
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.

Spearhead
TV • 1978

Rejuvenation
MOVIE • 1912

Undine
MOVIE • 1912

Tannhäuser
MOVIE • 1913

Dora Thorne
MOVIE • 1915

Singing River
MOVIE • 1920

Under the Gaslight
MOVIE • 1914

The Girl from Chicago
MOVIE • 1927

The Crusader
MOVIE • 1922

Get Rich Quick
MOVIE • 1911

The Power of the Press
MOVIE • 1914

King Rene’s Daughter
MOVIE • 1913

A Sporting Chance
MOVIE • 1919

The Smugglers of Santa Cruz
MOVIE • 1916

Woman Wise
MOVIE • 1928

Hobbs in a Hurry
MOVIE • 1918

Six Feet Four
MOVIE • 1919

Anna Christie
MOVIE • 1923