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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
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Madonna of Avenue A (1929)
The Midnight Taxi (1928)
The Head of the Family (1928)
Woman Wise (1928)
Brass Knuckles (1927)
The Girl from Chicago (1927)
The Desired Woman (1927)
The Blue Eagle (1926)
The Still Alarm (1926)
Big Pal (1925)
On Thin Ice (1925)
The Beloved Brute (1924)
Anna Christie (1923)
Boston Blackie (1923)
Mixed Faces (1922)
The Crusader (1922)
A Self-Made Man (1922)
The Cheater Reformed (1921)
Singing River (1920)
The Iron Rider (1920)
The Challenge of the Law (1920)
The Lincoln Highwayman (1919)
Eastward Ho! (1919)
Sacred Silence (1919)
Six Feet Four (1919)
A Sporting Chance (1919)
Brass Buttons (1919)
Where the West Begins (1919)
Up Romance Road (1918)
Hearts or Diamonds? (1918)
The Masked Heart (1917)
The Bruiser (1916)
The Smugglers of Santa Cruz (1916)
Dora Thorne (1915)
Garden of Lies (1915)
The Diamond from the Sky (1915)
Under the Gaslight (1914)
The Straight Road (1914)
The Power of the Press (1914)
His Fireman's Conscience (1914)
Peggy's Invitation (1913)
Robin Hood (1913)
Moths (1913)
Little Dorrit (1913)
Tannhäuser (1913)
King Rene’s Daughter (1913)
While Baby Slept (1913)
The Caged Bird (1913)
Carmen (1913)
The Marble Heart (1913)
Cymbeline (1913)
The Repeater (1912)
The Forest Rose (1912)
Lucile (1912)
The Little Girl Next Door (1912)
Put Yourself in His Place (1912)
Undine (1912)
The Wrecked Taxi (1912)
The Portrait of Lady Anne (1912)
Pa's Medicine (1912)
Under Two Flags (1912)
The Ring of a Spanish Grandee (1912)
Jess (1912)
The Little Shut-in (1912)
Jilted (1912)
The Cry of the Children (1912)
Rejuvenation (1912)
Into the Desert (1912)
The Girl of the Grove (1912)
For Sale -- A Life (1912)
Flying to Fortune (1912)
The Silent Witness (1912)
East Lynne (1912)
A Niagara Honeymoon (1912)
The Lady from the Sea (1911)
David Copperfield (1911)
Young Lochinvar (1911)
A Doll's House (1911)
Get Rich Quick (1911)
Under Western Skies (1910)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1884-04-12
Deathday1929-02-18 (44 years old)
Birth PlaceThe Bronx, United States
ReligionChristian Science
RelationshipsHelen Ferguson (1925 - 1929), Charlotte Burton (1917 - 1921)
SiblingsAlbert Russell
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsWilliam E. Russell, William Lerche
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