Russell Simpson
Known for Acting · 207 credits
- Born
- 1880-06-16
- Died
- 1959-12-12
- Place of birth
- Danville, California, USA
- Also known as
- Russell McCaskill Simpson · Russel Simpson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Russell McCaskill Simpson (June 17, 1880, Danville, California – December 12, 1959, Woodland Hills, California) was an American character actor who appeared in over 500 movies. He is best known for his "grizzled old man" appearances. Gaunt, lanky, and rustic-sounding, Simpson was a familiar character actor for almost forty-five years, particularly as a member of the John Ford Stock Company.
At age 18 Simpson prospected for gold in Alaska. He began taking acting classes in Seattle, Washington. In 1910 he married Gertrude Alter from New York City.
By 1909, he had gone into the theatre. He appeared in at least two plays on Broadway between 1909 and 1912, and made his motion picture debut in Cecil B. DeMille's 1914 original film version of The Virginian in a bit part. By 1923, when the film was remade, Simpson had progressed to playing the lead villain.
Throughout his career, Simpson worked for 12 years in road shows, stock companies, and on Broadway. He didn't usually perform lead roles, but he did star in many movies throughout the silent movie era. He performed a lead role as the grandfather in Out of the Dust (1920).
Known For
TV Shows (9)
Wagon Train
1957
as Mr. Carr
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Jack Brewster
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Old Man
The Texan
1958
as Zeb Waters
Public Defender
1954
as Lundquist
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Quatermaster / Judge Grant
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Sam
General Electric Theater
1953
Movies (198)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Pa Joad
Susan Lenox
1931
as Doctor
The Barrier
1917
as John Gaylord / John Tale
Hello Trouble
1932
as Jonathan Kenyon
Breakers Ahead
1918
as Captain Scudder
The Horse Soldiers
1959
as Henry Goodbody
Death Valley
1946
as Old Silas Bagley
Oklahoma!
1955
as The Minister (uncredited)
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
1952
as Sam Stanton
Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
Dodge City
1939
as Orth
My Darling Clementine
1946
as John Simpson
Parnell
1937
as Dead Child's Father
Brigham Young
1940
as U.S. Army Major
They Were Expendable
1945
as 'Dad' Knowland
Carolina
1934
as Richards
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
as Dr. Petry
Fighting Cressy
1919
as Hiram McKinstry
The Tin Star
1957
as Clem Hall
Tap Roots
1948
as Big Sam Dabney
Old Shoes
1925
Lahoma
1920
as 'Brick' Willock
Defying Destiny
1923
as Mr. Wilkens
Desire
1923
as Patrick Ryan
Along Came Jones
1945
as Pop de Longpre
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
as Fred Bixby
Tall in the Saddle
1944
as Pat Foster (uncredited)
The Tall Men
1955
as Emigrant (uncredited)
Broken Lance
1954
as Judge (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Woolridge (uncredited)
Joan of Arc
1948
as Old Man with Pipe (uncredited)
Law and Order
1932
as Judge R.W. Williams
Lovely Mary
1916
as Peter Nelson
Painted People
1924
as Fred Lane
Meet John Doe
1941
as (uncredited)
Wagon Master
1950
as Adam Perkins
The Eagle
1925
as The Eagle's Lieutenant / Coach Driver (uncredited)
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
as Lewt Lake
The Spoilers
1942
as Flapjack
Call Her Savage
1932
as Old Man in Wagon Train
Snowblind
1921
as Hugh Garth
Abraham Lincoln
1930
as Lincoln's Employer
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Shubel Morgan
The Outriders
1950
as Farmer (uncredited)
Shut My Big Mouth
1942
as Mayor Potter
Blue Jeans
1917
as Jacob Tutwiler
Valley of the Giants
1938
as McKenzie
San Francisco
1936
as 'Red' Kelly
The Last Command
1955
as The Parson
Lone Star
1952
as Maynard Cole
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Ned Nolan
Virginia City
1940
as Gaylord
Saddle Tramp
1950
as Pop
The Gal Who Took the West
1949
as Bartender (as old Timer)
Flames
1932
as Jake
Oh, Johnny!
