Francis X. Bushman
Known For
Acting
Born
1883-01-09 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died
1966-08-23
Biography
Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. His matinee idol career started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife, but it did not survive the silent screen era. Bushman, like many of his contemporaries, broke into the film business via the stage. He was performing at Broncho Billy Anderson's Essanay Studios in Chicago, Illinois, where he was first noticed for his muscular, sculpted frame. He appeared in nearly 200 feature film roles—more than 175 films before 1920, and 17 in his screen debut year of 1911 alone. He also worked for the Vitagraph studio before signing with Metro in 1915. Description above from the Wikipedia article Francis Xavier Bushman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Perry Mason
as Lawrence King
Perry Mason
as Courtney Jeffers
Perry Mason
as Philip
Batman
as Mr. Van Jones
Dr. Kildare
as Mr. Cooper
77 Sunset Strip
Peter Gunn
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
This Is Your Life
as Self
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Sabrina
as Mr. Tyson
Official Detective
Dick Tracy
as Chief Clive Anderson
Mr. Celebrity
as Himself
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Messala
Jane
as The Red-Haired Man
General Electric Theater
as Philip Vandermoot
General Electric Theater
as Abgarus
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Max
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Eulogist (uncredited)