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William Russell

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedApr 12, 1884 (Died at 45)
Zodiac Sign♈Aries
Place of BirthThe Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Career Span1920 – 1929
Known Credits97 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.5

William Russell

Also known as:William E. RussellWilliam Lerche
Total Works

97

97 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

5.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 97 titles featuring William Russell

The Cry of the Children
5.3

as The factory owner

The Blue Eagle
5.4
The Blue Eagle
1926•movie

as Big Tim Ryan

The Portrait of Lady Anne
6.6

as Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor

Tannhäuser
5.0
Tannhäuser
1913•movie

as Wolfram

A Sporting Chance
6.0
A Sporting Chance
1919•movie

as John Stonehouse

Anna Christie
6.3
Anna Christie
1923•movie

as Matt Burke

Sacred Silence
3.0
Sacred Silence
1919•movie

as Capt. James Craig

Six Feet Four
6.3
Six Feet Four
1919•movie

as Buck Thornton

The Little Girl Next Door
5.5

as The Other Father

The Pasha's Daughter
6.0
The Masked Heart
3.7
The Masked Heart
1917•movie

as Philip Greycourt

Boston Blackie
8.0
Boston Blackie
1923•movie

as Boston Blackie

King Rene’s Daughter
7.0

as Pierre, Captain of the Guards

The Midnight Taxi
6.5
The Midnight Taxi
1928•movie

as Joseph Brant

Carmen
7.0
Carmen
1913•movie

as Escamillo, the Toreador

The Marble Heart
6.5
The Marble Heart
1913•movie

as Editor

Petticoat Camp
6.0
Petticoat Camp
1912•movie
Star of Bethlehem
5.0
Star of Bethlehem
1912•movie

as King Herod

A Doll's House
7.0
A Doll's House
1911•movie
Soul Mates
4.5
Soul Mates
1916•movie

as Lowell Sherman

Flying to Fortune
10.0
Flying to Fortune
1912•movie

as The Doctor

The Girl of the Grove
7.0

as The Doctor

The Beloved Brute
7.0
The Beloved Brute
1924•movie

as David Hinges

A Rough Shod Fighter
9.0

as Frank Carlisle

Jilted
10.0
Jilted
1912•movie

as The Suitor

Jess
7.0
Jess
1912•movie

as Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer

The Ring of a Spanish Grandee
10.0

as Don Rodrigo

The Little Shut-in
9.0
The Little Shut-in
1912•movie

as Manly Feet

Put Yourself in His Place
10.0

as Squire Raby

The Desired Woman
10.0
The Desired Woman
1927•movie

as Captain Maxwell

The Head of the Family
10.0

as The Plumber

Mixed Faces
8.0
Mixed Faces
1922•movie

as Judge J. Woodworth Granger

The Crusader
10.0
The Crusader
1922•movie

as Peter Brent

7.0
Rejuvenation
1912•movie

as The Lighthouse Keeper

The Saleslady
9.0
The Saleslady
1912•movie

as The Bumpkin

The Cheater Reformed
7.0

as Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall

The Iron Rider
10.0
The Iron Rider
1920•movie

as Larry Lannigan

The Challenge of the Law
9.0

as Captain Bruce Cavanaugh

The Lincoln Highwayman
7.0

as Jimmy Clunder

Eastward Ho!
10.0
Eastward Ho!
1919•movie

as Buck Lindsay

Brass Knuckles
10.0
Brass Knuckles
1927•movie

as "Brass Knuckles" Lamont

State Street Sadie
8.0
State Street Sadie
1928•movie

as The Bat

Get Rich Quick
4.0
Get Rich Quick
1911•movie

as Bunco artist

The Girl from Chicago
7.0

as Big Steve Drummond

East Lynne
10.0
East Lynne
1912•movie

as Francis Levison

Where the West Begins
8.0

as Cliff Redfern

Big Pal
8.0
Big Pal
1925•movie

as Dan Williams

Under Two Flags
9.0
Under Two Flags
1912•movie

as The Colonel

Woman Wise
8.0
Woman Wise
1928•movie

as Ne'er-Do-Well

Young Lochinvar
10.0
Young Lochinvar
1911•movie

as Young Lochinvar

David Copperfield
8.0
David Copperfield
1911•movie

as Ham Peggotty (in part two)

