Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1880-06-16
Place of Birth: Danville, California, USA
Also Known As: Russell McCaskill Simpson, Russel Simpson

Movies List of Russell Simpson

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The Grapes of Wrath

1940 Movie
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Santa Fe Trail

1940 Movie
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My Darling Clementine

1946 Movie
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The Tin Star

1957 Movie
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The Earth Woman

1926 Movie
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Carolina

1934 Movie
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Desert Gold

1919 Movie
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Now We're in the Air

1927 Movie
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Wagon Master

1950 Movie
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Coroner Creek

1948 Movie
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The Border Legion

1918 Movie
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Hello Trouble

1932 Movie
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Border Patrol

1943 Movie
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Along Came Jones

1945 Movie
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Silver Dollar

1932 Movie
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Joan of Arc

1948 Movie
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Broken Lance

1954 Movie
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Law and Order

1932 Movie
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The Sun Shines Bright

1953 Movie
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Feudin' Fools

1952 Movie
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The Big Bonanza

1944 Movie
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Friendly Persuasion

1956 Movie
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Saddle Tramp

1950 Movie
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Ramona

1936 Movie
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Motive for Revenge

1935 Movie
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Paradise Isle

1937 Movie
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Lena Rivers

1932 Movie
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The Splendid Road

1925 Movie
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Blue Jeans

1917 Movie
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That I May Live

1937 Movie
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Billy the Kid

1930 Movie
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Sundown in Santa Fe

1948 Movie
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Snowblind

1921 Movie
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Way Down East

1935 Movie
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The Harvester

1936 Movie
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Tuna Clipper

1949 Movie
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Mountain Justice

1937 Movie
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The Great Meadow

1931 Movie
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The First Auto

1927 Movie
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The Brand

1919 Movie
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The Horse Soldiers

1959 Movie
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Face in the Sky

1933 Movie
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After the Fog

1929 Movie
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Thunder Mountain

1925 Movie
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Man to Man

1930 Movie
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The Old Homestead

1915 Movie
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Innocents of Paris

1929 Movie
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Abraham Lincoln

1930 Movie
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Wild West Days

1937 Movie
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Tobacco Road

1941 Movie
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Wild Geese Calling

1941 Movie
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Defying Destiny

1923 Movie
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Lone Star

1952 Movie
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The Branding Iron

1920 Movie
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The Sap

1929 Movie
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Roughly Speaking

1945 Movie
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Last of the Duanes

1941 Movie
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The Kingdom Within

1922 Movie
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Breakers Ahead

1918 Movie
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The Lonely Man

1957 Movie
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Paddy O'Day

1936 Movie
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The Eagle

1925 Movie
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Virginia City

1940 Movie
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Ever Since Eve

1934 Movie
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Dodge City

1939 Movie
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Young Mr. Lincoln

1939 Movie
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Nazi Agent

1942 Movie
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The Fabulous Texan

1947 Movie
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Heart of the North

1938 Movie
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Western Caravans

1939 Movie
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Free For All

1949 Movie
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The Last Command

1955 Movie
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The Untamed Breed

1948 Movie
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Alexander Hamilton

1931 Movie
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The Frontiersman

1927 Movie
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Call Her Savage

1932 Movie
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Man Hunt

1936 Movie
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Valley of the Giants

1938 Movie
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Death Valley

1946 Movie
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Bowery Buckaroos

1947 Movie
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Shut My Big Mouth

1942 Movie
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Citadel of Crime

1941 Movie
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Wyoming

1940 Movie
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Brigham Young

1940 Movie
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Annie Laurie

1927 Movie
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Desperate Trails

1939 Movie
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Frontier Marshal

1934 Movie
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Bad Bascomb

1946 Movie
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The Virginian

1914 Movie
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Human Hearts

1922 Movie
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Ridin' for Justice

1932 Movie
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Texas Masquerade

1944 Movie
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Swamp Water

1941 Movie
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Three Faces West

1940 Movie
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The Virginian

1923 Movie
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Rags to Riches

1922 Movie
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Rustlin' for Cupid

1926 Movie
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Geronimo

1939 Movie
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Meet John Doe

1941 Movie
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West of the Pecos

1934 Movie
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Lovey Mary

1926 Movie
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Call of the Klondike

1950 Movie
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California Gold Rush

1946 Movie
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Lahoma

1920 Movie
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Lone Star Ranger

1942 Movie
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Albuquerque

1948 Movie
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Bad Men of Missouri

1941 Movie
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Tap Roots

1948 Movie
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The Spoilers

1942 Movie
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Painted People

1924 Movie
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The Huntress

1923 Movie
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The Woman of the Town

1943 Movie
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Colt Comrades

1943 Movie
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The Brass Legend

1956 Movie
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Faint Perfume

1925 Movie
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San Francisco

1936 Movie
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My Dog Shep

1946 Movie
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A Boy and His Dog

1946 Movie
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Three on a Honeymoon

1934 Movie
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Godless Men

1920 Movie
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Green Light

1937 Movie
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Peg o' My Heart

1922 Movie
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The World Moves On

1934 Movie
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Why Women Love

1925 Movie
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The Lone Star Ranger

1930 Movie
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They Were Expendable

1945 Movie
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The Bill of Rights

1939 Movie
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Back to Nature

1936 Movie
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Roaring Guns

1944 Movie
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Maid of Salem

1937 Movie
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Bill Apperson's Boy

1919 Movie
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Tropical Nights

1928 Movie
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Riders of the Night

1918 Movie
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Old Shoes

1925 Movie
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My Lady's Past

1929 Movie
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Circus Days

1923 Movie
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The Narrow Street

1925 Movie
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Wild Geese

1927 Movie
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Riding High

1943 Movie
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Girl of the Ozarks

1936 Movie
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The Deadlier Sex

1920 Movie
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Paint and Powder

1925 Movie
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The Riding Tornado

1932 Movie
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The Tall Men

1955 Movie
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Tennessee Johnson

1942 Movie
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Meet Me at the Fair

1953 Movie
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A Weaver of Dreams

1918 Movie
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Under the Lash

1921 Movie
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Flames

1932 Movie
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The Outriders

1950 Movie
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Sixteen Fathoms Deep

1934 Movie
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Across the Dead-Line

1922 Movie
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Moonlight in Vermont

1943 Movie
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All Faces West

1929 Movie
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The Uphill Path

1918 Movie
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Radio Scout

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