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Russell McCaskill Simpson (June 17, 1880, Danville, California – December 12, 1959, Woodland Hills, California) was an American character actor who appeared in over 500 movies. He is best known for his "grizzled old man" appearances. Gaunt, lanky, and rustic-sounding, Simpson was a familiar character actor for almost forty-five years, particularly as a member of the John Ford Stock Company.
At age 18 Simpson prospected for gold in Alaska. He began taking acting classes in Seattle, Washington. In 1910 he married Gertrude Alter from New York City.
By 1909, he had gone into the theatre. He appeared in at least two plays on Broadway between 1909 and 1912, and made his motion picture debut in Cecil B. DeMille's 1914 original film version of The Virginian in a bit part. By 1923, when the film was remade, Simpson had progressed to playing the lead villain.
Throughout his career, Simpson worked for 12 years in road shows, stock companies, and on Broadway. He didn't usually perform lead roles, but he did star in many movies throughout the silent movie era. He performed a lead role as the grandfather in Out of the Dust (1920).
Simpson is best known for his work in the films of John Ford and, in particular, for his portrayal of Pa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1940). His final film was The Horse Soldiers, his tenth film for Ford. Simpson worked up to 1959, the year of his death.
He was the president of the Overseas Phonograph Accessories Corporation.
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The Horse Soldiers
Character:Henry Goodbody
Release Date:11/06/1959

The Tin Star
Character:Clem Hall
Release Date:06/11/1957

The Lonely Man
Character:
Release Date:21/06/1957

The Brass Legend
Character:Deputy 'Pop' Jackson
Release Date:01/12/1956

Friendly Persuasion
Character:Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
Release Date:30/10/1956

Oklahoma!
Character:The Minister (uncredited)
Release Date:10/10/1955

The Tall Men
Character:Emigrant (uncredited)
Release Date:22/09/1955

The Last Command
Character:The Parson
Release Date:03/08/1955

Broken Lance
Character:Judge (uncredited)
Release Date:25/09/1954

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Character:Fred Bixby
Release Date:22/07/1954

The Sun Shines Bright
Character:Lewt Lake
Release Date:02/05/1953

Meet Me at the Fair
Character:Sheriff Evans
Release Date:01/01/1953

The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
Character:Sam Stanton
Release Date:01/11/1952

Lone Star
Character:Maynard Cole
Release Date:24/10/1952

Feudin' Fools
Character:Grandpa Smith
Release Date:21/09/1952

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Character:Clem Johnson
Release Date:11/07/1952

Comin' Round the Mountain
Character:Judge
Release Date:26/07/1951

Call of the Klondike
Character:Andy McKay
Release Date:17/12/1950

Saddle Tramp
Character:Pop
Release Date:21/09/1950

Wagon Master
Character:Adam Perkins
Release Date:22/04/1950

The Outriders
Character:Farmer (uncredited)
Release Date:01/03/1950

Free For All
Character:Farmer
Release Date:01/11/1949

The Gal Who Took the West
Character:Bartender (as old Timer)
Release Date:01/09/1949

Tuna Clipper
Character:Capt. Fergus MacLennan
Release Date:11/04/1949

Joan of Arc
Character:Old Man with Pipe (uncredited)
Release Date:22/12/1948

Sundown in Santa Fe
Character:Sheriff Jim Wyatt
Release Date:05/11/1948

The Untamed Breed
Character:Minister
Release Date:20/10/1948

Tap Roots
Character:Big Sam Dabney
Release Date:25/08/1948

Coroner Creek
Character:Walt Hardison
Release Date:01/07/1948

Albuquerque
Character:Abner Huggins
Release Date:20/02/1948

Bowery Buckaroos
Character:Luke Barlow
Release Date:22/11/1947

The Fabulous Texan
Character:Wade Clayton
Release Date:09/11/1947

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Character:Dan Yeary
Release Date:04/08/1947

