William Russell: William Russell. Actor: The Roof Tree. Silent-film star William Russell was born in the Bronx, New York, in the late 1880s (various sources give it as 1884, 1886 and 1889). His mother, Clara, was a highly regarded stage actress. Russell studied law at Fordham University (and, some sources say, Harvard University). He started a law practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but it wasn't particularly successful. He tried a variety of other...
Known For: The Roof Tree (Ken Thornton), Robin Hood (Robin Hood), The Love Hermit (Tom Weston), Children of the Night (Jerrold Jarvis Jones)