Francis X. Bushman
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1883-01-09 (83 years old)
Deathday
1966-08-23
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also known As
Francis Xavier Bushman
King of the Movies
Francis X. Bushman
Biography
Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. His matinee idol career started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife, but it did not survive the silent screen era. Bushman, like many of his contemporaries, broke into the film business via the stage. He was performing at Broncho Billy Anderson's Essanay Studios in Chicago, Illinois, where he was first noticed for his muscular, sculpted frame. He appeared in nearly 200 feature film roles—more than 175 films before 1920, and 17 in his screen debut year of 1911 alone. He also worked for the Vitagraph studio before signing...
Acting
2021
as Self (archival footage)
1913
as Jack Hanney
1917
as William Montgomery Strong
1911
as John Lincoln (or Francis, her dream prince)
1954
as Mr. Tyson
1925
as Messala
1930
as Bannister
1961
as Sessom
1916
as Romeo
1930
as Canby
1957
as Moses
1914
as Frank Maxwell
1914
as The Red-Haired Man
1915
as Jimmy Rodgers
1914
as The Matinee Idol
1914
as Craig Ewell
1915
as Alexander H. Pike
1913
as Frank Davenport - The Young Man
1913
as Frank Robinson
1951
as Himself
1925
as Grover
1914
as John Martin
1914
as Frank Melbourne
1914
as The Beau
1914
as Richard Hasbrook
1914
as Jack Wilton
1966
as Malcolm
1915
as Franklyn Starr
1952
as Commissioner Latham
1972
as Self (archive footage)
1931
as 'Buddy' Courtland
1937
as Chief Clive Anderson
1941
as Himself
1912
as William Sherman
1942
as Self (archive footage)
1916
as Dick Stansbury
1916
as Sgt. John Kendall
1926
as Barry Townsend
1951
as King Saul (uncredited)
1952
as Eulogist (uncredited)
1918
as Warren Dexter
1918
as Peter Warburton
1917
as Two Gun Carter
1960
as Secretary General of the International Space Order
1936
as Frank - Director, Desert Scene
1960
as Self
1913
as Prince Arames/Professor Delaplane
1912
as Robert Gregg Sr. & Jr.
1913
as Pietro
1914
as Richard Savage
1914
as Pietro Delani, a Blind Musician
1912
as Jim O'Brien
1915
as Lt. Col. Miles Anstruther
1928
as John Caswell
1942
as Creditor
1932
as President Orloff
1944
as (archive footage)
1927
as George Washington
1933
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1915
as Grenfall Lorry
1927
as Gen. Dostal
1928
as Jim Logan
1994
1928
as Belgrano
1917
as John Spaulding
1927
as Henry Desmond
1932
as Bart Travis
1918
as Vantyne Carter
1915
as Count Jean de Lugnan
1916
as Ralph Everly
1918
as Cyrus 'Cyclone' Higgins, D.D.
1918
as Gerry Simpson
Production
1916
as Director
1916
as Scenario Writer
1916
as Director
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