Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1884-04-12 (45 years old)
Deathday
1929-02-18
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
William E. Russell
William Lerche
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 ...
1912
as The Doctor
1912
as The Doctor
1916
as Robert Langdon
1924
as David Hinges
1910
as A Marriage Witness
1911
1911
1911
1912
as The Card Player
1912
as Manly Feet
1912
as The Suitor
1912
as Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer
1912
as The Groom
1912
as Don Rodrigo
1912
as Willie's Father
1912
as Squire Raby
1912
as Spirit of the Brook
1912
as Captain Maywood
1912
as Duc de Luvois
1912
as The Political Reformer
1913
as The Husband
1913
as The Farmer
1913
as Henry Farland, a Young Banker
1914
as The Railroad Fireman
1914
as Turner Morgan
1914
as Ray Trafford
1915
as Ronald
1923
as Matt Burke
1919
as Capt. James Craig
1926
as Big Tim Ryan
1927
as Captain Maxwell
1923
as Boston Blackie
1928
as The Plumber
1922
as Judge J. Woodworth Granger
1922
as Peter Brent
1915
as Blair Stanley
1912
as The American Girl's Fiancé
1912
as The Lighthouse Keeper
1912
1919
as Buck Thornton
1912
as Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor
1921
as Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall
1920
as Larry Lannigan
1920
as Captain Bruce Cavanaugh
1919
as Jimmy Clunder
1919
1927
as "Brass Knuckles" Lamont
1912
as The factory owner
1913
as Wolfram
1913
as Arthur Clennam
1913
as Prince Zouroff
1913
as Pierre, Captain of the Guards
1928
as The Bat
1928
as Joseph Brant
1919
as John Stonehouse
1913
as Escamillo, the Toreador
1913
as Editor
1912
as The Other Father
1912
1912
as King Herod
1911
as Bunco artist
1927
as Big Steve Drummond
1912
as Francis Levison
1919
as Cliff Redfern
1919
as Kingdon Hollister
1917
as Philip Greycourt
1925
as Dan Williams
1912
as The Colonel
1928
as Ne'er-Do-Well
1911
as Young Lochinvar
1911
as Ham Peggotty (in part two)
1918
as Gregory Thorne
1922
as Jack Spurlock
1911
1918
as Larry Hanrahan
1916
as 'Big Bill' Brawley
1911
as Alfred, the Sailor
1913
as Robin Hood
1915
as Dennis Mallory
1914
as Bill Hubbell
1912
as The Husband
1912
as The Young Husband
1920
as Long Rush
1921
as Lord Anthony Conway
1917
as James Page
1917
as Gerard Hale
1926
as Richard Fay
1912
as The Russian Traitor
1915
as John Christion
1922
as Larry Gilmore
1919
as Captain November Jones
1918
as Richard Chester
1918
as J. Warren Hobbs, Jr.
1920
as Bill Lark
1918
as Producer
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