Russell Simpson
24 Films
Russell Simpson
24 Included Films

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.

Director: Clarence Brown
Kino Lorber Blu-ray, 2K restoration

Director: Clarence Brown
Kino Lorber Blu-ray, 2K restoration

Director: King Vidor

Director: King Vidor


Director: John G. Adolfi

Director: John G. Adolfi

Director: Alfred E. Green

Director: Alfred E. Green







Director: Henry King

Director: Henry King

Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Director: Frank Lloyd

Director: Frank Lloyd




Director: John Ford

Director: John Ford

Director: Michael Curtiz

Director: Michael Curtiz


Director: Frank Capra
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Director: Frank Capra
ClassicFlix Blu-ray is using the same source and is superior to Youtube 4K Streaming

Director: William Dieterle

Director: William Dieterle

Director: John Ford

Director: John Ford

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