Name
Francis X. Bushman
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1883-01-09
Deathday
1966-08-23 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Biography
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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Known For
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King David enters into an adulterous affair with the beautiful Bathsheba, which has tragic...
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An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie abo...
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After an asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by th...
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A corpse has 24 hours to mastermind a good deed without leaving his crypt, to go "up there...
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The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good...
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Landed on the moon, Capt. John Anderson and his fellow astronauts quickly find their missi...
- 2021 This Is Francis X. Bushman as Self (archival footage)
- 1913 The Thirteenth Man as Jack Hanney
- 1917 The Great Secret as William Montgomery Strong
- 1911 Two Men and a Girl as John Lincoln (or Francis, her dream prince)
- 1954 Sabrina as Mr. Tyson
- 1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ as Messala
- 1930 Once a Gentleman as Bannister
- 1961 The Phantom Planet as Sessom
- 1916 Romeo and Juliet as Romeo
- 1930 The Dude Wrangler as Canby
- 1957 The Story of Mankind as Moses
- 1914 The Hour and the Man as Frank Maxwell
- 1914 Jane as The Red-Haired Man
- 1915 The Gallantry of Jimmy Rodgers as Jimmy Rodgers
- 1914 The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify as The Matinee Idol
- 1914 The Plum Tree as Craig Ewell
- 1915 The Slim Princess as Alexander H. Pike
- 1913 The Way Perilous as Frank Davenport - The Young Man
- 1913 The Right of Way as Frank Robinson
- 1951 Hollywood Story as Himself
- 1925 The Masked Bride as Grover
- 1914 Hearts and Flowers as John Martin
- 1914 An Unplanned Elopement as Frank Melbourne
- 1914 Yarn a-Tangle as The Beau
- 1914 The Countess as Richard Hasbrook
- 1914 A Night With a Million as Jack Wilton
- 1966 The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini as Malcolm
- 1915 The Silent Voice as Franklyn Starr
- 1952 Apache Country as Commissioner Latham
- 1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
- 1931 The Galloping Ghost as 'Buddy' Courtland
- 1937 Dick Tracy as Chief Clive Anderson
- 1941 Mr. Celebrity as Himself
- 1912 The Voice of Conscience as William Sherman
- 1942 Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) as Self (archive footage)
- 1916 In the Diplomatic Service as Dick Stansbury
- 1916 The Wall Between as Sgt. John Kendall
- 1926 The Marriage Clause as Barry Townsend
- 1951 David and Bathsheba as King Saul (uncredited)
- 1952 The Bad and the Beautiful as Eulogist (uncredited)
- 1918 Social Quicksands as Warren Dexter
- 1918 A Pair of Cupids as Peter Warburton
- 1917 The Adopted Son as Two Gun Carter
- 1960 12 to the Moon as Secretary General of the International Space Order
- 1936 Hollywood Boulevard as Frank - Director, Desert Scene
- 1960 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood as Self
- 1930 Call of the Circus
- 1913 When Soul Meets Soul as Prince Arames/Professor Delaplane
- 1912 The Iron Heel as Robert Gregg Sr. & Jr.
- 1913 A Mistaken Accusation as Pietro
- 1914 Under Royal Patronage as Richard Savage
- 1914 Dawn and Twilight as Pietro Delani, a Blind Musician
- 1912 When Wealth Torments as Jim O'Brien
- 1915 The Second in Command as Lt. Col. Miles Anstruther
- 1928 Say It with Sables as John Caswell
- 1942 Silver Queen as Creditor
- 1932 Watch Beverly as President Orloff
- 1944 Twenty Years After as (archive footage)
- 1927 The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross as George Washington
- 1933 The Film Parade as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1915 Graustark as Grenfall Lorry
- 1927 The Lady in Ermine as Gen. Dostal
- 1928 Midnight Life as Jim Logan
- 1994 The Bible According to Hollywood as Self
- 1928 The Beautiful Spy as Belgrano
- 1917 Red, White and Blue Blood as John Spaulding
- 1927 The 13th Juror as Henry Desmond
- 1932 Human Targets as Bart Travis
- 1918 The Poor Rich Man as Vantyne Carter
- 1915 The Ambition of the Baron as Count Jean de Lugnan
- 1916 A Virginia Romance as Ralph Everly
- 1918 Cyclone Higgins, D.D. as Cyrus 'Cyclone' Higgins, D.D.
- 1918 Under Suspicion as Gerry Simpson
- 1926 Playing the Swell
- 1953 The Other Wise Man as Old Man
- 1912 The Eye That Never Sleeps as Howard Mayne
- 1919 Daring Hearts as Hugh Brown
- 1918 With Neatness and Dispatch as Paul Donaldson
- 1916 Man and His Soul as John Conscience / John Power
- 1917 Their Compact as James Van Dyke Moore
- 1917 The Voice of Conscience as William Poatter / James Houston
- 1916 A Million a Minute as Stephen Quaintance
- 1918 The Brass Check as Richard Trevor
- 1928 The Grip of the Yukon as Colby MacDonald
- 1911 Saved from the Torrents as Arthur Chester
- 1959 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ( 1 episode )
- 1958 77 Sunset Strip ( 1 episode )
- 1966 Batman ( 2 episodes ) as Mr. Van Jones
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Lawrence King
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Philip Vandermoot
- 1958 Peter Gunn ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Max
- 1952 This Is Your Life ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1961 Dr. Kildare ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Cooper
- 1957 Official Detective ( 1 episode )
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Abgarus
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Courtney Jeffers
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Philip
