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Russell Simpson (actor)

February 15, 2024

Russell McCaskill Simpson (June 17, 1880 – December 12, 1959) was an American character actor.

Russell Simpson
Simpson in 1923
Born
Russell McCaskill Simpson

(1880-06-17)June 17, 1880
Danville, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 12, 1959(1959-12-12) (aged 79)
Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Years active1914–1959
Spouse
Gertrude Aller
​
(m. 1910)​
Children1

Early life edit

Russell Simpson was born on June 17, 1880 (other sources indicate 1877) in Danville, California.[1] He attended grammar school in the Danville District in Contra Costa County, California; he graduated on July 2, 1892.[2] At age 18, Simpson prospected for gold in Alaska. He began taking acting classes in Seattle, Washington.[3] He was married to Gertrude Aller from New York City on January 19, 1910. [4]

Career edit

By 1909, he had gone into the theatre.[citation needed] He appeared in at least two plays on Broadway between 1909 and 1912,[5] and made his motion picture debut in Cecil B. DeMille's 1914 original film version of The Virginian in a bit part.[6] By 1923, when the film was remade, Simpson had progressed to playing the lead villain.[7]: 487 

Throughout his career, Simpson worked for 12 years in road shows, stock companies, and on Broadway.[8] Simpson didn't usually perform lead roles, but he did star in many movies throughout the silent movie era. He did perform a lead role as the grandfather in Out of the Dust (1920)[7]: 317  and the father in The First Auto (1927).

 
Russell (right) with Lionel Belmore and Laurette Taylor in Peg o' My Heart, 1922

Simpson is best known for his work in the films of John Ford[9]: 69, 184  and, in particular, for his portrayal of Pa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath in 1940.[10] He was known for his "grizzled old man" appearances.[11] 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.[9]: 183  He worked up to 1959, the year of his death. His final film was The Horse Soldiers, his tenth film for Ford. Simpson was the president of the Overseas Phonograph Accessories Corporation.[12] He died on December 12, 1959, in Woodland Hills, California.[1] Simpson had appeared in over 500 movies throughout his life.[3]

Selected filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Ellenberger, Allan R. (May 2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 70. ISBN 9780786409839.
  2. ^ "Diploma" (July 2, 1892) [Print]. Russell Simpson Papers, Box: 1. Provo, Utah: L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University.
  3. ^ a b "Finding Aid for the Russell Simpson Papers, 1917–1942". Prepared for the Charles E. Young Research Library, Los Angeles, California. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "License" (January 19, 1910) [Print]. Russell Simpson Papers, Box: 1. Provo, Utah: L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University.
  5. ^ "Russell Simpson Theatre Credits". Broadway World. wisdom Digital Media. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  6. ^ Green, Paul (November 2009). A History of Television's The Virginian, 1962–1971. McFarland. p. 15. ISBN 9780786446803. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Langman, Larry (October 1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns: (Bibliographies and Indexes in the Performing Arts). Greenwood. ISBN 9780313278587. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "Scrapbook" [Print]. Russell Simpson Papers, Box: 1. Provo, Utah: L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University.
  9. ^ a b Harty Jr., John P. (September 2016). The Cinematic Challenge: Filming Colonial America: Volume 1: The Golden Age, 1930–1950. Langdon Street Press. ISBN 9781635051469. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  10. ^ "The Grapes of Wrath". TCM. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  11. ^ Liebman, Roy (August 2010). Vitaphone Films: A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts. McFarland. p. 384. ISBN 9780786446971. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  12. ^ "The Theatres: "Out of The Dust" Eagle Next Sunday". Hamilton Evening Journal. January 15, 1925. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

