William Russell
1884-04-12 ( 140 years old ) in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies

Woman Wise 1928-01-08
Brass Knuckles 1927-12-03
The Blue Eagle 1926-09-12
Big Pal 1925-09-29
Anna Christie 1923-11-24
Boston Blackie 1923-05-06
Mixed Faces 1922-10-21
The Crusader 1922-09-09
The Iron Rider 1920-11-21
Singing River 1920-11-21
Eastward Ho! 1919-11-23
Sacred Silence 1919-10-12
Six Feet Four 1919-09-13
Brass Buttons 1919-04-06
Snap Judgment 1917-11-19
The Bruiser 1916-03-23
Dora Thorne 1915-11-03
Garden of Lies 1915-07-12
Robin Hood 1913-09-23
Moths 1913-08-31
Little Dorrit 1913-07-28
Tannhäuser 1913-07-14
The Caged Bird 1913-06-06
Carmen 1913-05-26
The Repeater 1912-12-22
Petticoat Camp 1912-11-29
Lucile 1912-11-27
For the Mikado 1912-10-18
Undine 1912-09-24
Pa's Medicine 1912-07-09
Jess 1912-05-21
Jilted 1912-05-14
The Saleslady 1912-05-06
Rejuvenation 1912-04-22
East Lynne 1912-01-26
Their Burglar 1911-11-03
A Doll's House 1911-07-28
Lorna Doone 1911-06-29
The Stepmother 1911-06-06
Get Rich Quick 1911-05-25