Russell McCaskill Simpson () a fost un actor de personaj american.
Biografie Russell Simpson s-a născut pe 17 iunie 1880 (unele surse indică 1877) în . A urmat școală gimnazială în districtul Danville din Comitatul Contra Costa, California și a absolvit la 2 iulie 1892."Diploma" (July 2, 1892) [Print]. Russell Simpson Papers, Box: 1. Provo, Utah: L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University. La vârsta de 18 ani, Simpson a devenit căutător de aur în Alaska. A început să participe la cursuri de actorie în Seattle, Washington. S-a căsătorit cu Gertrude Aller din New York pe 19 ianuarie 1910."License" (January 19, 1910) [Print]. Russell Simpson Papers, Box: 1. Provo, Utah: L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University.
A apărut în cel puțin două piese de teatru pe Broadway în perioada 1909-1912 și a debutat în film cu rolul din westernul (1914) al regizorului Cecil B. DeMille. În , Simpson a fost ales să interpreteze antagonistul.
Simpson a lucrat timp de 12 ani în spectacole ambulante, și pe Broadway."Scrapbook" [Print]. Russell Simpson Papers, Box: 1. Provo, Utah: L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University. Acesta a apărut în numeroase lungmetraje mute, având roluri principale în (1920)și (1927).
Simpson este cunoscut pentru rolurile din filmele lui John Ford, în special pentru interpretarea lui Pa Joad în Fructele mâniei (1940). De asemenea, a fost membru al John Ford Stock Company. A continuat să lucreze până în 1959, anul morții sale. Ultimul său rol a fost în , al zecelea film pentru regizorul Ford. Simpson a fost președinte al Overseas Phonograph Accessories Corporation. A murit pe 12 decembrie 1959 în . De-a lungul carierei sale, a apărut în peste 500 de filme.
Filmografie parțială
The Old Homestead (1915) - Șeriful Lovely Mary (1916) - Peter Nelson The Feud Girl (1916) - Zeb Bassett The Barrier (1917) - John Gaylord / John Tale The Food Gamblers (1917) - Samuel Sloane Blue Jeans (1917) - Jacob Tutwiler A Weaver of Dreams (1918) - Martin Chandler Breakers Ahead (1918) - Căpitanul Scudder Riders of the Night (1918) - Bunicul lui Sally The Uphill Path (1918) - James Lawton The Border Legion (1918) - Overland Bradley Oh, Johnny! (1918) - Tatăl lui Adele The Challenge Accepted (1918) - Zeke Sawyer Fighting Cressy (1919) - Hiram McKinstry Desert Gold (1919) - Ladd The Deadlier Sex (1920) - Jim Willis Lahoma (1920) - Brick Willock The Branding Iron (1920) - John Carver Godless Men (1920) - 'Black' Pawl Bunty Pulls the Strings (1921) - Tammas Biggar Under the Lash (1921) - Simeon Krillet Shadows of Conscience (1921) - Jim Logan Across the Dead-Line (1922) - Enoch Kidder Fools of Fortune (1922) - Magpie Simpkins Human Hearts (1922) - Paul Logan Rags to Riches (1922) - Șeriful Peg o' My Heart (1922) - Jim O'Connell The Kingdom Within (1922) - Caleb Deming Hearts Aflame (1923) - Black Joe The Girl of the Golden West (1923) - Jack Rance Circus Days (1923) - Eben Holt The Huntress (1923) - Big Jack Skinner Defying Destiny (1923) - Mr. Wilkens The Virginian (1923) - Trampas Desire (1923) Painted People (1924) - Fred Lane The Narrow Street (1925) - Gaarvey Beauty and the Bad Man (1925) - Chuckwalla Bill Old Shoes (1925) Paint and Powder (1925) - Riley Thunder Mountain (1925) - Si Pace The Splendid Road (1925) - Capt. Lightfoot The Ship of Souls (1925) - Angus Garth The Earth Woman (1926) - Ezra Tilden Rustling for Cupid (1926) - Hank Blatchford The Social Highwayman (1926) - The Mayor's Partner Lovey Mary (1926) - Stubbins God's Great Wilderness (1927) - Richard Stoner Annie Laurie (1927) - Sandy The Heart of the Yukon (1927) - 'Cash' Cynon The Frontiersman (1927) - Andrew Jackson The First Auto (1927) - Hank Armstrong Now We're in the Air (1927) - Lord Abercrombie McTavish Wild Geese (1927) - Caleb Gare The Trail of '98 (1928) - Old Swede (scene eliminate) Life's Mockery (1928) - Wolf Miller The Bushranger (1928) - Sir Eric Tropical Nights (1928) - Singapore Joe Noisy Neighbors (1929) - Ebenezer All Faces West (1929) - Gunner Bill Innocents of Paris (1929) - Emile Leval After the Fog (1929) - Joshua Barker The Lone Star Ranger (1930) - Colonelul John Aldridge Abraham Lincoln (1930) - Angajatorul lui Lincoln Billy the Kid (1930) - Angus McSween Man to Man (1930) - Uncle Cal The Great Meadow (1931) - Thomas Hall Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931) - Doctor Ridin' for Justice (1932) - Joseph Slyde Law and Order (1932) - Judecătorul R.W. Williams Lena Rivers (1932) - Bunicul Nichols The Riding Tornado (1932) - Șeriful The Famous Ferguson Case (1932) - Banker Craig The Honor of the