Russell Simpson
1880-06-16 ( 144 years old ) in Danville, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell McCaskill Simpson (June 17, 1880, Danville, California – December 12, 1959, Woodland Hills, California) was an American character actor who appeared in over 500 movies. He is best known for his "grizzled old man" appearances. Gaunt, lanky, and rustic-sounding, Simpson was a familiar character actor for almost forty-five years, particularly as a member of the John Ford Stock Company. At age 18 Simpson prospected for gold in Alaska. He began taking acting classes in Seattle, Washington. In 1910 he married Gertrude Alter from New York City. By 1909, he had gone into the theatre. He appeared in at least two plays on Broadway between 1909 and 1912, and made his motion picture debut in Cecil B. DeMille's 1914 original film version of The Virginian in a bit part. By 1923, when the film was remade, Simpson had progressed to playing the lead villain. Throughout his career, Simpson worked for 12 years in road shows, stock companies, and on Broadway. He didn't usually perform lead roles, but he did star in many movies throughout the silent movie era. He performed a lead role as the grandfather in Out of the Dust (1920). Simpson is best known for his work in the films of John Ford and, in particular, for his portrayal of Pa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1940). His final film was The Horse Soldiers, his tenth film for Ford. Simpson worked up to 1959, the year of his death. He was the president of the Overseas Phonograph Accessories Corporation.

