Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1884-04-12
Day of Death
1929-02-18
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
William Russell
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.
Filmography (125)
Girls Gone Wild
1929
The Midnight Taxi
1928
State Street Sadie
1928The Danger Patrol
1928
The Head of the Family
1928
Woman Wise
1928
Brass Knuckles
1927
The Girl from Chicago
1927
The Desired Woman
1927
Wings of the Storm
1926
The Blue Eagle
1926
The Still Alarm
1926
Big Pal
1925My Neighbor's Wife
1925
