William Russell

William Russell

American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (1884–1929)

William Russell was an American actor, film director, film 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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 41 films (1911–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 6 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1980 Death Watch Teleculture Inc. 128 min 16mm Color sound
1965 The Romans Christopher Barry
1964 The Aztecs John Crockett B&W
1964 The Aztecs John Crockett 11:00 16mm B&W
1964 The Escape Family Theater Inc. 25 min 16mm sound
1964 The Rescue Richard Martin, Christopher Barry 25 min
1962 Zotz ▶ Ideal Pictures Inc 85 16mm B&W sound
1958 The Adventures of Hal 5 Don Sharp
1957 Narcotics traffic among teens Joseph D. Lohman William Russell Don Hunnicutt Ralph Seitle Jack Campbell William Manschot Stephen Lasker Thomas Aldredge WTTW Chicago 16mm
1956 The Man Who Never Was Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation 1:43:00 16mm Color sound
1953 Intimate Relations Charles Frank B&W
1949 The Last Days of Dolwyn Emlyn Williams, Russell Lloyd 95 min B&W
1945 Johnny Angel. Edwin L. Marin 79 min. B&W
1930 The Still Alarm. Vitaphone Corp. 1 reel 16mm B&W silent
1929 THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY. Vitaphone Corp. 1 reel B&W
1928 WOMAN WISE. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1927 BRASS KNUCKLES. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1927 THE DESIRED WOMAN. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1926 THE BLUE EAGLE. Fox Film Corp 7 reels 16mm B&W
1925 THE WAY OF A GIRL. Goldwyn Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1923 Anna Christie Thomas H. Ince Corp. (Publisher) 1:25:00 16mm B&W silent
1922 THE MEN OF ZANZIBAR. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1921 Children of the night. Fox Film Corp 5 reels 16mm sound
1921 DESERT BLOSSOMS. Fox Film Corp 5 reels
1921 THE LADY FROM LONGACRE. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1919 A SPORTING CHANCE. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 5 reels B&W
1919 BRASS BUTTONS. American Film Co. Inc. 5 reels B&W
1919 SACRED SILENCE. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1919 SIX FEET FOUR. American Film Co. Inc. 6 reels B&W
1919 SOME LIAR. American Film Co. Inc. 5 reels B&W
1918 ALL THE WORLD TO NOTHING. American Film Co. Inc. 5 reels B&W
1918 HOBBS IN A HURRY. American Film Co. Inc. 6 reels B&W
1918 WHEN A MAN RIDES ALONE. American Film Co. Inc. 5 reels 16mm B&W sound
1917 Sands of Sacrifice ▶ George Periolat; William Russell; Edward Sloman; Francelia Billington; Harvey Gates; John Gough
1916 The Man Who Would Not Die William Russell, Jack Prescott B&W
1916 THE STRENGTH OF DONALD MCKENZIE. American Film Co. Inc. 5 reels B&W silent
1915 THE DIAMOND FROM THE SKY. American Film Mfg. Co. B&W silent
1914 THE DILEMMA. Biograph Co B&W
1914 UNDER THE GASLIGHT. Klaw & Erlanger. 4 reels B&W silent
1913 MOTHS ▶ Encyclopedia Britannica Educ. Corp
1911 David Copperfield Theodore Marston B&W