Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1880-06-16
- Day of Death1959-12-12 (79 years)
- Place of BirthDanville, California, USA
- Also Known AsRussell McCaskill SimpsonRussel Simpson
Russell Simpson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell McCaskill Simpson (June 17, 1880, Danville, California – December 12, 1959, Woodland Hills, California) was an American character actor who appeared in over 500 movies. He is best known for his "grizzled old man" appearances. Gaunt, lanky, and rustic-sounding, Simpson was a familiar character actor for almost forty-five years, particularly as a...Read More
Acting Career
- 1959
The Horse Soldiers
As: Henry Goodbody
- 1958
The Texan
As: Zeb Waters
- 1957
The Tin Star
As: Clem Hall
- 1957
Wagon Train
As: Mr. Carr
- 1956
The Brass Legend
As: Deputy 'Pop' Jackson
- 1956
Friendly Persuasion
As: Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
- 1955
Oklahoma!
As: The Minister (uncredited)
- 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
As: Old Man
1955The Tall Men
As: Emigrant (uncredited)
1955The Last Command
As: The Parson
1954Broken Lance
As: Judge (uncredited)
- 1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
As: Fred Bixby
1954Public Defender
As: Lundquist
1953The Sun Shines Bright
As: Lewt Lake
1953Meet Me at the Fair
As: Sheriff Evans
1952The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
As: Sam Stanton
1952Lone Star
As: Maynard Cole
1952Cavalcade of America
As: Quatermaster
- 1952
Cavalcade of America
As: Judge Grant
1952Feudin' Fools
As: Grandpa Smith
1952Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
As: Clem Johnson
1951Comin' Round the Mountain
As: Judge
1951The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
As: Sam
1950Call of the Klondike
As: Andy McKay
1950Saddle Tramp
As: Pop
1950Wagon Master
As: Adam Perkins
1950The Outriders
As: Farmer (uncredited)
1949Free For All
As: Farmer
1949The Lone Ranger
As: Jack Brewster
1949The Gal Who Took the West
As: Bartender (as old Timer)
1949Tuna Clipper
As: Capt. Fergus MacLennan
1948Joan of Arc
As: Old Man with Pipe (uncredited)
1948Sundown in Santa Fe
As: Sheriff Jim Wyatt
1948The Untamed Breed
As: Minister
1948Tap Roots
As: Big Sam Dabney
1948Coroner Creek
As: Walt Hardison
1948Albuquerque
As: Abner Huggins
1947Bowery Buckaroos
As: Luke Barlow
1947The Fabulous Texan
As: Wade Clayton
1947The Romance of Rosy Ridge
As: Dan Yeary
1946My Dog Shep
As: Mathew Hodgkins
- 1946
My Darling Clementine
As: John Simpson
1946Death Valley
As: Old Silas Bagley
1946Bad Bascomb
As: Elijah Walker
1946California Gold Rush
As: Colonel Parker
1945They Were Expendable
As: 'Dad' Knowland
1945Along Came Jones
As: Pop de Longpre
1945Roughly Speaking
As: The Colonel - Drill Instructor (uncredited)
1944The Big Bonanza
As: Adam Parker
1944Roaring Guns
As: Farmer MacKenzie
1944Texas Masquerade
As: J.K. Trimble
1943The Woman of the Town
As: Sime
1943Moonlight in Vermont
As: Uncle Rufus
1943Riding High
As: Frenchy McGuire
1943Colt Comrades
As: Sheriff
1943Border Patrol
As: Orestes Krebs
1942Tennessee Johnson
As: Kirby
1942The Spoilers
As: Flapjack
1942Lone Star Ranger
As: Tom Duane
1942Nazi Agent
As: 2nd Captain (uncredited)
1942Shut My Big Mouth
As: Mayor Potter
1942Wild Bill Hickok Rides
As: Ned Nolan
1941Swamp Water
As: Marty McCord
1941Last of the Duanes
As: Tom Duane
1941Wild Geese Calling
As: Marshal Len Baker
1941Bad Men of Missouri
As: Hank Younger
- 1941
Meet John Doe
As: (uncredited)
1941Tobacco Road
As: Chief of Police
1940Santa Fe Trail
As: Shubel Morgan
1940Brigham Young
As: U.S. Army Major
1940Wyoming
As: Mr. Bronson
1940Three Faces West
As: Minister
1940Virginia City
As: Gaylord
- 1940
The Grapes of Wrath
As: Pa Joad
1939Geronimo
As: Scout
1939Drums Along the Mohawk
As: Dr. Petry
- 1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
As: Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
1939Desperate Trails
As: Sheriff Big Bill Tanner
