Acting
Russell Simpson
- Titles
- 195movies9TV shows
- Career
Active from 1916 to 1953, busiest in 1925 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 34top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
The Grapes of Wrath90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 63 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.7average 3.7
- Politics4.3average 2.6
- Wholesome4.8average 3.3
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
- Romance4.9average 3.8
- Catharsis5.8average 5.1
- Family Dynamics5.3average 4.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.9, average 5.4
- Uncanny1.0, average 2.5
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 9
- Nostalgic 5
- Early Cinema 5
- Historical Drama 4
- Melodrama 4
- Classic Western 3
- Class Conflict 3
- Western 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Social Justice 2
- Family-Friendly 2
- Simple Morality 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Reginald BarkerDirectorSnowblind, The Brand, Bunty Pulls the Strings, Godless Men, Hearts Aflame, +2 more
Johnny Mack BrownActorDesperate Trails, Billy the Kid, Three on a Honeymoon, Flames, The Great Meadow, +1 more
Mary AldenActorSnowblind, Painted People, Faint Perfume, The Earth Woman, Lovey Mary
Richard TuckerActorFlames, Rags to Riches, Hearts Aflame, The Branding Iron
Clifford BruceActorBreakers Ahead, Blue Jeans, Riders of the Night, A Weaver of Dreams
Viola DanaActorBreakers Ahead, Blue Jeans, Riders of the Night, A Weaver of Dreams
Frank McGlynn Jr.ActorFace in the Sky, Rustlin' for Cupid, Wild West Days, Radio Scout
Blanche SweetActorWhy Women Love, Fighting Cressy, The Deadlier Sex
Alan RoscoeActorHello Trouble, Why Women Love, The Branding Iron
Wallace BeeryActorBad Bascomb, Billy the Kid, Now We're in the Air
Wilfred LucasActorAcross the Dead-Line, The Girl of the Golden West, The Food Gamblers
Charles StevensActorDesperate Trails, Now We're in the Air, Wild West Days
Movies and TV shows
2041950s
28 titles · average score 67
as Henry Goodbody
TV show · as Zeb Waters
TV show · as Mr. Carr
as Clem Hall
as Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
as Emigrant (uncredited)
TV show · as Old Man
as Fred Bixby
as Lewt Lake
TV show · as Sam
as Pop
as Andy McKay
1940s
50 titles · average score 62
TV show · as Jack Brewster
as Capt. Fergus MacLennan
as Sheriff Jim Wyatt
as Elijah Walker
as Mr. Thornycroft
as Mathew Hodgkins
as John Simpson
as Old Silas Bagley
as J.K. Trimble
as Orestes Krebs
as Marshal Len Baker
as Pa Joad
1930s
60 titles · average score 62
as Sheriff Big Bill Tanner
as Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
as Bascomb Rogers
as Squire Amasa Bartlett
as A.B. Crockett
as Pa Nathan Brown
as Jonathan Kenyon
as Marshal Joseph Slyde
as Hamlin
as Angus McSween
as Colonel John Aldridge
as Uncle Cal
1920s
48 titles · average score 67
as Emile Leval
as Gunner Bill
as Hank Armstrong
as Lord Abercrombie McTavish
as Caleb Gare
as Eben Holt
as Trampas
as Jim O'Connell
as Paul Logan
as Hugh Garth
as Simeon Krillet
as 'Black' Pawl
1910s
18 titles · average score 56
as Dan McGill
as Bill Apperson
as Hiram McKinstry
as Uncle Zeke Sawyer
as James Lawton
as Captain Scudder
as Sally's Grandfather
as Martin Chandler
as Overland Bradley
as John Gaylord / John Tale
as Jacob Tutwiler
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)