William Russell
Known For
Acting
Born
1884-04-12 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died
1929-02-18
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.
Most Known For
Undine
as Spirit of the Brook
Rejuvenation
as The Lighthouse Keeper
Singing River
as Long Rush
For Her Boy's Sake
Tannhäuser
as Wolfram
Spearhead
as Mr Dickson B.F.S.
Woman Wise
as Ne'er-Do-Well
The Crusader
as Peter Brent
Brass Buttons
as Kingdon Hollister
For Sale -- A Life
as The Card Player
The Girl from Chicago
as Big Steve Drummond
The Blue Eagle
as Big Tim Ryan
Dora Thorne
as Ronald
The Midnight Taxi
as Joseph Brant
Star of Bethlehem
as King Herod
Under the Gaslight
as Ray Trafford
Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
Anna Christie
as Matt Burke
Their Burglar
The Power of the Press
as Turner Morgan