Russell Simpson

Known For: Acting
Born: June 16, 1880
Place of Birth: Danville, California, USA
Died: December 12, 1959

Russell Simpson

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 villai…

Filmography

The Horse Soldiers

1959 · Henry Goodbody

The Texan

1958 · Zeb Waters

The Tin Star

1957 · Clem Hall

Wagon Train

1957 · Mr. Carr

The Lonely Man

1957

The Brass Legend

1956 · Deputy 'Pop' Jackson

Friendly Persuasion

1956 · Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)

Oklahoma!

1955 · The Minister (uncredited)

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955 · Old Man

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

1955

The Tall Men

1955 · Emigrant (uncredited)

The Last Command

1955 · The Parson

Broken Lance

1954 · Judge (uncredited)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954 · Fred Bixby

Public Defender

1954 · Lundquist

The Sun Shines Bright

1953 · Lewt Lake

General Electric Theater

1953

Meet Me at the Fair

1953 · Sheriff Evans

The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon

1952 · Sam Stanton

Lone Star

1952 · Maynard Cole

Cavalcade of America

1952 · Quatermaster, Judge Grant

Feudin' Fools

1952 · Grandpa Smith

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

1952 · Clem Johnson

Comin' Round the Mountain

1951 · Judge

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951 · Sam

Call of the Klondike

1950 · Andy McKay

Saddle Tramp

1950 · Pop

Wagon Master

1950 · Adam Perkins

The Outriders

1950 · Farmer (uncredited)

Free For All

1949 · Farmer

The Lone Ranger

1949 · Jack Brewster

The Gal Who Took the West

1949 · Bartender (as old Timer)

Tuna Clipper

1949 · Capt. Fergus MacLennan

Joan of Arc

1948 · Old Man with Pipe (uncredited)

Sundown in Santa Fe

1948 · Sheriff Jim Wyatt

The Untamed Breed

1948 · Minister

Tap Roots

1948 · Big Sam Dabney

Coroner Creek

1948 · Walt Hardison

Albuquerque

1948 · Abner Huggins

Bowery Buckaroos

1947 · Luke Barlow

The Fabulous Texan

1947 · Wade Clayton

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947 · Dan Yeary

A Boy and His Dog

1946 · Mr. Thornycroft

My Dog Shep

1946 · Mathew Hodgkins

My Darling Clementine

1946 · John Simpson

Death Valley

1946 · Old Silas Bagley

Bad Bascomb

1946 · Elijah Walker

California Gold Rush

1946 · Colonel Parker

They Were Expendable

1945 · 'Dad' Knowland

Along Came Jones

1945 · Pop de Longpre

Roughly Speaking

1945 · The Colonel - Drill Instructor (uncredited)

The Big Bonanza

1944 · Adam Parker

Tall in the Saddle

1944 · Pat Foster (uncredited)

Roaring Guns

1944 · Farmer MacKenzie

Texas Masquerade

1944 · J.K. Trimble

The Woman of the Town

1943 · Sime

Moonlight in Vermont

1943 · Uncle Rufus

Riding High

1943 · Frenchy McGuire

Colt Comrades

1943 · Sheriff

Border Patrol

1943 · Orestes Krebs

Tennessee Johnson

1942 · Kirby

The Spoilers

1942 · Flapjack

Lone Star Ranger

1942 · Tom Duane

Nazi Agent

1942 · 2nd Captain (uncredited)

Shut My Big Mouth

1942 · Mayor Potter

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942 · Ned Nolan

Swamp Water

1941 · Marty McCord

Last of the Duanes

1941 · Tom Duane

Wild Geese Calling

1941 · Marshal Len Baker

Bad Men of Missouri

1941 · Hank Younger

Citadel of Crime

1941 · Jess Meekins

Meet John Doe

1941 · (uncredited)

Tobacco Road

1941 · Chief of Police

Santa Fe Trail

1940 · Shubel Morgan

Brigham Young

1940 · U.S. Army Major

Wyoming

1940 · Mr. Bronson

Three Faces West

1940 · Minister

Virginia City

1940 · Gaylord

The Grapes of Wrath

1940 · Pa Joad

Geronimo

1939 · Scout

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939 · Dr. Petry

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 · Kenneth Allen (uncredited)

Desperate Trails

1939 · Sheriff Big Bill Tanner

The Bill of Rights

1939 · Frontiersman

Western Caravans

1939 · Winchester Thompson

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939 · Woolridge (uncredited)

Dodge City

1939 · Orth

Heart of the North

1938 · Dave MacMillan

Valley of the Giants

1938 · McKenzie

The Girl of the Golden West

1938 · Fred - Outrider in Prologue

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938 · MacKenzie

That I May Live

1937 · Bish Plivens

Paradise Isle

1937 · Baxter

Wild West Days

1937 · Matt Keeler

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge

1937 · Bayliss Baynum

Parnell

1937 · Dead Child's Father

Mountain Justice

1937 · Matthew Turnbull

Green Light

1937 · Sheep Man

Maid of Salem

1937 · Village Marshal (Uncredited)

