Cast
Russell Simpson
Acting
Cast
Russell Simpson
Known for
Acting
Born
1880-06-16
From
Danville, California, USA
Died
1959-12-12
Also known 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 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.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Pa Joad
The Horse Soldiers
as Henry Goodbody
Tobacco Road
as Chief of Police
Friendly Persuasion
as Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
Lone Star
as Maynard Cole
Swamp Water
as Marty McCord
The Outriders
as Farmer (uncredited)
San Francisco
as 'Red' Kelly
The Spoilers
as Flapjack
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Fred Bixby
My Darling Clementine
as John Simpson
Oklahoma!
as The Minister (uncredited)
The Tin Star
as Clem Hall
They Were Expendable
as 'Dad' Knowland
Meet John Doe
as (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Woolridge (uncredited)
The Tall Men
as Emigrant (uncredited)
Parnell
as Dead Child's Father
Virginia City
as Gaylord
Broken Lance
as Judge (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
as Pat Foster (uncredited)
Joan of Arc
as Old Man with Pipe (uncredited)
Dodge City
as Orth
Snowblind
as Hugh Garth
Wagon Master
as Adam Perkins
Lovey Mary
as Stubbins
Santa Fe Trail
as Shubel Morgan
The Harvester
as Abner Prewett
Tuna Clipper
as Capt. Fergus MacLennan
The Huntress
as Big Jack Skinner
Silver Dollar
as Hamlin
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Dr. Petry
Green Light
as Sheep Man
Along Came Jones
as Pop de Longpre
Western Caravans
as Winchester Thompson
Law and Order
as Judge R.W. Williams
Hello Trouble
as Jonathan Kenyon
Abraham Lincoln
as Lincoln's Employer
The Frontiersman
as Andrew Jackson
Way Down East
as Squire Amasa Bartlett
Human Hearts
as Paul Logan
Valley of the Giants
as McKenzie
The Brand
as Dan McGill
Paddy O'Day
as Benton
Coroner Creek
as Walt Hardison
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Judge
The Last Command
as The Parson
Geronimo
as Scout
Desperate Trails
as Sheriff Big Bill Tanner
Painted People
as Fred Lane
Nazi Agent
as 2nd Captain (uncredited)
Tap Roots
as Big Sam Dabney
Ramona
as Scroggs
Three Faces West
as Minister
Brigham Young
as U.S. Army Major
Tennessee Johnson
as Kirby
The Cabin in the Cotton
as Uncle Joe
Death Valley
as Old Silas Bagley
Faint Perfume
as Grandpa Crumb
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Ned Nolan
Mountain Justice
as Matthew Turnbull
The Sun Shines Bright
as Lewt Lake
Bad Men of Missouri
as Hank Younger
Colt Comrades
as Sheriff
Maid of Salem
as Village Marshal (Uncredited)
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
as Sam Stanton
The Lonely Man
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
as Dan Yeary
Gold Is Where You Find It
as MacKenzie
The Power and the Glory
as Professor (uncredited)
The Brass Legend
as Deputy 'Pop' Jackson
Thunder Mountain
as Si Pace
Carolina
as Richards
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Banker Craig
Secrets
as Doctor (uncredited)
Annie Laurie
as Sandy
The Eagle
as The Eagle's Lieutenant / Coach Driver (uncredited)
The World Moves On
as Notary (1825)
Shut My Big Mouth
as Mayor Potter
Heart of the North
as Dave MacMillan
The Woman of the Town
as Sime
Wild Geese Calling
as Marshal Len Baker
Roughly Speaking
as The Colonel - Drill Instructor (uncredited)
Riding High
as Frenchy McGuire
Man to Man
as Uncle Cal
Albuquerque
as Abner Huggins
Call Her Savage
as Old Man in Wagon Train
Lena Rivers
as Grandfather Nichols
Flames
as Jake
Face in the Sky
as Pa Nathan Brown
Wild Geese
as Caleb Gare
Meet Me at the Fair
as Sheriff Evans
Wild West Days
as Matt Keeler
Billy the Kid
as Angus McSween
