1884-04-12 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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The Head of the Family | The Plumber | 1928-01-18 |
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State Street Sadie | The Bat | 1928-08-25 |
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The Midnight Taxi | Joseph Brant | 1928-09-01 |
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Woman Wise | Ne'er-Do-Well | 1928-01-08 |
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The Desired Woman | Captain Maxwell | 1927-08-27 |
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Brass Knuckles | "Brass Knuckles" Lamont | 1927-12-03 |
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The Girl from Chicago | Big Steve Drummond | 1927-11-09 |
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The Blue Eagle | Big Tim Ryan | 1926-09-12 |
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Big Pal | Dan Williams | 1925-09-29 |
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The Beloved Brute | David Hinges | 1924-11-09 |
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Anna Christie | Matt Burke | 1923-11-24 |
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Boston Blackie | Boston Blackie | 1923-05-06 |
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The Crusader | Peter Brent | 1922-09-09 |
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Mixed Faces | Judge J. Woodworth Granger | 1922-10-21 |
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A Self-Made Man | Jack Spurlock | 1922-06-25 |
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The Cheater Reformed | Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall | 1921-01-02 |
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The Challenge of the Law | Captain Bruce Cavanaugh | 1920-10-10 |
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The Iron Rider | Larry Lannigan | 1920-11-21 |
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Brass Buttons | Kingdon Hollister | 1919-04-06 |
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A Sporting Chance | John Stonehouse | 1919-06-28 |
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Where the West Begins | Cliff Redfern | 1919-03-02 |
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The Lincoln Highwayman | Jimmy Clunder | 1919-12-29 |
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Sacred Silence | Capt. James Craig | 1919-10-12 |
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Six Feet Four | Buck Thornton | 1919-09-13 |
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Eastward Ho! | 1919-11-23 | |
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Hearts or Diamonds? | Larry Hanrahan | 1918-04-29 |
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Up Romance Road | Gregory Thorne | 1918-06-24 |
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A Rough Shod Fighter | 1917-01-01 | |
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The Masked Heart | Philip Greycourt | 1917-07-02 |
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The Bruiser | 'Big Bill' Brawley | 1916-03-23 |
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The Smugglers of Santa Cruz | Robert Langdon | 1916-01-28 |
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Garden of Lies | Dennis Mallory | 1915-07-12 |
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The Diamond from the Sky | Blair Stanley | 1915-05-03 |
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Dora Thorne | Ronald | 1915-11-03 |
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The Power of the Press | Turner Morgan | 1914-10-01 |
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Under the Gaslight | Ray Trafford | 1914-12-01 |
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His Fireman's Conscience | The Railroad Fireman | 1914-01-26 |
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Robin Hood | Robin Hood | 1913-09-23 |
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While Baby Slept | The Husband | 1913-06-10 |
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Little Dorrit | Arthur Clennam | 1913-07-28 |
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Peggy's Invitation | Henry Farland, a Young Banker | 1913-12-16 |
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The Marble Heart | Editor | 1913-05-11 |
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King Rene’s Daughter | Pierre, Captain of the Guards | 1913-07-01 |
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The Caged Bird | The Farmer | 1913-06-06 |
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Carmen | Escamillo, the Toreador | 1913-05-26 |
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Tannhäuser | Wolfram | 1913-07-14 |
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Moths | Prince Zouroff | 1913-08-31 |
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For Her Boy's Sake | 1913-03-25 | |
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Undine | Spirit of the Brook | 1912-09-24 |
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Put Yourself in His Place | Squire Raby | 1912-10-29 |
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The Forest Rose | Captain Maywood | 1912-11-29 |
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The Repeater | The Political Reformer | 1912-12-22 |
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Lucile | Duc de Luvois | 1912-11-27 |
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The Ring of a Spanish Grandee | Don Rodrigo | 1912-05-24 |
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The Little Shut-in | Manly Feet | 1912-05-17 |
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Jess | Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer | 1912-05-21 |
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Pa's Medicine | Willie's Father | 1912-07-09 |
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For Sale -- A Life | The Card Player | 1912-03-26 |
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Jilted | The Suitor | 1912-05-14 |
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The Girl of the Grove | The Doctor | 1912-04-04 |
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Star of Bethlehem | King Herod | 1912-12-24 |
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Petticoat Camp | 1912-11-29 | |
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East Lynne | Francis Levison | 1912-01-26 |
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The Portrait of Lady Anne | Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor | 1912-07-23 |
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The Little Girl Next Door | The Other Father | 1912-11-01 |
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Under Two Flags | The Colonel | 1912-07-02 |
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The Cry of the Children | The factory owner | 1912-04-30 |
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Into the Desert | The American Girl's Fiancé | 1912-04-11 |
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Flying to Fortune | The Doctor | 1912-03-12 |
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The Saleslady | 1912-05-06 | |
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Rejuvenation | The Lighthouse Keeper | 1912-04-22 |
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A Niagara Honeymoon | The Groom | 1912-01-19 |
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A Doll's House | 1911-07-28 | |
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The Lady from the Sea | Alfred, the Sailor | 1911-12-12 |
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David Copperfield | Ham Peggotty (in part two) | 1911-10-17 |
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Young Lochinvar | Young Lochinvar | 1911-09-26 |
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The Pasha's Daughter | 1911-01-02 | |
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Their Burglar | 1911-11-03 | |
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His Younger Brother | 1911-03-14 | |
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Lorna Doone | 1911-06-29 | |
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The Stepmother | 1911-06-06 | |
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The Railroad Builder | 1911-05-09 | |
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Get Rich Quick | Bunco artist | 1911-05-25 |
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Under Western Skies | A Marriage Witness | 1910-08-06 |
