

Russell Simpson
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
16 Jun 1880
Age
146 Years
Born In
Danville, California, USA
Total Projects
208
Years Active
45 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.9 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

movie
The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers
as Henry Goodbody

tv
The Texan
The Texan
as Zeb Waters

movie
The Tin Star
The Tin Star
as Clem Hall

tv
Wagon Train
Wagon Train
as Mr. Carr

movie
The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man

movie
The Brass Legend
The Brass Legend
as Deputy 'Pop' Jackson

movie
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
as Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)

movie
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
as The Minister (uncredited)

tv
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Old Man

tv
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

movie
The Tall Men
The Tall Men
as Emigrant (uncredited)

movie
The Last Command
The Last Command
as The Parson

movie
Broken Lance
Broken Lance
as Judge (uncredited)

movie
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Fred Bixby

tv
Public Defender
Public Defender
as Lundquist

movie
The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright
as Lewt Lake

tv
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater

movie
Meet Me at the Fair
Meet Me at the Fair
as Sheriff Evans

movie
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
as Sam Stanton

movie
Lone Star
Lone Star
as Maynard Cole

tv
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as Quatermaster

tv
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America

tv
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as Judge Grant

movie
Feudin' Fools
Feudin' Fools
as Grandpa Smith

movie
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
as Clem Johnson

movie
Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Judge

tv
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Sam

movie
Call of the Klondike
Call of the Klondike
as Andy McKay

movie
Saddle Tramp
Saddle Tramp
as Pop

movie
Wagon Master
Wagon Master
as Adam Perkins

movie
The Outriders
The Outriders
as Farmer (uncredited)

movie
Free For All
Free For All
as Farmer

tv
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
as Jack Brewster

movie
The Gal Who Took the West
The Gal Who Took the West
as Bartender (as old Timer)

movie
Tuna Clipper
Tuna Clipper
as Capt. Fergus MacLennan

movie
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
as Old Man with Pipe (uncredited)

movie
Sundown in Santa Fe
Sundown in Santa Fe
as Sheriff Jim Wyatt

movie
The Untamed Breed
The Untamed Breed
as Minister

movie
Tap Roots
Tap Roots
as Big Sam Dabney

movie
Coroner Creek
Coroner Creek
as Walt Hardison

movie
Albuquerque
Albuquerque
as Abner Huggins

movie
Bowery Buckaroos
Bowery Buckaroos
as Luke Barlow

movie
The Fabulous Texan
The Fabulous Texan
as Wade Clayton

movie
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
as Dan Yeary

movie
A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog
as Mr. Thornycroft

movie
My Dog Shep
My Dog Shep
as Mathew Hodgkins

movie
My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine
as John Simpson

movie
Death Valley
Death Valley
as Old Silas Bagley

movie
Bad Bascomb
Bad Bascomb
as Elijah Walker

movie
California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush
as Colonel Parker

movie
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable
as 'Dad' Knowland

movie
Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones
as Pop de Longpre

movie
Roughly Speaking
Roughly Speaking
as The Colonel - Drill Instructor (uncredited)

movie
The Big Bonanza
The Big Bonanza
as Adam Parker

movie
Tall in the Saddle
Tall in the Saddle
as Pat Foster (uncredited)

movie
Roaring Guns
Roaring Guns
as Farmer MacKenzie

movie
Texas Masquerade
Texas Masquerade
as J.K. Trimble

movie
The Woman of the Town
The Woman of the Town
as Sime

movie
Moonlight in Vermont
Moonlight in Vermont
as Uncle Rufus

movie
Riding High
Riding High
as Frenchy McGuire

movie
Colt Comrades
Colt Comrades
as Sheriff

movie
Border Patrol
Border Patrol
as Orestes Krebs

movie
Tennessee Johnson
Tennessee Johnson
as Kirby

movie
The Spoilers
The Spoilers
as Flapjack

movie
Lone Star Ranger
Lone Star Ranger
as Tom Duane

movie
Nazi Agent
Nazi Agent
as 2nd Captain (uncredited)

movie
Shut My Big Mouth
Shut My Big Mouth
as Mayor Potter

movie
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Ned Nolan

movie
Swamp Water
Swamp Water
as Marty McCord

movie
Last of the Duanes
Last of the Duanes
as Tom Duane

movie
Wild Geese Calling
Wild Geese Calling
as Marshal Len Baker

movie
Bad Men of Missouri
Bad Men of Missouri
as Hank Younger

movie
Citadel of Crime
Citadel of Crime
as Jess Meekins

movie
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
as (uncredited)

