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.
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Movies (39)
This Is Francis X. Bushman
as Self (archival footage)
2021
The Bible According to Hollywood
as Self
1994
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as Malcolm
1966
The Phantom Planet
as Sessom
1961
12 to the Moon
as Secretary General of the International Space Order
1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
as Self
1960
The Story of Mankind
as Moses
1957
Sabrina
as Mr. Tyson
1954
The Other Wise Man
as Old Man
1953
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Eulogist (uncredited)
1952
Apache Country
as Commissioner Latham
1952
David and Bathsheba
as King Saul (uncredited)
1951
Hollywood Story
as Himself
1951
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
1944
Silver Queen
as Creditor
1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
1942
Mr. Celebrity
as Himself
1941
Dick Tracy
as Chief Clive Anderson
1937
Hollywood Boulevard
as Frank - Director, Desert Scene
1936
The Film Parade
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1933
Watch Beverly
as President Orloff
1932
Human Targets
as Bart Travis
1932
The Galloping Ghost
as 'Buddy' Courtland
1931
Once a Gentleman
as Bannister
1930
The Dude Wrangler
as Canby
1930
Call of the Circus
1930
Midnight Life
as Jim Logan
1928
Say It with Sables
as John Caswell
1928
The Beautiful Spy
as Belgrano
1928
The 13th Juror
as Henry Desmond
1927
The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross
as George Washington
1927
The Lady in Ermine
as Gen. Dostal
1927
The Marriage Clause
as Barry Townsend
1926
Playing the Swell
1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Messala
1925
The Masked Bride
as Grover
1925
Daring Hearts
as Hugh Brown
1919
The Poor Rich Man
as Vantyne Carter
1918
TV Shows (11)
Batman
as Mr. Van Jones
1966
Dr. Kildare
as Mr. Cooper
1961
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Perry Mason
as Lawrence King
1957
Official Detective
1957
General Electric Theater
as Philip Vandermoot
1953
This Is Your Life
as Self
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Max
1951
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948