William Russell

William Russell

Date of Birth:

Apr 12, 1884

Place of Birth:

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.

filmography:

A Sporting Chance A Sporting Chance

1919

State Street Sadie State Street Sadie

1928

The Midnight Taxi The Midnight Taxi

1928

Little Dorrit Little Dorrit

1913

Carmen Carmen

1913

The Marble Heart The Marble Heart

1913

Petticoat Camp Petticoat Camp

1912

Star of Bethlehem Star of Bethlehem

1912

The Little Girl Next Door The Little Girl Next Door

1912

Tannhäuser Tannhäuser

1913

Moths Moths

1913

The Challenge of the Law The Challenge of the Law

1920

The Iron Rider The Iron Rider

1920

The Cheater Reformed The Cheater Reformed

1921

The Portrait of Lady Anne The Portrait of Lady Anne

1912

The Lincoln Highwayman The Lincoln Highwayman

1919

Eastward Ho! Eastward Ho!

1919

King Rene’s Daughter King Rene’s Daughter

1913

The Cry of the Children The Cry of the Children

1912

Brass Knuckles Brass Knuckles

1927

Get Rich Quick Get Rich Quick

1911

The Pasha's Daughter The Pasha's Daughter

1911

The Bruiser The Bruiser

1916

Hearts or Diamonds? Hearts or Diamonds?

1918

A Doll's House A Doll's House

1911

A Self-Made Man A Self-Made Man

1922

The Lady from the Sea The Lady from the Sea

1911

Robin Hood Robin Hood

1913

The Wrecked Taxi The Wrecked Taxi

1912

The Straight Road The Straight Road

1914

Garden of Lies Garden of Lies

1915

Up Romance Road Up Romance Road

1918

David Copperfield David Copperfield

1911

Brass Buttons Brass Buttons

1919

Where the West Begins Where the West Begins

1919

East Lynne East Lynne

1912

The Girl from Chicago The Girl from Chicago

1927

The Masked Heart The Masked Heart

1917

Big Pal Big Pal

1925

Young Lochinvar Young Lochinvar

1911

Woman Wise Woman Wise

1928

Under Two Flags Under Two Flags

1912

Six Feet Four Six Feet Four

1919

The Saleslady The Saleslady

1912

Jilted Jilted

1912

Jess Jess

1912

For Sale -- A Life For Sale -- A Life

1912

A Niagara Honeymoon A Niagara Honeymoon

1912

The Ring of a Spanish Grandee The Ring of a Spanish Grandee

1912

Pa's Medicine Pa's Medicine

1912

Undine Undine

1912

The Repeater The Repeater

1912

Put Yourself in His Place Put Yourself in His Place

1912

The Little Shut-in The Little Shut-in

1912

Their Burglar Their Burglar

1911

A Rough Shod Fighter A Rough Shod Fighter

1917

The Beloved Brute The Beloved Brute

1924

The Smugglers of Santa Cruz The Smugglers of Santa Cruz

1916

Flying to Fortune Flying to Fortune

1912

Under Western Skies Under Western Skies

1910

Lorna Doone Lorna Doone

1911

The Stepmother The Stepmother

1911

His Younger Brother His Younger Brother

1911

The Railroad Builder The Railroad Builder

1911

Lucile Lucile

1912

For Her Boy's Sake For Her Boy's Sake

1913

The Head of the Family The Head of the Family

1928

Boston Blackie Boston Blackie

1923

The Desired Woman The Desired Woman

1927

The Blue Eagle The Blue Eagle

1926

Mixed Faces Mixed Faces

1922

The Crusader The Crusader

1922

Rejuvenation Rejuvenation

1912

Into the Desert Into the Desert

1912

The Diamond from the Sky The Diamond from the Sky

1915

Sacred Silence Sacred Silence

1919

Anna Christie Anna Christie

1923

The Caged Bird The Caged Bird

1913

While Baby Slept While Baby Slept

1913

The Forest Rose The Forest Rose

1912

Peggy's Invitation Peggy's Invitation

1913

His Fireman's Conscience His Fireman's Conscience

1914

Under the Gaslight Under the Gaslight

1914

Dora Thorne Dora Thorne

1915

The Power of the Press The Power of the Press

1914

The Girl of the Grove The Girl of the Grove

1912

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