movie
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
as Chief of Police

movie
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
as Shubel Morgan

movie
Brigham Young
Brigham Young
as U.S. Army Major

movie
Wyoming
Wyoming
as Mr. Bronson

movie
Three Faces West
Three Faces West
as Minister

movie
Virginia City
Virginia City
as Gaylord

movie
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
as Pa Joad

movie
Geronimo
Geronimo
as Scout

movie
Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Dr. Petry

movie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Kenneth Allen (uncredited)

movie
Desperate Trails
Desperate Trails
as Sheriff Big Bill Tanner

movie
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights
as Frontiersman

movie
Western Caravans
Western Caravans
as Winchester Thompson

movie
Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Woolridge (uncredited)

movie
Dodge City
Dodge City
as Orth

movie
Heart of the North
Heart of the North
as Dave MacMillan

movie
Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants
as McKenzie

movie
The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West
as Fred - Outrider in Prologue

movie
Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It
as MacKenzie

movie
That I May Live
That I May Live
as Bish Plivens

movie
Paradise Isle
Paradise Isle
as Baxter

movie
Wild West Days
Wild West Days
as Matt Keeler

movie
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
as Bayliss Baynum

movie
Parnell
Parnell
as Dead Child's Father

movie
Mountain Justice
Mountain Justice
as Matthew Turnbull

movie
Green Light
Green Light
as Sheep Man

movie
Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem
as Village Marshal (Uncredited)

movie
Ramona
Ramona
as Scroggs

movie
Back to Nature
Back to Nature
as Sheriff

movie
San Francisco
San Francisco
as 'Red' Kelly

movie
Girl of the Ozarks
Girl of the Ozarks
as Bascomb Rogers

movie
The Harvester
The Harvester
as Abner Prewett

movie
Man Hunt
Man Hunt
as Jeff Parkington

movie
Paddy O'Day
Paddy O'Day
as Benton

movie
Way Down East
Way Down East
as Squire Amasa Bartlett

movie
Motive for Revenge
Motive for Revenge
as McAllister

movie
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
as Doc Small

movie
West of the Pecos
West of the Pecos
as Roy Neal

movie
Radio Scout
Radio Scout
as Pappy Tolliver

movie
The World Moves On
The World Moves On
as Notary (1825)

movie
Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve
as Jim Wood

movie
Three on a Honeymoon
Three on a Honeymoon
as Ezra MacDuff

movie
Carolina
Carolina
as Richards

movie
Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshal
as Editor Pickett

movie
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
as A.B. Crockett

movie
The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory
as Professor (uncredited)

movie
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
as Speaker

movie
Secrets
Secrets
as Doctor (uncredited)

movie
Face in the Sky
Face in the Sky
as Pa Nathan Brown

movie
Silver Dollar
Silver Dollar
as Hamlin

movie
Call Her Savage
Call Her Savage
as Old Man in Wagon Train

movie
The Cabin in the Cotton
The Cabin in the Cotton
as Uncle Joe

movie
Hello Trouble
Hello Trouble
as Jonathan Kenyon

movie
The Honor of the Press
The Honor of the Press
as Dan Perkins

movie
Flames
Flames
as Jake

movie
The Riding Tornado
The Riding Tornado
as Sheriff

movie
The Famous Ferguson Case
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Banker Craig

movie
Lena Rivers
Lena Rivers
as Grandfather Nichols

movie
Law and Order
Law and Order
as Judge R.W. Williams

movie
Ridin' for Justice
Ridin' for Justice
as Marshal Joseph Slyde

movie
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Doctor

movie
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
as Harvey Taylor - First Ex-Soldier

movie
The Great Meadow
The Great Meadow
as Thomas Hall

movie
Man to Man
Man to Man
as Uncle Cal

movie
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
as Lincoln's Employer

