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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.
Known For
The Desired Woman
as Captain Maxwell
The Girl from Chicago
as Big Steve Drummond
The Lady from Longacre
as Lord Anthony Conway
The Midnight Taxi
as Joseph Brant
The Blue Eagle
as Big Tim Ryan
Star of Bethlehem
as King Herod
The Dancing Girl
as John Christion
Where the West Begins
as Cliff Redfern
Carmen
as Escamillo, the Toreador
The Challenge of the Law
as Captain Bruce Cavanaugh