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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 Simpso...
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The Grapes of Wrath
As Pa Joad
Santa Fe Trail
As Shubel Morgan
My Darling Clementine
As John Simpson
The Tin Star
As Clem Hall
The Earth Woman
As Ezra Tilden
Bunty Pulls the Strings
As Tammas Biggar
Carolina
As Richards
Desert Gold
As Ladd
Now We're in the Air
As Lord Abercrombie McTavish
Wagon Master
As Adam Perkins
Coroner Creek
As Walt Hardison
The Girl of the Golden West
As Fred - Outrider in Prologue
The Border Legion
As Overland Bradley
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
As Doc Small
Hello Trouble
As Jonathan Kenyon
Border Patrol
As Orestes Krebs
Along Came Jones
As Pop de Longpre
Silver Dollar
As Hamlin
Joan of Arc
As Old Man with Pipe (uncredited)
The Power and the Glory
As Professor (uncredited)
Broken Lance
As Judge (uncredited)
Law and Order
As Judge R.W. Williams
The Sun Shines Bright
As Lewt Lake
Feudin' Fools
As Grandpa Smith
The Big Bonanza
As Adam Parker
Friendly Persuasion
As Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
Saddle Tramp
As Pop
Ramona
As Scroggs
Motive for Revenge
As McAllister
Paradise Isle
As Baxter
Lena Rivers
As Grandfather Nichols
The Splendid Road
As Capt. Lightfoot
Blue Jeans
As Jacob Tutwiler
That I May Live
As Bish Plivens
Billy the Kid
As Angus McSween
Sundown in Santa Fe
As Sheriff Jim Wyatt
Snowblind
As Hugh Garth
Way Down East
As Squire Amasa Bartlett
The Harvester
As Abner Prewett
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
As Bayliss Baynum
Tuna Clipper
As Capt. Fergus MacLennan
Mountain Justice
As Matthew Turnbull
The Great Meadow
As Thomas Hall
Comin' Round the Mountain
As Judge
The First Auto
As Hank Armstrong
The Brand
As Dan McGill
The Horse Soldiers
As Henry Goodbody
Face in the Sky
As Pa Nathan Brown
After the Fog
As Joshua Barker
Gold Is Where You Find It
As MacKenzie
Thunder Mountain
As Si Pace
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
As Doctor
Man to Man
As Uncle Cal
The Old Homestead
As Sheriff
Innocents of Paris
As Emile Leval
Abraham Lincoln
As Lincoln's Employer
The Cabin in the Cotton
As Uncle Joe
Wild West Days
As Matt Keeler
Tobacco Road
As Chief of Police
Wild Geese Calling
As Marshal Len Baker
Defying Destiny
As Mr. Wilkens
Lone Star
As Maynard Cole
The Branding Iron
As John Carver
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
As Speaker
The Sap
As The Banker
Roughly Speaking
As The Colonel - Drill Instructor (uncredited)
Last of the Duanes
As Tom Duane
The Honor of the Press
As Dan Perkins
The Kingdom Within
As Caleb Deming
Breakers Ahead
As Captain Scudder
The Lonely Man
Paddy O'Day
As Benton
The Eagle
As The Eagle's Lieutenant / Coach Driver (uncredited)
Virginia City
As Gaylord
The Famous Ferguson Case
As Banker Craig
Ever Since Eve
As Jim Wood
Dodge City
As Orth
Young Mr. Lincoln
As Woolridge (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
As Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
Nazi Agent
As 2nd Captain (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
As Dr. Petry
The Fabulous Texan
As Wade Clayton
Heart of the North
As Dave MacMillan
Western Caravans
As Winchester Thompson
Free For All
As Farmer
The Last Command
As The Parson
The Untamed Breed
As Minister
Alexander Hamilton
As Harvey Taylor - First Ex-Soldier
