
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.

Boston Blackie

Petticoat Camp

Robin Hood

Spearhead

The Portrait of Lady Anne

Anna Christie

Six Feet Four

The Cry of the Children

The Blue Eagle

King Rene’s Daughter

The Midnight Taxi

Carmen

The Marble Heart

Star of Bethlehem

A Sporting Chance

The Pasha's Daughter

The Little Girl Next Door

Tannhäuser

Get Rich Quick

A Doll's House

Sacred Silence

The Masked Heart

Soul Mates

Flying to Fortune

The Girl of the Grove

The Smugglers of Santa Cruz

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A Rough Shod Fighter

The Little Shut-in

Jilted

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Put Yourself in His Place

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Under the Gaslight

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The Head of the Family

Mixed Faces

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The Diamond from the Sky

Rejuvenation

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The Challenge of the Law

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Eastward Ho!

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David Copperfield

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Hearts or Diamonds?

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