Francis X. Bushman

Born: 1883-01-09 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Died: 1966-08-23

Known For: Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Francis Xavier Bushman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2021

This Is Francis X. Bushman as Self (archival footage)

1961

Dr. Kildare as Mr. Cooper
The Phantom Planet as Sessom

1960

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood as Self
12 to the Moon as Secretary General of the International Space Order

1959

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1958

1957

Perry Mason as Lawrence King
Official Detective
The Story of Mankind as Moses

1954

Sabrina as Mr. Tyson

1953

General Electric Theater as Philip Vandermoot
The Other Wise Man as Old Man

1952

This Is Your Life as Self
The Bad and the Beautiful as Eulogist (uncredited)
Apache Country as Commissioner Latham

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Max
David and Bathsheba as King Saul (uncredited)
Hollywood Story as Himself

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show as Self

1944

Twenty Years After as (archive footage)

1942

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) as Self (archive footage)
Silver Queen as Creditor

1941

Mr. Celebrity as Himself

1937

Dick Tracy as Chief Clive Anderson

1936

Hollywood Boulevard as Frank - Director, Desert Scene

1933

The Film Parade as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1932

Watch Beverly as President Orloff
Human Targets as Bart Travis

1931

The Galloping Ghost as 'Buddy' Courtland

1930

1928

The Grip of the Yukon as Colby MacDonald
The Beautiful Spy as Belgrano
Say It with Sables as John Caswell
Midnight Life as Jim Logan

1927

The Lady in Ermine as Gen. Dostal
The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross as George Washington
The 13th Juror as Henry Desmond

1926

Playing the Swell
The Marriage Clause as Barry Townsend

1925

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ as Messala
The Masked Bride as Grover

1919

Daring Hearts as Hugh Brown

1918

With Neatness and Dispatch as Paul Donaldson
The Poor Rich Man as Vantyne Carter
The Brass Check as Richard Trevor
A Pair of Cupids as Peter Warburton
Cyclone Higgins, D.D. as Cyrus 'Cyclone' Higgins, D.D.
Social Quicksands as Warren Dexter
Under Suspicion as Gerry Simpson

1917

The Voice of Conscience as William Poatter / James Houston
Red, White and Blue Blood as John Spaulding
Their Compact as James Van Dyke Moore
The Great Secret as William Montgomery Strong
The Adopted Son as Two Gun Carter

1916

Romeo and Juliet as Romeo
A Million a Minute as Stephen Quaintance
Man and His Soul as John Conscience / John Power
In the Diplomatic Service as Dick Stansbury
The Wall Between as Sgt. John Kendall
A Virginia Romance as Ralph Everly

1915

The Gallantry of Jimmy Rodgers as Jimmy Rodgers
The Slim Princess as Alexander H. Pike
The Ambition of the Baron as Count Jean de Lugnan
The Second in Command as Lt. Col. Miles Anstruther
The Silent Voice as Franklyn Starr
Graustark as Grenfall Lorry

1914

Jane as The Red-Haired Man
A Night With a Million as Jack Wilton
The Countess as Richard Hasbrook
The Hour and the Man as Frank Maxwell
The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify as The Matinee Idol
Hearts and Flowers as John Martin
Under Royal Patronage as Richard Savage
Yarn a-Tangle as The Beau
An Unplanned Elopement as Frank Melbourne
Dawn and Twilight as Pietro Delani, a Blind Musician
The Plum Tree as Craig Ewell

1913

When Soul Meets Soul as Prince Arames/Professor Delaplane
The Right of Way as Frank Robinson
The Way Perilous as Frank Davenport - The Young Man
The Thirteenth Man as Jack Hanney
A Mistaken Accusation as Pietro

1912

The Voice of Conscience as William Sherman
The Eye That Never Sleeps as Howard Mayne
When Wealth Torments as Jim O'Brien
The Iron Heel as Robert Gregg Sr. & Jr.

1911

Saved from the Torrents as Arthur Chester
Two Men and a Girl as John Lincoln (or Francis, her dream prince)