Press (1932) - City Editor Dan Perkins Hello Trouble (1932) - Jonathan Kenyon Cabin in the Cotton (1932) - Uncle Joe Call Her Savage (1932) - Old Man in Wagon Train Silver Dollar (1932) - Hamlin Face in the Sky (1933) - Pa Nathan Brown Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1934) - A.B. Crockett Frontier Marshal (1934) - Editor Pickett Carolina (1934) - Richards Three on a Honeymoon (1934) - Ezra MacDuff Ever Since Eve (1934) - Jim Wood The World Moves On (1934) - Notarul (1825) West of the Pecos (1934) - Roy Neal The County Chairman (1935) - Vance Jimmison The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1935) - Doc Small Motive for Revenge (1935) - McAllister Way Down East (1935) - Squire Amasa Bartlett Paddy O'Day (1936) - Benton Man Hunt (1936) - Jeff Parkington The Harvester (1936) - Abner Prewett Girl of the Ozarks (1936) - Bascomb Rogers San Francisco (1936) - Red Kelly The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936) - Șeriful Neil Back to Nature (1936) - Șeriful (nemenționat) Ramona (1936) - Scroggs Wild Brian Kent (1936) - Race Judge (nemenționat) Green Light (1937) - Sheep Man Maid of Salem (1937) - Village Marshal (nemenționat) Mountain Justice (1937) - Dl. Matthew Turnbull That I May Live (1937) - Bish Plivens Parnell (1937) - Dead Child's Father (nemenționat) Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge (1937) - Bayliss Baynum Wild West Days (1937) - Matt Keeler Paradise Isle (1937) - Baxter Gold is Where You Find It (1938) - MacKenzie Valley of the Giants (1938) - McKenzie Heart of the North (1938) - Dave MacMillan Dodge City (1939) - Jack Orth Desperate Trails (1939) - Șeriful Big Bill Tanner Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) - Dr. Petry The Grapes of Wrath (1940) - Pa Joad Virginia City (1940) - Frank Gaylord Three Faces West (1940) - Minister Brigham Young (1940) - U.S. Army Major Tobacco Road (1941) - Chief of Police Citadel of Crime (1941) - Jess Meekins Bad Men of Missouri (1941) - Hank Younger Wild Geese Calling (1941) - Len Baker Last of the Duanes (1941) - Tom Duane Swamp Water (1941) - Marty McCord Nazi Agent (1942) - 2nd Captain (nemenționat) Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942) - Edward 'Ned' Nolan Shut My Big Mouth (1942) - Mayor Potter The Lone Star Ranger (1942) - Tom Duane The Spoilers (1942) - Flapjack Sims Tennessee Johnson (1942) - Kirby Border Patrol (1943) - Orestes Krebs Colt Comrades (1943) - Sheriff (nemenționat) Moonlight in Vermont (1943) - Uncle Rufus The Woman of the Town (1943) - Sime Texas Masquerade (1944) - J.K. Trimble Man from Frisco (1944) - Dr. Hershey The Big Bonanza (1944) - Adam Parker Along Came Jones (1945) - Pop de Longpre Incendiary Blonde (1945) - Jenkins (nemenționat) They Were Expendable (1945) - 'Dad' Knowland California Gold Rush (1946) - Colonelul Parker Bad Bascomb (1946) - Elijah Walkere Death Valley (1946) - Old Silas Bagley My Darling Clementine (1946) - John Simpson My Dog Shep (1946) - Matt Hodgkins A Boy and His Dog (1946, Short) - Mr. Thornycroft The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947) - Dan Yeary Bowery Buckaroos (1947) - Sheriff Luke Barlow The Fabulous Texan (1947) - Wade Clayton Albuquerque (1948) - Abner Huggins Coroner Creek (1948) - Walt Hardison Tap Roots (1948) - Big Sam Dabney Sundown in Santa Fe (1948) - Sheriff Jim Wyatt Tuna Clipper (1949) - Capt. Fergus MacLennan The Gal Who Took the West (1949) - Bartender (as old Timer) Free for All (1949) - Farmer Wagon Master (1950) - Adam Perkins Saddle Tramp (1950) - Pop Call of the Klondike (1950) - Andy McKay Comin' Round the Mountain (1951) - Judge Lone Star (1952) - Senator Maynard Cole Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952) - Clem Johnson Feudin' Fools (1952) - Grandpa Smith Meet Me at the Fair (1953) - Sheriff Evans The Sun Shines Bright (1953) - Dr. Lewt Lake Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) - Mr. Bixby Broken Lance (1954) - Judge (nemenționat) The Last Command (1955) - The Parson The Brass Legend (1956) - Deputy 'Pop' Jackson The Tin Star (1957) - Clem Hall The Horse Soldiers (1959) - Sheriff Goodbody
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Legături externe
Russell Simpson la Internet Broadway Database Russell Simpson la Find a Grave Russell Simpson papers at L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University
Categorie:Nașteri în 1880 Categorie:Decese în 1959 Categorie:Actori de film americani Categorie:Actori de film mut Categorie:Actori de teatru americani Categorie:Oameni din Danville, California Categorie:Actori de gen masculin din San Francisco