William Russell
Birthday: 1884-04-12 | Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USAFrom 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Dan Brown
as Ne'er-Do-Well
as Sgt. John Daley
as The Bat
as The Plumber
as "Brass Knuckles" Lamont
as Captain Maxwell
as Big Tim Ryan
as Bill Martin
as Richard Fay
as Brand
as Dapper Crawford
as Bing Howard
as Boston Blackie
as Mark O'Rell
as Matt Burke
as Hugh Hemingway
as Jack Spurlock
as Judge J. Woodworth Granger
as Larry Gilmore
as Peter Brent
as Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall
as Ken Thornton
as Lord Anthony Conway
as Bill Lark
as Bruce Bayard
as Captain Bruce Cavanaugh
as Dick Derrickson
as Larry Lannigan
as Long Rush
