Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Acting

Birthday

1880/06/16

Day of death

1959/12/12 (79 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Danville, California, USA

Also know as

Russell McCaskill Simpson, Russel Simpson

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 a...Read more

Acting
The Grapes of Wrath
7.8

(1940) The Grapes of Wrath

as Pa Joad

Santa Fe Trail
5.6

(1940) Santa Fe Trail

as Shubel Morgan

My Darling Clementine
7.4

(1946) My Darling Clementine

as John Simpson

The Tin Star
7.0

(1957) The Tin Star

as Clem Hall

The Earth Woman
0.0

(1926) The Earth Woman

as Ezra Tilden

Bunty Pulls the Strings
0.0

(1921) Bunty Pulls the Strings

as Tammas Biggar

Carolina
6.0

(1934) Carolina

as Richards

Desert Gold
0.0

(1919) Desert Gold

as Ladd

Now We're in the Air
6.2

(1927) Now We're in the Air

as Lord Abercrombie McTavish

Wagon Master
6.7

(1950) Wagon Master

as Adam Perkins

Coroner Creek
6.0

(1948) Coroner Creek

as Walt Hardison

The Girl of the Golden West
4.6

(1938) The Girl of the Golden West

as Fred - Outrider in Prologue

The Border Legion
0.0

(1918) The Border Legion

as Overland Bradley

The Hoosier Schoolmaster
4.2

(1935) The Hoosier Schoolmaster

as Doc Small

Hello Trouble
6.0

(1932) Hello Trouble

as Jonathan Kenyon

Border Patrol
6.0

(1943) Border Patrol

as Orestes Krebs

Along Came Jones
5.8

(1945) Along Came Jones

as Pop de Longpre

Silver Dollar
5.7

(1932) Silver Dollar

as Hamlin

Joan of Arc
6.0

(1948) Joan of Arc

as Old Man with Pipe (uncredited)

The Power and the Glory
5.9

(1933) The Power and the Glory

as Professor (uncredited)

Broken Lance
6.3

(1954) Broken Lance

as Judge (uncredited)

Law and Order
4.0

(1932) Law and Order

as Judge R.W. Williams

The Sun Shines Bright
6.5

(1953) The Sun Shines Bright

as Lewt Lake

Feudin' Fools
4.0

(1952) Feudin' Fools

as Grandpa Smith

The Big Bonanza
5.5

(1944) The Big Bonanza

as Adam Parker

Friendly Persuasion
6.6

(1956) Friendly Persuasion

as Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)

