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Francis X. Bushman
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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.
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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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Francis X. Bushman's Filmography
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This Is Francis X. Bushman
as Self (archival footage)
The Bible According to Hollywood
as Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as Malcolm
The Phantom Planet
as Sessom
12 to the Moon
as Secretary General of the International Space Order
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
as Self
The Story of Mankind
as Moses
Sabrina
as Mr. Tyson
No Poster
The Other Wise Man
as Old Man
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Eulogist (uncredited)
Apache Country
as Commissioner Latham
David and Bathsheba
as King Saul (uncredited)
Hollywood Story
as Himself
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Silver Queen
as Creditor
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
Mr. Celebrity
as Himself
Dick Tracy
as Chief Clive Anderson
Hollywood Boulevard
as Frank - Director, Desert Scene
The Film Parade
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Poster
Watch Beverly
as President Orloff
Human Targets
as Bart Travis
The Galloping Ghost
as 'Buddy' Courtland
Once a Gentleman
as Bannister
The Dude Wrangler
as Canby
No Poster
Call of the Circus
No Poster
Midnight Life
as Jim Logan
Say It with Sables
as John Caswell
No Poster
The Grip of the Yukon
as Colby MacDonald
The Beautiful Spy
as Belgrano
The 13th Juror
as Henry Desmond
The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross
as George Washington
The Lady in Ermine
as Gen. Dostal
The Marriage Clause
as Barry Townsend
No Poster
Playing the Swell
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Messala
The Masked Bride
as Grover
Daring Hearts
as Hugh Brown
The Poor Rich Man
as Vantyne Carter
No Poster
A Pair of Cupids
as Peter Warburton
Social Quicksands
as Warren Dexter
No Poster
Cyclone Higgins, D.D.
as Cyrus 'Cyclone' Higgins, D.D.
With Neatness and Dispatch
as Paul Donaldson
The Brass Check
as Richard Trevor
Under Suspicion
as Gerry Simpson
Red, White and Blue Blood
as John Spaulding
The Voice of Conscience
as William Poatter / James Houston
The Adopted Son
as Two Gun Carter
Their Compact
as James Van Dyke Moore
The Great Secret
as William Montgomery Strong
Romeo and Juliet
as Romeo
In the Diplomatic Service
as Dick Stansbury
A Million a Minute
as Stephen Quaintance
The Wall Between
as Sgt. John Kendall
Man and His Soul
as John Conscience / John Power
A Virginia Romance
as Ralph Everly
The Silent Voice
as Franklyn Starr
The Second in Command
as Lt. Col. Miles Anstruther
The Slim Princess
as Alexander H. Pike
Graustark
as Grenfall Lorry
No Poster
The Ambition of the Baron
as Count Jean de Lugnan
The Gallantry of Jimmy Rodgers
as Jimmy Rodgers
The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify
as The Matinee Idol
An Unplanned Elopement
as Frank Melbourne
No Poster
The Plum Tree
as Craig Ewell
No Poster
Under Royal Patronage
as Richard Savage
A Night With a Million
as Jack Wilton
The Countess
as Richard Hasbrook
Jane
as The Red-Haired Man
Yarn a-Tangle
as The Beau
Dawn and Twilight
as Pietro Delani, a Blind Musician
The Hour and the Man
as Frank Maxwell
Hearts and Flowers
as John Martin
The Way Perilous
as Frank Davenport - The Young Man
No Poster
The Right of Way
as Frank Robinson
A Mistaken Accusation
as Pietro
No Poster
The Thirteenth Man
as Jack Hanney
When Soul Meets Soul
as Prince Arames/Professor Delaplane
The Iron Heel
as Robert Gregg Sr. & Jr.
No Poster
When Wealth Torments
as Jim O'Brien
No Poster
The Voice of Conscience
as William Sherman
No Poster
The Eye That Never Sleeps
as Howard Mayne
Saved from the Torrents
as Arthur Chester
No Poster
Two Men and a Girl
as John Lincoln (or Francis, her dream prince)