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William Russell

William Russell

Acting
12 Apr 1884
18 Feb 1929
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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 al...

Also Known As

William E. Russell, William Lerche

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