A Self-Made Man
7.0
A Self-Made Man
1922•movie

as Jack Spurlock

The Lady from the Sea
9.0

as Alfred, the Sailor

Robin Hood
6.0
Robin Hood
1913•movie

as Robin Hood

Singing River
10.0
Singing River
1920•movie

as Long Rush

The Lady from Longacre
7.0

as Lord Anthony Conway

Shackles of Truth
10.0
Shackles of Truth
1917•movie

as Gerard Hale

The Still Alarm
9.0
The Still Alarm
1926•movie

as Richard Fay

The Great Night
9.0
The Great Night
1922•movie

as Larry Gilmore

This Hero Stuff
9.0
This Hero Stuff
1919•movie

as Captain November Jones

Hobbs in a Hurry
8.0
Hobbs in a Hurry
1918•movie

as J. Warren Hobbs, Jr.

Twins of Suffering Creek
9.0

as Bill Lark

Times Have Changed
9.0
Times Have Changed
1923•movie

as Mark O'Rell

On Thin Ice
7.0
On Thin Ice
1925•movie

as Dapper Crawford

Shod with Fire
10.0
Shod with Fire
1920•movie

as Bruce Bayard

Leave It to Me
10.0
Leave It to Me
1920•movie

as Dick Derrickson

The Roof Tree
10.0
The Roof Tree
1921•movie

as Ken Thornton

Some Liar
10.0
Some Liar
1919•movie

as Robert Winchester McTabb

Girls Gone Wild
9.0
Girls Gone Wild
1929•movie

as Dan Brown

Alias the Night Wind
10.0

as Bing Howard

The Way of a Girl
7.0
The Way of a Girl
1925•movie

as Brand

Wings of the Storm
8.0
Wings of the Storm
1926•movie

as Bill Martin

Sands of Sacrifice
8.0
Sands of Sacrifice
1917•movie

as Big Bill Darcey

The Torch Bearer
8.0
The Torch Bearer
1916•movie

as John Huntley-Knox Sr. / John Huntley-Knox Jr.

The Smugglers of Santa Cruz

as Robert Langdon

Lucile
Lucile
1912•movie

as Duc de Luvois

Undine
Undine
1912•movie

as Spirit of the Brook

The Forest Rose
The Forest Rose
1912•movie

as Captain Maywood

The Power of the Press

as Turner Morgan

Under the Gaslight
Under the Gaslight
1914•movie

as Ray Trafford

Dora Thorne
Dora Thorne
1915•movie

as Ronald

The Diamond from the Sky

as Blair Stanley

Moths
Moths
1913•movie

as Prince Zouroff

Brass Buttons
Brass Buttons
1919•movie

as Kingdon Hollister

Up Romance Road
Up Romance Road
1918•movie

as Gregory Thorne

Hearts or Diamonds?

as Larry Hanrahan

The Bruiser
The Bruiser
1916•movie

as 'Big Bill' Brawley

Garden of Lies
Garden of Lies
1915•movie

as Dennis Mallory

The Straight Road
The Straight Road
1914•movie

as Bill Hubbell

Snap Judgment
Snap Judgment
1917•movie

as James Page

The Dancing Girl
The Dancing Girl
1915•movie

as John Christion

All the World to Nothing

as Richard Chester

When a Man Rides Alone

as William Sykes

The Sea Master
The Sea Master
1917•movie

as Bull Dorgan

Pride and the Man
Pride and the Man
1917•movie

as Jack Hastings

Little Brother
Little Brother
1913•movie

as The Lover