Where to watch William Russell in the UK
Find every William Russell film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
From Wikipedia William Russell (April 12, 1884 – February 18, 1929), born William Francis Lerche, was an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He appeared in over two hundred silent era motion pictures between 1910 and 1929, directing five of them in 1916 and producing two through his own production company in 1918 and 1925. Russell began his screen career in New York with the Biograph Company, where he worked for nine months before signing with the Thanhouser Company. He was also part of the company of players for the American Film Manufacturing Company and their Flying "A" S…
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- Spearhead (1978) as Mr Dickson B.F.S.
- A Sporting Chance (1919) as John Stonehouse
- The Blue Eagle (1926) as Big Tim Ryan
- Woman Wise (1928) as Ne'er-Do-Well
- The Girl from Chicago (1927) as Big Steve Drummond
- Brass Knuckles (1927) as "Brass Knuckles" Lamont
- Robin Hood (1913) as Robin Hood
- Six Feet Four (1919) as Buck Thornton
- Where the West Begins (1919) as Cliff Redfern
- Boston Blackie (1923) as Boston Blackie
- The Midnight Taxi (1928) as Joseph Brant
- Hearts or Diamonds? (1918) as Larry Hanrahan
- The Way of a Girl (1925) as Brand
- The Head of the Family (1928) as The Plumber
- David Copperfield (1911) as Ham Peggotty (in part two)
- Big Pal (1925) as Dan Williams
- Mixed Faces (1922) as Judge J. Woodworth Granger
- Up Romance Road (1918) as Gregory Thorne
- Dora Thorne (1915) as Ronald
- Lorna Doone (1911) Cast
- Snap Judgment (1917) as James Page
- Brass Buttons (1919) as Kingdon Hollister
- State Street Sadie (1928) as The Bat
- A Self-Made Man (1922) as Jack Spurlock
- Lucile (1912) as Duc de Luvois
- Jess (1912) as Frank Muller, the Treacherous Boer
- Sacred Silence (1919) as Capt. James Craig
- Tannhäuser (1913) as Wolfram
- The Cheater Reformed (1921) as Jordan McCall / Dr. Luther McCall
- Little Dorrit (1913) as Arthur Clennam
- The Still Alarm (1926) as Richard Fay
- The Desired Woman (1927) as Captain Maxwell
- Under Two Flags (1912) as The Colonel
- Rejuvenation (1912) as The Lighthouse Keeper
- Star of Bethlehem (1912) as King Herod
- Eastward Ho! (1919) as Buck Lindsay
- The Beloved Brute (1924) as David Hinges
- The Power of the Press (1914) as Turner Morgan
- Young Lochinvar (1911) as Young Lochinvar
- Undine (1912) as Spirit of the Brook
- Shackles of Truth (1917) as Gerard Hale
- Anna Christie (1923) as Matt Burke
- The Challenge of the Law (1920) as Captain Bruce Cavanaugh
- The Cry of the Children (1912) as The factory owner
- Under the Gaslight (1914) as Ray Trafford
- The Crusader (1922) as Peter Brent
- The Portrait of Lady Anne (1912) as Lady Anne's Rejected Suitor
- The Girl of the Grove (1912) as The Doctor
- The Lady from Longacre (1921) as Lord Anthony Conway
- The Lincoln Highwayman (1919) as Jimmy Clunder
- The Iron Rider (1920) as Larry Lannigan
- The Great Night (1922) as Larry Gilmore
- The Marble Heart (1913) as Editor
- The Diamond from the Sky (1915) as Blair Stanley
- East Lynne (1912) as Francis Levison
- Put Yourself in His Place (1912) as Squire Raby
- His Fireman's Conscience (1914) as The Railroad Fireman
- The Stepmother (1911) Cast
- Singing River (1920) as Long Rush
- The Ring of a Spanish Grandee (1912) as Don Rodrigo
- The Forest Rose (1912) as Captain Maywood
- Under Western Skies (1910) as A Marriage Witness
- The Saleslady (1912) as The Bumpkin
- The Repeater (1912) as The Political Reformer
- Petticoat Camp (1912) Cast
- Pa's Medicine (1912) as Willie's Father
- Hobbs in a Hurry (1918) as J. Warren Hobbs, Jr.
- The Wrecked Taxi (1912) as The Husband
- Jilted (1912) as The Suitor
- Alias the Night Wind (1923) as Bing Howard
- For Her Boy's Sake (1913) Cast
- This Hero Stuff (1919) as Captain November Jones
- Girls Gone Wild (1929) as Dan Brown
- For Sale -- A Life (1912) as The Card Player
- When a Man Rides Alone (1919) as William Sykes
- Wings of the Storm (1926) as Bill Martin
- Into the Desert (1912) as The American Girl's Fiancé
- Flying to Fortune (1912) as The Doctor
- Some Liar (1919) as Robert Winchester McTabb
- A Rough Shod Fighter (1917) as Frank Carlisle
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Where can I watch William Russell films in the UK?
William Russell's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
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Most-watched William Russell films currently: A Sporting Chance (1919), The Blue Eagle (1926), Woman Wise (1928), The Girl from Chicago (1927), Brass Knuckles (1927).
What TV shows has William Russell appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Spearhead (1978).
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