Russell Simpson
Born in Danville, California, USA — Jun 16 1880• Died Dec 12 1959
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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 Ger…
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Wagon Train
Mr. Carr
The Lone Ranger
Jack Brewster
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Old Man
The Texan
Zeb Waters
Public Defender
Lundquist
Cavalcade of America
Quatermaster
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Sam
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Tall in the Saddle
Pat Foster (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Pa Joad
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Fred Bixby
General Electric Theater
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
Oklahoma!
The Minister (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
Henry Goodbody
The Tall Men
Emigrant (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
Shubel Morgan
Wagon Master
Adam Perkins
Broken Lance
Judge (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
Woolridge (uncredited)
The Outriders
Farmer (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
(uncredited)
The Tin Star
Clem Hall
The Sun Shines Bright
Lewt Lake
Drums Along the Mohawk
Dr. Petry
Friendly Persuasion
Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
The Last Command
The Parson
The Spoilers
Flapjack
They Were Expendable
'Dad' Knowland
Nazi Agent
2nd Captain (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
Pop de Longpre
Dodge City
Orth
Joan of Arc
Old Man with Pipe (uncredited)
Tobacco Road
Chief of Police
Roughly Speaking
The Colonel - Drill Instructor (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Ned Nolan
My Darling Clementine
John Simpson
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln's Employer
Tap Roots
Big Sam Dabney
The Famous Ferguson Case
Banker Craig
Bad Men of Missouri
Hank Younger
Green Light
Sheep Man
Parnell
Dead Child's Father
Lone Star
Maynard Cole
The Eagle
The Eagle's Lieutenant / Coach Driver (uncredited)
The Lonely Man
Way Down East
Squire Amasa Bartlett
Virginia City
Gaylord
The World Moves On
Notary (1825)
Brigham Young
U.S. Army Major
Face in the Sky
Pa Nathan Brown
The First Auto
Hank Armstrong
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Dan Yeary
Secrets
Doctor (uncredited)
The Big Bonanza
Adam Parker
Bad Bascomb
Elijah Walker
Call Her Savage
Old Man in Wagon Train
Swamp Water
Marty McCord
Maid of Salem
Village Marshal (Uncredited)
Meet Me at the Fair
Sheriff Evans
Wyoming
Mr. Bronson
Mountain Justice
Matthew Turnbull
Three on a Honeymoon
Ezra MacDuff
San Francisco
'Red' Kelly
Albuquerque
Abner Huggins
California Gold Rush
Colonel Parker
The Fabulous Texan
Wade Clayton
After the Fog
Joshua Barker
Riding High
Frenchy McGuire
The Girl of the Golden West
Fred - Outrider in Prologue
Painted People
Fred Lane
Godless Men
'Black' Pawl
Heart of the North
Dave MacMillan
Tuna Clipper
Capt. Fergus MacLennan
Carolina
Richards
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Clem Johnson
The Woman of the Town
Sime
Lahoma
'Brick' Willock
Roaring Guns
Farmer MacKenzie
Colt Comrades
Sheriff
Saddle Tramp
Pop
Death Valley
Old Silas Bagley
My Dog Shep
Mathew Hodgkins
Law and Order
Judge R.W. Williams
Gold Is Where You Find It
MacKenzie
Geronimo
Scout
Tennessee Johnson
Kirby
The Power and the Glory
Professor (uncredited)
The Brass Legend
Deputy 'Pop' Jackson
The Brand
Dan McGill
Paddy O'Day
Benton
Man Hunt
Jeff Parkington
Billy the Kid
Angus McSween
Coroner Creek
Walt Hardison
The Harvester
