Acting
Russell Simpson
- Titles
- 193movies9TV shows
- Career
Active from 1916 to 1953, busiest in 1925 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 34top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
The Grapes of Wrath90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.7average 3.6
- Politics4.3average 2.6
- Wholesome4.9average 3.3
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Romance4.9average 3.8
- Catharsis5.9average 5.1
- Family Dynamics5.2average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
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
- Classic Western 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Class Conflict 3
- Family-Friendly 2
- Simple Morality 2
- Romance 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Reginald BarkerDirectorSnowblind, Bunty Pulls the Strings, Hearts Aflame, The Brand, Godless Men, +2 more
Johnny Mack BrownActorThree on a Honeymoon, Wild West Days, Billy the Kid, Flames, Desperate Trails, +1 more
Mary AldenActorPainted People, Snowblind, The Earth Woman, Lovey Mary, Faint Perfume
Viola DanaActorBreakers Ahead, Riders of the Night, A Weaver of Dreams, Blue Jeans
Clifford BruceActorBreakers Ahead, Riders of the Night, A Weaver of Dreams, Blue Jeans
Frank McGlynn Jr.ActorFace in the Sky, Wild West Days, Rustlin' for Cupid, Radio Scout
Richard TuckerActorHearts Aflame, Flames, Rags to Riches, The Branding Iron
Alan RoscoeActorHello Trouble, The Branding Iron, Why Women Love
Sarah PaddenActorFace in the Sky, My Dog Shep, The Great Meadow
Mahlon HamiltonActorPeg o' My Heart, The Deadlier Sex, Under the Lash
DeWitt JenningsActorSilver Dollar, Circus Days, The Splendid Road
Wallace MacDonaldActorHello Trouble, The Riding Tornado, Tropical Nights
Movies and TV shows
2021950s
28 titles · average score 65
70
as Henry Goodbody
68
TV show · as Zeb Waters
71
TV show · as Mr. Carr
71
as Clem Hall
73
as Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
65
TV show · as Old Man
75
as The Minister (uncredited)
79
as Fred Bixby
67
as Lewt Lake
64
TV show · as Sam
65
as Pop
as Andy McKay
1940s
50 titles · average score 62
48
TV show · as Jack Brewster
as Sheriff Jim Wyatt
58
as Mr. Thornycroft
57
as Elijah Walker
as Old Silas Bagley
as Mathew Hodgkins
as Colonel Parker
as J.K. Trimble
as Farmer MacKenzie
61
as Orestes Krebs
as Marshal Len Baker
90
as Pa Joad
1930s
59 titles · average score 61
83
as Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
as Bayliss Baynum
as Matt Keeler
45
as Squire Amasa Bartlett
as A.B. Crockett
as Pa Nathan Brown
as Jonathan Kenyon
as Marshal Joseph Slyde
60
as Hamlin
51
as Angus McSween
as Colonel John Aldridge
59
as Uncle Cal
1920s
47 titles · average score 63
as Emile Leval
67
as Caleb Gare
as Lord Abercrombie McTavish
54
as Hank Armstrong
66
as Sandy
as Trampas
as Eben Holt
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 Sally's Grandfather
as Captain Scudder
as Martin Chandler
as Overland Bradley
as John Gaylord / John Tale
as Jacob Tutwiler
56
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)