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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 9, 1883
Place of Birth:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | This Is Francis X. Bushman | Self (archival footage) |
| 1994 | The Bible According to Hollywood | Self |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) |
| 1966 | The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini | Malcolm |
| 1961 | The Phantom Planet | Sessom |
| 1960 | 12 to the Moon | Secretary General of the International Space Order |
| 1960 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood | Self |
| 1957 | The Story of Mankind | Moses |
| 1954 | Sabrina | Mr. Tyson |
| 1952 | Apache Country | Commissioner Latham |
| 1952 | The Bad and the Beautiful | Eulogist (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Hollywood Story | Himself |
| 1951 | David and Bathsheba | King Saul (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Twenty Years After | (archive footage) |
| 1942 | Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) | Self (archive footage) |
| 1942 | Silver Queen | Creditor |
| 1941 | Mr. Celebrity | Himself |
| 1937 | Dick Tracy | Chief Clive Anderson |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevard | Frank - Director, Desert Scene |
| 1933 | The Film Parade | (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Watch Beverly | President Orloff |
| 1932 | Human Targets | Bart Travis |
| 1931 | The Galloping Ghost | 'Buddy' Courtland |
| 1930 | Once a Gentleman | Bannister |
| 1930 | The Dude Wrangler | Canby |
| 1930 | Call of the Circus | |
| 1928 | Say It with Sables | John Caswell |
| 1928 | Midnight Life | Jim Logan |
| 1928 | The Beautiful Spy | Belgrano |
| 1927 | The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross | George Washington |
| 1927 | The Lady in Ermine | Gen. Dostal |
| 1927 | The 13th Juror | Henry Desmond |
| 1926 | The Marriage Clause | Barry Townsend |
| 1926 | Playing the Swell | |
| 1925 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ | Messala |
| 1925 | The Masked Bride | Grover |
| 1918 | Social Quicksands | Warren Dexter |
| 1918 | A Pair of Cupids | Peter Warburton |
| 1918 | The Poor Rich Man | Vantyne Carter |
| 1918 | Cyclone Higgins, D.D. | Cyrus 'Cyclone' Higgins, D.D. |
| 1918 | Under Suspicion | Gerry Simpson |
| 1917 | The Great Secret | William Montgomery Strong |
| 1917 | The Adopted Son | Two Gun Carter |
| 1917 | Red, White and Blue Blood | John Spaulding |
| 1916 | Romeo and Juliet | Romeo |
| 1916 | In the Diplomatic Service | Dick Stansbury |
| 1916 | The Wall Between | Sgt. John Kendall |
| 1916 | A Virginia Romance | Ralph Everly |
| 1915 | The Gallantry of Jimmy Rodgers | Jimmy Rodgers |
| 1915 | The Slim Princess | Alexander H. Pike |
| 1915 | The Silent Voice | Franklyn Starr |
| 1915 | The Second in Command | Lt. Col. Miles Anstruther |
| 1915 | Graustark | Grenfall Lorry |
| 1915 | The Ambition of the Baron | Count Jean de Lugnan |
| 1914 | The Hour and the Man | Frank Maxwell |
| 1914 | Jane | The Red-Haired Man |
| 1914 | The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify | The Matinee Idol |
| 1914 | The Plum Tree | Craig Ewell |
| 1914 | Hearts and Flowers | John Martin |
| 1914 | An Unplanned Elopement | Frank Melbourne |
| 1914 | Yarn a-Tangle | The Beau |
| 1914 | The Countess | Richard Hasbrook |
| 1914 | A Night With a Million | Jack Wilton |
| 1914 | Under Royal Patronage | Richard Savage |
| 1914 | Dawn and Twilight | Pietro Delani, a Blind Musician |
| 1913 | The Thirteenth Man | Jack Hanney |
| 1913 | The Way Perilous | Frank Davenport - The Young Man |
| 1913 | The Right of Way | Frank Robinson |
| 1913 | When Soul Meets Soul | Prince Arames/Professor Delaplane |
| 1913 | A Mistaken Accusation | Pietro |
| 1912 | The Voice of Conscience | William Sherman |
| 1912 | The Iron Heel | Robert Gregg Sr. & Jr. |
| 1912 | When Wealth Torments | Jim O'Brien |
| 1911 | Two Men and a Girl | John Lincoln (or Francis, her dream prince) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Batman | Mr. Van Jones |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Mr. Cooper |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn | |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Lawrence King |
| 1957 | Official Detective | |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Courtney Jeffers |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Philip |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Philip Vandermoot |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Abgarus |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Max |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |