Personal Info
Known Credits
92
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1884-04-12 (141 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known For
William 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 Biograph Company, where he worked for nine months before signing with the Thanhouser Company. He was al ...
Acting
1928 --
The Midnight Taxi
| Joseph Brant
1928 --
State Street Sadie
| The Bat
1928 --
The Head of the Family
| The Plumber
1928 --
Woman Wise
| Ne'er-Do-Well
1927 --
Brass Knuckles
| "Brass Knuckles" Lamont
1927 --
The Girl from Chicago
| Big Steve Drummond
1927 --
The Desired Woman
| Captain Maxwell
1926 --
The Blue Eagle
| Big Tim Ryan
1926 --
The Still Alarm
| Richard Fay
1925 --
Big Pal
| Dan Williams
1924 --
The Beloved Brute
| David Hinges
1923 --
Anna Christie
| Matt Burke
1923 --
Boston Blackie
| Boston Blackie
1922 --
Mixed Faces
| Judge J. Woodworth Granger
1922 --
The Crusader
| Peter Brent
1922 --
A Self-Made Man
| Jack Spurlock
1921 --
The Lady from Longacre
| Lord Anthony Conway
1921 --
The Cheater Reformed
| Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall
1920 --
Singing River
| Long Rush
1920 --
The Iron Rider
| Larry Lannigan
1920 --
The Challenge of the Law
| Captain Bruce Cavanaugh
1919 --
The Lincoln Highwayman
| Jimmy Clunder
1919 --
Eastward Ho!
|
1919 --
Sacred Silence
| Capt. James Craig
1919 --
Six Feet Four
| Buck Thornton
1919 --
A Sporting Chance
| John Stonehouse
1919 --
Brass Buttons
| Kingdon Hollister
1919 --
Where the West Begins
| Cliff Redfern
1918 --
Up Romance Road
| Gregory Thorne
1918 --
Hearts or Diamonds?
| Larry Hanrahan
1917 --
Snap Judgment
| James Page
1917 --
The Masked Heart
| Philip Greycourt
1917 --
Shackles of Truth
| Gerard Hale
1917 --
A Rough Shod Fighter
|
1916 --
The Bruiser
| 'Big Bill' Brawley
1916 --
The Smugglers of Santa Cruz
| Robert Langdon
1915 --
Dora Thorne
| Ronald
1915 --
Garden of Lies
| Dennis Mallory
1915 --
The Diamond from the Sky
| Blair Stanley
1914 --
Under the Gaslight
| Ray Trafford
1914 --
The Straight Road
| Bill Hubbell
1914 --
The Power of the Press
| Turner Morgan
1914 --
His Fireman's Conscience
| The Railroad Fireman
1913 --
Peggy's Invitation
| Henry Farland, a Young Banker
1913 --
Robin Hood
| Robin Hood
1913 --
Moths
| Prince Zouroff
1913 --
Little Dorrit
| Arthur Clennam
1913 --
Tannhäuser
| Wolfram
1913 --
King Rene’s Daughter
| Pierre, Captain of the Guards
1913 --
While Baby Slept
| The Husband
1913 --
The Caged Bird
| The Farmer
1913 --
Carmen
| Escamillo, the Toreador
1913 --
The Marble Heart
| Editor
1913 --
For Her Boy's Sake
|
1912 --
Star of Bethlehem
| King Herod
1912 --
The Repeater
| The Political Reformer
1912 --
Petticoat Camp
|
1912 --
The Forest Rose
| Captain Maywood
1912 --
Lucile
| Duc de Luvois
1912 --
The Little Girl Next Door
| The Other Father
1912 --
Put Yourself in His Place
| Squire Raby
1912 --
Undine
| Spirit of the Brook
1912 --
The Wrecked Taxi
| The Husband
1912 --
The Portrait of Lady Anne
| Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor
1912 --
Pa's Medicine
| Willie's Father
1912 --
Under Two Flags
| The Colonel
1912 --
The Ring of a Spanish Grandee
| Don Rodrigo
1912 --
Jess
| Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer
1912 --
The Little Shut-in
| Manly Feet
1912 --
Jilted
| The Suitor
1912 --
The Saleslady
|
1912 --
The Cry of the Children
| The factory owner
1912 --
Rejuvenation
| The Lighthouse Keeper
1912 --
Into the Desert
| The American Girl's Fiancé
1912 --
The Girl of the Grove
| The Doctor
1912 --
For Sale -- A Life
| The Card Player
1912 --
Flying to Fortune
| The Doctor
1912 --
The Silent Witness
| The Young Husband
1912 --
East Lynne
| Francis Levison
1912 --
A Niagara Honeymoon
| The Groom
1911 --
The Lady from the Sea
| Alfred, the Sailor
1911 --
Their Burglar
|
1911 --
David Copperfield
| Ham Peggotty (in part two)
1911 --
Young Lochinvar
| Young Lochinvar
1911 --
A Doll's House
|
1911 --
Lorna Doone
|
1911 --
The Stepmother
|
1911 --
Get Rich Quick
| Bunco artist
1911 --
The Railroad Builder
|
1911 --
His Younger Brother
|
1911 --
The Pasha's Daughter
|
1910 --
Under Western Skies
| A Marriage Witness