

Acting
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...
Highest rated appearances
as John Simpson

Free For All
as Farmer

The Gal Who Took the West
as Bartender (as old Timer)

Tuna Clipper
as Capt. Fergus MacLennan

Joan of Arc
as Old Man with Pipe (uncredited)

Sundown in Santa Fe
as Sheriff Jim Wyatt

The Untamed Breed
as Minister

Tap Roots
as Big Sam Dabney

Coroner Creek
as Walt Hardison

Albuquerque
as Abner Huggins

Bowery Buckaroos
as Luke Barlow

The Fabulous Texan
as Wade Clayton

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
as Dan Yeary

A Boy and His Dog
as Mr. Thornycroft

My Dog Shep
as Mathew Hodgkins

My Darling Clementine
as John Simpson

Death Valley
as Old Silas Bagley

Bad Bascomb
as Elijah Walker

California Gold Rush
as Colonel Parker

They Were Expendable
as 'Dad' Knowland

Along Came Jones
as Pop de Longpre

Roughly Speaking
as The Colonel - Drill Instructor (uncredited)

The Big Bonanza
as Adam Parker

Tall in the Saddle
as Pat Foster (uncredited)

Roaring Guns
as Farmer MacKenzie

Texas Masquerade
as J.K. Trimble

The Woman of the Town
as Sime

Moonlight in Vermont
as Uncle Rufus

Riding High
as Frenchy McGuire

Colt Comrades
as Sheriff

Border Patrol
as Orestes Krebs

Tennessee Johnson
as Kirby

The Spoilers
as Flapjack

Lone Star Ranger
as Tom Duane

Nazi Agent
as 2nd Captain (uncredited)

Shut My Big Mouth
as Mayor Potter

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Ned Nolan

Swamp Water
as Marty McCord

Last of the Duanes
as Tom Duane

Wild Geese Calling
as Marshal Len Baker

Bad Men of Missouri
as Hank Younger

Citadel of Crime
as Jess Meekins

Meet John Doe
as (uncredited)

Tobacco Road
as Chief of Police

Santa Fe Trail
as Shubel Morgan

Brigham Young
as U.S. Army Major

Wyoming
as Mr. Bronson

Three Faces West
as Minister

Virginia City
as Gaylord

The Grapes of Wrath
as Pa Joad

Geronimo
as Scout

Drums Along the Mohawk
as Dr. Petry

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Kenneth Allen (uncredited)

Desperate Trails
as Sheriff Big Bill Tanner

The Bill of Rights
as Frontiersman

Western Caravans
as Winchester Thompson

Young Mr. Lincoln
as Woolridge (uncredited)

Dodge City
as Orth

Heart of the North
as Dave MacMillan

Valley of the Giants
as McKenzie

The Girl of the Golden West
as Fred - Outrider in Prologue

Gold Is Where You Find It
as MacKenzie

That I May Live
as Bish Plivens

Paradise Isle
as Baxter

Wild West Days
as Matt Keeler

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
as Bayliss Baynum

Parnell
as Dead Child's Father

Mountain Justice
as Matthew Turnbull

Green Light
as Sheep Man

Maid of Salem
as Village Marshal (Uncredited)

Ramona
as Scroggs

Back to Nature
as Sheriff

San Francisco
as 'Red' Kelly

Girl of the Ozarks
as Bascomb Rogers
The Harvester
as Abner Prewett

Man Hunt
as Jeff Parkington

Paddy O'Day
as Benton

Way Down East
as Squire Amasa Bartlett

Motive for Revenge
as McAllister

The Hoosier Schoolmaster
as Doc Small

West of the Pecos
as Roy Neal

Radio Scout
as Pappy Tolliver

The World Moves On
as Notary (1825)

Ever Since Eve
as Jim Wood

Three on a Honeymoon
as Ezra MacDuff

Carolina
as Richards

Frontier Marshal
as Editor Pickett

Sixteen Fathoms Deep
as A.B. Crockett

The Power and the Glory
as Professor (uncredited)

