Russell Simpson actor
- All known tv series 10
- Total known movies 179
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaRussell 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. DeMilles 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 didnt 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.
Pa Joad
Movie 1940
Clem Hall
Movie 1957
Ezra Tilden
Movie 1926
Tammas Biggar
Movie 1921
Ladd
Movie 1919
Lord Abercrombie McTavish
Movie 1927
Walt Hardison
Movie 1948
Overland Bradley
Movie 1918
Doc Small
Movie 1935
Orestes Krebs
Movie 1943
Pop de Longpre
Movie 1945
Hamlin
Movie 1932
Old Man with Pipe (uncredited)
Movie 1948
Professor (uncredited)
Movie 1933
Judge (uncredited)
Movie 1954
Judge R.W. Williams
Movie 1932
Grandpa Smith
Movie 1952
Adam Parker
Movie 1944
Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
Movie 1956
Pop
Movie 1950
McAllister
Movie 1935
Baxter
Movie 1937
Grandfather Nichols
Movie 1932
Capt. Lightfoot
Movie 1925
Jacob Tutwiler
Movie 1917
Bish Plivens
Movie 1937
Sheriff Jim Wyatt
Movie 1948
Hugh Garth
Movie 1921
Abner Prewett
Movie 1936
Bayliss Baynum
Movie 1937
Capt. Fergus MacLennan
Movie 1949
Matthew Turnbull
Movie 1937
Judge
Movie 1951
Hank Armstrong
Movie 1927
Dan McGill
Movie 1919
Pa Nathan Brown
Movie 1933
Joshua Barker
Movie 1929
Si Pace
Movie 1925
Doctor
Movie 1931
Uncle Cal
Movie 1930
Sheriff
Movie 1915
Emile Leval
Movie 1929
Uncle Joe
Movie 1932
Marshal Len Baker
Movie 1941
Mr. Wilkens
Movie 1923
John Carver
Movie 1920
Speaker
Movie 1933
The Banker
Movie 1929
The Colonel - Drill Instructor (uncredited)
Movie 1945
Tom Duane
Movie 1941
Dan Perkins
Movie 1932
Caleb Deming
Movie 1922
Captain Scudder
Movie 1918
Movie 1957
Benton
Movie 1936
The Eagle's Lieutenant / Coach Driver (uncredited)
Movie 1925
Gaylord
Movie 1940
Banker Craig
Movie 1932
Woolridge (uncredited)
Movie 1939
Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
Movie 1939
2nd Captain (uncredited)
Movie 1942
Wade Clayton
Movie 1947
Dave MacMillan
Movie 1938
Winchester Thompson
Movie 1939
Farmer
Movie 1949
The Parson
Movie 1955
Minister
Movie 1948
Harvey Taylor - First Ex-Soldier
Movie 1931
Andrew Jackson
Movie 1927
Old Man in Wagon Train
Movie 1932
Jeff Parkington
Movie 1936
Luke Barlow
Movie 1947
Mayor Potter
Movie 1942
Jess Meekins
Movie 1941
Mr. Bronson
Movie 1940
Sandy
Movie 1927
Sheriff Big Bill Tanner
Movie 1939
Elijah Walker
Movie 1946
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Movie 1914
Paul Logan
Movie 1922
Marshal Joseph Slyde
Movie 1932
J.K. Trimble
Movie 1944
Minister
Movie 1940
Trampas
Movie 1923
The Sheriff
Movie 1922
Hank Blatchford
Movie 1926
Scout
Movie 1939
(uncredited)
Movie 1941
Stubbins
Movie 1926
Andy McKay
Movie 1950
Colonel Parker
Movie 1946
'Brick' Willock
Movie 1920
Bartender (as old Timer)
Movie 1949
Sam Stanton
Movie 1952
Tom Duane
Movie 1942
Ned Nolan
Movie 1942
Abner Huggins
Movie 1948
Hank Younger
Movie 1941
Flapjack
Movie 1942
Fred Lane
Movie 1924
Big Jack Skinner
Movie 1923
Sheriff
Movie 1943
Deputy 'Pop' Jackson
Movie 1956
Grandpa Crumb
Movie 1925
'Red' Kelly
Movie 1936
Mathew Hodgkins
Movie 1946
Mr. Thornycroft
Movie 1946
Ezra MacDuff
Movie 1934
Fred Bixby
Movie 1954
Sheep Man
Movie 1937
Jim O'Connell
Movie 1922
Dan Yeary
Movie 1947
Silas Martin
Movie 1925
Colonel John Aldridge
Movie 1930
Frontiersman
Movie 1939
Clem Johnson
Movie 1952
Sheriff
Movie 1936
Farmer MacKenzie
Movie 1944
Village Marshal (Uncredited)
Movie 1937
Bill Apperson
Movie 1919
Singapore Joe
Movie 1928
Sally's Grandfather
Movie 1918
Movie 1925
Movie 1929
Eben Holt
Movie 1923
Garvey
Movie 1925
Jack Rance
Movie 1923
Caleb Gare
Movie 1927
Frenchy McGuire
Movie 1943
Movie 1936
Jim Willis
Movie 1920
Riley
Movie 1925
Sheriff
Movie 1932
Emigrant (uncredited)
Movie 1955
Kirby
Movie 1942
Sheriff Evans
Movie 1953
Martin Chandler
Movie 1918
Simeon Krillet
Movie 1921
Jake
Movie 1932
Farmer (uncredited)
Movie 1950
A.B. Crockett
Movie 1934
Enoch Kidder
Movie 1922
Uncle Rufus
Movie 1943
Gunner Bill
Movie 1929
James Lawton
Movie 1918
Pappy Tolliver
Movie
Dead Child's Father
Movie 1937
Uncle Zeke Sawyer
Movie 1918
Sam
Tv 1951
Zeb Waters
Tv 1958
Quatermaster
Tv 1952
Tv 1955
Old Man
Tv 1955
Jack Brewster
Tv 1949
Mr. Carr
Tv 1957
Lundquist
Tv 1954
Tv 1952
Judge Grant
Tv 1952