Saddle Tramp
6.3

(1950) Saddle Tramp

as Pop

Ramona
5.1

(1936) Ramona

as Scroggs

Paradise Isle
5.0

(1937) Paradise Isle

as Baxter

Motive for Revenge
5.0

(1935) Motive for Revenge

as McAllister

Lena Rivers
5.5

(1932) Lena Rivers

as Grandfather Nichols

The Splendid Road
0.0

(1925) The Splendid Road

as Capt. Lightfoot

Blue Jeans
5.5

(1917) Blue Jeans

as Jacob Tutwiler

That I May Live
6.5

(1937) That I May Live

as Bish Plivens

Billy the Kid
4.2

(1930) Billy the Kid

as Angus McSween

Sundown in Santa Fe
0.0

(1948) Sundown in Santa Fe

as Sheriff Jim Wyatt

Snowblind
0.0

(1921) Snowblind

as Hugh Garth

Way Down East
3.0

(1935) Way Down East

as Squire Amasa Bartlett

0.0

(1936) The Harvester

as Abner Prewett

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
5.5

(1937) Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge

as Bayliss Baynum

Tuna Clipper
6.5

(1949) Tuna Clipper

as Capt. Fergus MacLennan

Mountain Justice
5.5

(1937) Mountain Justice

as Matthew Turnbull

The Great Meadow
5.0

(1931) The Great Meadow

as Thomas Hall

Comin' Round the Mountain
6.0

(1951) Comin' Round the Mountain

as Judge

The First Auto
4.5

(1927) The First Auto

as Hank Armstrong

The Brand
0.0

(1919) The Brand

as Dan McGill

The Horse Soldiers
7.0

(1959) The Horse Soldiers

as Henry Goodbody

Face in the Sky
4.5

(1933) Face in the Sky

as Pa Nathan Brown

After the Fog
6.0

(1929) After the Fog

as Joshua Barker

Gold Is Where You Find It
6.9

(1938) Gold Is Where You Find It

as MacKenzie

Thunder Mountain
0.0

(1925) Thunder Mountain

as Si Pace

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
6.4

(1931) Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

as Doctor

Man to Man
5.7

(1930) Man to Man

as Uncle Cal

0.0

(1915) The Old Homestead

as Sheriff

Innocents of Paris
0.0

(1929) Innocents of Paris

as Emile Leval

Abraham Lincoln
5.4

(1930) Abraham Lincoln

as Lincoln's Employer

The Cabin in the Cotton
6.3

(1932) The Cabin in the Cotton

as Uncle Joe

Wild West Days
0.0

(1937) Wild West Days

as Matt Keeler

Tobacco Road
6.6

(1941) Tobacco Road

as Chief of Police

Wild Geese Calling
5.8

(1941) Wild Geese Calling

as Marshal Len Baker

5.5

(1923) Defying Destiny

as Mr. Wilkens

Lone Star
5.5

(1952) Lone Star

as Maynard Cole

The Branding Iron
0.0

(1920) The Branding Iron

as John Carver

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
1.0

(1933) Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles

as Speaker

The Sap
0.0

(1929) The Sap

as The Banker

Roughly Speaking
6.8

(1945) Roughly Speaking

as The Colonel - Drill Instructor (uncredited)

Last of the Duanes
6.0

(1941) Last of the Duanes

as Tom Duane

The Honor of the Press
6.0

(1932) The Honor of the Press

as Dan Perkins

0.0

(1922) The Kingdom Within

as Caleb Deming

Breakers Ahead
0.0

(1918) Breakers Ahead

as Captain Scudder

The Lonely Man
6.0

(1957) The Lonely Man

as ---

The Eagle
6.3

(1925) The Eagle

as The Eagle's Lieutenant / Coach Driver (uncredited)

Paddy O'Day
7.0

(1936) Paddy O'Day

as Benton

Virginia City
6.1

(1940) Virginia City

as Gaylord

The Famous Ferguson Case
6.0

(1932) The Famous Ferguson Case

as Banker Craig

Ever Since Eve
0.0

(1934) Ever Since Eve

as Jim Wood

Dodge City
6.9

(1939) Dodge City

as Orth

Young Mr. Lincoln
7.2

(1939) Young Mr. Lincoln

as Woolridge (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.9

(1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Kenneth Allen (uncredited)

Nazi Agent
6.6

(1942) Nazi Agent

as 2nd Captain (uncredited)