External links edit

 
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Russell McCaskill Simpson June 17 1880 December 12 1959 was an American character actor Russell SimpsonSimpson in 1923BornRussell McCaskill Simpson 1880 06 17 June 17 1880Danville California U S DiedDecember 12 1959 1959 12 12 aged 79 Woodland Hills California U S Years active1914 1959SpouseGertrude Aller m 1910 wbr Children1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Selected filmography 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editRussell Simpson was born on June 17 1880 other sources indicate 1877 in Danville California 1 He attended grammar school in the Danville District in Contra Costa County California he graduated on July 2 1892 2 At age 18 Simpson prospected for gold in Alaska He began taking acting classes in Seattle Washington 3 He was married to Gertrude Aller from New York City on January 19 1910 4 Career editBy 1909 he had gone into the theatre citation needed He appeared in at least two plays on Broadway between 1909 and 1912 5 and made his motion picture debut in Cecil B DeMille s 1914 original film version of The Virginian in a bit part 6 By 1923 when the film was remade Simpson had progressed to playing the lead villain 7 487 Throughout his career Simpson worked for 12 years in road shows stock companies and on Broadway 8 Simpson didn t usually perform lead roles but he did star in many movies throughout the silent movie era He did perform a lead role as the grandfather in Out of the Dust 1920 7 317 and the father in The First Auto 1927 nbsp Russell right with Lionel Belmore and Laurette Taylor in Peg o My Heart 1922Simpson is best known for his work in the films of John Ford 9 69 184 and in particular for his portrayal of Pa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath in 1940 10 He was known for his grizzled old man appearances 11 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 9 183 He worked up to 1959 the year of his death His final film was The Horse Soldiers his tenth film for Ford Simpson was the president of the Overseas Phonograph Accessories Corporation 12 He died on December 12 1959 in Woodland Hills California 1 Simpson had appeared in over 500 movies throughout his life 3 Selected filmography editThe Old Homestead 1915 as Sheriff Lovely Mary 1916 as Peter Nelson The Feud Girl 1916 as Zeb Bassett The Barrier 1917 as John Gaylord John Tale The Food Gamblers 1917 as Samuel Sloane Blue Jeans 1917 as Jacob Tutwiler A Weaver of Dreams 1918 as Martin Chandler Breakers Ahead 1918 as Captain Scudder Riders of the Night 1918 as Sally s Grandfather The Uphill Path 1918 as James Lawton The Border Legion 1918 as Overland Bradley Oh Johnny 1918 as Adele s Fatther The Challenge Accepted 1918 as Uncle Zeke Sawyer Fighting Cressy 1919 as Hiram McKinstry Desert Gold 1919 as Ladd The Deadlier Sex 1920 as Jim Willis Lahoma 1920 as Brick Willock The Branding Iron 1920 as John Carver Godless Men 1920 as Black Pawl Bunty Pulls the Strings 1921 as Tammas Biggar Under the Lash 1921 as Simeon Krillet Shadows of Conscience 1921 as Jim Logan Across the Dead Line 1922 as Enoch Kidder Fools of Fortune 1922 as Magpie Simpkins Human Hearts 1922 as Paul Logan Rags to Riches 1922 as The Sheriff Peg o My Heart 1922 as Jim O Connell The Kingdom Within 1922 as Caleb Deming Hearts Aflame 1923 as Black Joe The Girl of the Golden West 1923 as Jack Rance Circus Days 1923 as Eben Holt The Huntress 1923 as Big Jack Skinner Defying Destiny 1923 as Mr Wilkens The Virginian 1923 as Trampas Desire 1923 Painted People 1924 as Fred Lane The Narrow Street 1925 as Gaarvey Beauty and