Actor

William Russell

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Movies: 90Series: 1Crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 1168631

IMDb ID: nm0751510

Known for: Acting

Born: April 12, 1884

Died: February 18, 1929

Age: 44

Place of birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1911 - 1978

Years active: 68

Wikidata: Q3568919

Also known as

William E. Russell • William Lerche

Other jobs

Producer (2)Director (1)

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Biography

From Wikipedia William Russell (April 12, 1884 – February 18, 1929), born William Francis Lerche, was an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He appeared in over two hundred silent era motion pictures between 1910 and 1929, directing five of them in 1916 and producing two through his own production company in 1918 and 1925. Russell began his screen career in New York with the Biograph Company, where he worked for nine months before signing with the Thanhouser Company. He was also part of the company of players for the American Film Manufacturing Company and their Flying "A" Studios in Santa Barbara. In 1917, he and actress Charlotte Burton were married. They divorced in 1921. He and actress Helen Ferguson were married on June 21, 1925, at the Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church, after a six-year romance. William Russell died at age 44 from pneumonia at Hollywood Hospital in Los Angeles.