Drums Along the Mohawk
6.4

(1939) Drums Along the Mohawk

as Dr. Petry

The Fabulous Texan
4.0

(1947) The Fabulous Texan

as Wade Clayton

Heart of the North
3.7

(1938) Heart of the North

as Dave MacMillan

Western Caravans
0.0

(1939) Western Caravans

as Winchester Thompson

Free For All
6.0

(1949) Free For All

as Farmer

The Last Command
6.4

(1955) The Last Command

as The Parson

The Untamed Breed
5.0

(1948) The Untamed Breed

as Minister

Alexander Hamilton
4.5

(1931) Alexander Hamilton

as Harvey Taylor - First Ex-Soldier

The Frontiersman
0.0

(1927) The Frontiersman

as Andrew Jackson

Call Her Savage
5.8

(1932) Call Her Savage

as Old Man in Wagon Train

Man Hunt
0.0

(1936) Man Hunt

as Jeff Parkington

Valley of the Giants
6.0

(1938) Valley of the Giants

as McKenzie

Death Valley
5.0

(1946) Death Valley

as Old Silas Bagley

Bowery Buckaroos
6.5

(1947) Bowery Buckaroos

as Luke Barlow

Shut My Big Mouth
10.0

(1942) Shut My Big Mouth

as Mayor Potter

0.0

(1941) Citadel of Crime

as Jess Meekins

Wyoming
5.9

(1940) Wyoming

as Mr. Bronson

Annie Laurie
6.6

(1927) Annie Laurie

as Sandy

Brigham Young
4.4

(1940) Brigham Young

as U.S. Army Major

Desperate Trails
4.5

(1939) Desperate Trails

as Sheriff Big Bill Tanner

Frontier Marshal
5.5

(1934) Frontier Marshal

as Editor Pickett

Bad Bascomb
6.2

(1946) Bad Bascomb

as Elijah Walker

The Virginian
5.6

(1914) The Virginian

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Human Hearts
0.0

(1922) Human Hearts

as Paul Logan

Ridin' for Justice
0.0

(1932) Ridin' for Justice

as Marshal Joseph Slyde

Texas Masquerade
0.0

(1944) Texas Masquerade

as J.K. Trimble

Swamp Water
6.3

(1941) Swamp Water

as Marty McCord

Three Faces West
5.5

(1940) Three Faces West

as Minister

The Virginian
5.0

(1923) The Virginian

as Trampas

Rags to Riches
10.0

(1922) Rags to Riches

as The Sheriff

Rustlin' for Cupid
0.0

(1926) Rustlin' for Cupid

as Hank Blatchford

Geronimo
5.0

(1939) Geronimo

as Scout

Meet John Doe
7.3

(1941) Meet John Doe

as (uncredited)

West of the Pecos
0.0

(1934) West of the Pecos

as Roy Neal

0.0

(1926) Lovey Mary

as Stubbins

Call of the Klondike
7.0

(1950) Call of the Klondike

as Andy McKay

California Gold Rush
6.0

(1946) California Gold Rush

as Colonel Parker

Lahoma
0.0

(1920) Lahoma

as 'Brick' Willock

The Gal Who Took the West
5.6

(1949) The Gal Who Took the West

as Bartender (as old Timer)

The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
0.0

(1952) The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon

as Sam Stanton

Lone Star Ranger
3.0

(1942) Lone Star Ranger

as Tom Duane

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
4.7

(1942) Wild Bill Hickok Rides

as Ned Nolan

Albuquerque
6.8

(1948) Albuquerque

as Abner Huggins

Bad Men of Missouri
5.6

(1941) Bad Men of Missouri

as Hank Younger

Tap Roots
6.4

(1948) Tap Roots

as Big Sam Dabney

The Spoilers
6.2

(1942) The Spoilers

as Flapjack

Painted People
0.0

(1924) Painted People

as Fred Lane

The Huntress
0.0

(1923) The Huntress

as Big Jack Skinner

The Woman of the Town
6.0

(1943) The Woman of the Town

as Sime

Colt Comrades
5.6

(1943) Colt Comrades

as Sheriff

The Brass Legend
6.2

(1956) The Brass Legend

as Deputy 'Pop' Jackson

Faint Perfume
0.0

(1925) Faint Perfume

as Grandpa Crumb

San Francisco
6.6

(1936) San Francisco

as 'Red' Kelly

My Dog Shep
6.0

(1946) My Dog Shep

as Mathew Hodgkins

5.4

(1946) A Boy and His Dog

as Mr. Thornycroft

Three on a Honeymoon
0.0

(1934) Three on a Honeymoon

as Ezra MacDuff

Godless Men
1.0

(1920) Godless Men

as 'Black' Pawl

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
7.2

(1954) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

as Fred Bixby

Green Light
6.3

(1937) Green Light

as Sheep Man

Peg o' My Heart
7.0

(1922) Peg o' My Heart

as Jim O'Connell

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
6.6

(1947) The Romance of Rosy Ridge

as Dan Yeary

The World Moves On
5.7

(1934) The World Moves On

as Notary (1825)