the Bad Man 1925 as Chuckwalla Bill Old Shoes 1925 Paint and Powder 1925 as Riley Thunder Mountain 1925 as Si Pace The Splendid Road 1925 as Capt Lightfoot The Ship of Souls 1925 as Angus Garth The Earth Woman 1926 as Ezra Tilden Rustling for Cupid 1926 as Hank Blatchford The Social Highwayman 1926 as The Mayor s Partner Lovey Mary 1926 as Stubbins God s Great Wilderness 1927 as Richard Stoner Annie Laurie 1927 as Sandy The Heart of the Yukon 1927 as Cash Cynon The Frontiersman 1927 as Andrew Jackson The First Auto 1927 as Hank Armstrong Now We re in the Air 1927 as Lord Abercrombie McTavish Wild Geese 1927 as Caleb Gare The Trail of 98 1928 as Old Swede scenes deleted Life s Mockery 1928 as Wolf Miller The Bushranger 1928 as Sir Eric Tropical Nights 1928 as Singapore Joe Noisy Neighbors 1929 as Ebenezer All Faces West 1929 as Gunner Bill Innocents of Paris 1929 as Emile Leval After the Fog 1929 as Joshua Barker The Lone Star Ranger 1930 as Colonel John Aldridge Abraham Lincoln 1930 as Lincoln s Employer Billy the Kid 1930 as Angus McSween Man to Man 1930 as Uncle Cal The Great Meadow 1931 as Thomas Hall Susan Lenox Her Fall and Rise 1931 as Doctor Ridin for Justice 1932 as Marshal Joseph Slyde Law and Order 1932 as Judge R W Williams Lena Rivers 1932 as Grandfather Nichols The Riding Tornado 1932 as Sheriff The Famous Ferguson Case 1932 as Banker Craig The Honor of the Press 1932 as City Editor Dan Perkins Hello Trouble 1932 as Jonathan Kenyon Cabin in the Cotton 1932 as Uncle Joe Call Her Savage 1932 as Old Man in Wagon Train Silver Dollar 1932 as Hamlin Face in the Sky 1933 as Pa Nathan Brown Sixteen Fathoms Deep 1934 as A B Crockett Frontier Marshal 1934 as Editor Pickett Carolina 1934 as Richards Three on a Honeymoon 1934 as Ezra MacDuff Ever Since Eve 1934 as Jim Wood The World Moves On 1934 as Notary 1825 West of the Pecos 1934 as Roy Neal The County Chairman 1935 as Vance Jimmison The Hoosier Schoolmaster 1935 as Doc Small Motive for Revenge 1935 as McAllister Way Down East 1935 as Squire Amasa Bartlett Paddy O Day 1936 as Benton Man Hunt 1936 as Jeff Parkington The Harvester 1936 as Abner Prewett Girl of the Ozarks 1936 as Bascomb Rogers San Francisco 1936 as Red Kelly The Crime of Dr Forbes 1936 as Sheriff Neil Back to Nature 1936 as Sheriff uncredited Ramona 1936 as Scroggs Wild Brian Kent 1936 as Race Judge uncredited Green Light 1937 as Sheep Man Maid of Salem 1937 as Village Marshal uncredited Mountain Justice 1937 as Mr Matthew Turnbull That I May Live 1937 as Bish Plivens Parnell 1937 as Dead Child s Father uncredited Yodelin Kid from Pine Ridge 1937 as Bayliss Baynum Wild West Days 1937 as Matt Keeler Paradise Isle 1937 as Baxter Gold is Where You Find It 1938 as MacKenzie Valley of the Giants 1938 as McKenzie Heart of the North 1938 as Dave MacMillan Dodge City 1939 as Jack Orth Desperate Trails 1939 as Sheriff Big Bill Tanner Drums Along the Mohawk 1939 as Dr Petry The Grapes of Wrath 1940 as Pa Joad Virginia City 1940 as Frank Gaylord Three Faces West 1940 as Minister Brigham Young 1940 as U S Army Major Tobacco Road 1941 as Chief of Police Citadel of Crime 1941 as Jess Meekins Bad Men of Missouri 1941 as Hank Younger Wild Geese Calling 1941 as Marshal Len Baker Last of the Duanes 1941 as Tom Duane Swamp Water 1941 as Marty McCord Nazi Agent 1942 as 2nd Captain uncredited Wild Bill Hickok Rides 1942 as Edward Ned Nolan Shut My Big Mouth 1942 as Mayor Potter The Lone Star Ranger 1942 as Tom Duane The Spoilers 1942 as Flapjack Sims Tennessee Johnson 1942 as Kirby Border Patrol 1943 as Orestes Krebs Colt Comrades 1943 as Sheriff uncredited Moonlight in