William Russell
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
The Cry of the Children
as The factory owner 1912
The Blue Eagle
as Big Tim Ryan 1926
The Portrait of Lady Anne
as Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor 1912
Tannhäuser
as Wolfram 1913
A Sporting Chance
as John Stonehouse 1919
Anna Christie
as Matt Burke 1923
Sacred Silence
as Capt. James Craig 1919
Six Feet Four
as Buck Thornton 1919
The Little Girl Next Door
as The Other Father 1912
Petticoat Camp
1912
Star of Bethlehem
as King Herod 1912
The Pasha's Daughter
1911
The Masked Heart
as Philip Greycourt 1917
Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie 1923
King Rene’s Daughter
as Pierre, Captain of the Guards 1913
The Midnight Taxi
as Joseph Brant 1928
Carmen
as Escamillo, the Toreador 1913