Byron Russell
{{Short description|Irish character actor}}
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| birth_name =Patrick Joseph Russell
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1884|05|17}}
| birth_place = Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1963|09|04|1884|05|17}}
| death_place = New York City, U.S.
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| other_names =Bryson Russell
|occupation = Actor
|years_active = 1913–1960
| known_for = Mutiny on the Bounty
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Byron Russell (1884 – 1963) was an Irish character actor, best known for his performance as Quintal in the 1935 film Mutiny on the Bounty.
Biography
Born in Ireland in 1884, Russell moved to the United States in 1911 where he appeared in The Quaker Girl on Broadway. He appeared on the Broadway stage until 1959, notably in the 1929 revival of Eugene O'Neill's Glencairn series of plays.{{IBDB name|68674|Byron Russell}}
His first film appearance was in the 1920 American silent film The World and His Wife. He appeared in eleven films prior to the outbreak of World War II, often playing authority figures. After the war, Russell turned his attention to television work, appearing in numerous roles, predominantly in televised plays, between 1949 and 1960.
Russell died in 1963 in New York City.{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|date=18 September 1963|page=79|title=Obituaries|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_1963-09-18_232_4/page/79/mode/1up?view=theater|access-date=20 February 2024|via=Internet Archive}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | The World and His Wife | Captain Wickersham | |
| 1920 | The Daughter Pays | Percy Ferris | |
| 1921 | The Family Closet | J. Wesley Tully | |
| 1922 | Determination | Lord Dalton | |
| 1924 | Janice Meredith | Captain. Parker | |
| 1924 | It Is the Law | Harley | |
| 1935 | Mutiny on the Bounty | Quintal | |
| 1936 | The Great Ziegfeld | Audience Member | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Parnell | Healy | |
| 1939 | ...One Third of a Nation... | Insp. Castle |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm0751053|Byron Russell}}
- {{IBDB name|68674|Byron Russell}}
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Category:Irish male silent film actors
Category:Irish male film actors
Category:Irish male stage actors
Category:Irish male television actors
Category:Irish expatriate male actors in the United States
Category:20th-century Irish male actors
Category:Actors from County Tipperary
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