The Great Meadow
as Thomas Hall
Desert Gold
as Ladd
Old Shoes
Free For All
as Farmer
Wyoming
as Mr. Bronson
Under the Lash
as Simeon Krillet
The Gal Who Took the West
as Bartender (as old Timer)
Saddle Tramp
as Pop
Texas Masquerade
as J.K. Trimble
The Virginian
as Trampas
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
as Clem Johnson
The Girl of the Golden West
as Fred - Outrider in Prologue
Alexander Hamilton
as Harvey Taylor - First Ex-Soldier
Citadel of Crime
as Jess Meekins
Paradise Isle
as Baxter
The Kingdom Within
as Caleb Deming
The Untamed Breed
as Minister
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
as Bayliss Baynum
Last of the Duanes
as Tom Duane
Border Patrol
as Orestes Krebs
West of the Pecos
as Roy Neal
The Lone Star Ranger
as Colonel John Aldridge
The Virginian
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Motive for Revenge
as McAllister
Frontier Marshal
as Editor Pickett
My Dog Shep
as Mathew Hodgkins
Bad Bascomb
as Elijah Walker
Roaring Guns
as Farmer MacKenzie
Feudin' Fools
as Grandpa Smith
The Bushranger
as Sir Eric
Tropical Nights
as Singapore Joe
Man Hunt
as Jeff Parkington
Back to Nature
as Sheriff
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
as Doc Small
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
as A.B. Crockett
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Doctor
Ever Since Eve
as Jim Wood
Life's Mockery
as Wolf Miller
The First Auto
as Hank Armstrong
Lone Star Ranger
as Tom Duane
Peg o' My Heart
as Jim O'Connell
The Branding Iron
as John Carver
Blue Jeans
as Jacob Tutwiler
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
as Speaker
Paint and Powder
as Riley
Innocents of Paris
as Emile Leval
Defying Destiny
as Mr. Wilkens
The Big Bonanza
as Adam Parker
The Honor of the Press
as Dan Perkins
Call of the Klondike
as Andy McKay
The Girl of the Golden West
as Jack Rance
The Narrow Street
as Garvey
Moonlight in Vermont
as Uncle Rufus
Three on a Honeymoon
as Ezra MacDuff
My Lady's Past
The Fabulous Texan
as Wade Clayton
The Deadlier Sex
as Jim Willis
The Uphill Path
as James Lawton
Girl of the Ozarks
as Bascomb Rogers
Lahoma
as 'Brick' Willock
Breakers Ahead
as Captain Scudder
Bowery Buckaroos
as Luke Barlow
The Splendid Road
as Capt. Lightfoot
A Weaver of Dreams
as Martin Chandler
Godless Men
as 'Black' Pawl
The Bill of Rights
as Frontiersman
Desire
as Patrick Ryan
Lovely Mary
as Peter Nelson
The Sap
as The Banker
Bunty Pulls the Strings
as Tammas Biggar
Across the Dead-Line
as Enoch Kidder
Fighting Cressy
as Hiram McKinstry
California Gold Rush
as Colonel Parker
The Earth Woman
as Ezra Tilden
Now We're in the Air
as Lord Abercrombie McTavish
Oh, Johnny!
as Adele's Father
That I May Live
as Bish Plivens
Rags to Riches
as The Sheriff
Riders of the Night
as Sally's Grandfather
The Social Highwayman
as The Mayor's Partner
Rustlin' for Cupid
as Hank Blatchford
Why Women Love
as Silas Martin
The Border Legion
as Overland Bradley
Radio Scout
as Pappy Tolliver
Beauty and the Bad Man
as Chuckwalla Bill
The Barrier
as John Gaylord / John Tale
After the Fog
as Joshua Barker
Bill Apperson's Boy
as Bill Apperson
Circus Days
as Eben Holt
A Boy and His Dog
as Mr. Thornycroft
The Blue Bandanna
as Jim Yancy
The Heart of the Yukon
as 'Cash' Cynon
Ridin' for Justice
as Marshal Joseph Slyde
Ship of Souls
as Angus Garth
The Challenge Accepted
as Uncle Zeke Sawyer
The Riding Tornado
as Sheriff
Sundown in Santa Fe
as Sheriff Jim Wyatt
The Food Gamblers
as Samuel Sloane
The Old Homestead
as Sheriff
All Faces West
as Gunner Bill
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
as Jap Taylor
Noisy Neighbors
as Ebenezer
Hearts Aflame
as Black Joe