Movies

The Horse Soldiers 1959-06-11
The Tin Star 1957-10-23
The Lonely Man 1957-06-21
The Brass Legend 1956-12-01
Friendly Persuasion 1956-11-25
Oklahoma! 1955-10-10
The Tall Men 1955-09-22
The Last Command 1955-08-03
Broken Lance 1954-09-25
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954-07-22
The Sun Shines Bright 1953-05-02
Meet Me at the Fair 1953-01-01
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon 1952-11-01
Lone Star 1952-10-24
Feudin' Fools 1952-09-21
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair 1952-07-11
Comin' Round the Mountain 1951-07-26
Call of the Klondike 1950-12-17
Saddle Tramp 1950-09-21
Wagon Master 1950-04-22
The Outriders 1950-03-01
Free For All 1949-11-01
The Gal Who Took the West 1949-09-01
Tuna Clipper 1949-04-11
Joan of Arc 1948-12-22
Sundown in Santa Fe 1948-11-05
The Untamed Breed 1948-10-20
Tap Roots 1948-08-25
Coroner Creek 1948-07-01
Albuquerque 1948-02-20
Bowery Buckaroos 1947-11-22
The Fabulous Texan 1947-11-09
The Romance of Rosy Ridge 1947-08-04
A Boy and His Dog 1946-12-26
My Dog Shep 1946-11-01
My Darling Clementine 1946-10-17
Death Valley 1946-08-15
Bad Bascomb 1946-05-26
California Gold Rush 1946-02-04
They Were Expendable 1945-12-07
Along Came Jones 1945-07-19
Roughly Speaking 1945-01-31
The Big Bonanza 1944-12-30
Roaring Guns 1944-02-19
Texas Masquerade 1944-02-08
The Woman of the Town 1943-12-31
Moonlight in Vermont 1943-12-24
Riding High 1943-11-11
Colt Comrades 1943-06-18
Border Patrol 1943-04-02
Tennessee Johnson 1942-12-01
The Spoilers 1942-06-11
Lone Star Ranger 1942-03-20
Nazi Agent 1942-03-01
Shut My Big Mouth 1942-02-19
Wild Bill Hickok Rides 1942-01-31
Swamp Water 1941-11-16
Last of the Duanes 1941-09-26
Wild Geese Calling 1941-08-15
Bad Men of Missouri 1941-07-26
Citadel of Crime 1941-07-23
Meet John Doe 1941-03-14
Tobacco Road 1941-02-20
Santa Fe Trail 1940-12-20
Brigham Young 1940-09-27
Wyoming 1940-09-13
Three Faces West 1940-07-03
Virginia City 1940-03-23
The Grapes of Wrath 1940-03-15
Geronimo 1939-11-26
Drums Along the Mohawk 1939-11-10
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939-10-19
Desperate Trails 1939-09-30
The Bill of Rights 1939-08-19
Western Caravans 1939-06-14
Young Mr. Lincoln 1939-06-09
Dodge City 1939-04-08
Heart of the North 1938-12-10
Valley of the Giants 1938-09-17
The Girl of the Golden West 1938-03-18
Gold Is Where You Find It 1938-02-12
That I May Live 1937-09-13
Paradise Isle 1937-07-21
Wild West Days 1937-07-05
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge 1937-06-14
Parnell 1937-06-04
Mountain Justice 1937-04-24
Green Light 1937-02-20
Maid of Salem 1937-02-12
Ramona 1936-09-25
Back to Nature 1936-08-14
San Francisco 1936-06-26
Girl of the Ozarks 1936-06-12
The Harvester 1936-04-18
Man Hunt 1936-01-29
Paddy O'Day 1936-01-17
Way Down East 1935-10-25
Motive for Revenge 1935-05-15
The Hoosier Schoolmaster 1935-05-14
West of the Pecos 1934-12-27
Radio Scout 1934-09-01
The World Moves On 1934-06-27
Ever Since Eve 1934-03-25
Three on a Honeymoon 1934-03-22
Carolina 1934-02-02
Frontier Marshal 1934-01-19
Sixteen Fathoms Deep 1934-01-01
The Power and the Glory 1933-10-06
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles 1933-07-13
Face in the Sky 1933-01-15
Silver Dollar 1932-12-22
Call Her Savage 1932-11-24
The Cabin in the Cotton 1932-09-26
Hello Trouble 1932-07-15
The Honor of the Press 1932-07-13
Flames 1932-05-29
The Riding Tornado 1932-05-04
The Famous Ferguson Case 1932-04-19
Lena Rivers 1932-03-27
Law and Order 1932-02-09
Ridin' for Justice 1932-01-04
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) 1931-10-10
Alexander Hamilton 1931-09-12
The Great Meadow 1931-01-24
Man to Man 1930-12-05
Abraham Lincoln 1930-11-08
Billy the Kid 1930-10-16
The Lone Star Ranger 1930-01-05
After the Fog 1929-12-15
The Sap 1929-11-09
My Lady's Past 1929-04-01
All Faces West 1929-03-02
Innocents of Paris 1929-01-02
Tropical Nights 1928-12-10
Wild Geese 1927-11-15
Now We're in the Air 1927-10-21
The First Auto 1927-06-27
The Frontiersman 1927-06-11
Annie Laurie 1927-05-10
Lovey Mary 1926-06-20
Rustlin' for Cupid 1926-04-11
The Earth Woman 1926-04-04
The Splendid Road 1925-12-06
The Eagle 1925-11-08
Why Women Love 1925-10-18
Thunder Mountain 1925-10-11
Paint and Powder 1925-09-16
Faint Perfume 1925-06-08
Old Shoes 1925-04-08
The Narrow Street 1925-01-04
Painted People 1924-01-28
Defying Destiny 1923-09-29
The Virginian 1923-09-29
The Huntress 1923-08-20
Circus Days 1923-07-30
The Girl of the Golden West 1923-05-03
The Kingdom Within 1922-12-24
Peg o' My Heart 1922-12-17
Rags to Riches 1922-09-24
Human Hearts 1922-08-19
Across the Dead-Line 1922-01-09
Under the Lash 1921-10-16
Snowblind 1921-03-22
Bunty Pulls the Strings 1921-01-02
Godless Men 1920-11-06
The Branding Iron 1920-10-31
Lahoma 1920-08-20
The Deadlier Sex 1920-03-28
Desert Gold 1919-11-21
Bill Apperson's Boy 1919-06-22
The Brand 1919-03-09
The Challenge Accepted 1918-12-29
Riders of the Night 1918-10-15
The Uphill Path 1918-10-01
The Border Legion 1918-07-28
Breakers Ahead 1918-03-25
A Weaver of Dreams 1918-03-02
Blue Jeans 1917-12-10
The Old Homestead 1915-12-16
The Virginian 1914-09-07

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