as The Doctor
Little Dorrit
1913
as Arthur Clennam
The Saleslady
1912
as The Bumpkin
Under Two Flags
1912
as The Colonel
The Ring of a Spanish Grandee
1912
as Don Rodrigo
The Challenge of the Law
1920
as Captain Bruce Cavanaugh
The Man Who Would Not Die
1916
as Clyde Kingsley - Ward Kingsley
The Caged Bird
1913
as The Farmer
The Pasha's Daughter
1911
The Straight Road
1914
as Bill Hubbell
Sands of Sacrifice
1917
as Big Bill Darcey
Put Yourself in His Place
1912
as Squire Raby
Wings of the Storm
1926
as Bill Martin
Peggy's Invitation
1913
as Henry Farland, a Young Banker
My Neighbor's Wife
1925
as Eric von Greed, film director
Eastward Ho!
1919
as Buck Lindsay
Pa's Medicine
1912
as Willie's Father
The Wrecked Taxi
1912
as The Husband
Jilted
1912
as The Suitor
The Torch Bearer
1916
as John Huntley-Knox Sr. / John Huntley-Knox Jr.
Their Burglar
1911
The Sea Master
1917
as Bull Dorgan
His Younger Brother
1911
The Colonel and the King
1911
A Niagara Honeymoon
1912
as The Groom
For Her Boy's Sake
1913
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 126 credits spanning from 1910 to 1978, William Russell has appeared in 125 films and 1 TV show.
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- The Crusader (1922) — as Peter Brent
- Tannhäuser (1913) — as Wolfram
- Big Pal (1925) — as Dan Williams
- Anna Christie (1923) — as Matt Burke
- David Copperfield (1911) — as Ham Peggotty (in part two)
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