Russell Simpson

Personal Info

Birthday

June 16, 1880

Day of Death

1959-12-12

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Danville, California, USA

Also Known As

Russell McCaskill Simpson

Russel Simpson

Russell 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 acting classes in Seattle, Washington.

Known For

Wagon Train

The Lone Ranger

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The Texan

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Cavalcade of America

Public Defender

Santa Fe Trail

Filmography

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