William Russell
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.
Brass Buttons
as Kingdon HollisterKingston Hollister admires Bernice Cleveland from afar. He asks Officer Callahan, the policeman...
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The Desired Woman
as Captain MaxwellThe beautiful and cultured Lady Diana Whitney marries Captain Maxwell of the British Army. When...
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The Bruiser
as 'Big Bill' BrawleyAthletic star William Russell puts on his boxing gloves for this waterfront drama.
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Big Pal
as Dan WilliamsA judge's daughter spurns his wealthy lifestyle and goes to do social work in poorer...
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The Beloved Brute
as David HingesA Western melodrama about brothers, separated in early childhood, who wound up as opponents in a...
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The Crusader
as Peter BrentVeteran action hero William Russell starred opposite his offscreen wife Helen Ferguson in this...
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Anna Christie
as Matt BurkeA troubled young woman comes to live with her estranged father on the New York waterfront. A...
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Petticoat Camp
as uncreditedSeveral married couples go on a camp-out together, but the women soon realize that the men...
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The Blue Eagle
as Big Tim RyanWaterfront rivals George Darcy and Big Tim Ryan are both in love with Rose Kelly, and continue...
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A Sporting Chance
as John StonehouseJohn Stonehouse (William Russell) checks into a hotel, intending to commit suicide. But instead...
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The Cheater Reformed
as Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCallThomas Edinburgh is secretly in love with Carol, wife of the Reverend Luther McCall, and...
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David Copperfield
as Ham Peggotty (in part two)Thanhouser Company three-reel silent film based on Charles Dickens’s story of an English lad's...
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Boston Blackie
as Boston BlackieBoston Blackie is a former prison inmate campaigning to outlaw Warden Benton's infamous "Water...
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The Portrait of Lady Anne
as Lady Anne's Rejected SuitorThe ghost of a selfish, inconsiderate woman must make up for her past transgressions by making...
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Flying to Fortune
as The DoctorA wealthy old man, who has been a semi-invalid for years, is informed by his physician that his...
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The Cry of the Children
as The factory ownerAn indictment of the evils of child labor, the film was controversial in its time for its use of...
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Tannhäuser
as WolframDramatic three-reel film based on Wagner's opera of chivalry and spiritual struggle. Wandering...
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Star of Bethlehem
as King HerodFollowing a bright wandering star, three magi from the East travel to Bethlehem of Judea to meet...
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The Midnight Taxi
as Joseph BrantThe Midnight Taxi is a 1928 early part-talkie thriller picture from Warner Bros. directed by...
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The Challenge of the Law
as Captain Bruce CavanaughA Canadian Mountie pursues an outlaw across the border into the America...
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Rejuvenation
as The Lighthouse KeeperA rich man who finds that there is nothing in life worth living for, is worse off than is a poor...
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The Lincoln Highwayman
as Jimmy ClunderMasked bandit The Lincoln Highwayman terrorizes motorists on California highways. His latest...
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The Head of the Family
as The PlumberSilent Comedy film directed by Joseph C. Boyle
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The Iron Rider
as Larry LanniganWhen law and order fade into distant memory in Angel City, the townspeople yearn for the era of...
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State Street Sadie
as The BatUnassuming clerk Tom Blake is framed for the murder of a policeman in the midst of a violent...
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Robin Hood
as Robin HoodRobin Hood and his followers aid the poor and oppressed from their hideout in Sherwood Forest,...
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Under Two Flags
as The ColonelDrama of life in the foreign legion of Africa
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Sacred Silence
as Capt. James CraigLieut. Ralph Harrison is in love with Major Marston's wife, who pretends to love him. Harrison's...
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Hearts or Diamonds?
as Larry HanrahanWealthy diamond collector Larry Hanrahan is given the opportunity to assist the beautiful,...
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Woman Wise
as Ne'er-Do-WellWoman Wise is a 1928 American silent comedy drama film directed by Albert Ray and starring...
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The Smugglers of Santa Cruz
as Robert LangdonLangdon, a revenue officer in search of smugglers operating along the coast of Santa Cruz...
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Get Rich Quick
as Bunco artistAn investment plan that tells potential investors they can "get rich quickly" turns out to be a...
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The Girl of the Grove
as The DoctorThe girl was young, pretty, and also a good businesswoman; When her father died she took up the...
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Carmen
as Escamillo, the ToreadorA three-reel version of the famous stage production. Don Jose, the hero of the famous book by...
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Where the West Begins
as Cliff RedfernWilliam Russell plays Cliff Redfern, a hard-ridin' Westerner who takes a liking to Easterner Ned...
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Six Feet Four
as Buck ThorntonA cowboy matches the description of the man who robbed the local hotel--both are 6'4". When a...
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Up Romance Road
as Gregory ThorneAn engaged couple, whose two fathers are millionaire ship owners, is determined to put a little...
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Garden of Lies
as Dennis MalloryAn American girl marries the prince of a small European country. On their wedding day, the...
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Mixed Faces
as Judge J. Woodworth GrangerJudge Granger, a candidate for mayor, attempts to persuade Mary Allen Sayre to marry him. She...
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The Pasha's Daughter
as uncreditedAn American in Turkey is mistakenly arrested and thrown in jail. He escapes and is helped by the...
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East Lynne
as Francis LevisonBased on the novel of the same name by Mrs. Henry Wood (Ellen Wood).
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The Marble Heart
as EditorOutside the door of the home of a sculptor and his mother, fell a poor, friendless young girl....
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The Girl from Chicago
as Big Steve DrummondMary Carlton, who lives with her invalid father on a cotton plantation, receives a letter from...
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Moths
as Prince ZouroffA French woman has to marry a Russian to preserve the reputation of her society mother. However...
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The Forest Rose
as Captain MaywoodForester and Maywood, two wealthy neighbor planters, volunteered their services to defend their...
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The Little Girl Next Door
as The Other FatherHelen Randall and Ruth Foster were little tots. The two children lived side by side on one of...
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Brass Knuckles
as "Brass Knuckles" LamontZac Harrison, upon his release from prison, assumes responsibility for seeing to the needs of...
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Jess
as Frank Muller, the Treacherous BoerSilas Croft was a kindly old Englishman who had a farm in South Africa. With him resided his two...
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The Ring of a Spanish Grandee
as Don RodrigoA romantic young girl, visiting St. Augustine, finds that she must make the choice which means...
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The Lady from the Sea
as Alfred, the SailorEllida was the daughter of a lighthouse keeper, and spent many hours near the water's edge....
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Put Yourself in His Place
as Squire RabyThe story concerns the love of Henry Little for Grace Carden and its reciprocal sentiment, with...
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Young Lochinvar
as Young LochinvarThe “gallant young Lochinvar” and his stolen bride lead their pursuers on a merry chase
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The Little Shut-in
as Manly FeetHis home was a dreary room in a basement; he was hopelessly crippled; his widowed mother was...
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