Vermont 1943 as Uncle Rufus The Woman of the Town 1943 as Sime Texas Masquerade 1944 as J K Trimble Man from Frisco 1944 as Dr Hershey The Big Bonanza 1944 as Adam Parker Along Came Jones 1945 as Pop de Longpre Incendiary Blonde 1945 as Jenkins uncredited They Were Expendable 1945 as Dad Knowland California Gold Rush 1946 as Colonel Parker Bad Bascomb 1946 as Elijah Walker Death Valley 1946 as Old Silas Bagley My Darling Clementine 1946 as John Simpson My Dog Shep 1946 as Matt Hodgkins A Boy and His Dog 1946 Short as Mr Thornycroft The Romance of Rosy Ridge 1947 as Dan Yeary Bowery Buckaroos 1947 as Sheriff Luke Barlow The Fabulous Texan 1947 as Wade Clayton Albuquerque 1948 as Abner Huggins Coroner Creek 1948 as Walt Hardison Tap Roots 1948 as Big Sam Dabney Sundown in Santa Fe 1948 as Sheriff Jim Wyatt Tuna Clipper 1949 as Capt Fergus MacLennan The Gal Who Took the West 1949 as Bartender as old Timer Free for All 1949 as Farmer Wagon Master 1950 as Adam Perkins Saddle Tramp 1950 as Pop Call of the Klondike 1950 as Andy McKay Comin Round the Mountain 1951 as Judge Lone Star 1952 as Senator Maynard Cole Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair 1952 as Clem Johnson Feudin Fools 1952 as Grandpa Smith Meet Me at the Fair 1953 as Sheriff Evans The Sun Shines Bright 1953 as Dr Lewt Lake Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954 as Mr Bixby Broken Lance 1954 as Judge uncredited The Last Command 1955 as The Parson The Brass Legend 1956 as Deputy Pop Jackson The Tin Star 1957 as Clem Hall The Horse Soldiers 1959 as Sheriff GoodbodyReferences edit a b Ellenberger Allan R May 2001 Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries A Directory McFarland p 70 ISBN 9780786409839 Diploma July 2 1892 Print Russell Simpson Papers Box 1 Provo Utah L Tom Perry Special Collections Brigham Young University a b Finding Aid for the Russell Simpson Papers 1917 1942 Prepared for the Charles E Young Research Library Los Angeles California Retrieved July 15 2016 License January 19 1910 Print Russell Simpson Papers Box 1 Provo Utah L Tom Perry Special Collections Brigham Young University Russell Simpson Theatre Credits Broadway World wisdom Digital Media Retrieved July 15 2016 Green Paul November 2009 A History of Television s The Virginian 1962 1971 McFarland p 15 ISBN 9780786446803 Retrieved July 18 2016 a b Langman Larry October 1992 A Guide to Silent Westerns Bibliographies and Indexes in the Performing Arts Greenwood ISBN 9780313278587 Retrieved July 19 2016 Scrapbook Print Russell Simpson Papers Box 1 Provo Utah L Tom Perry Special Collections Brigham Young University a b Harty Jr John P September 2016 The Cinematic Challenge Filming Colonial America Volume 1 The Golden Age 1930 1950 Langdon Street Press ISBN 9781635051469 Retrieved July 15 2016 The Grapes of Wrath TCM Retrieved July 15 2016 Liebman Roy August 2010 Vitaphone Films A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts McFarland p 384 ISBN 9780786446971 Retrieved July 18 2016 The Theatres Out of The Dust Eagle Next Sunday Hamilton Evening Journal January 15 1925 Retrieved July 15 2016 nbsp Biography portalExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Russell Simpson actor Russell Simpson at IMDb nbsp Russell Simpson at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp Russell Simpson at Find a Grave nbsp Russell Simpson papers at L Tom Perry Special Collections Brigham Young University Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Russell Simpson actor amp oldid 1158987088, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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