William Russell

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1884-04-12

Deathday 1929-02-18 (44 years old)

Place of Birth The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As William E. Russell, William Lerche

William Russell

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

Actor

1928
The Midnight Taxi

as Joseph Brant

1928
1928
The Head of the Family

as The Plumber

1928
Woman Wise

as Ne'er-Do-Well

1927
Brass Knuckles

as "Brass Knuckles" Lamont

1927
The Girl from Chicago

as Big Steve Drummond

1927
The Desired Woman

as Captain Maxwell

1926
The Blue Eagle

as Big Tim Ryan

1925
Big Pal

as Dan Williams

1924
The Beloved Brute

as David Hinges

1923
Anna Christie

as Matt Burke

1923
Boston Blackie

as Boston Blackie

1922
Mixed Faces

as Judge J. Woodworth Granger

1922
The Crusader

as Peter Brent

1922
A Self-Made Man

as Jack Spurlock

1921
The Cheater Reformed

as Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall

1920
The Iron Rider

as Larry Lannigan

1920
The Challenge of the Law

as Captain Bruce Cavanaugh

1919
The Lincoln Highwayman

as Jimmy Clunder

1919
Sacred Silence

as Capt. James Craig

1919
Six Feet Four

as Buck Thornton

1919
A Sporting Chance

as John Stonehouse

1919
Brass Buttons

as Kingdon Hollister

1919
Where the West Begins

as Cliff Redfern

1918
Up Romance Road

as Gregory Thorne

1918
Hearts or Diamonds?

as Larry Hanrahan

1917
The Masked Heart

as Philip Greycourt

1916
The Bruiser

as 'Big Bill' Brawley

1916
The Smugglers of Santa Cruz

as Robert Langdon

1915
Dora Thorne

as Ronald

1915
Garden of Lies

as Dennis Mallory

1915
The Diamond from the Sky

as Blair Stanley

1914
Under the Gaslight

as Ray Trafford

1914
The Straight Road

as Bill Hubbell

1914
The Power of the Press

as Turner Morgan

1914
His Fireman's Conscience

as The Railroad Fireman

1913
Peggy's Invitation

as Henry Farland, a Young Banker

1913
Robin Hood

as Robin Hood

1913
Moths

as Prince Zouroff

1913
Little Dorrit

as Arthur Clennam

1913
Tannhäuser

as Wolfram

1913
King Rene’s Daughter

as Pierre, Captain of the Guards

1913
While Baby Slept

as The Husband

1913
The Caged Bird

as The Farmer

1913
Carmen

as Escamillo, the Toreador

1913
1912
Star of Bethlehem

as King Herod

1912
The Repeater

as The Political Reformer

1912
The Forest Rose

as Captain Maywood

1912
Lucile

as Duc de Luvois

1912
The Little Girl Next Door

as The Other Father

1912
1912
Undine

as Spirit of the Brook

1912
The Wrecked Taxi

as The Husband

1912
The Portrait of Lady Anne

as Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor

1912
Pa's Medicine

as Willie's Father

1912
Under Two Flags

as The Colonel

1912
Jess

as Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer

1912
The Little Shut-in

as Manly Feet

1912
Jilted

as The Suitor

1912
The Cry of the Children

as The factory owner

1912
Rejuvenation

as The Lighthouse Keeper

1912
Into the Desert

as The American Girl's Fiancé

1912
The Girl of the Grove

as The Doctor

1912
For Sale -- A Life

as The Card Player

1912
Flying to Fortune

as The Doctor

1912
East Lynne

as Francis Levison

1912
A Niagara Honeymoon

as The Groom

1911
The Lady from the Sea

as Alfred, the Sailor

1911
David Copperfield

as Ham Peggotty (in part two)

1911
Young Lochinvar

as Young Lochinvar

1911
Get Rich Quick

as Bunco artist

1910
Under Western Skies

as A Marriage Witness

Producer

1918