movie
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
as Angus McSween

movie
The Lone Star Ranger
The Lone Star Ranger
as Colonel John Aldridge

movie
After the Fog
After the Fog
as Joshua Barker

movie
The Sap
The Sap
as The Banker

movie
My Lady's Past
My Lady's Past

movie
All Faces West
All Faces West
as Gunner Bill

movie
Noisy Neighbors
Noisy Neighbors
as Ebenezer

movie
Innocents of Paris
Innocents of Paris
as Emile Leval

movie
Tropical Nights
Tropical Nights
as Singapore Joe

movie
The Bushranger
The Bushranger
as Sir Eric

movie
Life's Mockery
Life's Mockery
as Wolf Miller

movie
Wild Geese
Wild Geese
as Caleb Gare

movie
Now We're in the Air
Now We're in the Air
as Lord Abercrombie McTavish

movie
The First Auto
The First Auto
as Hank Armstrong

movie
The Frontiersman
The Frontiersman
as Andrew Jackson

movie
The Heart of the Yukon
The Heart of the Yukon
as 'Cash' Cynon

movie
Annie Laurie
Annie Laurie
as Sandy

movie
Lovey Mary
Lovey Mary
as Stubbins

movie
The Social Highwayman
The Social Highwayman
as The Mayor's Partner

movie
Rustlin' for Cupid
Rustlin' for Cupid
as Hank Blatchford

movie
The Earth Woman
The Earth Woman
as Ezra Tilden

movie
Ship of Souls
Ship of Souls
as Angus Garth

movie
The Splendid Road
The Splendid Road
as Capt. Lightfoot

movie
The Eagle
The Eagle
as The Eagle's Lieutenant / Coach Driver (uncredited)

movie
Why Women Love
Why Women Love
as Silas Martin

movie
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain
as Si Pace

movie
Paint and Powder
Paint and Powder
as Riley

movie
Faint Perfume
Faint Perfume
as Grandpa Crumb

movie
Old Shoes
Old Shoes

movie
Beauty and the Bad Man
Beauty and the Bad Man
as Chuckwalla Bill

movie
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
as Jap Taylor

movie
The Narrow Street
The Narrow Street
as Garvey

movie
Painted People
Painted People
as Fred Lane

movie
Desire
Desire
as Patrick Ryan

movie
Defying Destiny
Defying Destiny
as Mr. Wilkens

movie
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Trampas

movie
The Huntress
The Huntress
as Big Jack Skinner

movie
Circus Days
Circus Days
as Eben Holt

movie
The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West
as Jack Rance

movie
Hearts Aflame
Hearts Aflame
as Black Joe

movie
The Kingdom Within
The Kingdom Within
as Caleb Deming

movie
Peg o' My Heart
Peg o' My Heart
as Jim O'Connell

movie
Rags to Riches
Rags to Riches
as The Sheriff

movie
Human Hearts
Human Hearts
as Paul Logan

movie
Across the Dead-Line
Across the Dead-Line
as Enoch Kidder

movie
Under the Lash
Under the Lash
as Simeon Krillet

movie
Snowblind
Snowblind
as Hugh Garth

movie
Bunty Pulls the Strings
Bunty Pulls the Strings
as Tammas Biggar

movie
Godless Men
Godless Men
as 'Black' Pawl

movie
The Branding Iron
The Branding Iron
as John Carver

movie
Lahoma
Lahoma
as 'Brick' Willock

movie
The Deadlier Sex
The Deadlier Sex
as Jim Willis

movie
Fighting Cressy
Fighting Cressy
as Hiram McKinstry

movie
Desert Gold
Desert Gold
as Ladd

movie
The Blue Bandanna
The Blue Bandanna
as Jim Yancy

movie
Bill Apperson's Boy
Bill Apperson's Boy
as Bill Apperson

movie
The Brand
The Brand
as Dan McGill

movie
The Challenge Accepted
The Challenge Accepted
as Uncle Zeke Sawyer

movie
Oh, Johnny!
Oh, Johnny!
as Adele's Father

movie
Riders of the Night
Riders of the Night
as Sally's Grandfather

movie
The Uphill Path
The Uphill Path
as James Lawton

movie
The Border Legion
The Border Legion
as Overland Bradley

movie
Breakers Ahead
Breakers Ahead
as Captain Scudder

movie
A Weaver of Dreams
A Weaver of Dreams
as Martin Chandler

movie
Blue Jeans
Blue Jeans
as Jacob Tutwiler

movie
The Barrier
The Barrier
as John Gaylord / John Tale

movie
Lovely Mary
Lovely Mary
as Peter Nelson

movie
The Old Homestead
The Old Homestead
as Sheriff

movie
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)