Why Women Love
0.0

(1925) Why Women Love

as Silas Martin

The Lone Star Ranger
5.0

(1930) The Lone Star Ranger

as Colonel John Aldridge

They Were Expendable
6.5

(1945) They Were Expendable

as 'Dad' Knowland

The Bill of Rights
6.0

(1939) The Bill of Rights

as Frontiersman

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
5.9

(1952) Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

as Clem Johnson

Back to Nature
0.0

(1936) Back to Nature

as Sheriff

Roaring Guns
0.0

(1944) Roaring Guns

as Farmer MacKenzie

Maid of Salem
5.9

(1937) Maid of Salem

as Village Marshal (Uncredited)

Bill Apperson's Boy
0.0

(1919) Bill Apperson's Boy

as Bill Apperson

Tropical Nights
0.0

(1928) Tropical Nights

as Singapore Joe

Riders of the Night
7.0

(1918) Riders of the Night

as Sally's Grandfather

0.0

(1925) Old Shoes

as ---

My Lady's Past
0.0

(1929) My Lady's Past

as ---

Circus Days
6.5

(1923) Circus Days

as Eben Holt

The Narrow Street
0.0

(1925) The Narrow Street

as Garvey

The Girl of the Golden West
0.0

(1923) The Girl of the Golden West

as Jack Rance

Wild Geese
0.0

(1927) Wild Geese

as Caleb Gare

Riding High
4.0

(1943) Riding High

as Frenchy McGuire

Girl of the Ozarks
6.0

(1936) Girl of the Ozarks

as ---

The Deadlier Sex
5.0

(1920) The Deadlier Sex

as Jim Willis

Paint and Powder
0.0

(1925) Paint and Powder

as Riley

The Riding Tornado
0.0

(1932) The Riding Tornado

as Sheriff

The Tall Men
6.3

(1955) The Tall Men

as Emigrant (uncredited)

Tennessee Johnson
6.2

(1942) Tennessee Johnson

as Kirby

Meet Me at the Fair
7.0

(1953) Meet Me at the Fair

as Sheriff Evans

A Weaver of Dreams
0.0

(1918) A Weaver of Dreams

as Martin Chandler

Under the Lash
0.0

(1921) Under the Lash

as Simeon Krillet

Flames
4.0

(1932) Flames

as Jake

The Outriders
6.9

(1950) The Outriders

as Farmer (uncredited)

Sixteen Fathoms Deep
2.3

(1934) Sixteen Fathoms Deep

as A.B. Crockett

Across the Dead-Line
0.0

(1922) Across the Dead-Line

as Enoch Kidder

Moonlight in Vermont
6.0

(1943) Moonlight in Vermont

as Uncle Rufus

All Faces West
0.0

(1929) All Faces West

as Gunner Bill

0.0

(1918) The Uphill Path

as James Lawton

0.0

Radio Scout

as Pappy Tolliver

Parnell
4.6

(1937) Parnell

as Dead Child's Father

The Challenge Accepted
0.0

(1918) The Challenge Accepted

as Uncle Zeke Sawyer

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
4.5

(1951) The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as Sam

The Texan
5.5

(1958) The Texan

as Zeb Waters

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as Quatermaster

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
6.0

(1955) Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

as ---

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Old Man

Wagon Train
6.4

(1957) Wagon Train

as Mr. Carr

Public Defender
5.0

(1954) Public Defender

as Lundquist

The Lone Ranger
6.8

(1949) The Lone Ranger

as Jack Brewster

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as ---

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as Judge Grant