Russell Simpson
Acting

Russell Simpson

Born 16 June 1880 · Danville, California, USA · Died 12 December 1959

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.

Known for

The Grapes of Wrath
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
My Darling Clementine
The Horse Soldiers
Wagon Master
The Tin Star
They Were Expendable
Drums Along the Mohawk
Dodge City
San Francisco
The Spoilers
Santa Fe Trail
The Horse Soldiers
The Tin Star
The Lonely Man
The Brass Legend
The Last Command
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
The Sun Shines Bright
Meet Me at the Fair
Feudin' Fools
Lone Star
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Comin' Round the Mountain
Wagon Master
Saddle Tramp
Call of the Klondike
Tuna Clipper
Free For All
The Gal Who Took the West
Coroner Creek
Sundown in Santa Fe
The Untamed Breed
Albuquerque
Tap Roots
The Fabulous Texan
Bowery Buckaroos
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
My Darling Clementine
Death Valley
Bad Bascomb
California Gold Rush
My Dog Shep
A Boy and His Dog
Along Came Jones
They Were Expendable
The Big Bonanza
Texas Masquerade
Roaring Guns
Border Patrol
The Woman of the Town
Colt Comrades
Riding High
Moonlight in Vermont
Shut My Big Mouth
Lone Star Ranger
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
The Spoilers
Tennessee Johnson
Tobacco Road
Wild Geese Calling
Last of the Duanes
Citadel of Crime
Swamp Water
Bad Men of Missouri
The Grapes of Wrath
Santa Fe Trail
Virginia City
Wyoming
Brigham Young
Three Faces West
Dodge City
Drums Along the Mohawk
Western Caravans
Desperate Trails
Geronimo
The Bill of Rights
The Girl of the Golden West
Gold Is Where You Find It
Heart of the North
Valley of the Giants
Paradise Isle
That I May Live
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
Mountain Justice
Wild West Days
Green Light
Parnell
Ramona
The Harvester
Paddy O'Day
Man Hunt
San Francisco
Back to Nature
Girl of the Ozarks
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Motive for Revenge
Way Down East
Carolina
Ever Since Eve
Frontier Marshal
West of the Pecos
Three on a Honeymoon
The World Moves On
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
Radio Scout
Face in the Sky
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
Hello Trouble
Silver Dollar
Law and Order
Lena Rivers
The Cabin in the Cotton
The Honor of the Press
The Famous Ferguson Case
Call Her Savage
Ridin' for Justice
The Riding Tornado
Flames
The Great Meadow
Susan Lenox
Alexander Hamilton
Billy the Kid
Man to Man
Abraham Lincoln
The Lone Star Ranger
After the Fog
Innocents of Paris
The Sap
My Lady's Past
All Faces West
Noisy Neighbors
Tropical Nights
Now We're in the Air
The First Auto
The Frontiersman
Annie Laurie
Wild Geese
The Earth Woman
Rustlin' for Cupid
Lovey Mary
The Social Highwayman
The Splendid Road
Thunder Mountain
Faint Perfume
Why Women Love
The Narrow Street
Paint and Powder
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
Beauty and the Bad Man
Painted People
The Virginian
The Huntress
Circus Days
The Girl of the Golden West
Hearts Aflame
Desire
Human Hearts
Rags to Riches
Peg o' My Heart
Across the Dead-Line
Bunty Pulls the Strings
Snowblind
Under the Lash
The Branding Iron
Lahoma
Godless Men
The Deadlier Sex
Desert Gold
The Brand
Bill Apperson's Boy
The Blue Bandanna
Fighting Cressy
The Border Legion
Breakers Ahead
Riders of the Night
A Weaver of Dreams
The Challenge Accepted
Oh, Johnny!
Blue Jeans
The Barrier
The Food Gamblers
Lovely Mary
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