William Russell (American actor)

William Russell
Russell in 1923
Born
William Lerche

(1884-04-12)April 12, 1884
New York City, NY, U.S.
DiedFebruary 18, 1929(1929-02-18) (aged 44)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1892–1929
Spouses
(m. 1917; div. 1921)
(m. 1925)

William Russell (born William Lerche;[1] April 12, 1884 – February 18, 1929) 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.

  1. ^ "Secrets of the Movies Revealed". Detroit Free Press. Thompson Feature Service. February 7, 1923. p. 12. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.