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William Russell
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.
As director
As actor
Girls Gone Wild
The Head of the Family
The Midnight Taxi
State Street Sadie
Woman Wise
The Danger Patrol
The Desired Woman
Brass Knuckles
The Girl from Chicago
The Blue Eagle
The Still Alarm
Wings of the Storm
Big Pal
On Thin Ice
The Way of a Girl
My Neighbor's Wife
The Beloved Brute
Anna Christie
Boston Blackie
Times Have Changed
Alias the Night Wind
Mixed Faces
The Crusader
A Self-Made Man
The Great Night
The Men of Zanzibar
The Cheater Reformed
The Lady from Longacre
The Roof Tree
The Iron Rider