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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Full filmography
- Perry Mason (1957) as Lawrence King
- Perry Mason (1957) as Courtney Jeffers
- Perry Mason (1957) as Philip
- Batman (1966) as Mr. Van Jones
- Peter Gunn (1958)
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Mr. Cooper
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
- This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
- Official Detective (1957)
- Sabrina (1954) as Mr. Tyson
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Philip Vandermoot
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Abgarus
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Max
- The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) as Eulogist (uncredited)
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) as Messala
- The Film Parade (1933) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- David and Bathsheba (1951) as King Saul (uncredited)
- The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross (1927) as George Washington
- Hollywood Story (1951) as Himself
- The Story of Mankind (1957) as Moses
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) as Self (archive footage)
- Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage)