Russell Simpson
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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 villain.
Throughout his career, Simpson worked for 12 years in road shows, stock companies, and on Broadway. He didn't 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.
Fotos
Películas (199)
The Horse Soldiers
1959 · Henry Goodbody
The Tin Star
1957 · Clem Hall
The Lonely Man
1957
The Brass Legend
1956 · Deputy 'Pop' Jackson
Friendly Persuasion
1956 · Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
Oklahoma!
1955 · The Minister (uncredited)
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
The Sun Shines Bright
1953 · Lewt Lake
Meet Me at the Fair
1953 · Sheriff Evans
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
1952 · Sam Stanton
Lone Star
1952 · Maynard Cole
Feudin' Fools
1952 · Grandpa Smith
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
1952 · Clem Johnson
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951 · Judge
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 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
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
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
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
1918 · James Lawton
The Border Legion
1918 · Overland Bradley
Breakers Ahead
1918 · Captain Scudder
A Weaver of Dreams
1918 · Martin Chandler
Salt of the Earth
1917 · Sinful John
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
1915 · Sheriff
The Virginian
1914 · Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Series (9)
The Texan
1958 · Zeb Waters
Wagon Train
1957 · Mr. Carr
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · Old Man
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Public Defender
1954 · Lundquist
General Electric Theater
1953
Cavalcade of America
1952 · Quatermaster, Judge Grant
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951 · Sam
The Lone Ranger
1949 · Jack Brewster