Deceased

How Did Francis X. Bushman Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 83

Also known asFrancis Xavier Bushman, King of the MoviesGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn09/01/1883Born inBaltimore, Maryland, USADied23/08/1966 (aged 83)Died inPacific PalisadesCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1368590 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#50837 ↗

Francis Xavier Bushman was an American film actor and director. His career as a matinee idol started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife. He gained a large female following and was one of the biggest stars of the 1910s and early '20s.

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Filmography48 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2021	This Is Francis X. BushmanMovie	Self (archival footage)	138
1994	The Bible According to HollywoodMovie	Self	111
1972	Hollywood: The Dream FactoryMovie	Self (archive footage)	89
1966	BatmanSeries	Mr. Van Jones	83
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Mr. Cooper	78
1961	The Phantom PlanetMovie	Sessom	78
1960	Hedda Hopper's HollywoodMovie	Self	77
1960	12 to the MoonMovie	Secretary General of the International Space Order	77
1959	The Many Loves of Dobie GillisSeries	—	76
1958	77 Sunset StripSeries	—	75
1958	Peter GunnSeries	—	75
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Philip	74
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Courtney Jeffers	74
1957	Official DetectiveSeries	—	74
1954	SabrinaMovie	Mr. Tyson	71
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Philip Vandermoot	70
1952	The Bad and the BeautifulMovie	Eulogist (uncredited)	69
1952	This Is Your LifeSeries	Self	69
1952	Apache CountryMovie	Commissioner Latham	69
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Max	68
1951	Hollywood StoryMovie	Himself	68
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	65
1944	Twenty Years AfterMovie	(archive footage)	61
1942	Silver QueenMovie	Creditor	59
1942	Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Movie	Self (archive footage)	59
1941	Mr. CelebrityMovie	Himself	58
1937	Dick TracyMovie	Chief Clive Anderson	54
1932	Watch BeverlyMovie	President Orloff	49
1930	Call of the CircusMovie	—	47
1930	The Dude WranglerMovie	Canby	47
1930	Once a GentlemanMovie	Bannister	47
1928	Midnight LifeMovie	Jim Logan	45
1927	The 13th JurorMovie	Henry Desmond	44
1927	The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy RossMovie	George Washington	44
1926	Playing the SwellMovie	—	43
1926	The Marriage ClauseMovie	Barry Townsend	43
1925	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristMovie	Messala	42
1925	The Masked BrideMovie	Grover	42
1918	With Neatness and DispatchMovie	Paul Donaldson	35
1918	The Brass CheckMovie	Richard Trevor	35
1917	The Great SecretMovie	William Montgomery Strong	34
1916	Man and His SoulMovie	John Conscience / John Power	33
1915	The Slim PrincessMovie	Alexander H. Pike	32
1914	The Plum TreeMovie	Craig Ewell	31
1914	Hearts and FlowersMovie	John Martin	31
1913	The Right of WayMovie	Frank Robinson	30
1912	The Eye That Never SleepsMovie	Howard Mayne	29
1911	Two Men and a GirlMovie	John Lincoln (or Francis, her dream prince)	28