Francis X. Bushman
Birthday
1883/01/09
Day of death
1966/08/23 (83 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also know as
Francis Xavier Bushman, King of the Movies
Biography
Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. His matinee idol career started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife, but it did not survive the silent screen era. Bushman, like many of his contemporaries, broke into the film business via the stage. He was performing at Broncho Billy Anderson's Essanay Studios in Chicago, Illinois, where he was first noticed for his muscular, sculpted frame. He appeared in nearly 200 fea...Read more
Acting
(2021) This Is Francis X. Bushman
as Self (archival footage)
(1913) The Thirteenth Man
as Jack Hanney
(1917) The Great Secret
as William Montgomery Strong
(1911) Two Men and a Girl
as John Lincoln (or Francis, her dream prince)
(1954) Sabrina
as Mr. Tyson
(1925) Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Messala
(1930) Once a Gentleman
as Bannister
(1961) The Phantom Planet
as Sessom
(1916) Romeo and Juliet
as Romeo
(1930) The Dude Wrangler
as Canby
(1957) The Story of Mankind
as Moses
(1914) The Hour and the Man
as Frank Maxwell
(1914) Jane
as The Red-Haired Man
(1915) The Gallantry of Jimmy Rodgers
as Jimmy Rodgers
(1914) The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify
as The Matinee Idol
(1914) The Plum Tree
as Craig Ewell
(1915) The Slim Princess
as Alexander H. Pike
(1913) The Way Perilous
as Frank Davenport - The Young Man
(1913) The Right of Way
as Frank Robinson
(1951) Hollywood Story
as Himself
(1925) The Masked Bride
as Grover
(1914) Hearts and Flowers
as John Martin
(1914) An Unplanned Elopement
as Frank Melbourne
(1914) Yarn a-Tangle
as The Beau
(1914) The Countess
as Richard Hasbrook
(1914) A Night With a Million
as Jack Wilton
(1966) The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as Malcolm
(1915) The Silent Voice
as Franklyn Starr
(1952) Apache Country
as Commissioner Latham
(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
(1931) The Galloping Ghost
as 'Buddy' Courtland
(1937) Dick Tracy
as Chief Clive Anderson
(1941) Mr. Celebrity
as Himself
(1912) The Voice of Conscience
as William Sherman
(1942) Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
(1916) In the Diplomatic Service
as Dick Stansbury
(1916) The Wall Between
as Sgt. John Kendall
(1926) The Marriage Clause
as Barry Townsend
(1951) David and Bathsheba
as King Saul (uncredited)
(1952) The Bad and the Beautiful
as Eulogist (uncredited)
(1918) Social Quicksands
as Warren Dexter
(1918) A Pair of Cupids
as Peter Warburton
(1917) The Adopted Son
as Two Gun Carter
(1960) 12 to the Moon
as Secretary General of the International Space Order
(1936) Hollywood Boulevard
as Frank - Director, Desert Scene
(1960) Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
as Self
(1930) Call of the Circus
as ---
(1912) The Iron Heel
as Robert Gregg Sr. & Jr.
(1913) When Soul Meets Soul
as Prince Arames/Professor Delaplane
(1913) A Mistaken Accusation
as Pietro
(1914) Dawn and Twilight
as Pietro Delani, a Blind Musician
(1914) Under Royal Patronage
as Richard Savage
(1912) When Wealth Torments
as Jim O'Brien
(1915) The Second in Command
as Lt. Col. Miles Anstruther
(1928) Say It with Sables
as John Caswell
(1942) Silver Queen
as Creditor
(1932) Watch Beverly
as President Orloff
(1944) Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
(1927) The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross
as George Washington
(1933) The Film Parade
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1915) Graustark
as Grenfall Lorry
(1927) The Lady in Ermine
as Gen. Dostal
(1928) Midnight Life
as Jim Logan
(1994) The Bible According to Hollywood
as Self
(1928) The Beautiful Spy
as Belgrano
(1917) Red, White and Blue Blood
as John Spaulding
(1927) The 13th Juror
as Henry Desmond
(1932) Human Targets
as Bart Travis
(1918) The Poor Rich Man
as Vantyne Carter
(1915) The Ambition of the Baron
as Count Jean de Lugnan
(1916) A Virginia Romance
as Ralph Everly
(1918) Cyclone Higgins, D.D.
as Cyrus 'Cyclone' Higgins, D.D.
(1959) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as ---
(1958) 77 Sunset Strip
as ---
(1966) Batman
as Mr. Van Jones
(1957) Perry Mason
as Lawrence King
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Philip Vandermoot
(1958) Peter Gunn
as ---
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Max
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1961) Dr. Kildare
as Mr. Cooper
(1957) Official Detective
as ---
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Abgarus
(1957) Perry Mason
as Courtney Jeffers
(1957) Perry Mason
as Philip