Portrait of William Russell

Acting

William Russell

Career

Active from 1911 to 1929, busiest in 1912 with 27 main titles.

Leading roles
94
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Cry of the Children
The Cry of the Children
GoodWatch score57/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 8
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Silent Film 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Victorian Era 2
  • Family Legacy 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Silent Era Romance 2
  • Classic Melodrama 2
  • Historical Romance 2
  • Forbidden Love 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

115
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1920s

37 titles · average score 55
Girls Gone Wild
Girls Gone Wild (1929)

as Dan Brown

State Street Sadie
State Street Sadie (1928)

as The Bat

Woman Wise
Woman Wise (1928)

as Ne'er-Do-Well

The Girl from Chicago
The Girl from Chicago (1927)

as Big Steve Drummond

The Desired Woman
The Desired Woman (1927)

as Captain Maxwell

The Blue Eagle
The Blue Eagle (1926)
GoodWatch score 55

as Big Tim Ryan

The Still Alarm
The Still Alarm (1926)

as Richard Fay

Big Pal
Big Pal (1925)

as Dan Williams

Anna Christie
Anna Christie (1923)

as Matt Burke

Boston Blackie
Boston Blackie (1923)

as Boston Blackie

Twins of Suffering Creek
Twins of Suffering Creek (1920)

as Bill Lark

Singing River
Singing River (1920)

as Long Rush

1910s

78 titles · average score 57
A Sporting Chance
A Sporting Chance (1919)

as John Stonehouse

Six Feet Four
Six Feet Four (1919)

as Buck Thornton

Sacred Silence
Sacred Silence (1919)

as Capt. James Craig

The Sea Master
The Sea Master (1917)

as Bull Dorgan

The Diamond from the Sky
The Diamond from the Sky (1915)

as Blair Stanley

Robin Hood
Robin Hood (1913)

as Robin Hood

Tannhäuser
Tannhäuser (1913)

as Wolfram

King Rene’s Daughter
King Rene’s Daughter (1913)

as Pierre, Captain of the Guards

Star of Bethlehem
Star of Bethlehem (1912)

as King Herod

The Portrait of Lady Anne
The Portrait of Lady Anne (1912)

as Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor

The Cry of the Children
The Cry of the Children (1912)
GoodWatch score 57

as The factory owner

Get Rich Quick
Get Rich Quick (1911)

as Bunco artist