Deceased

How Did William Russell Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 44

Also known asWilliam E. Russell, William LercheGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn12/04/1884Born inThe Bronx, New York City, New York, USADied18/02/1929 (aged 44)Died inLos AngelesCausepneumoniaWikidataQ3568919 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#1168631 ↗

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.

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Filmography31 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1929	Girls Gone WildMovie	Dan Brown	45
1928	The Head of the FamilyMovie	The Plumber	44
1928	Woman WiseMovie	Ne'er-Do-Well	44
1927	Brass KnucklesMovie	"Brass Knuckles" Lamont	43
1926	The Blue EagleMovie	Big Tim Ryan	42
1926	The Still AlarmMovie	Richard Fay	42
1925	Big PalMovie	Dan Williams	41
1925	On Thin IceMovie	Dapper Crawford	41
1924	The Beloved BruteMovie	David Hinges	40
1923	Times Have ChangedMovie	Mark O'Rell	39
1923	Boston BlackieMovie	Boston Blackie	39
1923	Anna ChristieMovie	Matt Burke	39
1922	The Great NightMovie	Larry Gilmore	38
1922	The CrusaderMovie	Peter Brent	38
1920	Twins of Suffering CreekMovie	Bill Lark	36
1919	Six Feet FourMovie	Buck Thornton	35
1919	Sacred SilenceMovie	Capt. James Craig	35
1919	When a Man Rides AloneMovie	William Sykes	35
1919	A Sporting ChanceMovie	John Stonehouse	35
1917	A Rough Shod FighterMovie	Frank Carlisle	33
1917	Sands of SacrificeMovie	Big Bill Darcey	33
1915	Dora ThorneMovie	Ronald	31
1914	Under the GaslightMovie	Ray Trafford	30
1913	Little DorritMovie	Arthur Clennam	29
1913	Peggy's InvitationMovie	Henry Farland, a Young Banker	29
1913	For Her Boy's SakeMovie	—	29
1912	The Silent WitnessMovie	The Young Husband	28
1912	The Cry of the ChildrenMovie	The factory owner	28
1912	The Little Shut-inMovie	Manly Feet	28
1912	For the MikadoMovie	The Russian Traitor	28
1911	The Pasha's DaughterMovie	—	27