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Russell Simpson
Born · June 16, 1880
Died · December 12, 1959 (79 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Danville, California, USA
Bio
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.
The Horse Soldiers
Henry Goodbody
7.0
1959
The Texan
Zeb Waters · (1 episode)
5.0
1958
The Tin Star
Clem Hall
7.0
1957
Wagon Train
Mr. Carr · (1 episode)
6.3
1957
The Lonely Man
6.1
1957
The Brass Legend
Deputy 'Pop' Jackson
6.2
1956
Friendly Persuasion
Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
6.6
1956
Oklahoma!
The Minister (uncredited)
6.6
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Old Man · (1 episode)
5.2
1955
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
(1 episode)
5.7
1955
The Tall Men
Emigrant (uncredited)
6.4
1955
The Last Command
The Parson
6.4
1955
Broken Lance
Judge (uncredited)
6.4
1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Fred Bixby
7.2
1954
Public Defender
Lundquist · (1 episode)
6.0
1954
The Sun Shines Bright
Lewt Lake
6.5
1953
General Electric Theater
(1 episode)
6.0
1953
Meet Me at the Fair
Sheriff Evans
7.0
1953
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
Sam Stanton
0.0
1952
Lone Star
Maynard Cole
5.6
1952
Cavalcade of America
Quatermaster · (1 episode)
3.5
1952
Cavalcade of America
(1 episode)
3.5
1952
Cavalcade of America
Judge Grant · (1 episode)
3.5
1952
Feudin' Fools
Grandpa Smith
4.0
1952
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Clem Johnson
5.9
1952
Comin' Round the Mountain
Judge
6.0
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Sam · (1 episode)
4.5
1951
Call of the Klondike
Andy McKay
7.0
1950
Saddle Tramp
Pop
6.3
1950
Wagon Master
Adam Perkins
6.7
1950
The Outriders
Farmer (uncredited)
6.9
1950
Free For All
Farmer
6.0
1949
The Lone Ranger
Jack Brewster · (1 episode)
6.6
1949
The Gal Who Took the West
Bartender (as old Timer)
5.6
1949
Tuna Clipper
Capt. Fergus MacLennan
6.5
1949
Joan of Arc
Old Man with Pipe (uncredited)
6.1
1948
Sundown in Santa Fe
Sheriff Jim Wyatt
0.0
1948
The Untamed Breed
Minister
5.0
1948
Tap Roots
Big Sam Dabney
6.4
1948
Coroner Creek
Walt Hardison
6.1
1948
Albuquerque
Abner Huggins
6.8
1948
Bowery Buckaroos
Luke Barlow
6.5
1947
The Fabulous Texan
Wade Clayton
4.0
1947
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Dan Yeary
6.6
1947
A Boy and His Dog
Mr. Thornycroft
5.4
1946
My Dog Shep
Mathew Hodgkins
6.0
1946
My Darling Clementine
John Simpson
7.4
1946
Death Valley
Old Silas Bagley
5.0
1946
Bad Bascomb
Elijah Walker
6.2
1946
California Gold Rush
Colonel Parker
6.0
1946
They Were Expendable
'Dad' Knowland
6.6
1945
Along Came Jones
Pop de Longpre
5.8
1945
Roughly Speaking
The Colonel - Drill Instructor (uncredited)
6.8
1945
The Big Bonanza
Adam Parker
5.5
1944
Roaring Guns
Farmer MacKenzie
0.0
1944
Texas Masquerade
J.K. Trimble
0.0
1944
The Woman of the Town
Sime
6.0
1943
Moonlight in Vermont
Uncle Rufus
6.0
1943
Riding High
Frenchy McGuire
4.0
1943
Colt Comrades
Sheriff
5.6
1943
Border Patrol
Orestes Krebs
6.0
1943
Tennessee Johnson
Kirby
6.1
1942
The Spoilers
Flapjack
6.2
1942
Lone Star Ranger
Tom Duane
3.0
1942
Nazi Agent
2nd Captain (uncredited)
6.6
1942
Shut My Big Mouth
Mayor Potter
10.0
1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Ned Nolan
4.7
1942
Swamp Water
Marty McCord
6.3
1941
Last of the Duanes
Tom Duane
6.0
1941
Wild Geese Calling
Marshal Len Baker
5.8
1941
Bad Men of Missouri
Hank Younger
5.6
1941
Citadel of Crime
Jess Meekins
0.0
1941
Meet John Doe
(uncredited)
7.3
1941
Tobacco Road
Chief of Police
6.6
1941
Santa Fe Trail
Shubel Morgan
5.7
1940
Brigham Young
U.S. Army Major
4.4
1940
Wyoming
Mr. Bronson
5.9
1940
Three Faces West
Minister
5.4
1940
Virginia City
Gaylord
6.1
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
Pa Joad
7.8
1940
Geronimo
Scout
5.0
1939
Drums Along the Mohawk
Dr. Petry
6.5
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
7.9
1939
Desperate Trails
Sheriff Big Bill Tanner
4.5
1939
The Bill of Rights
Frontiersman
6.0
1939
Western Caravans
Winchester Thompson
0.0
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
Woolridge (uncredited)
7.2
1939
Dodge City
Orth
6.9
1939
Heart of the North
