William Russell
Acting
Born: 1884-04-12 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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
The Crusader
Peter Brent
Tannhäuser
Wolfram
Undine
Spirit of the Brook
Dora Thorne
Ronald
Singing River
Long Rush
Brass Buttons
Kingdon Hollister
Some Liar
Robert Winchester McTabb
The Sea Master
Bull Dorgan
Little Brother
The Lover
The Girl from Chicago
Big Steve Drummond
Woman Wise
Ne'er-Do-Well
The Stepmother
Rejuvenation
The Lighthouse Keeper
Shod with Fire
Bruce Bayard
Looking Forward
Leave It to Me
Dick Derrickson
A Sporting Chance
John Stonehouse
Girls Gone Wild
Dan Brown
Wings of the Storm
Bill Martin
Alias the Night Wind
Bing Howard
King Rene’s Daughter
Pierre, Captain of the Guards
On Thin Ice
Dapper Crawford
Under the Gaslight
Ray Trafford
The Way of a Girl
Brand
Times Have Changed
Mark O'Rell
This Hero Stuff
Captain November Jones
Anna Christie
Matt Burke
Garden of Lies
Dennis Mallory
When a Man Rides Alone
William Sykes
Lucile
Duc de Luvois
Pride and the Man
Jack Hastings
Hearts or Diamonds?
Larry Hanrahan