William Russell
Actor
- Born
- April 12, 1884 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- February 18, 1929 (age 44)
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.
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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 Cry of the Children
April 30, 1912
The Blue Eagle
September 12, 1926
The Portrait of Lady Anne
July 23, 1912
Tannhäuser
July 14, 1913
A Sporting Chance
June 28, 1919
Anna Christie
November 24, 1923
Sacred Silence
October 12, 1919
Six Feet Four
September 13, 1919
The Little Girl Next Door
November 1, 1912
The Pasha's Daughter
January 2, 1911
The Masked Heart
July 2, 1917
Boston Blackie
May 6, 1923
Acting126
- 1929Girls Gone Wild as Dan Brown
- 1928The Midnight Taxi as Joseph Brant
- 1928State Street Sadie as The Bat
- 1928The Danger Patrol as Sgt. John Daley
- 1928The Head of the Family as The Plumber
- 1928Woman Wise as Ne'er-Do-Well
- 1927Brass Knuckles as "Brass Knuckles" Lamont
- 1927The Girl from Chicago as Big Steve Drummond
- 1927The Desired Woman as Captain Maxwell
- 1926Wings of the Storm