Russell Simpson
Acting
Born June 16, 1880 — Died December 12, 1959
From Danville, California, USA
Also known as Russell McCaskill Simpson, Russel Simpson
Biography
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-so...
Filmography
The Horse Soldiers
Henry Goodbody
19596.9
The Tin Star
Clem Hall
19577.0
The Lonely Man
19576.1
The Brass Legend
Deputy 'Pop' Jackson
19566.3
Friendly Persuasion
Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
19566.6
Oklahoma!
The Minister (uncredited)
19556.6
The Tall Men
Emigrant (uncredited)
19556.5
The Last Command
The Parson
19556.7
Broken Lance
Judge (uncredited)
19546.5
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Fred Bixby
19547.1
The Sun Shines Bright
Lewt Lake
19536.5
Meet Me at the Fair
Sheriff Evans
19538.5
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
Sam Stanton
19529.0
Lone Star
Maynard Cole
19525.7
Feudin' Fools
Grandpa Smith
19525.5
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Clem Johnson
19526.5
Comin' Round the Mountain
Judge
19516.1
Call of the Klondike
Andy McKay
19507.3
Saddle Tramp
Pop
19506.5
Wagon Master
Adam Perkins
19506.7
The Outriders
Farmer (uncredited)
19507.3
Free For All
Farmer
19496.3
The Gal Who Took the West
Bartender (as old Timer)
19496.0
Tuna Clipper
Capt. Fergus MacLennan
19497.8
Joan of Arc
Old Man with Pipe (uncredited)
19486.2
Sundown in Santa Fe
Sheriff Jim Wyatt
194810.0
The Untamed Breed
Minister
19486.5
Tap Roots
Big Sam Dabney
19486.9
Coroner Creek
Walt Hardison
19486.2
Albuquerque
Abner Huggins
19486.8
Bowery Buckaroos
Luke Barlow
19476.6
The Fabulous Texan
Wade Clayton
19476.5
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Dan Yeary
19476.7
A Boy and His Dog
Mr. Thornycroft
19465.9
My Dog Shep
Mathew Hodgkins
19466.3
My Darling Clementine
John Simpson
19467.5
Death Valley
Old Silas Bagley
19465.7
Bad Bascomb
Elijah Walker
19467.3
California Gold Rush
Colonel Parker
19467.5
They Were Expendable
'Dad' Knowland
19456.5
Along Came Jones
Pop de Longpre
19455.8
Roughly Speaking
The Colonel - Drill Instructor (uncredited)
19456.8
The Big Bonanza
Adam Parker
19446.3
Tall in the Saddle
Pat Foster (uncredited)
19446.6
Roaring Guns
Farmer MacKenzie
19448.0
Texas Masquerade
J.K. Trimble
19446.5
The Woman of the Town
Sime
19436.4
Moonlight in Vermont
Uncle Rufus
19436.5
Riding High
Frenchy McGuire
19435.6
Colt Comrades
Sheriff
19435.9
Border Patrol
Orestes Krebs
19436.2
Tennessee Johnson
Kirby
19426.4
The Spoilers
Flapjack
19426.2
Lone Star Ranger
Tom Duane
19425.3
Nazi Agent
2nd Captain (uncredited)
19426.6
Shut My Big Mouth
Mayor Potter
19428.3
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Ned Nolan
19425.5
Swamp Water
Marty McCord
19416.3
Last of the Duanes
Tom Duane
19416.5
Wild Geese Calling
Marshal Len Baker
19416.5
Bad Men of Missouri
Hank Younger
19416.2
Citadel of Crime
Jess Meekins
19419.0
Meet John Doe
(uncredited)
19417.3
Tobacco Road
Chief of Police
19416.8
Santa Fe Trail
Shubel Morgan
19405.8
Brigham Young
U.S. Army Major
19404.6
Wyoming
Mr. Bronson
19406.7
Three Faces West
Minister
19405.7
Virginia City
Gaylord
19406.3
The Grapes of Wrath
Pa Joad
19407.8
Geronimo
Scout
19395.3
Drums Along the Mohawk
Dr. Petry
19396.5
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
19397.8
Desperate Trails
Sheriff Big Bill Tanner
19395.7
The Bill of Rights
Frontiersman
19396.5
Western Caravans
Winchester Thompson
19397.0
Young Mr. Lincoln
Woolridge (uncredited)
19397.2
Dodge City
Orth
19396.9
Heart of the North
Dave MacMillan
19385.2
Valley of the Giants
McKenzie
19386.7
The Girl of the Golden West
Fred - Outrider in Prologue
19385.3
Gold Is Where You Find It
MacKenzie
19387.0
That I May Live
Bish Plivens
19377.3
Paradise Isle
Baxter
19376.0
Wild West Days
Matt Keeler
19378.0
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
Bayliss Baynum
19376.7
Parnell
Dead Child's Father
19374.6
Mountain Justice
Matthew Turnbull
19376.3
Green Light
Sheep Man
19376.7
Maid of Salem
Village Marshal (Uncredited)
19376.2
Ramona
Scroggs
19365.8
Back to Nature
Sheriff
19369.0
San Francisco
'Red' Kelly
19366.6
Girl of the Ozarks
Bascomb Rogers
