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Russell Simpson
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Russell Simpson
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Acting
Birthday
1880-06-16,Danville, California, USA
Gender
Male
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-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.

Filmography

The Grapes of Wrath

7.8

The Grapes of Wrath
1940-03-15

5.8

Santa Fe Trail
1940-12-20

My Darling Clementine

7.459

My Darling Clementine
1946-10-17

7.042

The Tin Star
1957-11-06

The Earth Woman

8

The Earth Woman
1926-04-04

Bunty Pulls the Strings

8

Bunty Pulls the Strings
1921-01-02

6.667

Carolina
1934-02-02

9

Desert Gold
1919-11-21

Now We're in the Air

7.5

Now We're in the Air
1927-10-21

6.686

Wagon Master
1950-04-22

6.2

Coroner Creek
1948-07-01

The Girl of the Golden West

5.3

The Girl of the Golden West
1938-03-18

The Border Legion

0

The Border Legion
1918-07-28

The Hoosier Schoolmaster

4.333

The Hoosier Schoolmaster
1935-05-14

7

Hello Trouble
1932-07-15

6.25

Border Patrol
1943-04-02

Along Came Jones

5.8

Along Came Jones
1945-07-19

6.2

Silver Dollar
1932-12-22

6.134

Joan of Arc
1948-12-22

The Power and the Glory

5.882

The Power and the Glory
1933-10-06

6.5

Broken Lance
1954-09-25

5.4

Law and Order
1932-02-09

The Sun Shines Bright

6.5

The Sun Shines Bright
1953-05-02

5.5

Feudin' Fools
1952-09-21

The Big Bonanza

6.333

The Big Bonanza
1944-12-30

Friendly Persuasion

6.684

Friendly Persuasion
1956-10-30

6.545

Saddle Tramp
1950-09-21

5.8

Ramona
1936-09-25

Motive for Revenge

6.333

Motive for Revenge
1935-05-15

6

Paradise Isle
1937-07-21

7

Lena Rivers
1932-03-27

The Splendid Road

7

The Splendid Road
1925-12-06

5.9

Blue Jeans
1917-12-10

That I May Live

7.333

That I May Live
1937-09-13

4.643

Billy the Kid
1930-10-16

Sundown in Santa Fe

10

Sundown in Santa Fe
1948-11-05

9

Snowblind
1921-03-22

4.333

Way Down East
1935-10-25

9

The Harvester
1936-04-18

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge

6.667

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
1937-06-14

7.75

Tuna Clipper
1949-04-11

Mountain Justice

6.333

Mountain Justice
1937-04-24

The Great Meadow

6

The Great Meadow
1931-01-24

Comin' Round the Mountain

6

Comin' Round the Mountain
1951-07-26

5.8

The First Auto
1927-06-27

0

The Brand
1919-03-09

The Horse Soldiers

7

The Horse Soldiers
1959-06-11

Face in the Sky

5.75

Face in the Sky
1933-01-15

8

After the Fog
1929-12-15

Gold Is Where You Find It

6.95

Gold Is Where You Find It
1938-02-12

Thunder Mountain

7

Thunder Mountain
1925-10-11

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

6.1

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
1931-10-10

6.286

Man to Man
1930-12-05

The Old Homestead

0

The Old Homestead
1915-12-16

Innocents of Paris

8

Innocents of Paris
1929-01-02

Abraham Lincoln

5.538

Abraham Lincoln
1930-11-08

The Cabin in the Cotton

6.333

The Cabin in the Cotton
1932-09-26

8

Wild West Days
1937-07-05

6.757

Tobacco Road
1941-02-20

Wild Geese Calling

6.5

Wild Geese Calling
1941-08-15

Defying Destiny

6.667

Defying Destiny
1923-09-29

5.7

Lone Star
1952-10-24

The Branding Iron

7

The Branding Iron
1920-10-31

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles

1

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
1933-07-13

10

The Sap
1929-11-09

Roughly Speaking

6.8

Roughly Speaking
