Francis X. Bushman
Known for Acting · 94 credits
- Born
- 1883-01-09
- Died
- 1966-08-23
- Place of birth
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Also known as
- Francis Xavier Bushman · King of the Movies
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (11)
Perry Mason
1957
as Lawrence King / Courtney Jeffers / Philip
Batman
1966
as Mr. Van Jones
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Mr. Cooper
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Official Detective
1957
General Electric Theater
1953
as Philip Vandermoot / Abgarus
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Max
Movies (83)
Sabrina
1954
as Mr. Tyson
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Eulogist (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Frank - Director, Desert Scene
David and Bathsheba
1951
as King Saul (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Messala
Hollywood Story
1951
as Himself
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
The Story of Mankind
1957
as Moses
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
as Malcolm
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
Silver Queen
1942
as Creditor
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
as Self
Graustark
1915
as Grenfall Lorry
Dick Tracy
1937
as Chief Clive Anderson
The Phantom Planet
1961
as Sessom
Under Suspicion
1918
as Gerry Simpson
12 to the Moon
1960
as Secretary General of the International Space Order
Mr. Celebrity
1941
as Himself
Apache Country
1952
as Commissioner Latham
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
as Self (archive footage)
The Galloping Ghost
1931
as 'Buddy' Courtland
The 13th Juror
1927
as Henry Desmond
The Other Wise Man
1953
as Old Man
The Bible According to Hollywood
1994
as Self
The Hour and the Man
1914
as Frank Maxwell
Say It with Sables
1928
as John Caswell
The Dude Wrangler
1930
as Canby
Human Targets
1932
as Bart Travis
Daring Hearts
1919
as Hugh Brown
Romeo and Juliet
1916
as Romeo
The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross
1927
as George Washington
The Great Secret
1917
as William Montgomery Strong
Midnight Life
1928
as Jim Logan
Watch Beverly
1932
as President Orloff
Jane
1914
as The Red-Haired Man
The Masked Bride
1925
as Grover
The Gallantry of Jimmy Rodgers
1915
as Jimmy Rodgers
In the Diplomatic Service
1916
as Dick Stansbury
The Slim Princess
1915
as Alexander H. Pike
Call of the Circus
1930
The Marriage Clause
1926
as Barry Townsend
The Plum Tree
1914
as Craig Ewell
Once a Gentleman
1930
as Bannister
The Adopted Son
1917
as Two Gun Carter
The Lady in Ermine
1927
as Gen. Dostal
A Pair of Cupids
1918
as Peter Warburton
The Ambition of the Baron
1915
as Count Jean de Lugnan
The Film Parade
1933
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Beautiful Spy
1928
as Belgrano
An Unplanned Elopement
1914
as Frank Melbourne
The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify
1914
as The Matinee Idol
Cyclone Higgins, D.D.
1918
as Cyrus 'Cyclone' Higgins, D.D.
Red, White and Blue Blood
1917
as John Spaulding
A Million a Minute
1916
as Stephen Quaintance
The Wall Between
1916
as Sgt. John Kendall
With Neatness and Dispatch
1918
as Paul Donaldson
The Voice of Conscience
1917
as William Poatter / James Houston
Social Quicksands
1918
as Warren Dexter
This Is Francis X. Bushman
2021
as Self (archival footage)
Playing the Swell
1926
The Poor Rich Man
1918
as Vantyne Carter
Their Compact
1917
as James Van Dyke Moore
A Night With a Million
1914
as Jack Wilton
The Right of Way
1913
as Frank Robinson
The Second in Command
1915
as Lt. Col. Miles Anstruther
The Iron Heel
1912
as Robert Gregg Sr. & Jr.
Hearts and Flowers
1914
as John Martin
When Soul Meets Soul
1913
as Prince Arames/Professor Delaplane
The Voice of Conscience
1912
as William Sherman
The Brass Check
1918
as Richard Trevor
Two Men and a Girl
1911
as John Lincoln (or Francis, her dream prince)
The Countess
1914
as Richard Hasbrook
The Silent Voice
1915
as Franklyn Starr
The Thirteenth Man
1913
as Jack Hanney
Yarn a-Tangle
1914
as The Beau
Under Royal Patronage
1914
as Richard Savage
The Way Perilous
1913
as Frank Davenport - The Young Man
Dawn and Twilight
1914
as Pietro Delani, a Blind Musician
When Wealth Torments
1912
as Jim O'Brien
Man and His Soul
1916
as John Conscience / John Power
A Virginia Romance
1916
as Ralph Everly
The Eye That Never Sleeps
1912
as Howard Mayne
A Mistaken Accusation
1913
as Pietro
About Francis X. Bushman
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,… With 94 credits spanning from 1911 to 2021, Francis X. Bushman has appeared in 83 films and 11 TV shows.
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- Sabrina (1954) — as Mr. Tyson
- The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) — as Eulogist (uncredited)
- Hollywood Boulevard (1936) — as Frank - Director, Desert Scene
- David and Bathsheba (1951) — as King Saul (uncredited)
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) — as Messala
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