1939The Bill of Rights
As: Frontiersman
1939Western Caravans
As: Winchester Thompson
1939Young Mr. Lincoln
As: Woolridge (uncredited)
1939Dodge City
As: Orth
1938Heart of the North
As: Dave MacMillan
1938Valley of the Giants
As: McKenzie
1938The Girl of the Golden West
As: Fred - Outrider in Prologue
1938Gold Is Where You Find It
As: MacKenzie
1937That I May Live
As: Bish Plivens
1937Paradise Isle
As: Baxter
1937Wild West Days
As: Matt Keeler
1937Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
As: Bayliss Baynum
1937Parnell
As: Dead Child's Father
1937Mountain Justice
As: Matthew Turnbull
1937Green Light
As: Sheep Man
1937Maid of Salem
As: Village Marshal (Uncredited)
1936Ramona
As: Scroggs
1936Back to Nature
As: Sheriff
1936San Francisco
As: 'Red' Kelly
1936Girl of the Ozarks
As: Bascomb Rogers
1936Man Hunt
As: Jeff Parkington
1936Paddy O'Day
As: Benton
1935Way Down East
As: Squire Amasa Bartlett
1935Motive for Revenge
As: McAllister
1935The Hoosier Schoolmaster
As: Doc Small
1934West of the Pecos
As: Roy Neal
1934Radio Scout
As: Pappy Tolliver
1934The World Moves On
As: Notary (1825)
1934Ever Since Eve
As: Jim Wood
1934Three on a Honeymoon
As: Ezra MacDuff
1934Carolina
As: Richards
1934Frontier Marshal
As: Editor Pickett
1934Sixteen Fathoms Deep
As: A.B. Crockett
1933The Power and the Glory
As: Professor (uncredited)
1933Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
As: Speaker
1933Face in the Sky
As: Pa Nathan Brown
1932Silver Dollar
As: Hamlin
1932Call Her Savage
As: Old Man in Wagon Train
1932The Cabin in the Cotton
As: Uncle Joe
1932Hello Trouble
As: Jonathan Kenyon
1932The Honor of the Press
As: Dan Perkins
1932Flames
As: Jake
1932The Riding Tornado
As: Sheriff
1932The Famous Ferguson Case
As: Banker Craig
1932Lena Rivers
As: Grandfather Nichols
1932Law and Order
As: Judge R.W. Williams
1932Ridin' for Justice
As: Marshal Joseph Slyde
1931Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
As: Doctor
1931Alexander Hamilton
As: Harvey Taylor - First Ex-Soldier
1931The Great Meadow
As: Thomas Hall
1930Man to Man
As: Uncle Cal
1930Abraham Lincoln
As: Lincoln's Employer
1930Billy the Kid
As: Angus McSween
1930The Lone Star Ranger
As: Colonel John Aldridge
1929After the Fog
As: Joshua Barker
1929The Sap
As: The Banker
1929All Faces West
As: Gunner Bill
1929Innocents of Paris
As: Emile Leval
1928Tropical Nights
As: Singapore Joe
1927Wild Geese
As: Caleb Gare
1927Now We're in the Air
As: Lord Abercrombie McTavish
1927The First Auto
As: Hank Armstrong
1927The Frontiersman
As: Andrew Jackson
1927Annie Laurie
As: Sandy
1926Rustlin' for Cupid
As: Hank Blatchford
1926The Earth Woman
As: Ezra Tilden
1925The Splendid Road
As: Capt. Lightfoot
1925The Eagle
As: The Eagle's Lieutenant / Coach Driver (uncredited)
1925Why Women Love
As: Silas Martin
1925Thunder Mountain
As: Si Pace
1925Paint and Powder
As: Riley
1925Faint Perfume
As: Grandpa Crumb
1925The Narrow Street
As: Garvey
1924Painted People
As: Fred Lane
1923The Virginian
As: Trampas
1923The Huntress
As: Big Jack Skinner
1923Circus Days
As: Eben Holt
1923The Girl of the Golden West
As: Jack Rance
1922Peg o' My Heart
As: Jim O'Connell
1922Rags to Riches
As: The Sheriff
1922Human Hearts
As: Paul Logan
1922Across the Dead-Line
As: Enoch Kidder
1921Under the Lash
As: Simeon Krillet
1921Snowblind
As: Hugh Garth
1921Bunty Pulls the Strings
As: Tammas Biggar
1920Godless Men
As: 'Black' Pawl
1920The Branding Iron
As: John Carver
1920Lahoma
As: 'Brick' Willock
1920The Deadlier Sex
As: Jim Willis
1919Desert Gold
As: Ladd
1919Bill Apperson's Boy
As: Bill Apperson
1919The Brand
As: Dan McGill
1918The Challenge Accepted
As: Uncle Zeke Sawyer
1918Riders of the Night
As: Sally's Grandfather
1918The Border Legion
As: Overland Bradley
1918Breakers Ahead
As: Captain Scudder
1918A Weaver of Dreams
As: Martin Chandler
1917Blue Jeans
As: Jacob Tutwiler
1914The Virginian
As: Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)