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
as Speaker

Secrets
as Doctor (uncredited)

Face in the Sky
as Pa Nathan Brown

Silver Dollar
as Hamlin

Call Her Savage
as Old Man in Wagon Train

The Cabin in the Cotton
as Uncle Joe

Hello Trouble
as Jonathan Kenyon

The Honor of the Press
as Dan Perkins

Flames
as Jake

The Riding Tornado
as Sheriff

The Famous Ferguson Case
as Banker Craig

Lena Rivers
as Grandfather Nichols

Law and Order
as Judge R.W. Williams

Ridin' for Justice
as Marshal Joseph Slyde

Susan Lenox
as Doctor

Alexander Hamilton
as Harvey Taylor - First Ex-Soldier

The Great Meadow
as Thomas Hall

Man to Man
as Uncle Cal

Abraham Lincoln
as Lincoln's Employer

Billy the Kid
as Angus McSween

The Lone Star Ranger
as Colonel John Aldridge

After the Fog
as Joshua Barker

The Sap
as The Banker

My Lady's Past

All Faces West
as Gunner Bill

Noisy Neighbors
as Ebenezer

Innocents of Paris
as Emile Leval

Tropical Nights
as Singapore Joe
The Bushranger
as Sir Eric
Life's Mockery
as Wolf Miller

Wild Geese
as Caleb Gare

Now We're in the Air
as Lord Abercrombie McTavish

The First Auto
as Hank Armstrong

The Frontiersman
as Andrew Jackson
The Heart of the Yukon
as 'Cash' Cynon

Annie Laurie
as Sandy

Lovey Mary
as Stubbins

The Social Highwayman
as The Mayor's Partner

Rustlin' for Cupid
as Hank Blatchford

The Earth Woman
as Ezra Tilden
Ship of Souls
as Angus Garth

The Splendid Road
as Capt. Lightfoot

The Eagle
as The Eagle's Lieutenant / Coach Driver (uncredited)

Why Women Love
as Silas Martin

Thunder Mountain
as Si Pace

Paint and Powder
as Riley

Faint Perfume
as Grandpa Crumb
Old Shoes

Beauty and the Bad Man
as Chuckwalla Bill

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
as Jap Taylor

The Narrow Street
as Garvey

Painted People
as Fred Lane

Desire
as Patrick Ryan
Defying Destiny
as Mr. Wilkens

The Virginian
as Trampas

The Huntress
as Big Jack Skinner

Circus Days
as Eben Holt

The Girl of the Golden West
as Jack Rance

Hearts Aflame
as Black Joe
The Kingdom Within
as Caleb Deming

Peg o' My Heart
as Jim O'Connell

Rags to Riches
as The Sheriff

Human Hearts
as Paul Logan

Across the Dead-Line
as Enoch Kidder

Under the Lash
as Simeon Krillet

Snowblind
as Hugh Garth

Bunty Pulls the Strings
as Tammas Biggar

Godless Men
as 'Black' Pawl

The Branding Iron
as John Carver

Lahoma
as 'Brick' Willock

The Deadlier Sex
as Jim Willis

Fighting Cressy
as Hiram McKinstry

Desert Gold
as Ladd

The Blue Bandanna
as Jim Yancy

Bill Apperson's Boy
as Bill Apperson

The Brand
as Dan McGill

The Challenge Accepted
as Uncle Zeke Sawyer

Oh, Johnny!
as Adele's Father

Riders of the Night
as Sally's Grandfather
The Uphill Path
as James Lawton

The Border Legion
as Overland Bradley

Breakers Ahead
as Captain Scudder

A Weaver of Dreams
as Martin Chandler

Blue Jeans
as Jacob Tutwiler

The Food Gamblers
as Samuel Sloane

The Barrier
as John Gaylord / John Tale

Lovely Mary
as Peter Nelson
The Old Homestead
as Sheriff

The Virginian
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)