William Russell
William Russell
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.
Known For Acting
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Birthday 1884-04-12
Place of Birth The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As William E. Russell, William Lerche,
The Girl of the Grove
1912

The Girl of the Grove

Flying to Fortune
1912

Flying to Fortune

The Smugglers of Santa Cruz
1916

The Smugglers of Santa Cruz

The Beloved Brute
1924

The Beloved Brute

A Rough Shod Fighter
1917

A Rough Shod Fighter

Under Western Skies
1910

Under Western Skies

Lorna Doone
1911

Lorna Doone

The Railroad Builder
1911

The Railroad Builder

His Younger Brother
1911

His Younger Brother

The Stepmother
1911

The Stepmother

Their Burglar
1911

Their Burglar

The Little Shut-in
1912

The Little Shut-in

A Niagara Honeymoon
1912

A Niagara Honeymoon

For Sale -- A Life
1912

For Sale -- A Life

Jess
1912

Jess

Jilted
1912

Jilted

The Ring of a Spanish Grandee
1912

The Ring of a Spanish Grandee

Pa's Medicine
1912

Pa's Medicine

Put Yourself in His Place
1912

Put Yourself in His Place

The Repeater
1912

The Repeater

Undine
1912

Undine

Lucile
1912

Lucile

For Her Boy's Sake
1913

For Her Boy's Sake

The Forest Rose
1912

The Forest Rose

While Baby Slept
1913

While Baby Slept

The Caged Bird
1913

The Caged Bird

Peggy's Invitation
1913

Peggy's Invitation

His Fireman's Conscience
1914

His Fireman's Conscience

The Power of the Press
1914

The Power of the Press

Dora Thorne
1915

Dora Thorne

Under the Gaslight
1914

Under the Gaslight

Anna Christie
1923

Anna Christie

Sacred Silence
1919

Sacred Silence

The Blue Eagle
1926

The Blue Eagle

The Desired Woman
1927

The Desired Woman

Boston Blackie
1923

Boston Blackie

The Head of the Family
1928

The Head of the Family

Mixed Faces
1922

Mixed Faces

The Crusader
1922

The Crusader

The Diamond from the Sky
1915

The Diamond from the Sky

Into the Desert
1912

Into the Desert

Rejuvenation
1912

Rejuvenation

The Saleslady
1912

The Saleslady

Six Feet Four
1919

Six Feet Four

The Portrait of Lady Anne
1912

The Portrait of Lady Anne

The Cheater Reformed
1921

The Cheater Reformed

The Iron Rider
1920

The Iron Rider

The Challenge of the Law
1920

The Challenge of the Law

The Lincoln Highwayman
1919

The Lincoln Highwayman

Eastward Ho!
1919

Eastward Ho!

Brass Knuckles
1927

Brass Knuckles

The Cry of the Children
1912

The Cry of the Children

King Rene’s Daughter
1913

King Rene’s Daughter

Moths
1913

Moths

Tannhäuser
1913

Tannhäuser

Little Dorrit
1913

Little Dorrit

The Midnight Taxi
1928

The Midnight Taxi

State Street Sadie
1928

State Street Sadie

A Sporting Chance
1919

A Sporting Chance

Carmen
1913

Carmen

The Marble Heart
1913

The Marble Heart

The Little Girl Next Door
1912

The Little Girl Next Door

Star of Bethlehem
1912

Star of Bethlehem

Petticoat Camp
1912

Petticoat Camp

Get Rich Quick
1911

Get Rich Quick

The Pasha's Daughter
1911

The Pasha's Daughter

The Girl from Chicago
1927

The Girl from Chicago

East Lynne
1912

East Lynne

Where the West Begins
1919

Where the West Begins

Brass Buttons
1919

Brass Buttons

The Masked Heart
1917

The Masked Heart

Big Pal
1925

Big Pal

Under Two Flags
1912

Under Two Flags

Woman Wise
1928

Woman Wise

Young Lochinvar
1911

Young Lochinvar

David Copperfield
1911

David Copperfield

Up Romance Road
1918

Up Romance Road

A Self-Made Man
1922

A Self-Made Man

A Doll's House
1911

A Doll's House

Hearts or Diamonds?
1918

Hearts or Diamonds?

The Bruiser
1916

The Bruiser

The Lady from the Sea
1911

The Lady from the Sea

Robin Hood
1913

Robin Hood

Garden of Lies
1915

Garden of Lies

The Straight Road
1914

The Straight Road

The Wrecked Taxi
1912

The Wrecked Taxi

The Silent Witness
1912

The Silent Witness

Singing River
1920

Singing River

The Lady from Longacre
1921

The Lady from Longacre

Snap Judgment
1917

Snap Judgment

Shackles of Truth
1917

Shackles of Truth

The Still Alarm
1926

The Still Alarm

For the Mikado
1912

For the Mikado

The Dancing Girl
1915

The Dancing Girl

The Colonel and the King
1911

The Colonel and the King

The Great Night
1922

The Great Night

This Hero Stuff
1919

This Hero Stuff

All the World to Nothing
1918

All the World to Nothing

Hobbs in a Hurry
1918

Hobbs in a Hurry

Twins of Suffering Creek
1920

Twins of Suffering Creek

The Man Who Would Not Die
1916

The Man Who Would Not Die

Soul Mates
1916

Soul Mates

Times Have Changed
1923

Times Have Changed

On Thin Ice
1925

On Thin Ice

Shod with Fire
1920

Shod with Fire

Leave It to Me
1920

Leave It to Me

When a Man Rides Alone
1919

When a Man Rides Alone

The Roof Tree
1921

The Roof Tree

Some Liar
1919

Some Liar

Girls Gone Wild
1929

Girls Gone Wild

Alias the Night Wind
1923

Alias the Night Wind

The Way of a Girl
1925

The Way of a Girl

The Last of the Mohicans
1911

The Last of the Mohicans

The Trouble Maker
1912

The Trouble Maker

The Man Who Dared
1920

The Man Who Dared

Wings of the Storm
1926

Wings of the Storm

The Valley of Tomorrow
1920

The Valley of Tomorrow

The Men of Zanzibar
1922

The Men of Zanzibar

The Danger Patrol
1928

The Danger Patrol

My Neighbor's Wife
1925

My Neighbor's Wife

The Sea Master
1917

The Sea Master

Sands of Sacrifice
1917

Sands of Sacrifice

Pride and the Man
1917

Pride and the Man

The Torch Bearer
1916

The Torch Bearer

Little Brother
1913

Little Brother