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William Russell
Actor
Born April 12, 1884Died February 18, 1929 (44 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 1929 | Madonna of Avenue A · as Bit Part |
| 1929 | Girls Gone Wild · as Dan Brown |
| 1926 | The Blue Eagle · as Big Tim Ryan |
| 1923 | Anna Christie · as Matt Burke |
| 1919 | Six Feet Four · as Buck Thornton |
| 1918 | Hobbs in a Hurry · as J. Warren Hobbs, Jr. |
| 1914 | Her Big Scoop · as The Senator |
| 1914 | The Bondage of Fear · as Cast |
| 1914 | The Burglar's Sacrifice · as Cast |
| 1913 | Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight · as Basil Underwood - A Cavalier |
| 1913 | A Twentieth Century Farmer · as The Farmer |
| 1913 | A Deep Sea Liar · as Cast |
| 1913 | Robin Hood · as Robin Hood |
| 1913 | Brethren of the Sacred Fish · as Cast |
| 1913 | Rosie's Revenge · as Rosie's Office Boss |
| 1913 | Cymbeline · as King Cymbeline |
| 1912 | In Time of Peril · as The Young Farmer |
| 1912 | Rejuvenation · as The Lighthouse Keeper |