1945-01-31

Last of the Duanes

6.5

Last of the Duanes
1941-09-26

The Honor of the Press

8

The Honor of the Press
1932-07-13

The Kingdom Within

10

The Kingdom Within
1922-12-24

0

Breakers Ahead
1918-03-25

6.132

The Lonely Man
1957-06-21

7

Paddy O'Day
1936-01-17

6.318

The Eagle
1925-11-08

6.243

Virginia City
1940-03-23

The Famous Ferguson Case

6.571

The Famous Ferguson Case
1932-04-19

9

Ever Since Eve
1934-03-25

6.936

Dodge City
1939-04-08

Young Mr. Lincoln

7.207

Young Mr. Lincoln
1939-06-09

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

7.8

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939-10-19

6.679

Nazi Agent
1942-03-01

Drums Along the Mohawk

6.488

Drums Along the Mohawk
1939-11-10

The Fabulous Texan

6.5

The Fabulous Texan
1947-11-09

Heart of the North

5.2

Heart of the North
1938-12-10

Western Caravans

7

Western Caravans
1939-06-14

6.333

Free For All
1949-11-01

The Last Command

6.7

The Last Command
1955-08-03

The Untamed Breed

6.5

The Untamed Breed
1948-10-20

Alexander Hamilton

4.375

Alexander Hamilton
1931-09-12

The Frontiersman

9

The Frontiersman
1927-06-11

Call Her Savage

5.833

Call Her Savage
1932-11-24

10

Man Hunt
1936-01-29

Valley of the Giants

6.667

Valley of the Giants
1938-09-17

5.667

Death Valley
1946-08-15

Bowery Buckaroos

6.6

Bowery Buckaroos
1947-11-22

Shut My Big Mouth

8.333

Shut My Big Mouth
1942-02-19

Citadel of Crime

9

Citadel of Crime
1941-07-23

6.7

Wyoming
1940-09-13

4.563

Brigham Young
1940-09-27

6.75

Annie Laurie
1927-05-10

Desperate Trails

5.667

Desperate Trails
1939-09-30

Frontier Marshal

7

Frontier Marshal
1934-01-19

7.286

Bad Bascomb
1946-05-26

5.6

The Virginian
1914-09-07

10

Human Hearts
1922-08-19

Ridin' for Justice

10

Ridin' for Justice
1932-01-04

Texas Masquerade

6.5

Texas Masquerade
1944-02-08

6.34

Swamp Water
1941-11-16

Three Faces West

5.5

Three Faces West
1940-07-03

6.5

The Virginian
1923-09-29

10

Rags to Riches
1922-09-24

Rustlin' for Cupid

9

Rustlin' for Cupid
1926-04-11

5.333

Geronimo
1939-11-26

7.324

Meet John Doe
1941-03-14

West of the Pecos

7

West of the Pecos
1934-12-27

8

Lovey Mary
1926-06-20

Call of the Klondike

7.333

Call of the Klondike
1950-12-17

California Gold Rush

7.5

California Gold Rush
1946-02-04

10

Lahoma
1920-08-20

The Gal Who Took the West

5.958

The Gal Who Took the West
1949-09-01

The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon

9

The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
1952-11-01

Lone Star Ranger

5.333

Lone Star Ranger
1942-03-20

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

5.5

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942-01-31

6.762

Albuquerque
1948-02-20

Bad Men of Missouri

6.167

Bad Men of Missouri
1941-07-26

6.864

Tap Roots
1948-08-25

6.2

The Spoilers
1942-06-11

10

Painted People
1924-01-28

8

The Huntress
1923-08-20

The Woman of the Town

6.4

The Woman of the Town
1943-12-31

5.875

Colt Comrades
1943-06-18

The Brass Legend

6.3

The Brass Legend
1956-12-01

7

Faint Perfume
1925-06-08

6.599

San Francisco
1936-06-26

6.25

My Dog Shep
1946-11-01

A Boy and His Dog

5.867

A Boy and His Dog
1946-12-26

Three on a Honeymoon

7

Three on a Honeymoon
1934-03-22

4

Godless Men
1920-11-06

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

7.108

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954-07-22

6.667

Green Light
1937-02-20

Peg o' My Heart