A Boy and His Dog
Character:Mr. Thornycroft
Release Date:26/12/1946

My Dog Shep
Character:Mathew Hodgkins
Release Date:01/11/1946

My Darling Clementine
Character:John Simpson
Release Date:17/10/1946

Death Valley
Character:Old Silas Bagley
Release Date:15/08/1946

Bad Bascomb
Character:Elijah Walker
Release Date:26/05/1946

California Gold Rush
Character:Colonel Parker
Release Date:04/02/1946

They Were Expendable
Character:'Dad' Knowland
Release Date:07/12/1945

Along Came Jones
Character:Pop de Longpre
Release Date:19/07/1945

Roughly Speaking
Character:The Colonel - Drill Instructor (uncredited)
Release Date:31/01/1945

The Big Bonanza
Character:Adam Parker
Release Date:30/12/1944

Tall in the Saddle
Character:Pat Foster (uncredited)
Release Date:29/09/1944

Roaring Guns
Character:Farmer MacKenzie
Release Date:19/02/1944

Texas Masquerade
Character:J.K. Trimble
Release Date:08/02/1944

The Woman of the Town
Character:Sime
Release Date:31/12/1943

Moonlight in Vermont
Character:Uncle Rufus
Release Date:24/12/1943

Riding High
Character:Frenchy McGuire
Release Date:11/11/1943

Colt Comrades
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:18/06/1943

Border Patrol
Character:Orestes Krebs
Release Date:02/04/1943

Tennessee Johnson
Character:Kirby
Release Date:01/12/1942

The Spoilers
Character:Flapjack
Release Date:11/06/1942

Lone Star Ranger
Character:Tom Duane
Release Date:20/03/1942

Nazi Agent
Character:2nd Captain (uncredited)
Release Date:01/03/1942

Shut My Big Mouth
Character:Mayor Potter
Release Date:19/02/1942

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Character:Ned Nolan
Release Date:31/01/1942

Swamp Water
Character:Marty McCord
Release Date:16/11/1941

Last of the Duanes
Character:Tom Duane
Release Date:26/09/1941

Wild Geese Calling
Character:Marshal Len Baker
Release Date:15/08/1941

Bad Men of Missouri
Character:Hank Younger
Release Date:26/07/1941

Citadel of Crime
Character:Jess Meekins
Release Date:23/07/1941

Meet John Doe
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:14/03/1941

Tobacco Road
Character:Chief of Police
Release Date:20/02/1941

Santa Fe Trail
Character:Shubel Morgan
Release Date:20/12/1940

Brigham Young
Character:U.S. Army Major
Release Date:27/09/1940

Wyoming
Character:Mr. Bronson
Release Date:13/09/1940

Three Faces West
Character:Minister
Release Date:03/07/1940

Virginia City
Character:Gaylord
Release Date:23/03/1940

The Grapes of Wrath
Character:Pa Joad
Release Date:15/03/1940

Geronimo
Character:Scout
Release Date:26/11/1939

Drums Along the Mohawk
Character:Dr. Petry
Release Date:10/11/1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Character:Kenneth Allen (uncredited)
Release Date:19/10/1939

Desperate Trails
Character:Sheriff Big Bill Tanner
Release Date:30/09/1939

The Bill of Rights
Character:Frontiersman
Release Date:19/08/1939

Western Caravans
Character:Winchester Thompson
Release Date:14/06/1939

Young Mr. Lincoln
Character:Woolridge (uncredited)
Release Date:09/06/1939

Dodge City
Character:Orth
Release Date:08/04/1939

Heart of the North
Character:Dave MacMillan
Release Date:10/12/1938

Valley of the Giants
Character:McKenzie
Release Date:17/09/1938

The Girl of the Golden West
Character:Fred - Outrider in Prologue
Release Date:18/03/1938

Gold Is Where You Find It
Character:MacKenzie
Release Date:12/02/1938

That I May Live
Character:Bish Plivens
Release Date:13/09/1937

Paradise Isle
Character:Baxter
Release Date:21/07/1937

Wild West Days
Character:Matt Keeler
Release Date:05/07/1937

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
Character:Bayliss Baynum
Release Date:14/06/1937

