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William Russell
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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…
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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.
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1929
Girls Gone Wild
Movie Dan Brown
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1928
The Midnight Taxi
Movie Joseph Brant
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1928
State Street Sadie
Movie The Bat
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1928
The Danger Patrol
Movie Sgt. John Daley
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1928
The Head of the Family
Movie The Plumber
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1928
Woman Wise
Movie Ne'er-Do-Well
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1927
Brass Knuckles
Movie "Brass Knuckles" Lamont
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1927
The Girl from Chicago
Movie Big Steve Drummond
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1927
The Desired Woman
Movie Captain Maxwell
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1926
Wings of the Storm
Movie Bill Martin
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1926
The Blue Eagle
Movie Big Tim Ryan
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1926
The Still Alarm
Movie Richard Fay
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1925
Big Pal
Movie Dan Williams
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1925
My Neighbor's Wife
Movie Eric von Greed, film director
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1925
The Way of a Girl
Movie Brand
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1925
On Thin Ice
Movie Dapper Crawford
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1924
The Beloved Brute
Movie David Hinges
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1923
Anna Christie
Movie Matt Burke
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1923
Times Have Changed
Movie Mark O'Rell
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1923
Alias the Night Wind
Movie Bing Howard
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1923
Boston Blackie
Movie Boston Blackie
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1922
The Great Night
Movie Larry Gilmore
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1922
Mixed Faces
Movie Judge J. Woodworth Granger
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1922
The Crusader
Movie Peter Brent
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1922
A Self-Made Man
Movie Jack Spurlock
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1922
The Men of Zanzibar
Movie Hugh Hemingway
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1921
The Roof Tree
Movie Ken Thornton
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1921
The Lady from Longacre
Movie Lord Anthony Conway
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1921
The Cheater Reformed
Movie Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall
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1920
Singing River
Movie Long Rush
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1920
The Iron Rider
Movie Larry Lannigan
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1920
The Challenge of the Law
Movie Captain Bruce Cavanaugh
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1920
The Man Who Dared
Movie Big Jim Kane
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1920
Twins of Suffering Creek
Movie Bill Lark
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1920
Leave It to Me
Movie Dick Derrickson
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1920
The Valley of Tomorrow
Movie Dabney Morgan
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1920
Shod with Fire
Movie Bruce Bayard
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1919
The Lincoln Highwayman
Movie Jimmy Clunder
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1919
Eastward Ho!
Movie Buck Lindsay
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1919
Sacred Silence
Movie Capt. James Craig
