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William Russell

Profession
Acting
Born
April 12, 1884 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died
February 18, 1929

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

The Cry of the Children poster
The Cry of the Children
Film · 1912 · ★ 5.3
The Blue Eagle poster
The Blue Eagle
Film · 1926
The Portrait of Lady Anne poster
The Portrait of Lady Anne
Film · 1912
Tannhäuser poster
Tannhäuser
Film · 1913
A Sporting Chance poster
A Sporting Chance
Film · 1919
Anna Christie poster
Anna Christie
Film · 1923
Sacred Silence poster
Sacred Silence
Film · 1919
Six Feet Four poster
Six Feet Four
Film · 1919
The Little Girl Next Door poster
The Little Girl Next Door
Film · 1912
The Pasha's Daughter poster
The Pasha's Daughter
Film · 1911
The Masked Heart poster
The Masked Heart
Film · 1917
Boston Blackie poster
Boston Blackie
Film · 1923

Filmography