7.333

Peg o' My Heart
1922-12-17

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

6.667

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947-08-04

The World Moves On

5.9

The World Moves On
1934-06-27

9

Why Women Love
1925-10-18

The Lone Star Ranger

7

The Lone Star Ranger
1930-01-05

They Were Expendable

6.533

They Were Expendable
1945-12-07

The Bill of Rights

6.333

The Bill of Rights
1939-08-19

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

6.5

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
1952-07-11

9

Back to Nature
1936-08-14

10

Roaring Guns
1944-02-19

6.188

Maid of Salem
1937-02-12

Bill Apperson's Boy

0

Bill Apperson's Boy
1919-06-22

Tropical Nights

8

Tropical Nights
1928-12-10

Riders of the Night

7

Riders of the Night
1918-10-15

9

Old Shoes
1925-04-08

7

My Lady's Past
1929-04-01

7.25

Circus Days
1923-07-30

The Narrow Street

8

The Narrow Street
1925-01-04

The Girl of the Golden West

8

The Girl of the Golden West
1923-05-03

10

Wild Geese
1927-11-15

5.6

Riding High
1943-11-11

Girl of the Ozarks

6.5

Girl of the Ozarks
1936-06-12

The Deadlier Sex

7.5

The Deadlier Sex
1920-03-28

Paint and Powder

7

Paint and Powder
1925-09-16

The Riding Tornado

7

The Riding Tornado
1932-05-04

6.5

The Tall Men
1955-09-22

Tennessee Johnson

6.389

Tennessee Johnson
1942-12-01

Meet Me at the Fair

8.5

Meet Me at the Fair
1953-01-01

A Weaver of Dreams

0

A Weaver of Dreams
1918-03-02

9

Under the Lash
1921-10-16

4.25

Flames
1932-05-29

7.25

The Outriders
1950-03-01

Sixteen Fathoms Deep

4

Sixteen Fathoms Deep
1934-01-01

Across the Dead-Line

8

Across the Dead-Line
1922-01-09

Moonlight in Vermont

6.5

Moonlight in Vermont
1943-12-24

9

All Faces West
1929-03-02

The Uphill Path

7

The Uphill Path
1918-10-01

0

Radio Scout
1934-09-01

4.6

Parnell
1937-06-04

The Challenge Accepted

8

The Challenge Accepted
1918-12-29

6.634

Oklahoma!
1955-10-10

5

Ship of Souls
1925-12-20

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent

7

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
1925-02-15

9

Hearts Aflame
1923-01-01

10

The Bushranger
1928-11-17

Tall in the Saddle

6.6

Tall in the Saddle
1944-09-29

0

Lovely Mary
1916-03-13

Beauty and the Bad Man

7

Beauty and the Bad Man
1925-03-29

7

Desire
1923-10-01

The Blue Bandanna

0

The Blue Bandanna
1919-11-17

Fighting Cressy

10

Fighting Cressy
1919-11-22

0

The Barrier
1917-02-25

8

Oh, Johnny!
1918-12-22

The Heart of the Yukon

7

The Heart of the Yukon
1927-05-29

The Social Highwayman

8

The Social Highwayman
1926-05-15

Noisy Neighbors

9

Noisy Neighbors
1929-02-17

5.214

Secrets
1933-03-16

7

Life's Mockery
1928-07-20

The Food Gamblers

0

The Food Gamblers
1917-08-05

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

5.333

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951-04-15

6

The Texan
1958-09-29

Cavalcade of America

4.6

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

6.75

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955-09-29

The 20th Century Fox Hour

6

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05

The Lone Ranger

6.8

The Lone Ranger
1949-09-15

Public Defender

6.25

Public Defender
1954-03-11

6.6

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

Cavalcade of America

4.6

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

Cavalcade of America

4.6

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01