Ramona

1936 · Scroggs

Back to Nature

1936 · Sheriff

San Francisco

1936 · 'Red' Kelly

Girl of the Ozarks

1936 · Bascomb Rogers

The Harvester

1936 · Abner Prewett

Man Hunt

1936 · Jeff Parkington

Paddy O'Day

1936 · Benton

Way Down East

1935 · Squire Amasa Bartlett

Motive for Revenge

1935 · McAllister

The Hoosier Schoolmaster

1935 · Doc Small

West of the Pecos

1934 · Roy Neal

Radio Scout

1934 · Pappy Tolliver

The World Moves On

1934 · Notary (1825)

Ever Since Eve

1934 · Jim Wood

Three on a Honeymoon

1934 · Ezra MacDuff

Carolina

1934 · Richards

Frontier Marshal

1934 · Editor Pickett

Sixteen Fathoms Deep

1934 · A.B. Crockett

The Power and the Glory

1933 · Professor (uncredited)

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles

1933 · Speaker

Secrets

1933 · Doctor (uncredited)

Face in the Sky

1933 · Pa Nathan Brown

Silver Dollar

1932 · Hamlin

Call Her Savage

1932 · Old Man in Wagon Train

The Cabin in the Cotton

1932 · Uncle Joe

Hello Trouble

1932 · Jonathan Kenyon

The Honor of the Press

1932 · Dan Perkins

Flames

1932 · Jake

The Riding Tornado

1932 · Sheriff

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932 · Banker Craig

Lena Rivers

1932 · Grandfather Nichols

Law and Order

1932 · Judge R.W. Williams

Ridin' for Justice

1932 · Marshal Joseph Slyde

Susan Lenox

1931 · Doctor

Alexander Hamilton

1931 · Harvey Taylor - First Ex-Soldier

The Great Meadow

1931 · Thomas Hall

Man to Man

1930 · Uncle Cal

Abraham Lincoln

1930 · Lincoln's Employer

Billy the Kid

1930 · Angus McSween

The Lone Star Ranger

1930 · Colonel John Aldridge

After the Fog

1929 · Joshua Barker

The Sap

1929 · The Banker

My Lady's Past

1929

All Faces West

1929 · Gunner Bill

Noisy Neighbors

1929 · Ebenezer

Innocents of Paris

1929 · Emile Leval

Tropical Nights

1928 · Singapore Joe

The Bushranger

1928 · Sir Eric

Life's Mockery

1928 · Wolf Miller

Wild Geese

1927 · Caleb Gare

Now We're in the Air

1927 · Lord Abercrombie McTavish

The First Auto

1927 · Hank Armstrong

The Frontiersman

1927 · Andrew Jackson

The Heart of the Yukon

The Heart of the Yukon

1927 · 'Cash' Cynon

Annie Laurie

1927 · Sandy

Lovey Mary

1926 · Stubbins

The Social Highwayman

1926 · The Mayor's Partner

Rustlin' for Cupid

1926 · Hank Blatchford

The Earth Woman

1926 · Ezra Tilden

Ship of Souls

1925 · Angus Garth

The Splendid Road

1925 · Capt. Lightfoot

The Eagle

1925 · The Eagle's Lieutenant / Coach Driver (uncredited)

Why Women Love

1925 · Silas Martin

Thunder Mountain

1925 · Si Pace

Paint and Powder

1925 · Riley

Faint Perfume

1925 · Grandpa Crumb

Old Shoes

1925

Beauty and the Bad Man

1925 · Chuckwalla Bill

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent

1925 · Jap Taylor

The Narrow Street

1925 · Garvey

Painted People

1924 · Fred Lane

Desire

1923 · Patrick Ryan

Defying Destiny

Defying Destiny

1923 · Mr. Wilkens

The Virginian

1923 · Trampas

The Huntress

1923 · Big Jack Skinner

Circus Days

1923 · Eben Holt

The Girl of the Golden West

1923 · Jack Rance

Hearts Aflame

1923 · Black Joe

The Kingdom Within

The Kingdom Within

1922 · Caleb Deming

Peg o' My Heart

1922 · Jim O'Connell

Rags to Riches

1922 · The Sheriff

Human Hearts

1922 · Paul Logan

Across the Dead-Line

1922 · Enoch Kidder

Under the Lash

1921 · Simeon Krillet

Snowblind

1921 · Hugh Garth

Bunty Pulls the Strings

1921 · Tammas Biggar

Godless Men

1920 · 'Black' Pawl

The Branding Iron

1920 · John Carver

Lahoma

1920 · 'Brick' Willock

The Deadlier Sex

1920 · Jim Willis

Fighting Cressy

1919 · Hiram McKinstry

Desert Gold

1919 · Ladd

The Blue Bandanna

1919 · Jim Yancy

Bill Apperson's Boy

1919 · Bill Apperson

The Brand

1919 · Dan McGill

The Challenge Accepted

1918 · Uncle Zeke Sawyer

Oh, Johnny!

1918 · Adele's Father

Riders of the Night

1918 · Sally's Grandfather

The Uphill Path

The Uphill Path

1918 · James Lawton

The Border Legion

1918 · Overland Bradley

Breakers Ahead

1918 · Captain Scudder

A Weaver of Dreams

1918 · Martin Chandler

Blue Jeans

1917 · Jacob Tutwiler

The Food Gamblers

1917 · Samuel Sloane

The Barrier

1917 · John Gaylord / John Tale

Lovely Mary

1916 · Peter Nelson

The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

1915 · Sheriff

The Virginian

1914 · Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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