Francis X. Bushman
- Acting
- January 9, 1883 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- August 23, 1966
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 with Metro in 1915. Description above from the Wikipedia article Francis Xavier Bushman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- This Is Francis X. Bushman · Self
- The Bible According to Hollywood · Self
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory · Self
- The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini · Malcolm
- Batman · Mr. Van Jones
- The Phantom Planet · Sessom
- Dr. Kildare · Mr. Cooper
- 12 to the Moon · Secretary General of the International Space Order
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood · Self
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
- 77 Sunset Strip
- Peter Gunn
- The Story of Mankind · Moses
- Perry Mason · Lawrence King, Courtney Jeffers
- Official Detective
- Sabrina · Mr. Tyson
- The Other Wise Man · Old Man
- General Electric Theater · Philip Vandermoot, Abgarus
- The Bad and the Beautiful · Eulogist (uncredited)
- This Is Your Life · Self
- Apache Country · Commissioner Latham
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · Max
- David and Bathsheba · King Saul (uncredited)
- Hollywood Story · Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self
- Twenty Years After · (archive footage)
- Silver Queen · Creditor
- Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) · Self
- Mr. Celebrity · Self
- Dick Tracy · Chief Clive Anderson
- Hollywood Boulevard · Frank - Director, Desert Scene
- The Film Parade · (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Watch Beverly · President Orloff
- Human Targets · Bart Travis
- The Galloping Ghost · 'Buddy' Courtland
- Once a Gentleman · Bannister
- The Dude Wrangler · Canby
- Call of the Circus
- Midnight Life · Jim Logan
- Say It with Sables · John Caswell
- The Grip of the Yukon · Colby MacDonald
- The Beautiful Spy · Belgrano
- The 13th Juror · Henry Desmond
- The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross · George Washington
- The Lady in Ermine · Gen. Dostal
- The Marriage Clause · Barry Townsend
- Playing the Swell
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ · Messala
- The Masked Bride · Grover
- Daring Hearts · Hugh Brown
- The Poor Rich Man · Vantyne Carter
- A Pair of Cupids · Peter Warburton
- Social Quicksands · Warren Dexter
- Cyclone Higgins, D.D. · Cyrus 'Cyclone' Higgins, D.D.
- With Neatness and Dispatch · Paul Donaldson
- The Brass Check · Richard Trevor
- Under Suspicion · Gerry Simpson
- Red, White and Blue Blood · John Spaulding
- The Voice of Conscience · William Poatter / James Houston
- The Adopted Son · Two Gun Carter
- Their Compact · James Van Dyke Moore
- The Great Secret · William Montgomery Strong
- Romeo and Juliet · Romeo, Director
- In the Diplomatic Service · Dick Stansbury, Director
- A Million a Minute · Stephen Quaintance
- The Wall Between · Sgt. John Kendall
- Man and His Soul · John Conscience / John Power
- A Virginia Romance · Ralph Everly
- The Silent Voice · Franklyn Starr
- The Second in Command · Lt. Col. Miles Anstruther
- The Slim Princess · Alexander H. Pike
- Graustark · Grenfall Lorry
- The Ambition of the Baron · Count Jean de Lugnan
- The Gallantry of Jimmy Rodgers · Jimmy Rodgers
- The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify · The Matinee Idol
- An Unplanned Elopement · Frank Melbourne
- The Plum Tree · Craig Ewell
- Under Royal Patronage · Richard Savage
- A Night With a Million · Jack Wilton
- The Countess · Richard Hasbrook