Acting
Russell Simpson
- Titles
- 187movies9TV shows
- Career
Active from 1916 to 1953, busiest in 1925 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 31top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
The Grapes of Wrath79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.6average 3.6
- Wholesome4.8average 3.3
- Politics4.1average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.7average 3.3
- Catharsis6.0average 5.1
- Romance4.5average 3.8
- Family Dynamics5.3average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.9, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.0, average 2.5
- Fantasy0.4, average 1.8
- Scare1.4, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 7
- Early Cinema 4
- Classic Western 3
- Melodrama 3
- Nostalgic 3
- Texas Rangers 2
- Western 2
- Romance 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Simple Morality 2
- Heartwarming 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Johnny Mack BrownActorThree on a Honeymoon, Billy the Kid, Flames, Wild West Days, Desperate Trails, +1 more
Reginald BarkerDirectorSnowblind, The Brand, Bunty Pulls the Strings, Godless Men, The Branding Iron, +1 more
Mary AldenActorSnowblind, Painted People, The Earth Woman, Lovey Mary, Faint Perfume
Clifford BruceActorBreakers Ahead, Riders of the Night, Blue Jeans, A Weaver of Dreams
Viola DanaActorBreakers Ahead, Riders of the Night, Blue Jeans, A Weaver of Dreams
Frank McGlynn Jr.ActorFace in the Sky, Wild West Days, Rustlin' for Cupid, Radio Scout
Wallace MacDonaldActorHello Trouble, The Riding Tornado, Tropical Nights
Mahlon HamiltonActorPeg o' My Heart, Under the Lash, The Deadlier Sex
Alan RoscoeActorHello Trouble, Why Women Love, The Branding Iron
DeWitt JenningsActorSilver Dollar, Circus Days, The Splendid Road
Sarah PaddenActorFace in the Sky, The Great Meadow, My Dog Shep
Henry FondaActorThe Grapes of Wrath, Way Down East, Wild Geese Calling
Movies and TV shows
1961950s
28 titles · average score 65
70
as Henry Goodbody
65
TV show · as Zeb Waters
69
TV show · as Mr. Carr
71
as Clem Hall
63
TV show · as Old Man
66
as Emigrant (uncredited)
72
as Fred Bixby
66
as Judge (uncredited)
67
as Lewt Lake
60
TV show · as Sam
65
as Pop
as Andy McKay
1940s
50 titles · average score 64
71
TV show · as Jack Brewster
as Sheriff Jim Wyatt
65
as Elijah Walker
58
as Mr. Thornycroft
as Colonel Parker
as Mathew Hodgkins
75
as John Simpson
as Farmer MacKenzie
as J.K. Trimble
61
as Orestes Krebs
as Marshal Len Baker
79
as Pa Joad
1930s
59 titles · average score 63
79
as Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
as Sheriff Big Bill Tanner
as Bayliss Baynum
as Matt Keeler
as A.B. Crockett
as Ezra MacDuff
as Jonathan Kenyon
as Marshal Joseph Slyde
as Jake
as Dan Perkins
51
as Angus McSween
58
as Uncle Cal
1920s
44 titles · average score 59
as Emile Leval
as Joshua Barker
54
as Hank Armstrong
as Lord Abercrombie McTavish
as Riley
as Angus Garth
as Eben Holt
as Mr. Wilkens
as Jim O'Connell
as Hugh Garth
as Simeon Krillet
as Jim Willis
1910s
15 titles · average score 56
as Dan McGill
as Hiram McKinstry
as Bill Apperson
as Ladd
as Uncle Zeke Sawyer
as Sally's Grandfather
as Captain Scudder
as Martin Chandler
as Jacob Tutwiler
as John Gaylord / John Tale
as Sheriff
56
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)