Parnell
Character:Dead Child's Father
Release Date:04/06/1937

Mountain Justice
Character:Matthew Turnbull
Release Date:24/04/1937

Green Light
Character:Sheep Man
Release Date:20/02/1937

Maid of Salem
Character:Village Marshal (Uncredited)
Release Date:12/02/1937

Ramona
Character:Scroggs
Release Date:25/09/1936

Back to Nature
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:14/08/1936

San Francisco
Character:'Red' Kelly
Release Date:26/06/1936

Girl of the Ozarks
Character:Bascomb Rogers
Release Date:12/06/1936

The Harvester
Character:Abner Prewett
Release Date:18/04/1936

Man Hunt
Character:Jeff Parkington
Release Date:29/01/1936

Paddy O'Day
Character:Benton
Release Date:17/01/1936

Way Down East
Character:Squire Amasa Bartlett
Release Date:25/10/1935

Motive for Revenge
Character:McAllister
Release Date:15/05/1935

The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Character:Doc Small
Release Date:14/05/1935

West of the Pecos
Character:Roy Neal
Release Date:27/12/1934

Radio Scout
Character:Pappy Tolliver
Release Date:01/09/1934

The World Moves On
Character:Notary (1825)
Release Date:27/06/1934

Ever Since Eve
Character:Jim Wood
Release Date:25/03/1934

Three on a Honeymoon
Character:Ezra MacDuff
Release Date:22/03/1934

Carolina
Character:Richards
Release Date:02/02/1934

Frontier Marshal
Character:Editor Pickett
Release Date:19/01/1934

Sixteen Fathoms Deep
Character:A.B. Crockett
Release Date:01/01/1934

The Power and the Glory
Character:Professor (uncredited)
Release Date:06/10/1933

Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
Character:Speaker
Release Date:13/07/1933

Face in the Sky
Character:Pa Nathan Brown
Release Date:15/01/1933

Silver Dollar
Character:Hamlin
Release Date:22/12/1932

Call Her Savage
Character:Old Man in Wagon Train
Release Date:24/11/1932

The Cabin in the Cotton
Character:Uncle Joe
Release Date:26/09/1932

Hello Trouble
Character:Jonathan Kenyon
Release Date:15/07/1932

The Honor of the Press
Character:Dan Perkins
Release Date:13/07/1932

Flames
Character:Jake
Release Date:29/05/1932

The Riding Tornado
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:04/05/1932

The Famous Ferguson Case
Character:Banker Craig
Release Date:19/04/1932

Lena Rivers
Character:Grandfather Nichols
Release Date:27/03/1932

Law and Order
Character:Judge R.W. Williams
Release Date:09/02/1932

Ridin' for Justice
Character:Marshal Joseph Slyde
Release Date:04/01/1932

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
Character:Doctor
Release Date:10/10/1931

Alexander Hamilton
Character:Harvey Taylor - First Ex-Soldier
Release Date:12/09/1931

The Great Meadow
Character:Thomas Hall
Release Date:24/01/1931

Man to Man
Character:Uncle Cal
Release Date:05/12/1930

Abraham Lincoln
Character:Lincoln's Employer
Release Date:08/11/1930

Billy the Kid
Character:Angus McSween
Release Date:16/10/1930

The Lone Star Ranger
Character:Colonel John Aldridge
Release Date:05/01/1930

After the Fog
Character:Joshua Barker
Release Date:15/12/1929

The Sap
Character:The Banker
Release Date:09/11/1929

My Lady's Past
Character:
Release Date:01/04/1929

All Faces West
Character:Gunner Bill
Release Date:02/03/1929

Innocents of Paris
Character:Emile Leval
Release Date:02/01/1929

Tropical Nights
Character:Singapore Joe
Release Date:10/12/1928

The Bushranger
Character:Sir Eric
Release Date:17/11/1928

Wild Geese
Character:Caleb Gare
Release Date:15/11/1927

Now We're in the Air
Character:Lord Abercrombie McTavish
Release Date:21/10/1927

The First Auto
Character:Hank Armstrong
Release Date:27/06/1927

The Frontiersman
Character:Andrew Jackson
Release Date:11/06/1927

The Heart of the Yukon
Character:'Cash' Cynon
Release Date:29/05/1927

Annie Laurie
Character:Sandy
Release Date:10/05/1927

Lovey Mary
Character:Stubbins
Release Date:20/06/1926

Rustlin' for Cupid
Character:Hank Blatchford
Release Date:11/04/1926

The Earth Woman
Character:Ezra Tilden
Release Date:04/04/1926

Ship of Souls
Character:Angus Garth
Release Date:20/12/1925

The Splendid Road
Character:Capt. Lightfoot
Release Date:06/12/1925

The Eagle
Character:The Eagle's Lieutenant / Coach Driver (uncredited)
Release Date:08/11/1925