The Frontiersman
As Andrew Jackson
Call Her Savage
As Old Man in Wagon Train
Man Hunt
As Jeff Parkington
Valley of the Giants
As McKenzie
Death Valley
As Old Silas Bagley
Bowery Buckaroos
As Luke Barlow
Shut My Big Mouth
As Mayor Potter
Citadel of Crime
As Jess Meekins
Wyoming
As Mr. Bronson
Brigham Young
As U.S. Army Major
Annie Laurie
As Sandy
Desperate Trails
As Sheriff Big Bill Tanner
Frontier Marshal
As Editor Pickett
Bad Bascomb
As Elijah Walker
The Virginian
As Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Human Hearts
As Paul Logan
Ridin' for Justice
As Marshal Joseph Slyde
Texas Masquerade
As J.K. Trimble
Swamp Water
As Marty McCord
Three Faces West
As Minister
The Virginian
As Trampas
Rags to Riches
As The Sheriff
Rustlin' for Cupid
As Hank Blatchford
Geronimo
As Scout
Meet John Doe
As (uncredited)
West of the Pecos
As Roy Neal
Lovey Mary
As Stubbins
Call of the Klondike
As Andy McKay
California Gold Rush
As Colonel Parker
Lahoma
As 'Brick' Willock
The Gal Who Took the West
As Bartender (as old Timer)
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
As Sam Stanton
Lone Star Ranger
As Tom Duane
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
As Ned Nolan
Albuquerque
As Abner Huggins
Bad Men of Missouri
As Hank Younger
Tap Roots
As Big Sam Dabney
The Spoilers
As Flapjack
Painted People
As Fred Lane
The Huntress
As Big Jack Skinner
The Woman of the Town
As Sime
Colt Comrades
As Sheriff
The Brass Legend
As Deputy 'Pop' Jackson
Faint Perfume
As Grandpa Crumb
San Francisco
As 'Red' Kelly
My Dog Shep
As Mathew Hodgkins
A Boy and His Dog
As Mr. Thornycroft
Three on a Honeymoon
As Ezra MacDuff
Godless Men
As 'Black' Pawl
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
As Fred Bixby
Green Light
As Sheep Man
Peg o' My Heart
As Jim O'Connell
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
As Dan Yeary
The World Moves On
As Notary (1825)
Why Women Love
As Silas Martin
The Lone Star Ranger
As Colonel John Aldridge
They Were Expendable
As 'Dad' Knowland
The Bill of Rights
As Frontiersman
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
As Clem Johnson
Back to Nature
As Sheriff
Roaring Guns
As Farmer MacKenzie
Maid of Salem
As Village Marshal (Uncredited)
Bill Apperson's Boy
As Bill Apperson
Tropical Nights
As Singapore Joe
Riders of the Night
As Sally's Grandfather
Old Shoes
My Lady's Past
Circus Days
As Eben Holt
The Narrow Street
As Garvey
The Girl of the Golden West
As Jack Rance
Wild Geese
As Caleb Gare
Riding High
As Frenchy McGuire
Girl of the Ozarks
The Deadlier Sex
As Jim Willis
Paint and Powder
As Riley
The Riding Tornado
As Sheriff
The Tall Men
As Emigrant (uncredited)
Tennessee Johnson
As Kirby
Meet Me at the Fair
As Sheriff Evans
A Weaver of Dreams
As Martin Chandler
Under the Lash
As Simeon Krillet
Flames
As Jake
The Outriders
As Farmer (uncredited)
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
As A.B. Crockett
Across the Dead-Line
As Enoch Kidder
Moonlight in Vermont
As Uncle Rufus
All Faces West
As Gunner Bill
The Uphill Path
As James Lawton
Radio Scout
As Pappy Tolliver
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
As Sam
The Texan
As Zeb Waters
Cavalcade of America
As Quatermaster
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
The 20th Century Fox Hour
As Old Man
Wagon Train
As Mr. Carr
Public Defender
As Lundquist
The Lone Ranger
As Jack Brewster