Abner Prewett
The Cabin in the Cotton
Uncle Joe
Call of the Klondike
Andy McKay
The Untamed Breed
Minister
Thunder Mountain
Si Pace
Ramona
Scroggs
Three Faces West
Minister
The Virginian
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
The Splendid Road
Capt. Lightfoot
Ridin' for Justice
Marshal Joseph Slyde
Wild West Days
Matt Keeler
Frontier Marshal
Editor Pickett
The Lone Star Ranger
Colonel John Aldridge
Man to Man
Uncle Cal
Feudin' Fools
Grandpa Smith
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
Doctor
Lena Rivers
Grandfather Nichols
Valley of the Giants
McKenzie
Shut My Big Mouth
Mayor Potter
Desire
Patrick Ryan
Rags to Riches
The Sheriff
The Gal Who Took the West
Bartender (as old Timer)
Lovey Mary
Stubbins
Faint Perfume
Grandpa Crumb
Desert Gold
Ladd
The Sap
The Banker
Ever Since Eve
Jim Wood
Hello Trouble
Jonathan Kenyon
That I May Live
Bish Plivens
Citadel of Crime
Jess Meekins
All Faces West
Gunner Bill
Border Patrol
Orestes Krebs
Now We're in the Air
Lord Abercrombie McTavish
The Honor of the Press
Dan Perkins
Snowblind
Hugh Garth
Wild Geese
Caleb Gare
Why Women Love
Silas Martin
Human Hearts
Paul Logan
Blue Jeans
Jacob Tutwiler
The Virginian
Trampas
The Deadlier Sex
Jim Willis
Across the Dead-Line
Enoch Kidder
Free For All
Farmer
The Earth Woman
Ezra Tilden
Circus Days
Eben Holt
The Branding Iron
John Carver
Wild Geese Calling
Marshal Len Baker
Last of the Duanes
Tom Duane
Peg o' My Heart
Jim O'Connell
Bunty Pulls the Strings
Tammas Biggar
Texas Masquerade
J.K. Trimble
Hearts Aflame
Black Joe
Motive for Revenge
McAllister
Sundown in Santa Fe
Sheriff Jim Wyatt
Bowery Buckaroos
Luke Barlow
The Bill of Rights
Frontiersman
Paint and Powder
Riley
The Narrow Street
Garvey
Comin' Round the Mountain
Judge
The Frontiersman
Andrew Jackson
Back to Nature
Sheriff
West of the Pecos
Roy Neal
Annie Laurie
Sandy
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
Jap Taylor
Old Shoes
Silver Dollar
Hamlin
The Old Homestead
Sheriff
The Riding Tornado
Sheriff
Bill Apperson's Boy
Bill Apperson
The Huntress
Big Jack Skinner
A Boy and His Dog
Mr. Thornycroft
The Bushranger
Sir Eric
Moonlight in Vermont
Uncle Rufus
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Doc Small
Alexander Hamilton
Harvey Taylor - First Ex-Soldier
The Girl of the Golden West
Jack Rance
Western Caravans
Winchester Thompson
Paradise Isle
Baxter
Tropical Nights
Singapore Joe
Innocents of Paris
Emile Leval
Desperate Trails
Sheriff Big Bill Tanner
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
A.B. Crockett
Flames
Jake
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
Speaker
Lone Star Ranger
Tom Duane
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
Sam Stanton
Radio Scout
Pappy Tolliver
Girl of the Ozarks
Bascomb Rogers
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
Bayliss Baynum
Rustlin' for Cupid
Hank Blatchford
Riders of the Night
Sally's Grandfather
The Heart of the Yukon
'Cash' Cynon
The Border Legion
Overland Bradley
The Great Meadow
Thomas Hall
Defying Destiny
Mr. Wilkens
Lovely Mary
Peter Nelson
Under the Lash
Simeon Krillet
The Barrier
John Gaylord / John Tale
The Uphill Path
James Lawton
Beauty and the Bad Man
Chuckwalla Bill
Fighting Cressy
Hiram McKinstry
Breakers Ahead
Captain Scudder
A Weaver of Dreams
Martin Chandler
The Kingdom Within
Caleb Deming
My Lady's Past
The Social Highwayman
The Mayor's Partner
The Blue Bandanna
Jim Yancy
Ship of Souls
Angus Garth
Noisy Neighbors
Ebenezer
The Challenge Accepted
Uncle Zeke Sawyer
Life's Mockery
Wolf Miller
Oh, Johnny!
Adele's Father