Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1884-04-12
- Day of Death1929-02-18 (44 years)
- Place of BirthThe Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Also Known AsWilliam E. RussellWilliam Lerche
William Russell
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1928
The Midnight Taxi
As: Joseph Brant
- 1928
State Street Sadie
As: The Bat
- 1928
The Head of the Family
As: The Plumber
- 1928
Woman Wise
As: Ne'er-Do-Well
- 1927
Brass Knuckles
As: "Brass Knuckles" Lamont
- 1927
The Girl from Chicago
As: Big Steve Drummond
- 1927
The Desired Woman
As: Captain Maxwell
- 1926
The Blue Eagle
As: Big Tim Ryan
1926The Still Alarm
As: Richard Fay
1925Big Pal
As: Dan Williams
1924The Beloved Brute
As: David Hinges
1923Anna Christie
As: Matt Burke
1923Boston Blackie
As: Boston Blackie
1922Mixed Faces
As: Judge J. Woodworth Granger
1922The Crusader
As: Peter Brent
1921The Lady from Longacre
As: Lord Anthony Conway
1921The Cheater Reformed
As: Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall
1920The Iron Rider
As: Larry Lannigan
1920Singing River
As: Long Rush
1920The Challenge of the Law
As: Captain Bruce Cavanaugh
1919The Lincoln Highwayman
As: Jimmy Clunder
1919Sacred Silence
As: Capt. James Craig
1919Six Feet Four
As: Buck Thornton
- 1919
A Sporting Chance
As: John Stonehouse
1919Brass Buttons
As: Kingdon Hollister
1919Where the West Begins
As: Cliff Redfern
1918Up Romance Road
As: Gregory Thorne
1918Hearts or Diamonds?
As: Larry Hanrahan
1917Snap Judgment
As: James Page
1917The Masked Heart
As: Philip Greycourt
1917Shackles of Truth
As: Gerard Hale
1916The Bruiser
As: 'Big Bill' Brawley
1916The Smugglers of Santa Cruz
As: Robert Langdon
1915Garden of Lies
As: Dennis Mallory
1914The Straight Road
As: Bill Hubbell
1913Robin Hood
As: Robin Hood
1913Moths
As: Prince Zouroff
- 1913
Tannhäuser
As: Wolfram
1913Carmen
As: Escamillo, the Toreador
1913The Marble Heart
As: Editor
1912Star of Bethlehem
As: King Herod
1912The Forest Rose
As: Captain Maywood
1912The Little Girl Next Door
As: The Other Father
1912Put Yourself in His Place
As: Squire Raby
- 1912
The Portrait of Lady Anne
As: Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor
1912Under Two Flags
As: The Colonel
1912The Ring of a Spanish Grandee
As: Don Rodrigo
1912Jess
As: Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer
1912The Little Shut-in
As: Manly Feet
- 1912
Jilted
As: The Suitor
- 1912
The Cry of the Children
As: The factory owner
1912Rejuvenation
As: The Lighthouse Keeper
1912The Girl of the Grove
As: The Doctor
1912Flying to Fortune
As: The Doctor
1912East Lynne
As: Francis Levison
1911The Lady from the Sea
As: Alfred, the Sailor
1911David Copperfield
As: Ham Peggotty (in part two)
1911Young Lochinvar
As: Young Lochinvar
1911Get Rich Quick
As: Bunco artist