Why Women Love
Character:Silas Martin
Release Date:18/10/1925

Thunder Mountain
Character:Si Pace
Release Date:11/10/1925

Paint and Powder
Character:Riley
Release Date:16/09/1925

Faint Perfume
Character:Grandpa Crumb
Release Date:08/06/1925

Old Shoes
Character:
Release Date:08/04/1925

Beauty and the Bad Man
Character:Chuckwalla Bill
Release Date:29/03/1925

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
Character:Jap Taylor
Release Date:15/02/1925

The Narrow Street
Character:Garvey
Release Date:04/01/1925

Painted People
Character:Fred Lane
Release Date:28/01/1924

Desire
Character:Patrick Ryan
Release Date:01/10/1923

Defying Destiny
Character:Mr. Wilkens
Release Date:29/09/1923

The Virginian
Character:Trampas
Release Date:29/09/1923

The Huntress
Character:Big Jack Skinner
Release Date:20/08/1923

Circus Days
Character:Eben Holt
Release Date:30/07/1923

The Girl of the Golden West
Character:Jack Rance
Release Date:03/05/1923

Hearts Aflame
Character:Black Joe
Release Date:01/01/1923

The Kingdom Within
Character:Caleb Deming
Release Date:24/12/1922

Peg o' My Heart
Character:Jim O'Connell
Release Date:17/12/1922

Rags to Riches
Character:The Sheriff
Release Date:24/09/1922

Human Hearts
Character:Paul Logan
Release Date:19/08/1922

Across the Dead-Line
Character:Enoch Kidder
Release Date:09/01/1922

Under the Lash
Character:Simeon Krillet
Release Date:16/10/1921

Snowblind
Character:Hugh Garth
Release Date:22/03/1921

Bunty Pulls the Strings
Character:Tammas Biggar
Release Date:02/01/1921

Godless Men
Character:'Black' Pawl
Release Date:06/11/1920

The Branding Iron
Character:John Carver
Release Date:31/10/1920

Lahoma
Character:'Brick' Willock
Release Date:20/08/1920

The Deadlier Sex
Character:Jim Willis
Release Date:28/03/1920

Fighting Cressy
Character:Hiram McKinstry
Release Date:22/11/1919

Desert Gold
Character:Ladd
Release Date:21/11/1919

The Blue Bandanna
Character:Jim Yancy
Release Date:17/11/1919

Bill Apperson's Boy
Character:Bill Apperson
Release Date:22/06/1919

The Brand
Character:Dan McGill
Release Date:09/03/1919

The Challenge Accepted
Character:Uncle Zeke Sawyer
Release Date:29/12/1918

Oh, Johnny!
Character:Adele's Father
Release Date:22/12/1918

Riders of the Night
Character:Sally's Grandfather
Release Date:15/10/1918

The Uphill Path
Character:James Lawton
Release Date:01/10/1918

The Border Legion
Character:Overland Bradley
Release Date:28/07/1918

Breakers Ahead
Character:Captain Scudder
Release Date:25/03/1918

A Weaver of Dreams
Character:Martin Chandler
Release Date:02/03/1918

Blue Jeans
Character:Jacob Tutwiler
Release Date:10/12/1917

The Barrier
Character:John Gaylord / John Tale
Release Date:25/02/1917

Lovely Mary
Character:Peter Nelson
Release Date:13/03/1916

The Old Homestead
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:16/12/1915

The Virginian
Character:Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Release Date:07/09/1914

The Texan
Character:Zeb Waters

Wagon Train
Character:Mr. Carr

The 20th Century Fox Hour
Character:Old Man

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Character:

Public Defender
Character:Lundquist

General Electric Theater
Character:

Cavalcade of America
Character:Quatermaster

Cavalcade of America
Character:

Cavalcade of America
Character:Judge Grant

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Character:Sam

The Lone Ranger
Character:Jack Brewster