Francis X. Bushman
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.
Known For
Self (archival footage)
This Is Francis X. Bushman
Jack Hanney
The Thirteenth Man
William Montgomery Strong
The Great Secret
John Lincoln (or Francis, her dream prince)
Two Men and a Girl
Mr. Tyson
Sabrina
Messala
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Bannister
Once a Gentleman
Sessom
The Phantom Planet
Romeo
Romeo and Juliet
Canby
The Dude Wrangler
Moses
The Story of Mankind
Frank Maxwell
The Hour and the Man
The Red-Haired Man
Jane
Jimmy Rodgers
The Gallantry of Jimmy Rodgers
The Matinee Idol
The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify
Craig Ewell
The Plum Tree
Alexander H. Pike
The Slim Princess
Frank Davenport - The Young Man
The Way Perilous
Frank Robinson
The Right of Way
Himself
Hollywood Story
Grover
The Masked Bride
John Martin
Hearts and Flowers
Frank Melbourne
An Unplanned Elopement
The Beau
Yarn a-Tangle
Richard Hasbrook
The Countess
Jack Wilton
A Night With a Million
Malcolm
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
Franklyn Starr
The Silent Voice
Commissioner Latham
Apache Country
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
'Buddy' Courtland
The Galloping Ghost
Chief Clive Anderson
Dick Tracy
Himself
Mr. Celebrity
William Sherman
The Voice of Conscience
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Dick Stansbury
In the Diplomatic Service
Sgt. John Kendall
The Wall Between
Barry Townsend
The Marriage Clause
King Saul (uncredited)
David and Bathsheba
Eulogist (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
Warren Dexter
Social Quicksands
Peter Warburton
A Pair of Cupids
Two Gun Carter
The Adopted Son
Secretary General of the International Space Order
12 to the Moon
Frank - Director, Desert Scene
Hollywood Boulevard
Self
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Call of the Circus
Prince Arames/Professor Delaplane
When Soul Meets Soul
Robert Gregg Sr. & Jr.
The Iron Heel
Pietro
A Mistaken Accusation
Richard Savage
Under Royal Patronage
Pietro Delani, a Blind Musician
Dawn and Twilight
Jim O'Brien
When Wealth Torments
Lt. Col. Miles Anstruther
The Second in Command
John Caswell
Say It with Sables
Creditor
Silver Queen
President Orloff
Watch Beverly
(archive footage)
Twenty Years After
George Washington
The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Film Parade
Grenfall Lorry
Graustark
Gen. Dostal
The Lady in Ermine
Jim Logan
Midnight Life
Self
The Bible According to Hollywood
Belgrano
Una nueva y gloriosa nación
John Spaulding
Red, White and Blue Blood
Henry Desmond
The 13th Juror
Bart Travis
Human Targets
Vantyne Carter
The Poor Rich Man
Count Jean de Lugnan
The Ambition of the Baron
Ralph Everly
A Virginia Romance
Cyrus 'Cyclone' Higgins, D.D.
Cyclone Higgins, D.D.
Gerry Simpson
Under Suspicion
Playing the Swell
Old Man
The Other Wise Man
Howard Mayne
The Eye That Never Sleeps
Hugh Brown
Daring Hearts
Paul Donaldson
With Neatness and Dispatch
John Conscience / John Power
Man and His Soul
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
79
Gender
Male
Birthday
1883-01-09
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also Known As
Francis Xavier Bushman