1918
as Adele's Father
Noisy Neighbors
1929
as Ebenezer
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951
as Judge
Roughly Speaking
1945
as The Colonel - Drill Instructor (uncredited)
Swamp Water
1941
as Marty McCord
Green Light
1937
as Sheep Man
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Fred - Outrider in Prologue
Tobacco Road
1941
as Chief of Police
Last of the Duanes
1941
as Tom Duane
Under the Lash
1921
as Simeon Krillet
Three Faces West
1940
as Minister
The Brass Legend
1956
as Deputy 'Pop' Jackson
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
1934
as A.B. Crockett
Coroner Creek
1948
as Walt Hardison
Tennessee Johnson
1942
as Kirby
Life's Mockery
1928
as Wolf Miller
The Heart of the Yukon
1927
as 'Cash' Cynon
The Cabin in the Cotton
1932
as Uncle Joe
The Challenge Accepted
1918
as Uncle Zeke Sawyer
The Social Highwayman
1926
as The Mayor's Partner
Ramona
1936
as Scroggs
The Blue Bandanna
1919
as Jim Yancy
Nazi Agent
1942
as 2nd Captain (uncredited)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
as Dan Yeary
The Narrow Street
1925
as Garvey
The Earth Woman
1926
as Ezra Tilden
Mountain Justice
1937
as Matthew Turnbull
Way Down East
1935
as Squire Amasa Bartlett
Maid of Salem
1937
as Village Marshal (Uncredited)
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as MacKenzie
Secrets
1933
as Doctor (uncredited)
Citadel of Crime
1941
as Jess Meekins
Texas Masquerade
1944
as J.K. Trimble
My Dog Shep
1946
as Mathew Hodgkins
The Honor of the Press
1932
as Dan Perkins
The Food Gamblers
1917
as Samuel Sloane
The Brand
1919
as Dan McGill
The World Moves On
1934
as Notary (1825)
Frontier Marshal
1934
as Editor Pickett
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Hank Younger
West of the Pecos
1934
as Roy Neal
Paddy O'Day
1936
as Benton
The Deadlier Sex
1920
as Jim Willis
The Virginian
1914
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
The Big Bonanza
1944
as Adam Parker
Billy the Kid
1930
as Angus McSween
The Woman of the Town
1943
as Sime
Border Patrol
1943
as Orestes Krebs
Colt Comrades
1943
as Sheriff
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Banker Craig
The Power and the Glory
1933
as Professor (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
1952
as Clem Johnson
Girl of the Ozarks
1936
as Bascomb Rogers
Albuquerque
1948
as Abner Huggins
Face in the Sky
1933
as Pa Nathan Brown
Back to Nature
1936
as Sheriff
Wyoming
1940
as Mr. Bronson
Annie Laurie
1927
as Sandy
Motive for Revenge
1935
as McAllister
Riding High
1943
as Frenchy McGuire
Sundown in Santa Fe
1948
as Sheriff Jim Wyatt
Alexander Hamilton
1931
as Harvey Taylor - First Ex-Soldier
Tropical Nights
1928
as Singapore Joe
Paradise Isle
1937
as Baxter
About Russell Simpson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell McCaskill Simpson (June 17, 1880, Danville, California – December 12, 1959, Woodland Hills, California) was an American character actor who appeared in over 500 movies. He is best known for his "grizzled old man" appearances. Gaunt, lanky, and rustic-sounding, Simpson was a familiar character actor for almost forty-five years, particularly as a member of the John Ford Stock Company. At age 18 Simpson prospected for gold in Alaska. He began taking acting classes in Seattle, Washington. In 1910 he ma… With 207 credits spanning from 1914 to 1959, Russell Simpson has appeared in 198 films and 9 TV shows.
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- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as Pa Joad
- Susan Lenox (1931) — as Doctor
- The Barrier (1917) — as John Gaylord / John Tale
- Hello Trouble (1932) — as Jonathan Kenyon
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