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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 12, 1884
Died
February 18, 1929
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- William E. Russell
- William Lerche
William Russell
0.1 Popularity
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 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
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Joseph Brant
The Midnight Taxi
1928
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The Bat
State Street Sadie
1928
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The Plumber
The Head of the Family
1928
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Ne'er-Do-Well
Woman Wise
1928
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"Brass Knuckles" Lamont
Brass Knuckles
1927
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Big Steve Drummond
The Girl from Chicago
1927
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Captain Maxwell
The Desired Woman
1927
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Big Tim Ryan
The Blue Eagle
1926
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Richard Fay
The Still Alarm
1926
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Dan Williams
Big Pal
1925
Credits
The Midnight Taxi
as Joseph Brant
1928
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State Street Sadie
as The Bat
1928
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The Head of the Family
as The Plumber
1928
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Woman Wise
as Ne'er-Do-Well
1928
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Brass Knuckles
as "Brass Knuckles" Lamont
1927
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The Girl from Chicago
as Big Steve Drummond
1927
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The Desired Woman
as Captain Maxwell
1927
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The Blue Eagle
as Big Tim Ryan
1926
5.1
The Still Alarm
as Richard Fay
1926
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Big Pal
as Dan Williams
1925
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The Beloved Brute
as David Hinges
1924
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Anna Christie
as Matt Burke
1923
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Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
1923
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The Great Night
as Larry Gilmore
1922
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Mixed Faces
as Judge J. Woodworth Granger
1922
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The Crusader
as Peter Brent
1922
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A Self-Made Man
as Jack Spurlock
1922
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The Lady from Longacre
as Lord Anthony Conway
1921
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The Cheater Reformed
as Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall
1921
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The Iron Rider
as Larry Lannigan
1920
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Singing River
as Long Rush
1920
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The Challenge of the Law
as Captain Bruce Cavanaugh
1920
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The Lincoln Highwayman
as Jimmy Clunder
1919
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Eastward Ho!
1919
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Sacred Silence
as Capt. James Craig
1919
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Six Feet Four
as Buck Thornton
1919
5.5
This Hero Stuff
as Captain November Jones
1919
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A Sporting Chance
as John Stonehouse
1919
4.7
Brass Buttons
as Kingdon Hollister
1919
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Where the West Begins
as Cliff Redfern
1919
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All the World to Nothing
as Richard Chester
1918
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Hobbs in a Hurry
as J. Warren Hobbs, Jr.
1918
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Up Romance Road
as Gregory Thorne
1918
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Hearts or Diamonds?
as Larry Hanrahan
1918
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Snap Judgment
as James Page
1917
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The Masked Heart
as Philip Greycourt
1917
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Shackles of Truth
as Gerard Hale
1917
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A Rough Shod Fighter
1917
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The Bruiser
as 'Big Bill' Brawley
1916
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The Smugglers of Santa Cruz
as Robert Langdon
1916
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Dora Thorne
as Ronald
1915
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Garden of Lies
as Dennis Mallory
1915
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The Diamond from the Sky
as Blair Stanley
1915
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The Dancing Girl
as John Christion
1915
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Under the Gaslight
as Ray Trafford
1914
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The Straight Road
as Bill Hubbell
1914
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The Power of the Press
as Turner Morgan
1914
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His Fireman's Conscience
as The Railroad Fireman
1914
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Peggy's Invitation
as Henry Farland, a Young Banker
1913
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Robin Hood
as Robin Hood
1913
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Moths
as Prince Zouroff
1913
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Little Dorrit
as Arthur Clennam
1913
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Tannhäuser
as Wolfram
1913
4.0
King Rene’s Daughter
as Pierre, Captain of the Guards
1913
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While Baby Slept
as The Husband
1913
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The Caged Bird
as The Farmer
1913
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Carmen
as Escamillo, the Toreador
1913
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The Marble Heart
as Editor
1913
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For Her Boy's Sake
1913
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Star of Bethlehem
as King Herod
1912
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The Repeater
as The Political Reformer
1912
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The Forest Rose
as Captain Maywood
1912
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Petticoat Camp
1912
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Lucile
as Duc de Luvois
1912
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The Little Girl Next Door
as The Other Father
1912
4.2
Put Yourself in His Place
as Squire Raby
1912
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For the Mikado
as The Russian Traitor
1912
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Undine
as Spirit of the Brook
1912
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The Wrecked Taxi
as The Husband
1912
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The Portrait of Lady Anne
as Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor
1912
5.8
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Pa's Medicine
as Willie's Father
1912
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Under Two Flags
as The Colonel
1912
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The Ring of a Spanish Grandee
as Don Rodrigo
1912
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Jess
as Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer
1912
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The Little Shut-in
as Manly Feet
1912
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Jilted
as The Suitor
1912
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The Saleslady
1912
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The Cry of the Children
as The factory owner
1912
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Rejuvenation
as The Lighthouse Keeper
1912
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Into the Desert
as The American Girl's Fiancé
1912
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The Girl of the Grove
as The Doctor
1912
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For Sale -- A Life
as The Card Player
1912
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Flying to Fortune
as The Doctor
1912
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The Silent Witness
as The Young Husband
1912
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East Lynne
as Francis Levison
1912
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A Niagara Honeymoon
as The Groom
1912
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The Lady from the Sea
as Alfred, the Sailor
1911
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Their Burglar
1911
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David Copperfield
as Ham Peggotty (in part two)
1911
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Young Lochinvar
as Young Lochinvar
1911
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A Doll's House
1911
4.0
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Lorna Doone
1911
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The Stepmother
1911
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Get Rich Quick
as Bunco artist
1911
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The Colonel and the King
1911
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The Railroad Builder
1911
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His Younger Brother
1911
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The Pasha's Daughter
1911
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Under Western Skies
as A Marriage Witness
1910
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