Portrait of Russell Simpson

Acting

Russell Simpson

Career

Active from 1916 to 1953, busiest in 1925 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
34
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Russell Simpson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 9
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Early Cinema 5
  • Melodrama 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Western 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Romance 2
  • Silent Era Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

204
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

28 titles ยท average score 66
The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
GoodWatch score 76

as Henry Goodbody

The Texan
The Texan (1958)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Zeb Waters

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Mr. Carr

The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Old Man

Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! (1955)
GoodWatch score 74

as The Minister (uncredited)

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
GoodWatch score 77

as Fred Bixby

Public Defender
Public Defender (1954)

TV show ยท as Lundquist

The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lewt Lake

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Sam

Saddle Tramp
Saddle Tramp (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

as Pop

Call of the Klondike
Call of the Klondike (1950)

as Andy McKay

1940s

50 titles ยท average score 62
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1949)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Jack Brewster

Sundown in Santa Fe
Sundown in Santa Fe (1948)

as Sheriff Jim Wyatt

Death Valley
Death Valley (1946)

as Old Silas Bagley

A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mr. Thornycroft

Bad Bascomb
Bad Bascomb (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Elijah Walker

My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

as John Simpson

My Dog Shep
My Dog Shep (1946)

as Mathew Hodgkins

They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable (1945)
GoodWatch score 72

as 'Dad' Knowland

Border Patrol
Border Patrol (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Orestes Krebs

Citadel of Crime
Citadel of Crime (1941)

as Jess Meekins

Wild Geese Calling
Wild Geese Calling (1941)

as Marshal Len Baker

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
GoodWatch score 90

as Pa Joad

1930s

60 titles ยท average score 62
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

as Kenneth Allen (uncredited)

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge (1937)

as Bayliss Baynum

Girl of the Ozarks
Girl of the Ozarks (1936)

as Bascomb Rogers

Way Down East
Way Down East (1935)
GoodWatch score 52

as Squire Amasa Bartlett

Sixteen Fathoms Deep
Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1934)

as A.B. Crockett

Face in the Sky
Face in the Sky (1933)

as Pa Nathan Brown

Hello Trouble
Hello Trouble (1932)

as Jonathan Kenyon

Ridin' for Justice
Ridin' for Justice (1932)

as Marshal Joseph Slyde

Flames
Flames (1932)

as Jake

Silver Dollar
Silver Dollar (1932)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hamlin

Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid (1930)
GoodWatch score 53

as Angus McSween

The Lone Star Ranger
The Lone Star Ranger (1930)

as Colonel John Aldridge

1920s

48 titles ยท average score 67
Innocents of Paris
Innocents of Paris (1929)

as Emile Leval

The First Auto
The First Auto (1927)
GoodWatch score 60

as Hank Armstrong

Now We're in the Air
Now We're in the Air (1927)

as Lord Abercrombie McTavish

The Heart of the Yukon
The Heart of the Yukon (1927)

as 'Cash' Cynon

Annie Laurie
Annie Laurie (1927)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sandy

Painted People
Painted People (1924)

as Fred Lane

The Virginian
The Virginian (1923)

as Trampas

Circus Days
Circus Days (1923)

as Eben Holt

Defying Destiny
Defying Destiny (1923)

as Mr. Wilkens

Peg o' My Heart
Peg o' My Heart (1922)

as Jim O'Connell

Snowblind
Snowblind (1921)

as Hugh Garth

Godless Men
Godless Men (1920)

as 'Black' Pawl

1910s

18 titles ยท average score 56
The Brand
The Brand (1919)

as Dan McGill

Fighting Cressy
Fighting Cressy (1919)

as Hiram McKinstry

Desert Gold
Desert Gold (1919)

as Ladd

Riders of the Night
Riders of the Night (1918)

as Sally's Grandfather

The Challenge Accepted
The Challenge Accepted (1918)

as Uncle Zeke Sawyer

The Uphill Path
The Uphill Path (1918)

as James Lawton

Oh, Johnny!
Oh, Johnny! (1918)

as Adele's Father

Breakers Ahead
Breakers Ahead (1918)

as Captain Scudder

The Barrier
The Barrier (1917)

as John Gaylord / John Tale

Blue Jeans
Blue Jeans (1917)

as Jacob Tutwiler

The Old Homestead
The Old Homestead (1915)

as Sheriff

The Virginian
The Virginian (1914)
GoodWatch score 56

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)