Dave MacMillan
3.7
1938
Valley of the Giants
McKenzie
6.0
1938
The Girl of the Golden West
Fred - Outrider in Prologue
4.6
1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
MacKenzie
6.9
1938
That I May Live
Bish Plivens
6.5
1937
Paradise Isle
Baxter
5.0
1937
Wild West Days
Matt Keeler
0.0
1937
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
Bayliss Baynum
5.5
1937
Parnell
Dead Child's Father
4.6
1937
Mountain Justice
Matthew Turnbull
5.5
1937
Green Light
Sheep Man
6.3
1937
Maid of Salem
Village Marshal (Uncredited)
5.9
1937
Ramona
Scroggs
5.1
1936
Back to Nature
Sheriff
0.0
1936
San Francisco
'Red' Kelly
6.6
1936
Girl of the Ozarks
6.0
1936
The Harvester
Abner Prewett
0.0
1936
Man Hunt
Jeff Parkington
0.0
1936
Paddy O'Day
Benton
7.0
1936
Way Down East
Squire Amasa Bartlett
3.0
1935
Motive for Revenge
McAllister
5.0
1935
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Doc Small
4.2
1935
West of the Pecos
Roy Neal
0.0
1934
Radio Scout
Pappy Tolliver
0.0
1934
The World Moves On
Notary (1825)
5.7
1934
Ever Since Eve
Jim Wood
0.0
1934
Three on a Honeymoon
Ezra MacDuff
0.0
1934
Carolina
Richards
6.0
1934
Frontier Marshal
Editor Pickett
5.5
1934
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
A.B. Crockett
2.3
1934
The Power and the Glory
Professor (uncredited)
5.9
1933
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
Speaker
1.0
1933
Face in the Sky
Pa Nathan Brown
4.5
1933
Silver Dollar
Hamlin
5.7
1932
Call Her Savage
Old Man in Wagon Train
5.8
1932
The Cabin in the Cotton
Uncle Joe
6.3
1932
Hello Trouble
Jonathan Kenyon
6.0
1932
The Honor of the Press
Dan Perkins
6.0
1932
Flames
Jake
4.0
1932
The Riding Tornado
Sheriff
0.0
1932
The Famous Ferguson Case
Banker Craig
6.0
1932
Lena Rivers
Grandfather Nichols
5.5
1932
Law and Order
Judge R.W. Williams
4.0
1932
Ridin' for Justice
Marshal Joseph Slyde
0.0
1932
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
Doctor
6.4
1931
Alexander Hamilton
Harvey Taylor - First Ex-Soldier
4.5
1931
The Great Meadow
Thomas Hall
5.0
1931
Man to Man
Uncle Cal
5.7
1930
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln's Employer
5.4
1930
Billy the Kid
Angus McSween
4.2
1930
The Lone Star Ranger
Colonel John Aldridge
5.0
1930
After the Fog
Joshua Barker
6.0
1929
The Sap
The Banker
0.0
1929
My Lady's Past
0.0
1929
All Faces West
Gunner Bill
0.0
1929
Innocents of Paris
Emile Leval
0.0
1929
Tropical Nights
Singapore Joe
0.0
1928
Wild Geese
Caleb Gare
0.0
1927
Now We're in the Air
Lord Abercrombie McTavish
6.2
1927
The First Auto
Hank Armstrong
4.5
1927
The Frontiersman
Andrew Jackson
0.0
1927
Annie Laurie
Sandy
6.6
1927
Lovey Mary
Stubbins
0.0
1926
Rustlin' for Cupid
Hank Blatchford
0.0
1926
The Earth Woman
Ezra Tilden
0.0
1926
The Splendid Road
Capt. Lightfoot
0.0
1925
The Eagle
The Eagle's Lieutenant / Coach Driver (uncredited)
6.3
1925
Why Women Love
Silas Martin
0.0
1925
Thunder Mountain
Si Pace
0.0
1925
Paint and Powder
Riley
0.0
1925
Faint Perfume
Grandpa Crumb
0.0
1925
Old Shoes
0.0
1925
The Narrow Street
Garvey
0.0
1925
Painted People
Fred Lane
0.0
1924
Defying Destiny
Mr. Wilkens
5.5
1923
The Virginian
Trampas
5.0
1923
The Huntress
Big Jack Skinner
0.0
1923
Circus Days
Eben Holt
6.5
1923
The Girl of the Golden West
Jack Rance
0.0
1923
The Kingdom Within
Caleb Deming
0.0
1922
Peg o' My Heart
Jim O'Connell
7.0
1922
Rags to Riches
The Sheriff
10.0
1922
Human Hearts
Paul Logan
0.0
1922
Across the Dead-Line
Enoch Kidder
0.0
1922
Under the Lash
Simeon Krillet
0.0
1921
Snowblind
Hugh Garth
0.0
1921
Bunty Pulls the Strings
Tammas Biggar
0.0
1921
Godless Men
'Black' Pawl
1.0
1920
The Branding Iron
John Carver
0.0
1920
Lahoma
'Brick' Willock
0.0
1920
The Deadlier Sex
Jim Willis
5.0
1920
Desert Gold
Ladd
0.0
1919
Bill Apperson's Boy
Bill Apperson
0.0
1919
The Brand
Dan McGill
0.0
1919
The Challenge Accepted
Uncle Zeke Sawyer
0.0
1918
Riders of the Night
Sally's Grandfather
7.0
1918
The Uphill Path
James Lawton
0.0
1918
The Border Legion
Overland Bradley
0.0
1918
Breakers Ahead
Captain Scudder
0.0
1918
A Weaver of Dreams
Martin Chandler
0.0
1918
Blue Jeans
Jacob Tutwiler
5.5
1917
The Old Homestead
Sheriff
0.0
1915
The Virginian
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
5.6
1914