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Francis X. Bushman

Francis X. Bushman

Birthday: 1883-01-10 | Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. His matinee idol career started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife, but it did not survive the silent screen era. Bushman, like many of his contemporaries, broke into the film business via the stage. He was performing at Broncho Billy Anderson's Essanay Studios in Chicago, Illinois, where he was first noticed for his muscular, sculpted frame. He appeared in nearly 200 feature film roles—more than 175 films before 1920, and 17 in his screen debut year of 1911 alone. He also worked for the Vitagraph studio before signing with Metro in 1915. Description above from the Wikipedia article Francis Xavier Bushman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
This Is Francis X. Bushman

as    Self (archival footage)

2015
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as    Messala

1966
1961
The Phantom Planet

as    Sessom

1952
Apache Country

as    Commissioner Latham

1951
David and Bathsheba

as    King Saul (uncredited)

1937
Dick Tracy

as    Chief Clive Anderson

1931
The Galloping Ghost

as    'Buddy' Courtland