19366.5
—
The Harvester
Abner Prewett
19369.0
Man Hunt
Jeff Parkington
193610.0
Paddy O'Day
Benton
19367.0
Way Down East
Squire Amasa Bartlett
19354.3
Motive for Revenge
McAllister
19356.3
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Doc Small
19354.3
West of the Pecos
Roy Neal
19347.0
Radio Scout
Pappy Tolliver
1934
The World Moves On
Notary (1825)
19345.9
Ever Since Eve
Jim Wood
19349.0
Three on a Honeymoon
Ezra MacDuff
19347.0
Carolina
Richards
19346.7
Frontier Marshal
Editor Pickett
19347.0
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
A.B. Crockett
19344.0
The Power and the Glory
Professor (uncredited)
19335.9
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
Speaker
19331.0
Secrets
Doctor (uncredited)
19335.2
Face in the Sky
Pa Nathan Brown
19335.8
Silver Dollar
Hamlin
19326.2
Call Her Savage
Old Man in Wagon Train
19325.8
The Cabin in the Cotton
Uncle Joe
19326.3
Hello Trouble
Jonathan Kenyon
19327.0
The Honor of the Press
Dan Perkins
19328.0
Flames
Jake
19324.3
The Riding Tornado
Sheriff
19327.0
The Famous Ferguson Case
Banker Craig
19326.6
Lena Rivers
Grandfather Nichols
19327.0
Law and Order
Judge R.W. Williams
19325.0
Ridin' for Justice
Marshal Joseph Slyde
193210.0
Susan Lenox
Doctor
19316.1
Alexander Hamilton
Harvey Taylor - First Ex-Soldier
19314.4
The Great Meadow
Thomas Hall
19316.0
Man to Man
Uncle Cal
19306.2
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln's Employer
19305.5
Billy the Kid
Angus McSween
19304.7
The Lone Star Ranger
Colonel John Aldridge
19307.0
After the Fog
Joshua Barker
19298.0
The Sap
The Banker
192910.0
My Lady's Past
19297.0
All Faces West
Gunner Bill
19299.0
Noisy Neighbors
Ebenezer
19299.0
Innocents of Paris
Emile Leval
19298.0
Tropical Nights
Singapore Joe
19288.0
—
The Bushranger
Sir Eric
192810.0
—
Life's Mockery
Wolf Miller
19287.0
Wild Geese
Caleb Gare
192710.0
Now We're in the Air
Lord Abercrombie McTavish
19277.5
The First Auto
Hank Armstrong
19275.8
The Frontiersman
Andrew Jackson
19279.0
—
The Heart of the Yukon
'Cash' Cynon
19277.0
Annie Laurie
Sandy
19276.8
Lovey Mary
Stubbins
19268.0
The Social Highwayman
The Mayor's Partner
19268.0
Rustlin' for Cupid
Hank Blatchford
19269.0
The Earth Woman
Ezra Tilden
19268.0
—
Ship of Souls
Angus Garth
19255.0
The Splendid Road
Capt. Lightfoot
19257.0
The Eagle
The Eagle's Lieutenant / Coach Driver (uncredited)
19256.3
Why Women Love
Silas Martin
19259.0
Thunder Mountain
Si Pace
19257.0
Paint and Powder
Riley
19257.0
Faint Perfume
Grandpa Crumb
19257.0
—
Old Shoes
19259.0
Beauty and the Bad Man
Chuckwalla Bill
19257.0
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
Jap Taylor
19257.0
The Narrow Street
Garvey
19258.0
Painted People
Fred Lane
192410.0
Desire
Patrick Ryan
19237.0
—
Defying Destiny
Mr. Wilkens
19236.7
The Virginian
Trampas
19236.5
The Huntress
Big Jack Skinner
19238.0
Circus Days
Eben Holt
19237.3
The Girl of the Golden West
Jack Rance
19238.0
Hearts Aflame
Black Joe
19239.0
—
The Kingdom Within
Caleb Deming
192210.0
Peg o' My Heart
Jim O'Connell
19227.3
Rags to Riches
The Sheriff
192210.0
Human Hearts
Paul Logan
192210.0
Across the Dead-Line
Enoch Kidder
19228.0
Under the Lash
Simeon Krillet
19219.0
Snowblind
Hugh Garth
19219.0
Bunty Pulls the Strings
Tammas Biggar
19218.0
Godless Men
'Black' Pawl
19204.0
The Branding Iron
John Carver
19207.0
Lahoma
'Brick' Willock
192010.0
The Deadlier Sex
Jim Willis
19207.5
Fighting Cressy
Hiram McKinstry
191910.0
Desert Gold
Ladd
19199.0
The Blue Bandanna
Jim Yancy
1919
Bill Apperson's Boy
Bill Apperson
1919
The Brand
Dan McGill
1919
The Challenge Accepted
Uncle Zeke Sawyer
19188.0
Oh, Johnny!
Adele's Father
19188.0
Riders of the Night
Sally's Grandfather
19187.0
—
The Uphill Path
James Lawton
19187.0
The Border Legion
Overland Bradley
1918
—
Breakers Ahead
Captain Scudder
1918
A Weaver of Dreams
Martin Chandler
1918
Blue Jeans
Jacob Tutwiler
19175.9
The Food Gamblers
Samuel Sloane
1917
The Barrier
John Gaylord / John Tale
1917
Lovely Mary
Peter Nelson
1916
—
The Old Homestead
Sheriff
1915
The Virginian
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
19145.6